Colin Stephen Quality

The Colin Stephen Quality is a Group 3 race for 3yo and upward horses held in Sydney each September at Randwick racecourse during the Sydney spring racing carnival. The race is run over a distance of 2400 metres and worth $125,000 in prizemoney. The 2012 Colin Stephen Quality was won by Kelinni from Julienas with Strawberry Boy third.

Held on Gr2 Stan Fox Stakes day, the Colin Stephen Quality is held alongside the Gr2 Shannon Stakes & Gr3 Research Stakes, and the winner is exempt from ballot & penalty for The Metropolitan.

Colin Stephen Quality info
Date:	Saturday 28th September 2013
Track:	Rosehill racecourse, Sydney
Distance:	2400 metres
Race Type:	Open Handicap
Status:	Group 3
Prizemoney:	$125,000
2012 Winner:	Kelinni

The Colin Stephen Quality is a distance handicap race that's run over the same course & distance as the Gr1 The Metropolitan, which is held on the final day of the Randwick spring carnival, and this race has proven to be a great guide in recent times.

In the past few years Railings (2005), Dress Circle (2001), Coco Cobana (2000), Vita Man (1999), In Joyment (1998), Heart Ruler (1997) and Hula Flight (1996) have all won this race before going on to win the The Metropolitan the following week.

A number of horses have won or placed in both races over the years, while Herculian Prince (5th in 2010) backed up to win The Metropolitan at his next start and No Wine No Song (2010) ran third behind him.

The Colin Stephen Quality has been a top recent guide to the major staying race of the Randwick racing carnival on Epsom Handicap day and typically attracts horses who previously may have contested the listed Premier's Cup at Rosehill or the Gr3 Newcastle Gold Cup at Newcastle.

Kelinni (2012) ran fourth in the listed Wyong Cup over 2100m at Wyong on his way to winning this race and recent Colin Stephen Quality winners include Lamasery (2011) and No Wine No Song (2010).

2012 Colin Stephen Quality result
1. $3.50 Kelinni 55.5 Glyn Schofield
2. $6.00 Julienas 58.0 Nash Rawiller
3. $2.00 Strawberry Boy 55.5 Jim Cassidy

then followed
4. $21.00 Praecido 57.0 Corey Brown
5. $31.00 Racing Heart 57.5 Hugh Bowman
6. $71.00 Planet Purple 54.0 Blake Shinn
7. $61.00 Fiumicino 59.0 James Mcdonald
8. $51.00 Dragonzone 54.0 Kerrin Mc Evoy

Margins: Short neck, 2 len
Time: 2:30.48

Colin Stephen Quality recent winners & placegetters
Year	Winner	2nd	3rd	Time
2012	Kelinni	Julienas	Strawberry Boy	2:30.4
2011	Lamasery	Red Eye Special	Two For Tea	2:29.9
2010	No Wine No Song	Get Up Jude	Legsman	2:30.4
2009	Mr Clangtastic	Bellagio Wynn	Indikator	2:29.8
2008	Get Up Jude	Tangalooma	Fiumicino	2:31.1
2007	Race not run
2006	Exinite	Scattergun	Activation	2:28.8
2005	Railings	Run Rita Run	Cross Bar	2:32.6
2004	Don Raphael	Dame Mapperley	November Dreaming	2:29.8
2003	Outlaws	Fawaz	Dashing Away	2:29.2
2002	Red Trinket	Prince Hal	National Treasure	2:30.5
2001	Dress Circle	Swiss Echo	Rapida	2:14.9
2000	Coco Cobanna	Dashing Scene	Bias Bay	2:31.4
1999	Vita Man	Miss Danehill	Edward Brae	2:32.4
1998	In Joyment	Bozeman	Backdrop (IRE)	2:32.2
1997	Heart Ruler	Linesman	Emerald Cut	2:33.3
1996	Hula Flight	Few Are Chosen	Protara's Bay	2:31.2
1995	Western Approaches	Electronic	Grand Connection	2:32.0
1994	Restitution	Pleasant Conquest	Surrender Now	2:30.2
1993	Zamination	Glastonbury	Never Say	2:35.5
1992	Garter King	In The Money	Tusk Hunter	2:31.0
1991	Pontiac Lass	Magnolia Hall	Guile	2:30.8
1990	Fine Catch	Princeville	Chaleyer	2:30.9
1989	Macquarie Prince	King Aussie	Peaceful Kingdom	2:31.8
1988	Natski (IRE)	Zamakima	Centose	2:30.6