Newcastle Spring Stakes

The 2015 Newcastle Spring Stakes is a Group 3 race run on Wednesday each year at Broadmeadow racecourse in Newcastle on the New South Wales central coast. It’s part of both the Sydney spring racing carnival but also the two day Newcastle Carnival.

The Spring Stakes is a three year old race that’s run over a trip of 1600m under set weight.

It’s worth $125,000 and held on the same card as the Group 3 Cameron Handicap with the Group 3 Newcastle Cup headlining day two on Friday.

While in the past this race may have been seen as an ‘easier’ option for three year olds now days that’s simply not the case.

In fact over recent years trainers have been using this event more and more as part of a path to the Group 1 Spring Champion Stakes in Sydney later in the carnival.

Those to win the double include Coronation Day in 1992, Universal Prince in 2000, Hotel Grand in 2005 and Sousa in 2008.

Darci Be Good won here in 2011 but was narrowly beaten as favourite to finish second in the Group 1 behind outsider Doctor Doom.

Horses can come from a variety of pathways into this race however the Listed Ming Dynasty Handicap at Warwick Farm can be a good guide.

Previous winners of the Newcastle Spring Stakes include Shogun Lodge in 1999, Magic Albert in 2001, Clangalang in 2002 and Ilovethiscity in 2010.

2015 Newcastle Spring Stakes Field

The Newcastle Spring Stakes field is usually comprised of some solid milers alongside horses who usually run either side of the 1600m distance. Horses usually target the Spring Stakes field as part of a continuing spring campaign, and the event tends to be popular with Sydney horses.

The 2015 Newcastle Spring Stakes field will be published below.

No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Hcp Rating
1 5×1132542 TATOOSH Paul Perry Kerrin McEvoy 2 56.5kg 70
2 4×141 WUDANG MOUNTAIN Chris Waller Hugh Bowman 6 56.5kg 71
3 31×69 GOLD AMBITION (NZ) Bjorn Baker Blake Shinn 3 56.5kg 67
4 32618×92 CLASH OF CLANS Gai Waterhouse James McDonald 7 56.5kg 66
5 783×15 DEVIL HAWK Chris Waller Tye Angland 4 56.5kg 66
6 1567 LAND’S END Gerald Ryan Brenton Avdulla 1 56.5kg 66
7 69×211 ARSONIST David Vandyke Jason Collett 5 56.5kg 66

2015 Newcastle Spring Stakes Nominations

The 2015 Newcastle Spring Stakes nominations will be released on Monday 14 September. The 2015 Newcastle Spring Stakes nominations will be provided below.

Newcastle Spring Stakes Winners & Results

Winners and placers in the Newcastle Spring Stakes since 2000 with winning times.

Year Results Winning Time
2016 1 TBD 2 TBD 3 TBD  TBD
2015 1 Devil Hawk 2 Tatoosh 3 Gold Ambition  1:37.38
2014 1 Sweynesse 2 Pounamu 3 Monteux  1:38.22
2013 1 Savvy Nature 2 Wordplay 3 Happy Clapper  1:36.4
2012 1 Proisir 2 Trophies 3 Proverb  1:35.8
2011 1 Darci Be Good 2 Rekindled Alliance 3 Ambidexter  1:36.6
2010 1 Ilovethiscity 2 Gireson 3 Heartsareforlove  1:37.0
2009 1 Lovemelikearock 2 Viking Legend 3 Euphemism  1:38.9
2008 1 Sousa 2 Rhyno Chaser 3 Back Off  1.37.5
2007 1 Race not held 2 Equine Flu 3  
2006 1 Mearas 2 Magic Jet 3 Teranaba  1:36.0
2005 1 Hotel Grand 2 Manton 3 Flora Danica  1:36.3
2004 1 Lotteria 2 Wenceslas Square 3 Dane Shadow  1:35.2
2003 1 Allgunadoit 2 Niello 3 Danbird  1:34.8
2002 1 Clangalang 2 Recruiting 3 Takas  1:37.7
2001 1 Magic Albert 2 Viscount 3 Viking Ruler  1:37.0
2000 1 Universal Prince 2 Phoenix Park 3 Picholine  1:35.9

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