RJ Peters Stakes

The 2016 RJ Peters Stakes is a Group 3 race held annually at Ascot Racecourse in Perth during November.

It takes place as part of the Perth summer racing carnival and is run over a trip of 1500m. The race is a quality handicap and worth $150,000 to the winners. It is run alongside the WA Champion Fillies Stakes (1600m).

The RJ Peters Stakes is a solid race in its own right but also acts as crucial lead up to the Group 1 Railway Stakes held at Ascot a week later over a mile.

Much like the Railway is the logical follow on from here, before this event the Group 3 Asian Beau Stakes is the best lead in.

For those capable of getting up in distance even further the Group 1 Kingston Town Classic could be a target over 1800m in December.

This race tends to be dominated by West Australian talent although occasionally an east coast raider may use it to get accustomed to Ascot before the Group 1.

Some top quality horses have won here including Vows in 1992, Jacks Or Better in 1997 and Northerly in 2000.

More recent RJ Peters Stakes winners include Modem in 2003, Elliotto in 2009, God Has Spoken in 2010 and Westriver Kevydonn in 2011.

2016 RJ Peters Stakes Field

The RJ Peters Stakes field attracts horses from mainly local stables. However, there are some eastern horses that come across and include a run in the RJ Peters Stakes field as part of a wider western campaign. Usually, the RJ Peters Stakes field features some quality horses who have performed well at higher levels of racing.

The 2016 RJ Peters Stakes field will be published here.

No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Hcp Rating
1 2211146×11 HEART STARTER Grant & Alana Williams Glenn Smith 2 59kg 95
2 313111×504 VENGABUS Simon A Miller Peter Knuckey 7 58kg 93
3 1x2131x724 IDEAL IMAGE G Durrant & J Miller Joseph Azzopardi 9 57.5kg 92
4 x111422x76 NEVERLAND Grant & Alana Williams Peter Hall 4 57.5kg 92
5 65322404×3 RESPONDENT Fred Kersley Brad Parnham 1 57kg 91
6 2x1311x282 GREAT SHOT Rhys Radford Craig Staples 10 56kg 89
7 x573214617 STOCKS Sean Casey Jake Casey (a) 6 56kg 89
8 211x3244x0 TESTAMEZZO Daniel Pearce Jarrad Noske 11 56kg 89
9 6740×79600 BASS STRAIT (NZ) Neville Parnham Steven Parnham 3 55kg 84
10 12x311x221 SCALES OF JUSTICE Lindsey Smith Paul Harvey 8 55kg 84
11 2531222×85 SHOWY CHLOE Jason Pateman Patrick Carbery 5 55kg 80

2016 RJ Peters Stakes Nominations

The RJ Peters Stakes nominations are usually populated by horses from Perth stables, and sometimes from nearby country trainers. It’s usually pretty easy to spot the likely contenders among the RJ Peters Stakes nominations, particularly those which are clearly intending on stepping up in class later in the season.

The 2015 RJ Peters Stakes nominations will be provided below.

RJ Peters Stakes Results

RJ Peters Stakes winners, place getters and winning times since 2000 are displayed below.

Year Results Winning Time
2017 1 TBD 2 TBD 3 TBD  TBD
2016 1 Scales of Justice 2 Bass Strait 3 Ideal Image  1:28.5
2015 1 Hazzabeel 2 Battle Hero 3 Tower of Lonhro  1:29.3
2014 1 Bass Strait 2 Respondent 3 Trading Day  1:30.8
2013 1 Kerrific 2 Elite Belle 3 Rohan  1:29.3
2012 1 Maschino 2 Niblick 3 McScar  1:28.6
2011 1 Westriver Kevydonn 2 Tranquility 3 Grey Monarch  1:28.9
2010 1 God Has Spoken 2 Ranger 3 Impressive Jeuney  1:28.6
2009 1 Elliotto 2 Colour Correct 3 Grand Nirvana  1:28.6
2008 1 Famous Roman 2 Gilded Venom 3 Pillar Of Hercules  1:26.3
2007 1 El Presidente 2 Glory Hunter 3 Royal Lott  1:29.9
2006 1 Always A Devil 2 Kia Ora Miss 3 Sir Chalmers  1:29.0
2005 1 Rescuer 2 Manjar 3 Free At Last  1:27.7
2004 1 Finito 2 Crown Prosecutor 3 Stockie’s Yarn  1:28.9
2003 1 Modem 2 Mogul 3 Kensyl Bay  1:37.0
2002 1 Kensyl Bay 2 Old Fashion 3 Tumeric  1:28.9
2001 1 Old Fashion 2 Old Comrade 3 Papillion  1:29.8
2000 1 Northerly 2 Special Jester 3 Merry Minka  1:28.8

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