Up And Coming Stakes

The 2017 Up And Coming Stakes is a Group 3 race that takes place during August at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney. The race is worth total prize money of $125,000 and is run over a distance of 1,300 metres. Run under quality handicap conditions, the Up And Coming Stakes is part of the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival and is open to both sexes. Prior to 2014, the Up And Coming Stakes was restricted to colts and geldings only.

The Up And Coming Stakes is run on the same day as both the Group 2 Warwick Stakes and the Group 2 Silver Shadow Stakes for three-year-old fillies. There are also two other Group 3 events on the day, the Toy Show Quality (1300m) and the Show County Quality (1200m).

The first Up And Coming Stakes was run in 1988 when it was won by a horse named Star Watch. The Up And Coming Stakes is suited to horses that have just returned to racing after a winter spell or have competed in the Group 3 San Domenico Stakes the week prior. The Up And Coming Stakes was not held in 2007 due to the outbreak of Equine Influenza in Australia. The Up and Coming Stakes was held at Warwick Farm prior to the 2014 edition.

The field is often made up of horses that have proved successful during their two-year-old campaign. Horses that run in the Up And Coming Stakes often go on to run in races such as the Group 3 Spring Stakes and the Group 3 Gloaming Stakes in September.

Notable horses to have won the Up And Coming Stakes include Mahogany (1993), General Nediym (1997), Testa Rossa (1999), Exceed And Excel (2003), Fastnet Rock (2004), Snitzel (2005), Court Command (2006) and Dreamscape (2008).

2017 Up And Coming Stakes Field

The 2017 Up and Coming Stakes field is seen published below.

No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Hcp Rating
1 14163x TRAPEZE ARTIST Gerald Ryan Tim Clark 6 61kg 84
2 3111617x ESHTIRAAK David & B Hayes & T Dabernig Brenton Avdulla 3 56kg 74
3 1442x TOGA PICTA James Cummings Michael Walker 8 54.5kg 71
4 2x65564x1 ACE HIGH David Payne Ms Kathy O’Hara 2 54kg 70
5 11 ASSIMILATE Peter & Paul Snowden Christian Reith 9 54kg 70
6 6×12 CALCULATED Chris Waller Kerrin McEvoy 4 53.5kg 69
7 15×2 DRACARYS Peter & Paul Snowden Andrew Adkins (a) 5 53.5kg 69
8 21 GOLD STANDARD Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Tommy Berry 1 53kg 67
9 31x SANCTIONED James Cummings Jay Ford 7 53kg 66
10 56×3 CUBA John P Thompson Glyn Schofield 10 53kg 62

Up And Coming Stakes Past Winners & Results

Below you will find a list of winners and results for the Up And Coming Stakes since 2000.

Year Results Winning Time
2017 1 Dracarys 2 Gold Standard 3 Sanctioned  1:14.7
2016 1 Divine Prophet 2 Derryn 3 Thronum  1:16.6
2015 1 Shards 2 Voilier 3 Sebring Sun  1:16.3
2014 1 Scissor Kick 2 Panzer Division 3 Valentia  1:18.8
2013 1 War 2 Drago 3 Vilanova  1:16.6
2012 1 Albrecht 2 Toydini 3 Tatra  1:16.2
2011 1 Manawanui 2 Queenian 3 Detours  1:20.0
2010 1 Blackball 2 Buffering 3 Sea Lord  1:10.9
2009 1 Rarefied 2 Shellscrape 3 Offhanded  1:09.9
2008 1 Dreamscape 2 Aichi 3 Duporth  1.11.8
2007 Race not run
2006 1 Court Command 2 Stormpede 3 Diego Garcia  1:10.7
2005 1 Snitzel 2 Stratum 3 Denmarket  1:09.8
2004 1 Fastnet Rock 2 Dane Shadow 3 Public Opinion  1:10.2
2003 1 Exceed And Excel 2 Danbird 3 Hipwell  1:11.8
2002 1 Snowland 2 Star Of Florida 3 Eastwest Success  1:06.9
2001 1 Newquay 2 Perfect Crime 3 Excellerator  1:11.2
2000 1 Zariz 2 Century Kid 3 Kootoomootoo  1:09.4

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