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The Mackinnon Stakes is a Group 1 weight-for-age race held annually over a distance of 2000 metres at Flemington during the Melbourne Spring racing carnival. The race is widely recognised as an important final lead up race for any horse that is contesting the Melbourne Cup on the following Tuesday. It is worth $750,000 and was won in 2009 by Scenic Shot from Miss Maren with Viewed third.

The Mackinnon Stakes is held on the same day as the Victoria Derby which is the first day of the four day Flemington Spring racing carnival which is the last Saturday before the Melbourne Cup.

Derby day is one of the best days of racing anywhere in the world as every race is a group race and there are three more Group Ones along side the LKS Mackinnon Stakes, and they are the Victoria Derby, Coolmore Stud Stakes, and the Myer Classic.

Mackinnon Stakes info
Date: Saturday October 30th, 2010
Track: Flemington racecourse, Melbourne
Distance: 2000 metres
Race Type: Weight-for-age
Status: Group 1
Prizemoney: $750,000
2009 Winner: Scenic Shot

The LKS Mackinnon Stakes was first run in 1869 and is one of the premier weight-for-age races of the Flemington spring racing carnival. The race is run over 2000 metres and has always attracted quality gallopers due to the distance, non-handicap conditions, and the timing of the race being three days before the 3200m Melbourne Cup.

In recent times the LKS Mackinnon Stakes has provided four Melbourne Cup winners and two Japan Cup winners.

Scenic Shot (2009) ran fifth in the WS Cox Plate prior to winning this race and in recent times the Mackinnon Stakes has been won by Thesio (2008), Sirmione (2007) and Desert War in 2006.


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The LKS Mackinnon Stakes winner in 1986 was the classy Haye's trained At Talaq who went on to snare the Melbourne Cup in the same year, as did the quality mares Empire Rose (1998) and Let’s Elope (1991), while Rogan Josh (1999) also scored the Mackinnon Stakes & Melbourne Cup double.

The brilliant New Zealander Horlicks captured the Japan Cup after winning the Mackinnon in 1989, and champion galloper Better Loosen Up did the same thing in 1990.

The 2008 Melbourne Cup winner Viewed went into the Cup via this race.

2009 Mackinnon Stakes result
1. $8.50 Scenic Shot 59.0 S Scriven
2. $31.00 Miss Maren 57.0 C Newitt
3. $8.00 Viewed 59.0 B Rawiller

Then followed:
4. $15.00 Racing To Win 59.0 J Bowman
5. $19.00 Master O'Reilly 59.0 V Duric
6. $101.00 Newport 59.0 Peter Wells
7. $2.80 Rangirangdoo 59.0 C W Brown
8. $10.00 Drumbeats 58.0 K Mc Evoy
9. $15.00 Cima De Triomphe 59.0 D Oliver
10. $51.00 Mandela 59.0 M Zahra
11. $71.00 Sir Slick 59.0 Ms M Payne

Margins: 2 len, lg nk
Time: 2:03.46

2009 Mackinnon Stakes: Scenic Shot was beautifully ridden to go up to the leaders at the 150m and put a couple of lengths on them in quick fashion and then ran away to score a top win from Miss Maren who ran on well to get second place, while Zipping came from back in the field to finish strongly into third place.



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Mackinnon Stakes recent winners & placegetters

Year Winner 2nd 3rd Time
2009 Scenic Shot Miss Maren Viewed 2:03.4
2008 Thesio Barbaricus Sirmione 2:03.8
2007 Sirmione Princess Coup Zipping 2:02.3
2006 Desert War Growl Aqua dAmore 2:02.3
2005 Lad of The Manor Our Smoking Joe Lachlan River 2:01.7
2004 Grand Armee Confectioner Vouvray 2:00.9
2003 Casual Pass Pentastic Fields of Omagh 2:05.8
2002 Lonhro Royal Code Distinctly Secret 2:02.6
2001 La Bella Dama Hill of Grace Emission 2:01.5
2000 Oliver Twist Camarena Slavonic 2:05.4
1999 Rogan Josh Rebel Oliver Twist 2:00.3
1998 Champagne Northern Drake Aerosmith 2:02.3
1997 Ebony Grosve Istidaad Filante 2:02.6
1996 All Our Mob Filante Saleous 2:00.8
1995 Danewin Protaras Bay Starstruck 2:00.4
1994 Paris Lane Jeune Excited Angel 2:06.6
1993 The Phantom Fraar Naturalism 2:01.4
1992 Veandercross Rough Habit Aquidity 2:04.9
1991 Lets Elope Super Impose Prince Salieri 2:01.8
1990 Better Loosen Up Stylish Century Mr. Brooker 2:02.9
1989 Horlicks Kings High Vo Rogue 2:00.3
1988 Empire Rose Vo Rogue Sky Chase 2:00.9
1987 Rubiton King of Brooklyn Military Plume 2:02.8
1986 At Talaq Colour Page Roman Artist 2:01.2
1985 Rising Prince So Vague The Filbert 2:02.6
1984 Bounty Hawk Alibhai Goleen 2:02.1
1983 Veloso Chiamare Kiwi Slave 2:04.3
1982 My Axeman Gurners Lane My Sir Avon 2:05.3
1981 Belmura Lad Kingston Town No Peer 2:02.0
1980 Belmura Lad Family of Man Lady Capri 2:03.8
1979 Dulcify Shivaree Minuetto 2:00.9
1978 Family of Man La Mer Kankama 2:04.0
1977 Sir Silver Lad Gold and Black Salamander 2:02.4
1976 Gold and Black Better Draw How Now 2:05.2
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