The Sapphire Stakes is a Group 2 race for fillies & mares that takes place each April at Randwick racecourse in Sydney, New South Wales. The race is run over a distance of 1200 metres under set weight & penalty conditions and worth $175,000 in prizemoney. The 2011 Sapphire Stakes was won by Hurtle Myrtle from Kimillsy with Marquardt third.
The Sapphire Stakes is a race for fillies & mares only that will attract more than handy types who may come via the Gr3 Birthday Card Stakes held on Rosehill Guineas Day in late March at Rosehill. Court (2009) ran third in the Birthday Card Stakes prior to winning this race, while Renaissance (2010) finished sixth in the Birthday Card Stakes before her last stride win.
Female gallopers that previously contested stronger mares races like the Gr1 Coolmore Stud Classic or Gr1 Queen Of The Turf Stakes earlier in the carnival at Rosehill may also consider tackling this event and the Sapphire Stakes generally assembles a field of more than handy fillies & mares.
Hurtle Myrtle (2011) finished unplaced in the listed Wiggle Stakes over 1400m at Warwick Farm prior to winning this race and recent Sapphire Stakes winners have been Renaissance (2010) and Court (2009).
2011 Sapphire Stakes result
1. $21.00 Hurtle Myrtle 54 D Oliver
2. $26.00 Kimillsy 54 C Brown
3. $18.00 Marquardt 56.5 J Byrne
Then followed
4. $13.00 Zingaling 56.5 J Cassidy
5. $9.00 Ofcourseican 56 C Reith
6. $4.80 Graceful Anna 56.5 J Bowman
7. $19.00 Kanzan 56 J Parr
8. $17.00 Dorf Command 56 D Dunn
9. $6.50 Ladys Angel 55 T Clark
10. $21.00 Dysphonia 56 N Rawiller
11. $6.00 Flying Success 54 G Boss
12. $21.00 Purrpurrlena 55 B Avdulla
13. $17.00 Trim 56.5 K Mc Evoy
14. $7.00 Turnstiles 54 C Williams
Margins: Len, short 1/2 head Time: 1:10.62
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