The George Moore Stakes (formerly known as the Summer Stakes) is a Group 3 quality handicap race held annually at Doomben racecourse in Brisbane. The race is run over a distance of 1200 metres each December and is worth $200,000 in prizemoney. It was won in 2008 by Friendly Embrace from Daunting Lad with Tour Guide third.
| George Moore Stakes info |
| Date: |
Saturday December 6th, 2009 |
| Track: |
Doomben racecourse, Brisbane |
| Distance: |
1200m |
| Race Type: |
Quality Hcp |
| Status: |
Group 3 |
| Prizemoney: |
$200,000 |
| 2008 Winner: |
Friendly Embrace |
The George Moore Stakes is a sprint race that usually attracts the best available local sprinters going around at the time and has been won by good horses such as Takeover Target(2005) and Chief De Beers(1994/97). The race takes place during the Brisbane summer carnival which hosts a number of listed stakes races throughout December and January. The last running of the event was in 2006 when Natural Destiny was successful.
2008 George Moore Stakes 2008 Result
1. $16.00 Friendly Embrace 53.0 K Yoshida
2. $21.00 Daunting Lad 56.0 S Scriven
3. $15.00 Tour Guide 53.5 R Mc Mahon
Then followed:
4. $9.00 Bold Reason 54.0 J L Taylor
5. $21.00 Forestreno 54 A Pattillo
6. $18.00 Sequestrate 53.5 S Seamer
7. $15.00 Thin And Crispy 55.0 Matthew Palmer
8. $16.00 Barlinnie 54.5 J Holder
9. $26.00 Mitanni 58.0 B Pengelly
10. $21.00 Upilio 53.0 K Wharton
11. $8.00 Nuclear Medicine 55.5 S Thurlow
12. $26.00 Dance The Waves 56.0 Daniel Griffin
13. $61.00 Mystery City 53.0 Joshua Jones
14. $3.10 Charming Rogue 53.0 G Colless
15. $31.00 Tellasecret 53.0 A Spinks
16. $16.00 Black Ink 58.0 J Bowditch
17. $41.00 Myagi 54.0 S Galloway
18. $17.00 Rasmussen 55.0 Michael Palmer last.
Margin: 1/2 len, nse
Time: 1:09.64
George Moore Stakes recent results
| Year |
Winner |
2nd |
3rd |
Time |
|
2008 |
Friendly Embrace |
Daunting Lad |
Tour Guide |
1:09.6 |
|
2007 |
Not Held |
|
|
|
|
2006 |
Natural Destiny |
Hard To Catch |
Tornado Alley |
1:09.2 |
|
2005 |
Takeover Target |
Picardi Run |
Proudly Agro |
1:07.8 |
|
2004 |
Show Biz Kid |
Sir Breakfast |
Karamazou |
1:08.5 |
|
2003 |
Make Mine Magic |
Consular |
Forever Amen |
1:09.0 |
|
2002 |
Baal Yabba |
Smart Chariot |
Diamond Dane |
1:09.6 |
|
2001 |
Alpine Express |
Amaizcay |
Federal Agent |
1:10.1 |
|
2000 |
Fine Action |
King Lotto |
Kanconcarne |
1:08.3 |
|
1999 |
Major Victory |
Dash Of Bay |
City Fair |
1:10.8 |
|
1998 |
City Hall |
Chief De Beers |
Roulette |
1:09.6 |
|
1997 |
Chief De Beers |
Mulagwa |
Celestial Choir |
1:08.4 |
|
1996 |
Rip Home |
City Slicker |
Chief De Beers |
1:10.0 |
|
1995 |
Atlantic Crossing |
Spritely Jet |
Welsh Miner |
1:09.2 |
|
1994 |
Chief De Beers |
Buck's Pride |
Copper County |
1:09.6 |
|
1993 |
Morden |
Tiny'S Finito |
Unequalled |
1:09.6 |
