Memsie Stakes

The Memsie Stakes is a Group 2 race held annually under weight-for-age conditions at Caulfield racecourse, Melbourne in late August. The race is run over a distance of 1400 metres and worth $200,000 in prizemoney. The 2011 Memsie Stakes was won by King's Rose from Heart Of Dreams with Red Colossus third.

Memsie Stakes info
Date:	Saturday 25th August 2012
Track:	Caulfield racecourse, Melbourne
Distance:	1400 metres
Race Type:	Weight-for-age
Status:	Group 2
Prizemoney:	$200,000
2011 Winner:	King's Rose

The Memsie Stakes is run in late August each year and generally attracts a number of gallopers returning for the big spring races ahead and it can often make for a trickay affair with so many horses early in their campaign.

Competitors will head on to races like the upcoming Gr2 Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington or the Gr2 Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes at Moonee Valley in a fortnight and the JJ Liston Stakes held earlier in the carnival at Caulfield is the ideal lead-up race to this event. Regal Roller (2004) was the last horse to complete the double while Shoot Out (3rd in 2010) won the Liston Stakes before running third in this race.

Some quality thoroughbreds have won their name etched on the Memsie Stakes honour roll and it has proven to be a great guide to the Gr1 WS Cox Plate in recent years. So You Think (2009-10), El Segundo (2006), Makybe Diva (2005), Sunline (2000-01) and Dane Ripper (1998) all managed to win the WS Cox Plate either before or after winning this race.

Always a pivotal race of the spring, the Memsie Stakes can often provide a springboard for a classy galloper to make a name for himself on the spring racing stage.

King's Rose (2011) finished unplaced in the New Zealand Oaks in the autumn before winning this event first-up fro a spell for the Moody stable and recent Memsie Stakes winners include So You Think (2010) and Mic Mac (2009).

Spring Carnival Guide
So You Think (2010) had a big spring after winning this race and went on to win the Gr1 Underwood Stakes and Gr1 Yalumba Stakes at Caulfield before going on to win his second succesive WS Cox Plate at Moonee Valley.

Whobegotyou (2nd in 2009-10) went on to win succcessive Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes at Moonee Valley and in the spring of 2010 ran third in the Yalumba Stakes and WS Cox Plate.

Maldivian (2nd in 2007) went on to win the 2008 Cox Plate and Haradasun (2nd in 2007) came third in the WS Cox Plate later in the same carnival. El Segundo (2006) went on to win the 2007 WS Cox Plate in great style, while Sunline successful in 2001-02 took out the Cox Plate double in 1999-2000 and was denied the hat-trick by Northerly in 2001.

Interestingly enough, the outstanding mare Makybe Diva captured three Melbourne Cups in 2003-05 before returning to win this race in 2006. Cast a keen eye over the Memsie Stakes and you may very well find an upcoming star of the spring in the midst.

2011 Memsie Stakes result
1. $7.50 King’s Rose 56.5 Luke Nolen
2. $2.60 Heart Of Dreams 59.0 Damien Oliver
3. $13.00 Red Colossus 59.0 C Symons

then followed
4. $7.50 Rekindled Interest 58.5 D Dunn
5. $19.00 Absolutely 56.5 C Williams
6. $41.00 Precedence 59.0 S Arnold
7. $17.00 Linton 59.0 N Hall
8. $10.00 Shamrocker 56.5 M Zahra
9. $11.00 Prince Obama 59.0 D Yendall
10. $101.00 Midas Touch 59.0 S King
11. $12.00 Anacheeva 58.5 C Newitt
12. $21.00 Herculian Prince 59.0 B Melham
13. $101.00 Anudjawun 59.0 Ms M Payne

Margins: Short head, 3/4 len
Time: 1:23.44

Memsie Stakes recent winners & placegetters
Year	Winner	2nd	3rd	Time
2011	King's Rose	Heart Of Dreams	Red Colossus
2010	So You Think	Whobegotyou	Shoot Out	1:26.6
2009	Mic Mac	Whobegotyou	Zarita	1:24.4
2008	Weekend Hussler	Maldivian	Pompeii Ruler	1:23.2
2007	Miss Finland	Haradasun	Tipungwuti	1:24.2
2006	El Segundo	Casual Pass	Apache Cat	1:23.2
2005	Makybe Diva	Barely A Moment	Regal Roller	1:26.7
2004	Regal Roller	Pacific Dancer	Delzao	1:23.0
2003	Le Zagaletta	Super Elegant	Out Of Options	1:25.2
2002	Magical Miss	Fields Of Omagh	Dash For Cash	1:24.0
2001	Sunline	Piavonic	Rum	1:25.5
2000	Sunline	Umrum	Oliver Twist	1:25.4
1999	Sir Boom	The Message	Londolozi	1:24.8
1998	Dane Ripper	Willoughby	La Volta	1:22.8
1997	Tarnpir Lane	Bradson	Doriemus	1:23.9
1996	Sir Boom	Seascay	Poetic King	1:23.9
1995	Island Morn	Station Hand	Blevic	1:23.2
1994	Bundy Lad	Spanish Mix	Redding	1:23.2
1993	Palace Reign	Never Undercharge	Naturalism	1:25.4
1992	Naturalism	Star Of The Realm	Durbridge	1:27.1
1991	Redelva	Street Ruffian	Mannerism	1:25.9
1990	The Phantom	Pago Mystery	Ark Regal	1:25.6
1989	Almurtajaz	Dark Beau	Kairau Lad	1:27.7
1988	Rancho Ruler	My Steely Dan	Fair Sir	1:26.6
1987	Rubiton	Society Bay	Cossack Warrior	1:27.9
1986	Dazzling Duke	King Phoenix	Lockleys Tradition	1:25.2
1985	Delightful Belle	Bow Mistress	Contemplation	1:27.3
1984	King Delamere	Alibhai	Bow Mistress	1:27.7
1983	Red Tempo	Strawberry Road	Holsam	1:31.4
1982	Manikato	Galleon	Lawman	1:24.0
1981	Silver Bounty	Top Of The Ladder	Lawman	1:27.6
1980	Tolhurst	Turf Ruler	Marjoleo	1:24.5