The George Ryder Stakes is a Group 1 weight-for-age race held annually each April at Rosehill racecourse in Sydney, New South Wales. The race is run over a distance of 1500 metres and worth $400,000 in prizemoney. The 2011 George Ryder Stakes was won by Rangirangdoo from Love Conquers All with Triple Elegance third.
The winner of this race is exempt from a ballot on the Doncaster Handicap.
The George Ryder Stakes is a time honoured weight-for-age race that always assembles the the best sprinter/milers available and the race has a long history of being won by top class gallopers. Many of Australia's finest thoroughbreds have saluted in this race, including Weekend Hussler (2008), Racing To Win (2006), Lonhro (2003-4) and the brilliant Schillaci in 1993.
The Ryder has traditionally been a good horse's race and the level weights playing field ensures that the best horses will more often than not figure in the finish. The race itself has proven a solid guide to the Gr1 Doncaster Handicap in recent times, with Vision And Power (2009), Haradasun (2007), Racing To Win (2006) and Grand Armee (2nd in 2003) all going on to score victories in Randwick's premier mile race of the autumn.
Love Conquers All (2nd in 2011) went on to run second in the Doncaster Handicap at his next start and horses who compete in this event might also consider going on to tackle races like the Gr1 AJC Queen Elizabeth Stakes or Gr1 All Aged Stakes on the final day of the autumn carnival at Randwick.
Rangirangdoo (2011) ran fourth in the Gr2 Canterbury Stakes over 1300m at Rosehill on his way to winning this race and recent George Ryder Stakes winners have been Danleigh (2010) and Vision And Power (2009).
2011 George Ryder Stakes result
1. $15.00 Rangirangdoo 59.0 C Brown
2. $21.00 Love Conquers All 59.0 C Munce
3. $9.00 Triple Elegance 59.0 J A Cassidy
then Followed
4. $5.50 Aloha 57.0 G Boss
5. $12.00 Ilovethiscity 56.5 B Avdulla
6. $19.00 Centennial Park 59.0 G Schofield
7. $9.00 Dao Dao 59.0 D Dunn
8. $61.00 Captain Sonador 59.0 S Scriven
9. $5.00 Danleigh 59.0 J Bowman
10. $17.00 King Mufhasa 59.0 M Rodd
11. $13.00 Skilled 56.5 K Mc Evoy
12. $18.00 Theseo 59.0 N Rawiller
13. $11.00 Wall Street 59.0 C Williams
14. $71.00 Keepin' The Dream 59.0 P Wells
Margins: 1/2 Head, 1/2 Neck Time: 1:29.44
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