Flight Stakes

The Flight Stakes is a Group 1 set weights race for three-year-old fillies held at Randwick racecourse during the Sydney spring racing carnival each year in October. The race is run over a distance of 1600 metres and worth $400,000 in prizemoney. The 2012 Flight Stakes was won by Norzita from Longport with Dear Demi third.

Taking place on Epsom Handicap Day, the Flight Stakes takes place alongside three other quality group races which are the Epsom Handicap, The Metropolitan and the Spring Champion Stakes.

Flight Stakes info
Date:	Saturday 5th October 2013
Track:	Randwick racecourse, Sydney
Distance:	1600 metres
Race Type:	3yo Fillies - Set Weights
Status:	Group 1
Prizemoney:	$400,000
2012 Winner:	Norzita

The Flight Stakes is the only Group One race for 3yo fillies held during the Sydney spring carnival and it attracts some of the best young females looking for elite race glory. The Gr2 Furious Stakes or Gr2 Tea Rose Stakes are traditional guides to this race, especially the Tea Rose, where winners or placegetters have provided more than 75% of Flight Stakes winners over recent years.

More Joyous (2009), Samantha Miss (2008), Cheeky Choice (2006), Ha Ha (2001) and Unworldy (2000) won the Tea Rose & Flight Stakes double while Fashions Afield (2005) and Unearthly (2003) both ran placings in the Tea Rose Stakes before winning this race.

A number of fillies have won ran placings in both the Tea Rose Stakes and Flight Stakes and the Tea Rose form holds up extremely well for this race.

Streama (2011), Samantha Miss (2008), Unworldly (2000), Danglissa (1999), Sunline (1998) all managed to win the Furious Stakes-Tea Rose Stakes- Flight Stakes treble while Samantha Miss (2008) and Angst (1993) are the only two gallopers to win the Priincess Series of races, Silver Shadow, Furious Stakes, Tea Rose Stakes and Flight Stakes.

Some top fillies have been successful in this event and none better than the mighty Sunline (1998), while other good winners have been More Joyous (2009), Samantha Miss (2008), Assertive Lass (1996), Angst (1993), Triscay (1990), Research (1988) and Bounding Away (1986).

Morzita (2011) finished runner-up in the Tea Rose Stakes over 1500m at Rosehill prior to scoring the easiest of wins in this event. and previous Tea Rose Stakes winners have been Streama (2011) and Secret Admirer (2010).

2012 Flight Stakes result
1. $5.50 Norzita 56.0 Hugh Bowman
2. $14.00 Longport 56.0 Jim Cassidy
3. $4.60 Dear Demi 56.0 James McDonald

then followed
4. $2.80 Urban Groove 56.0 Nash Rawiller
5. $21.00 Duet 56.0 Peter Robl
6. $21.00 Flying Snitzel 56.0 Kerrin McEvoy
7. $61.00 Chez Harmony 56.0 Nathan Berry
8. $6.00 Jade Marauder 56.0 Glyn Schofield
9. $51.00 Gondokoro 56.0 Corey Brown

Margins: 2 1/2 len, 1 1/2 len
Time: 1:36.01

Flight Stakes recent winners & placegetters
Year	Winner	2nd	3rd	Time
2012	Norzita	Longport	Dear Demi	1:36.0
2011	Streama	Hallowell Belle	Dowager Queen	1:36.7
2010	Secret Admirer	More Strawberries	Parables	1:34.6
2009	More Joyous	Sister Madly	Hurtle Myrtle	1:40.0
2008	Samantha Miss	Portillo	Kamillsy	1:38.4
2007	Race Not Run
2006	Cheeky Choice	My Lady's Chamber	Fleur Royale	1:36.0
2005	Fashions Afield	Beauty Watch	Mnemosyne	1:37.2
2004	Lotteria	Cincinnati Gal	Covertly	1:37.6
2003	Unearthly	Santissima	Classy Dane	1:36.6
2002	Royal Purler	Victory Vein	Private Steer	1:37.4
2001	Ha Ha	Moonflute	Hosannah	1:36.2
2000	Unworldly	Picholine	Lady Mulan	1:34.5
1999	Danglissa	The Golden Dane	Miss Zoe	1:34.4
1998	Sunline	Camarena	Confer	1:34.8
1997	Only A Lady	Bonanova	On Air	1:34.2
1996	*Assertive Lass - 1	*Dashing Eagle -1	Superb Lady	1:35.6
1995	Pontal Lass	Tripping	Shame	1:36.6
1994	Danarani	Live It Up	Mariton	1:35.9
1993	Angst	Sibilant	Fitting	1:37.9
1992	Slight Chance	Burst	Yodelay	1:35.2
1991	Electrique	Bold Promise	Rouquin	1:36.1
1990	Triscay	Berberia	Seasoning	1:35.3
1989	A Little Kiss	Tristanagh	Ochiltree	1:36.3
1988	Research	Atalanta's Way	Salisopra	1:37.1
1987	Judyann	Glory Girl	The Cloisters	1:36.8
1986	Bounding Away	Diamond Shower	Evandale Star	1:36.3
1985	Tingo Tango	Shinakima	Shankhill Lass	1:37.0
1984	Goleen	Satin Sand	Doulton	1:36.9
1983	La Caissiere	Sail To Glory	Lady Eclipse	1:37.2
1982	Gelsomino	I Like Diamonds	Bacchetta	1:37.9
1981	Allez Show	Black Shoes	Sharp Walk	1:35.2
1980	Fiancee	Dark Eclipse	Aare	1:38.8
1979	Snowing	Pamir	Jaquenetta	1:36.4
1978	Jubilee Walk	Trimaran	Shady Walk	1:40.3
1977	Sun Sally	Princess Rada	Jeune Fille	1:35.8
1976	Apollua	Of Two Cities	Willowy	1:39.8
1975	Gloomy Isle	Crimson Cloud	Gay Nineties	1:36.8
1974	Cap D'Antibes	Catch Candy	Titaria	1:36.6
1973	Better Comment	Gay Bonnie	Magic Beam	1:38.8
1972	Siduri	Miss Personality	Glenfield Lass	1:37.1
1971	Better Gleam	Santa Barbara	Show Doll	1:36.9
1970	Tropic Jewel	Hot Rhythm	Fleet Royal	1:37.4