- Date: Saturday October 29, 2011
- Racecourse: Flemington
- Race Distance: 1,200m
- Conditions: 3YO Set Weights
- Prize Money: $500,000
The Coolmore Stud Stakes is a Group 1 race for three-year-old horses that is run in Melbourne in either late October or early November each year. The Coolmore Stud Stakes is run on the first day of the Melbourne Cup carnival as well as being part of the bigger Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival. Run over a distance of 1,200 metres, the Coolmore Stud Stakes is worth a total of $500,000 in prize money. The race is run under set-weight conditions and is held on the same day as the Group 1 Victoria Derby, Mackinnon Stakes and Myer Classic.
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The first Coolmore Stud Stakes took place in the year 1933 when it was won by Shakuni. The race began as a race for two-year-olds and took place in the autumn. In 1969 the Coolmore Stud Stakes was changed to a three-year-old race and was moved to the spring carnival. The Coolmore Stud Stakes was run in September and was a Group 2 race until 2006 when it was moved to Victoria Derby Day and given its Group 1 status. The race was known as the Ascot Vale Stakes until 2007 when it became the Coolmore Stud Stakes. The Coolmore Stud Stakes was not held for three years from 1966-1968.
Notable winners of the 2011 Coolmore Stud Stakes include High Caste (1939), Royal Gem (1945), Comic Court (1948), Vain (1969), Manikato (1978), Rose Of Kingston (1981), Encosta De Lago (1996), Alinghi (2004), Ferocity (2005), Weekend Hussler (2007) and Star Witness (2010).
Past Winners & Results
Many talented horses have won the Coolmore Stud Stakes throughout its lengthy history and here you can find a list of results since 2000.
| Year | Results | Winning Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 Star Witness | 2 Curtana | 3 Shrapnel | 1:09.9 |
| 2009 | 1 Headway | 2 King Pulse | 3 Shellscrape | 1:08.5 |
| 2008 | 1 Northern Meteor | 2 Fist of Fury | 3 All American | 1:10.5 |
| 2007 | 1 Weekend Hussler | 2 Bel Mer | 3 Scenic Blast | 1:08.9 |
| 2006 | 1 Gold Edition | 2 Splashing Out | 3 Churchill Downs | 1:09.6 |
| 2005 | 1 Ferocity | 2 Jadescent | 3 Undoubtedly | 1:08.3 |
| 2004 | 1 Alinghi | 2 Barley A Moment | 3 Tirade | 1:10.5 |
| 2003 | 1 Scaredee Cat | 2 Lago Delight | 3 Dilly Dally | 1:08.8 |
| 2002 | 1 Innovation Girl | 2 Cool Trent | 3 Titanic Jack | 1:10.8 |
| 2001 | 1 North Boy | 2 Ustinov | 3 Malagra Miss | 1:09.6 |
| 2000 | 1 So Gorgeous | 2 Show A Heart | 3 Sort It Out | 1:12.9 |
