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The Gilgai Stakes is a Group 2 set weights and penalty race for three-year-old & upward horses held each year in early October at Flemington racecourse during the Melbourne spring racing carnival. The race is run over a distance of 1200 metres and worth $250,000 in prizemoney. The 2011 Gilgai Stakes was won by Temple Of Boom from Sistine Angel with Response third.

Taking place on the same day as the Gr1 Turnbull Stakes, the Gilgai Stakes is run down the 1200 metre straight course at Flemington.

Gilgai Stakes info
Date: Saturday 6th October 2012
Track: Flemington racecourse, Melbourne
Distance: 1200 metres
Race Type: 3yo&Up - Set Weights + Penalty
Status: Group 2
Prizemoney: $250,000
2011 Winner: Temple Of Boom

The Gilgai Stakes tends to attract more than handy sprinters rather than topliners and suits horses who have a preference for straight track racing. It pays to study previous track and distance form to look for horses who have form down the Flemington straight, as not all horses handle the straight track after racing around turns.

The Gilgai Stakes is an above average sprint race and winners and placegetters will most likely head towards the Gr2 Salinger Stakes on Derby Day or Gr1 Patinack Farm Classic on Emirates day which are both run down the straight course.

Temple Of Boom (2011) ran sixth in the Gr3 Bobbie Lewis Quality down the 1200m straight at Flemington prior to winning this event and recent Gilgai Stakes winners include Hay List (2010) and All Silent (2009).

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Chasm (3rd in 2010) went on to run third in the Salinger Stakes and Gr1 Emirates Stakes at Flemington during the four-day VRC carnival.

In the past few years the Gilgai Stakes has been a reasonable guide to the Patinack Farm Classic on Emirates Day with both All Silent (2009) and Swick (2008) winning the major sprint event later in the spring, while Stanzout (2007) ran 3rd in the Patinack Farm Classic.

First Command (2nd in 2009) managed to win the Gr2 Caulfield Sprint on Caulfield Cup day while Eagle Falls (5th in 2009) won the Salinger Stakes on Derby day.

Dance Hero (3rd in 2006) and Glamour Puss (2nd in 2005) both went on to win the Patinack Farm Classic later in the spring.

2010 Gilgai Stakes result
1. $11.00 Temple Of Boom 56.5 James McDonald (a)
2. $31.00 Sistine Angel 55.0 Ms Michelle Payne
3. $8.50 Response 56.0 Dwayne Dunn

then followed
4. $12.00 Curtana 54.0 Luke Nolen
5. $6.50 Varenna Miss 54.0 Craig Williams
6. $26.00 Largo Lad 55.0 Nicholas Hall
7. $7.50 First Command 56.5 Steven King
8. $31.00 Chasm 55.0 Jason Benbow
9. $26.00 Rothera 55.5 Craig Newitt
10. $10.00 Soul 57.0 Kerrin McEvoy
11. $12.00 Shrapnel 56.5 Michael Rodd
12. $7.50 Decision Time 57.0 Corey Brown
13. $41.00 Danzylum 56.5 Luke Currie
14. $101.00 Orbit Express 56.0 Andrew Mallyon
15. $26.00 Grand Duels 56.0 Brad Rawiller
16. $17.00 Elusive Touch 56.0 Steven Arnold
17. $81.00 King Hoaks 55.0 Chris Symons

Margins: 1 1/4 len, 1/2 neck
Time: 1:10.57

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Gilgai Stakes recent winners & placegetters
Year Winner 2nd 3rd Time
2011 Temple Of Boom Sistine Angel Response 1:10.5
2010 Hay List Catapulted Chasm 1:08.2
2009 All Silent First Command Light Fantastic 1:09.8
2008 El Cambio Swick Murtajill 1:10.1
2007 Stanzout Shadoways Valedictum 1:10.4
2006 Fast N Famous Shadoways Dance Hero 1:08.3
2005 Falkirk Glamour Puss Recapitalize 1:07.9
2004 Recapitalize Falkirk Amtrak 1:09.2
2003 Bomber Bill Mr. Magoo Red Labelle 1:09.7
2002 Cosmic Strike Strategic Image Rubitano 1:09.3
2001 Belle Du Jour Point Danger Gold Class 1:10.4
2000 Bomber Bill Sports Umrum 1:08.6
1999 Black Bean Cannyanna Star Joe 1:09.8
1998 Rebel Dantelah Classic Day 1:09.6
1997 Rock You Always A Chance Wry Hero 1:09.5
1996 Poetic King Lion Hunter Rubidium 1:12.0
1995 Racer's Edge Rullene I Love Sydney 1:10.2
1994 Hareeba You Remember Simonstad 1:09.5
1993 Simonstad Danjiki Vladazair 1:10.8
1992 Storaia Tanjian Prince Tea Habit 1:09.2
1991 Vain Sovereign Redelva Mister Till 1:09.1
1990 Joanne Redelva Grandiose 1:09.1
1989 Grandiose Redelva Dark Beau 1:08.7
1988 Redelva Jet Fighter Franklin Pride 1:11.0

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