The Starlight Stakes is a Listed 3yo & upward handicap held each September at Rosehill racecourse in Sydney. The race is run over the sprint distance of 1100 metres and is worth $100,000 in prizemoney. The 2009 Starlight Stakes was won by Victorian galloper Lucky Secret who defeated Fist Of Fury with Gold Trail third.
| Starlight Stakes info |
| Date: |
Saturday September 19th, 2009 |
| Track: |
Rosehill racecourse, Sydney |
| Distance: |
1100 metres |
| Race Type: |
3yo&up Quality Hcp |
| Status: |
Listed |
| Prizemoney: |
$100,000 |
| 2009 Winner: |
Lucky Secret |
The Starlight Stakes is an 1100m race normally contested by handy sprinters suited to the weighted handicap conditions of the race, with the highweight at 61 kilograms. Improving horses who can get in under the handicapper's guard are suited in a race like this.
Lucky Secret (2009) stormed home late to win this race and then returned to Melbourne to win the Gr2 Schillaci Stakes at Caulfield. The Starlight Stakes has been won in recent years by Keen Commander (2008), not held in 2007, and Fast 'N' Famous in 2006.
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2009 Starlight Stakes result
1. $5.50 Lucky Secret 60.0 N Rawiller
2. $2.80 Fist Of Fury 53.0 J A Cassidy
3. $4.50 Gold Trail 53.5 G Schofield
Then followed:
4. $81.00 Let Me Adam 53.0 T Angland
5. $66.00 Zarvista 53.0 P Robl
6. $26.00 Seeking Attention 53.0 T Clark
7. $26.00 Mount Verde 53.0 J Grisedale
8. $15.00 Keen Commander 56.5 T Jones
9. $4.50 Bhutane Dane 53.0 C Munce
Margins: 1/2 nk, sht 1/2 hd
Time: 1:03.30
2009 Starlight Stakes: Lucky Secret flew home down the outside under his big weight to gain the victory over another fast finisher in Fist Of Fury who snared second, while Gold Trail who scooted 2 to 3 lengths clear inside the 200m mark weakend to finish third.
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Starlight Stakes recent winners & placegetters
| Year |
Winner |
2nd |
3rd |
Time |
|
2008 |
My Vegas |
Belong To Many |
German Chocolate |
1:04.0 |
|
2008 |
Keen Commander |
Posadas |
Fox Lake |
1:04.1 |
|
2007 |
Race not run |
Ran Feb2 2008 |
1 Keen Commander |
|
|
2006 |
Fast 'N' Famous |
Rightson |
Posadas |
1:03.2 |
|
2005 |
Mac'S Tune |
Segments |
Sam Sung A Song |
1:03.7 |
|
2004 |
Taikun |
Star Of Florida |
Red Oog |
1:02.6 |
|
2003 |
Star Of Florida |
Academe |
Empire |
1:02.8 |
|
2002 |
Into The Night |
Alibarber |
Empire |
1:03.3 |
|
2001 |
Oamaru Force |
Mistegic |
Progress |
1:03.1 |
|
2000 |
Au Lion |
Stanzaic |
High Rolling |
1:04.0 |
|
1999 |
Regulations |
Life Of Riley |
Rebel Rock |
1:05.3 |
