Red Roses Stakes

The 2016 Red Roses Stakes is a Group 3 sprint held at the illustrious Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne during the Melbourne Cup Carnival in early November.

The Red Roses Stakes is held under set weights plus penalties conditions and is open to three year old fillies only. Held over 1200m, the Red Roses Stakes is worth $150,000 and tends to be a fairly popular target for talented types.

The Melbourne Cup Carnival is a series of four meets held over a week at Flemington hosted by the Melbourne Racing Club. The Red Roses Stakes runs on Day 3 of the Melbourne Cup Carnival, Crown Oaks Day. It shares a race program with the Group 1 Crown Oaks, Group 3 Begonia Belle Stakes, Listed Batman Handicap and Listed Century Stakes.

There is a fairly diverse range of preparations that fillies come from to contest this race. The Group 2 Moonee Valley Fillies Classic held at Moonee Valley on Cox Plate Day can act as a decent guide for some of the classier types. The Listed Cap D’Antibes Stakes held at Flemington over a month earlier can also provide some form indication.

The Listed Twilight Glow Stakes at Sandown presents a decent future target for horses after their Red Roses Stakes run. The Group 3 WA Champion Fillies Stakes is also a potential target for those willing to travel to Ascot Racecourse in Perth.

Notable Red Roses Stakes winners include Goodwood Lady (1985), Chalee (1996), Wyndham Special (2000), Red Labelle (2002) and Shamal Wind (2012).

2016 Red Roses Stakes Field

The Red Roses Stakes field attracts some very classy fillies from stables around Melbourne, Sydney and elsewhere. Trainers tend to point their better fillies towards the Red Roses Stakes field for a number of reasons. There is the prestige associated with running during the Melbourne Cup Carnival, there is never a better opportunity to get a young horse comfortable with crowds on the straight, and it’s a decent purse.

The 2016 Red Roses Stakes field will be published below.

No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Hcp Rating
1 4414×60197 SELENIA Robbie Griffiths Jye McNeil (a) 9 57.5kg 78
2 1×01 HEAR THE CHANT David & B Hayes & T Dabernig Dwayne Dunn 6 57.5kg 78
3 40x21436x3 TWIST TOPS Kris Lees Craig Williams 2 56.5kg 78
4 63323×11 SPRIGHT Garry Frazer Kerrin McEvoy 11 56.5kg 78
5 1756×15311 KENTUCKY MISS Joseph Pride Damien Oliver 16 56.5kg 82
6 1xPx17x81 CONCHITA Paul Perry Craig Newitt 19 55kg 76
7 150×114 SUPER TOO Marc Conners James McDonald 10 55kg 70
8 113×7 SHOWPERO David Jolly Ms Jamie Kah 1 55kg 70
9 5x22x36314 MOTOWN LIL Robert Smerdon Nicholas Hall 14 55kg 66
10 3×12833 OVERSTEP Chris Waller Ben Melham 13 55kg 69
11 1×313 FAITH’S ENCORE Peter & Paul Snowden Mark Zahra 7 55kg 70
12 1×72160 MOONLOVER Matt Laurie Damian Lane 8 55kg 66
13 26×1264 ROSA CAROLINA (NZ) Kris Lees Brenton Avdulla 12 55kg 66
14 1504×6 CALL ME TESS John Moloney Ms Katelyn Mallyon 3 55kg 63
15 4342214 THE VEAL THING Michael Cornish & Donna Gaskin Jason Collett 15 55kg 62
16 02×1 NAVAGIO (NZ) Colin Little Luke Currie 18 55kg 63
17 4×1 PEDRENA Mick Price Michael Dee (a) 17 55kg 63
18 0x1 SAVAJU (NZ) Shaun Dwyer Patrick Holmes 4 55kg 61
19 1x MISS WONDERLAND Ciaron Maher Luke Nolen 5 55kg 64

2016 Red Roses Stakes Nominations

The Red Roses Stakes nominations usually feature a fairly assorted range of young fillies. Some are genuine up and comers who can be expected to feature in group events in years to come, while some are likely to fall off the radar. Keep an eye on the Red Roses Stakes nominations for those horses which will come back as mares next year.

The 2016 Red Roses Stakes nominations will be published below.

Red Roses Stakes Results

Listed below are the Red Roses Stakes results and winning times since 2000.

Year Results Winning Time
2015 1 Secret Agenda 2 Tempt Me Not 3 Lake Geneva  1:04.0
2014 1 Onemorezeta 2 Eloping 3 Tawteen  1:03.2
2013 1 Melrose Place 2 Sense Of Hite 3 Fare Well  1:10.6
2012 1 Shamal Wind 2 Brave Soul 3 Isabella Snowflake  1:08.3
2011 1 Emmalene 2 Miss Stellabelle 3 Anise  1:10.7
2010 1 Curtana 2 Wonderful Lass 3 Candy Stripes  1:10.9
2009 1 Trim 2 Marquardt 3 Cinecitta  1:09.9
2008 1 Exalted Keetah 2 Tigresque 3 Yesterday  1:09.5
2007 1 Gamble Me 2 Beaming 3 Bold Moment  1:10.4
2006 1 Gold Edition 2 Satin Robes 3 McFly  1:08.8
2005 1 Crevette 2 Divine Madonna 3 Grey Stream  1:10.3
2004 1 Tahni Girl 2 Maxerelle 3 Sharp Aunty  1:09.9
2003 1 Danabaa 2 Crown Princess 3 Dilly Dally  1:10.1
2002 1 Red Labelle 2 Sensational Spot 3 Gazania  1:08.8
2001 1 The Big Chill 2 Vignette 3 Langoustine  1:09.4
2000 1 Wyndham Special 2 Hard Rider 3 Chalonnaise  N/A

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