San Domenico Stakes Preview

The San Domenico Stakes is a three-year-old event raced under set weights and penalty conditions each year in August at Randwick racecourse in Sydney. The race is run over a distance of 1100 metres and worth $125,000 in prizemoney. The 2011 San Domenico Stakes was won by Foxwedge from Anise with Karuta Queen third.

San Domenico Stakes info
Date:	Saturday 18th August 2012
Track:	Rosehill racecourse, Sydney
Distance:	1100 metres
Race Type:	3yo - Set Weights + Penalty
Status:	Group 3
Prizemoney:	$125,000
2011 Winner:	Foxwedge

The San Domenico Stakes is a race that often attracts three-year-old gallopers returning from a spell for a spring campaign and that can often mean a tricky affair for punters with so many horses at unknown fitness levels and prone to major improvement off an autumn spell. The level weights playing field means the best three-year-old will generally salute barring any bad luck.

Some good three-year-olds have won the San Domenico Stakes, including Gold Edition (2006), Mistegic (2001), Testa Rossa (1999) and General Nediym (1997). The race tends to attract handy three-year-olds who may go on to perform well in similar type events during the Sydney spring racing carnival.

In recent times Obsequious (2010) went on to run second in the Gr3 Roman Consul Stakes at Randwick after winning this race, while Solar Charged (2nd in 2010) finished runner-up in the Gr3 Silver Shadow Stakes at Randwick before travelling to Melbourne to to win the Gr3 Thousand Guineas Prelude on Caulfield Guineas Day at Caulfield. Decision Time (3rd in 2010) won the Gr2 Stan Fox Stakes later in the carnival at Randwick.

Shellscrape (2009) went on to run second in the Gr3 Up And Coming Stakes at Randwick on his way to victory in the Roman Consul Stakes at the same track and a third placing in the Gr1 Coolmore Stud Stakes on Victoria Derby day at Flemington.

Foxwedge (2011) won this event first-up from a spell after finishing unplaced in the Gr1 Golden Slipper at Rosehill beforehand and recent San Domenico Stakes winners include Obsequious (2010) and Shellscrape (2009).

2011 San Domenico Stakes result
1. $1.95 Foxwedge 56.0 N Rawiller
2. $7.50 Anise 55.0 J Parr
3. $3.60 Karuta Queen 54.0 T Berry

Then followed:
4. $16.00 Hollyweird 53.0 C W Brown
5. $21.00 Boys On Tour 55.0 C Reith
6. $16.00 Defiant Dame 54.5 N Berry
7. $26.00 Fontelina 56.5 G Schofield

Margins: 1/2 len, 1 1/2 len
Time: 1:04.36

San Domenico Stakes recent winners & placegetters
Year	Winner	2nd	3rd	Time
2011	Foxwedge	Anise	Karuta Queen	1:04.3
2010	Obsequious	Solar Charged	Decision Time	0:59.3
2009	Shellscrape	Sniplaz	Kiss Me Katy	0.58.1
2008	Duporth	Whitefriars	Atomic Force	1:04:2
2007	Sliding Cube	Mimi Lebrock	Moonboat	0.58.3
2006	Gold Edition	My Middi	Astounded	0.59.4
2005	Media	Written Tycoon	Snitzel	0.57.4
2004	Charge Forward	Fastnet Rock	Dance Hero	0.57.2
2003	Regimental Gal	Spark of Life	Dorky	0.56.9
2002	Star Of Florida	Chocolate Starfish	Athelnoth	0.57.7
2001	Mistegic	Fair Embrace	Palais	0.59.1
2000	Zariz	Dymamic Love	Kootoomootoo	0.57.0
1999	Testa Rossa	Easy Rocking	Catamarca	1:00.9
1998	Race Not Run	-	-
1997	General Nediym	Sports	Adeewin	0.57.7
1996	Sovereign State	Clang	Apple Danish	0.57.2
1995	Our Maizcay	Strategic	Millrich	0.57.4
1994	Lord Jim	Flaming Hot	Dapper Magic	0.57.9
1993	Sashed	Moss Rocket	Stormy Regent	0.59.3
1992	Surtee	Klokka	Monsieur	0.57.7
1991	Tierce	Big Dreams	Cloudlet	0.57.1
1990	Acecay	Varikos	Committal	0.59.3
1989	Show County	Patronise	Charles County	0.58.0
1988	Merimbula Bay	Full And By	Fortlin	0.59.0
1987	Omnicorp	Sky Chase	Golden Unicorn	0.59.2
1986	Gallery Level	Pre Catelan	Western Ace	0.58.7
1985	Let's Get Physical	Timothy	Shankhill Lass	0.57.9
1984	Quiet Little Drink	Bletchencore	Princess Jocinda	0.58.3
1983	Sir Dapper	Been There	Yoyangamble	0.57.7
1982	Rosebrook	Regal Karioi	Sounds Of Morning	0.57.5
1981	Black Shoes	Ideal Planet	Wenona Princess	1:01.0
1980	Proud Knight	John's Hero	Gay Rosalind	0.57.6