Railway Stakes

The Railway Stakes is a Group 1 open handicap race held annually at Ascot racecourse in Perth, Western Australia each November during the Perth summer racing carnival. The race is run over a distance of 1600 metres and worth $1,000,000 in prizemoney. The 2011 Railway Stakes was won by Luckygray from He's Remarkable with Westriver Kevydonn third.

The feature mile event of the summer carnival in Perth, the Railway Stakes takes place on Festival of Perth Racing's Super Saturday alongside the Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes and two weeks before the Group 1 Kingston Town Classic on the final day of the carnival.

Railway Stakes info
Date:	Saturday 24th November 2012
Track:	Ascot racecourse, Perth
Distance:	1600 metres
Race Type:	Open Handicap
Status:	Group 1
Prizemoney:	$1,000,000
2011 Winner:	Luckygray

The Railway Stakes is the biggest race held during the Perth summer racing carnival and with prizemoney of $1,000,000 it has become a very prestigous event in Western Australia. Horses from the recently finished Melbourne spring racing carnival may head towards this race for the big dollars on offer, while the Gr3 Asian Beau Stakes and Gr3 RJ Peters Stakes are considered key lead up races to this event.

The hot conditions in Perth favours local horses, especially those who have a good record in the race. Winners and placegetters might consider going on to tackle the other prominent race in the summer, the Gr1 Kingston Town Classic in a fortnight at the same track.

Luckygray (2011) won the Asian Beau Stakes on his way to winning this event via protest from New Zealand galloper He's Remarkable (second against first) and recent Railway Stakes winners include Gathering (2010) and Sniper's Bullet (2009).

2011 Railway Stakes result
1. $4.00 Luckygray 53.0 Shaun O’Donnell
2. $5.50 He’s Remarkable 53.0 Kerrin McEvoy
3. $21.00 Westriver Kevydonn 53.0 Patrick Carbery

then followed
4. $10.00 Waratah’s Secret 57.0 Paul Harvey
5. $26.00 Tranquility 53.0 Jason Whiting
6. $4.40 Ranger 56.0 William Pike
7. $13.00 Kincaple 53.0 Troy Turner
8. $26.00 Spacecraft 53.0 Peter Knuckey
9. $51.00 Lords Ransom 54.0 Brad Parnham
10. $11.00 Avienus 53.0 Craig Williams
11. $101.00 Mega Steel 53.0 Jarrad Noske
12. $81.00 Rocky Range 53.0 Shaun Meeres
13. $71.00 Battle Emblem 53.0 Ms Kyra Yuill (a)
14. $11.00 Playing God 57.0 Steven Parnham
15. $151.00 Big Ted 53.0 Marco Chui
16. $61.00 King Kool Kat 55.0 Duncan Miller

Margins: Long Head, 4 1/4 lengths
Time: 1:34.88

(Protest 2nd Luckygray against 1st He's Remarkable upheld)

Railway Stakes recent winners & placegetters
Year	Winner	2nd	3rd	Time
2011	Luckygray	He's Remarkable	Westriver Kevydonn	1:34.8
2010	Gathering	Famous Roman	Megatic	1:35.1
2009	Snipers Bullet	Tarzi	Colour Correct	1:34.2
2008	Gilded Venom	Sniper's Bullet	Annenkov	1.34:5
2007	El Presidente	Hartley's Dream	Mansion House	1:34.7
2006	Belle Bizarre	Confectioner	Niconero	1:34.4
2005	Covertly	Early Express	Blinded	1:34.8
2004	Modem	Mr Sandgroper	Blinded	1:35.9
2003	Hardrada	Early Express	Mapperholic	1:35.7
2002	Old Fashion	Hardrada	Corporate Bruce	1:35.6
2001	Old Comrade	Mr Tanzania	Finito	1:37.6
2000	Northerly	Old Comrade	Lizzy Long Legs	1:35.8
1999	Slavonic	Sister Patricia	Corporate Bruce	1:34.8
1998	(Jan) Willoughby	Bar Dreamer	Spook	1:34.5
1998	(Dec) Machine Gun To	Jacks Or Better	On a Swing	1:36.4
1996	Bold Extreme	Century Blazer	Bradson	1:34.8
1995	Jacks Or Better	Foreman	Wabasso	1:35.2
1994	(Jan) Zaparri	Sir Tinka	Asian Incline	1:35.1
1994	(Dec) Island Morn	Classy Dresser	Calypso	1:35.6
1992	Welcome Knight	Double Dignity	Colonial Spirit	1:34.5
1991	M'Lady's Jewel	Barrosa Boy	Yilgangie Gold	1:34.6
1990	Medicine Kid	Century God	Jungle Hero	1:35.4
1989	Better Loosen Up	Marwong	Dual's Brute	1:34.4
1988	Marwong	Bowie	Congressman	1:33.7