The Hyperion Stakes is a Group 3 weight-for-age race held annually each June at Belmont racecourse in Perth, Western Australia. The race is run over a distance of 1600 metres and worth $150,000 in prizemoney. The 2011 Hyperion Stakes was won by King Kool Kat from Impressive Jeuney with Grand Nirvana third.
The race has been moved to Belmont for the 2010/2011 racing season and has been raised in distance from 1400 metres to 1600 metres.
The Hyperion Stakes is a weight-for-age race that usually attracts the better local sprinters running around at the time and occasionally an interstate galloper may make the trek over to Perth to compete. The level weight conditions of the race suits the better class gallopers engaged and the Gr3 Belmont Sprint is the ideal lead-up race.
The race has been taken out by some above average gallopers over the years and horses contesting this race may go on and tackle the weight-for-age Gr3 Strickland Stakes over 2000m the following month.
Marasco (2nd in 2009) went on to win the Strickland Stakes at his next start while Tarzi (2009) finished runner-up in the same race after winning this event. Dedicated Miss (2004) was the last galloper to win the Hyperion Stakes & Strickland Stakes double.
King Kool Kat (2011) finished second in the Belmont Sprint on his way to scoring in this event and recent Hyperion Stakes winners have been Marasco (2010) and Tarzi (2009).
2011 Hyperion Stakes results
1. $5.00 King Kool Kat 59.0 D Miller
2. $14.00 Impressive Jeuney 57.0 S O’Donnell
3. $1.90 Grand Nirvana 59.0 D Staeck
then followed
4. $18.00 Grey Monarch 59.0 J Whiting
5. $7.50 Battle Emblem 59.0 Ms K Yuill
6. $31.00 Superscenic 59.0 J Brown
7. $10.00 Admiring 57.0 W Pike
8. $21.00 Inarticulate 59.0 P Knuckey
9. $16.00 God Has Spoken 59.0 S Parnham
Margins: 3/4 len, 1 3/4 len Time: 1:37.86
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