Cockram Stakes

The 2017 Cockram Stakes is a Group 3 race that is run at Caulfield Racecourse in Melbourne during August each year. Run over a distance of 1,200 metres, the Cockram Stakes is worth $150,000 in prize money and is run under set-weight plus penalty conditions. Run as part of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival, the Cockram Stakes is open to mares aged four-year-old and upwards only.

The Cockram Stakes is run on the same day as the Group 1 Memsie Stakes. Also on the same race program are two other Group 3 events, the HDF McNeil Stakes and The Heath 1100. The listed Slickpix Stakes, worth $120,000, is also held on the day.

The Cockram Stakes (registered as the WW Cockram Stakes) is named after Wally Cockram, a renowned thoroughbred breeder based in Victoria who also served the Victorian Amateur Turf Club and Melbourne Racing Club as Vice Chairman for 14 years (1970-84).

The first Cockram Stakes was run in 1992 when it was won by the well-known Pride Of Demus. Horses that run in the Cockram Stakes are often handy mares that have performed well in the past and are on their way to better feature races during the spring carnival.

Mares that run well in the Cockram Stakes often go on to runs well in races such as the Group 3 Let’s Elope Stakes, Group 3 How Now Stakes, Group 2 WH Stocks Stakes and Group 2 Rose Of Kingston Stakes. Cats Whisker went on to win both the WH Stocks Stakes and Rose Of Kingston Stakes after winning the Cockram Stakes in 2009.

Notable Cockram Stakes winners include Chillies (1999), Strikeline (2004), Dea (2005), Storm Alert (2006) and Rhythm In Paris (2010).

2017 Cockram Stakes Field

The 2017 Cockram Stakes field is published below.

No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Hcp Rating
1 x17731x1x7 SAVANNA AMOUR John Meagher Ben Melham 5 58kg 92
2 111410x21x FUHRYK David & B Hayes & T Dabernig Craig Williams 3 57kg 95
3 172233183x ANA ROYALE Stuart Webb Mark Zahra 9 57kg 91
4 060471x67x FLYING JESS John Moloney Jordan Childs 10 56kg 91
5 41113x256x JENNIFER LYNN Darren Weir Blake Shinn 8 56kg 77
6 270x2766x7 I AM ZELADY Phillip Stokes Regan Bayliss 4 55kg 90
7 4300x3097x MISS COVER GIRL Darren Weir Luke Nolen 13 55kg 100
8 45x342117x SWORD OF LIGHT Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra Ben Thompson (a) 11 55kg 84
9 4144441231 SULLIVAN BAY David & B Hayes & T Dabernig Cory Parish 7 55kg 90
10 x1122225x2 LYUBA Darren Weir Michael Dee 1 55kg 86
11 3204323631 FOREIGN AFFAIR Henry Dwyer Chris Symons 12 55kg 76
12 x548412128 DIVINE CHILLS John Sadler Luke Currie 2 55kg 78
13 211x350x17 WRITTEN ERA Aaron Purcell Dwayne Dunn 6 55kg 80

2017 Cockram Stakes Nominations

The 2017 Cockram Stakes nominations will be released on the Monday before the race. The Cockram Stakes nominations will be below.

Past Winners & Results

Here you will find the winners and results for the Cockram Stakes since 2000.

Year Results Winning Time
2017 1 Savanna Amour 2 Flying Jess 3 Written Era  1:11.1
2016 1 Ocean Embers 2 Thames Court 3 Telopea  1:12.2
2015 1 Madam Gangster 2 Hazard 3 Vezalay  1:11.1
2014 1 Gregers 2 A Time For Julia 3 Commanding Jewel  1:09.9
2013 1 Octavia 2 A Time For Julia 3 Oriental Ruby  1:11.2
2012 1 Lady Melksham 2 Le Societe 3 Glows  1:12.4
2011 1 Mid Summer Music 2 Parables 3 Anabaa’s Legacy  1:10.4
2010 1 Rhythm In Paris 2 Response 3 Lady Lynette  1:13.2
2009 1 Cats Whisker 2 Annesong 3 Flying Ruby  1:12.2
2008 1 Princess Gisella 2 Mimi Lebrock 3 Devil Moon  1:11.4
2007 1 Storm Signal 2 Universal Queen 3 Juste Momente  1:09.6
2006 1 Storm Alert 2 Sorenstam 3 Doubting  1:10.3
2005 1 Dea 2 Pretty Penny 3 Sarah Michelle  1:14.5
2004 1 Strikeline 2 Beautiful Gem 3 Rinky Dink  1:11.9
2003 1 Brief Embrace 2 Royal Sash 3 Ain’t Seen Nothin  1:11.9
2002 1 Pernod 2 Calming 3 Miss La La  1:09.6
2001 1 Libidinious 2 Poppett 3 Tickle My  1:13.2
2000 1 Tickle My 2 Piavonic 3 Monterosso  1:12.2

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