The Emirates Stakes is Victoria's richest 1600m race and the biggest mile event of the Melbourne spring racing carnival held each year in November. The Emirates Stakes is a Group 1 race run under quality handicap conditions and is worth over $1,000,000 in prizemoney. The 2009 Emirates Stakes was won by the David Haye's trained All American from So You Think with Gold Salute in third place.
Emirates Stakes day is held on the last day of the four day Flemington Spring racing carnival which is a Saturday and ends Group 1 racing for the spring carnival. Emirates day is held 4 days after Melbourne Cup day, two days after Crown Oaks day and seven days after AAMI Victoria Derby day.
Visit our 2010 Melbourne Cup page for more information about the 150th running of our most famous race.
Emirates Stakes day signals the end of the week long spring racing carnival at Flemington and is known as 'family day' because there is plenty of racing and entertainment for both parents and children alike.
The weight-for-age 'Patinack Farm Classic' is another Gr1 event held on Emirates Stakes day and is a leg of the Global Sprint Challenge over a distance of 1200 metres that will attract a quality field. The Gr2 Matriarch Stakes and Gr3 Queen Elizabeth Stakes are also notable races which combine to make for a great days racing to end the Flemington spring racing carnival.
| Emirates Stakes |
| Date: |
Saturday November 6th, 2010 |
| Track: |
Flemington racecourse, Melbourne |
| Distance: |
1600 metres |
| Race Type: |
Quality Handicap |
| Status: |
Group 1 |
| Prizemoney: |
$1,510,000 |
| 2009 Winner: |
All Silent |
| 2009 Crowd: |
78.478 |
The Emirates Stakes has had a huge increase in prizemoney in recent times and is now worth over one million dollars making it one of the richest mile events for the season. The race itself has been improved to make the race more attractive to international trainers to bring along a quality miler with their Melbourne Cup hopefuls.
Some quality performers have won this race including Better Loosen Up (1989), Shaftesbury Avenue(1990) and the classy Testa Rossa in the year 2000.
Races like the Chatham Stakes on Derby day, Crystal Mile on Cox Plate day and the Toorak Handicap on Caulfield Guineas day are generally good guides to this race.
All American (2009) ran third in the Crystal Mile on his way to winning this event and in recent years the Emirates Stakes has been won by All Silent (2008), Tears I Cry (2007) and Divine Madonna in 2006.
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2009 Emirates Stakes result
1. $41.00 All American 53.0 C Brown
2. $3.90 So You Think 53.5 G Boss
3. $8.00 Gold Salute 55.0 M Pegus 3.
Then followed:
4. $12.00 Black Piranha 57.0 T Angland
5. $19.00 Sniper's Bullet 56.0 M Rodd
6. $18.00 Road To Rock 56.0 G Schofield
7. $10.00 Vigor 56.0 D Nikolic
8. $15.00 Rightfully Yours 54.0 C Newitt
9. $81.00 Chinchilla Rose 53.0 B Shinn
10. $26.00 Triple Honour 54.5 N Rawiller
11. $13.00 Walking Or Dancing 53.0 D Dunn
12. $14.00 King Mufhasa 55.0 D Oliver
13. $81.00 Red Lord 55.0 M Zahra
14. $10.00 Eagle Falls 54.5 L Nolen
15. $31.00 Von Costa De Hero 53.0 K Mc Evoy
Margins: 2-1/2 len, nk
Time: 1:33.98
2009 Emirates Stakes: All American came from worse than midfield in the straight to produce a big finish and race past pacemaker So You Think to win in convincing fashion. The 3yo So You Think led into the straight and kicked away at the 300m with a clear lead before being run down by the eventual winner. Gold Salute was always well and ran on strongly late to snare third placing.
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Emirates Stakes recent results
| Year |
Winner |
2nd |
3rd |
Time |
|
2009 |
All American |
So You Think |
Gold Salute |
1:33.9 |
|
2008 |
All Silent |
Sea Battle |
Mimi Lebrock |
1:35.8 |
|
2007 |
Tears I Cry |
Bird Dancer |
Shinzig |
1:35.2 |
|
2006 |
Divine Madonna |
Niconero |
Valedictum |
1:35.5 |
|
2005 |
Valedictum |
Infinite Grace |
Shania Dane |
1:34.9 |
|
2004 |
Sky Cuddle |
Lad Of The Manor |
Skewiff |
1:39.1 |
|
2003 |
Titanic Jack |
True Glo |
Crawl |
1:34.7 |
|
2002 |
Scenic Peak |
Crawl |
Excellerator |
1:33.4 |
|
2001 |
Desert Eagle |
Emission |
La Bella Dama |
1:37.3 |
|
2000 |
Testa Rossa |
Weasel Will |
Crawl |
1:35.5 |
|
1999 |
Bonanova |
Umrum |
Nina Haraka |
1:38.2 |
|
1998 |
Bezeal Bay |
Buster Jones |
Pursuits |
1:35.2 |
|
1997 |
Catalan Opening |
Penghulu |
Sweet Delight |
1:34.9 |
|
1996 |
Miss Margaret |
Scenic Royale |
Headstrong |
1:35.8 |
|
1995 |
Seascay |
Tolanda |
Juggler |
1:36.0 |
|
1994 |
Seascay |
Idea |
Western Red |
1:37.0 |
|
1993 |
Primacy |
Excited Angel |
Pharoah |
1:37.2 |
|
1992 |
Planet Ruler |
Soho Square = 2 |
Vows = 2 |
1:34.2 |
|
1991 |
Pontormo |
Shaftesbury Avenue |
Prince Salieri |
1:35.1 |
|
1990 |
Shaftesbury Avenue |
Spot The Rock |
Pressmans Choice |
1:36.8 |
|
1989 |
Better Loosen Up |
Our Krona |
Swiftsynd |
1:35.4 |
|
1988 |
Our Westminster |
Eastern Classic |
True Dreams |
1:38.0 |
|
1987 |
Warned |
Groucho |
Isomer |
1:35.5 |
|
1986 |
Chanteclair |
Eastern Classic |
True Dreams |
1:38.0 |
|
1985 |
Dazzling Duke |
Mrs. Fitzherbet |
Lord Ballina |
1:38.7 |
|
1984 |
Riverdale |
Exemplify |
Keepers |
1:37.0 |
|
1983 |
Honest Promise |
French Current |
Feeling Fit |
1:35.1 |
|
1982 |
Magari |
Getting Closer |
Pride Of Century |
1:37.3 |
|
1981 |
Tower Belle |
Pride Of Century |
Sovereign Red |
1:35.4 |
|
1980 |
Silver Bounty |
Blazing Bags |
Western Bay |
1:35.9 |
|
1979 |
Bit of a Skite |
Consenting |
Waitangirua |
1:35.8 |
|
1978 |
Family of Man |
Cool Minstrel |
Arbre Chene |
1:36.3 |
|
1977 |
Galway Bay |
Raffindale |
Romantic Dream |
1:36.1 |
|
1976 |
Maybe Mahal |
Bonfield |
Visit |
1:36.0 |
