The Pago Pago Stakes is a Group 2 race for two-year-old colts & geldings held annually in late March at Rosehill racecourse in Sydney, New South Wales during the autumn carnival. The race is run over a distance of 1200 metres under set weight conditions and worth $175,000 in prizemoney. The 2011 Pago Pago Stakes was won by Salade from Boys On Tour with Exceed And Exalt third.
The winner of the Pago Pago Stakes is exempt from ballot for the Golden Slipper Stakes.
The Pago Pago Stakes is run one week before the Gr1 Golden Slipper Stakes and gives two-year-old colts & geldings their last chance to qualify for the Slipper, as the winner of this race is exempt from any ballot. The Gr3 Skyline Stakes is the typical lead-up race to this event and Shogun Lodge (1999) was the last galloper to win both races.
Stratum (2005) was the last 2yo to win this race and then go on to win the Slipper the following week and two-year-old colts & geldings planning to run in the Golden Slipper may use this race as their final tune up run.
The Gr2 Magic Night Stakes for fillies takes place on the same program and this race is the male equivalent of that race. Both races are held on Gr1 Rosehill Guineas Day at Rosehill.
Salade (2011) scored an exciting win in this race on debut and recent Pago Pago Stakes winners include Brightexpectations (2010) and Tickets (2009).
2011 Pago Pago Stakes result
1. $9.00 Salade 55.5 C Brown
2. $12.00 Boys On Tour 55.5 J Byrne
3. $17.00 Exceed And Exalt 55.5 N Berry
then followed
4. $2.35 Golden Archer 55.5 G Schofield
5. $31.00 Rock Monster 55.5 J Bowman
6. $16.00 Flying Zero 55.5 N Rawiller
7. $31.00 Full Blast 55.5 T Clark
8. $8.50 Written Consent 55.5 B Avdulla
9. $5.50 You're Canny 55.5 G Boss
Margins: 2 1/2 len, 1/2 neck Time: 1:11.58
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