Apollo Stakes

The Apollo Stakes is a Group 2 Weight-for-age race held each February at Rosehill racecourse in Sydney, New South Wales during the autumn racing carnival. The race is run over a distance of 1400 metres and is worth $250,000 in prizemoney. The 2010 Apollo Stakes was won by Danleigh from Rangirangdoo with Palacio De Cristal third.

The race has been named the 'Winning Edge Presentations Classic' in recent years.

Apollo Stakes info
Date:	Saturday 20th February 2010
Track:	Rosehill racecourse, Melbourne
Distance:	1400 metres
Race Type:	Weight-for-age
Status:	Group 2
Prizemoney:	$250,000
2010 Winner:	Danleigh

The Apollo Stakes is a weight-for-age race that tends to attract quality horses and has been won by some good types over the years. Top gallopers such as Lonhro (2003), Sunline (2000-01), Juggler (1996-7), Naturalism (1993), At Sea (1988) have all won the Apollo.

Being over 1400m it suits good, in form sprinters or classy types returning from a spell. Horses contesting this race may have come from the Gr2 Expressway Stakes a fortnight earlier and may then go on to races like the Gr1 Chipping Norton Stakes in a couple of weeks time at Warwick Farm.

Thesio (8th in 2009) went on to win the Chipping Norton Stakes at his next start, while Rangirangdoo (2nd in 2009) and Danleigh (2009) ran second and third respectively in the Chipping Norton Stakes after running the quinella in this event.

Danleigh (2010) finished a close-up last in a field of five in the Expressway Stakes on a heavy track before storming home late to win this race. Recent winners of the Apollo Stakes have been Tuesday Joy (2009) and Racing To Win (2008).

2010 Apollo Stakes result
1. $8.00 Danleigh 59.0 J Bowman
2. $2.40 Rangirangdoo 59.0 C Brown
3. $21.00 Palacio De Cristal 57.0 P Wells

Then followed:
4. $151.00 Hadaaf 59.0 T Angland
5. $101.00 Roman Emperor 59.0 T Clark
6. $31.00 Vision And Power 59.0 J Cassidy
7. $9.00 McClintock 59.0 G Schofield
8. $17.00 Theseo 59.0 N Rawiller
9. $8.00 Rock Kingdom 59.0 B Shinn
10. $14.00 Alcopop 59.0 D Tourneur
11. $19.00 Purple 57.0 J Parr
12. $10.00 O'Lonhro 59.0 R M Quinn
13. $101.00 No Wine No Song 59.0 K Nestor

Margins: 1/2 nk, len
Time: 1:22.91

2010 Apollo Stakes: Danleigh came from well back and had last crack at them. He ran home powerfully to reel in his stablemate Rangirangdoo in the final 50 metres. Rangirangdoo ran second and he raced just behind the speed and got to the lead early in the straight and was left a sitting shot for the winner, while the mare Palacio De Cristal ran home nicely for third.

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Apollo Stakes recent winners & placegetters

Year	Winner	2nd	3rd	Time
2010	Danleigh	Rangirangdoo	Palacio De Cristal	1:22.9
2009	Tuesday Joy	Hurried Choice	Gallant Tess	1:25.7
2008	Racing To Win	Tuesday Joy	Falaise	1:24.3
2007	Desert War	Mentality	Eremein	1:22.2
2006	Ike's Dream	Shania Dane	Desert War	1:22.2
2005	Grand Armee	Court's In Session	Desert War	1:21.1
2004	Private Steer	Excellerator	Zanna	1:23.5
2003	Lonhro	Hoeberg	Carael Boy	1:22.5
2002	Ha Ha	El Mirada	Tie The Knot	1:23.1
2001	Sunline	Celestial Choir	Referral	1:25.5
2000	Sunline	Adam	Hire	1:27.7
1999	Kidman's Cove	General Nediym	Tie The Knot	1:21.3
1998	Quick Flick	Future King	Masked Party	1:23.4
1997	Juggler	Octagonal	Circles Of Gold	1:23.8
1996	Juggler	Saintly	Kingston Bay	1:22.3
1995	Pharaoh	March Hare	Arborea	1:26.9
1994	Burst	Telesto	Double Your Bet	1:23.7
1993	Naturalism	Kinjite	Burst	1:21.9
1992	Quick Score	Super Impose	Not Related	1:23.0
1991	Triscay	Magic Gleam	A Little Kiss	1:21.7
1990	Key Dancer	Groucho	Chaleyer	1:22.9
1989	Beau Zam	Eye Of The Sky	Never Quit	1:22.3
1988	At Sea	High Regard	Periscope	1:22.3