Theo Marks Stakes Preview

The Theo Marks Stakes is a Group 2 quality handicap for 3yo & upwards horses held at Rosehill racecourse annnually each September during the Sydney spring racing carnival. The race is run over a distance of 1300 metres and worth $200,000 in prizemoney. The 2011 Theo Marks Stakes was won by Master Of Design from Torio's Quest with Fast Clip third.

Run as the Sebring Stakes in recnet years, it takes place on the same day as the $1,000,000 Group 1 Golden Rose over 1400m and Group 3 Kingston Town Stakes over 2000m

Theo Marks Stakes info
Date:	Saturday 15th September 2012
Track:	Rosehill racecourse, Sydney
Distance:	1300 metres
Race Type:	Quality Handicap
Status:	Group 2
Prizemoney:	$200,000
2011 Winner:	Master Of Design

The Theo Marks Stakes is a handicap event over 1300 metres that serves as a good follow up race to the Gr3 Concorde Stakes held earlier in the carnival at Rosehill and horses entered for the Theo Marks Stakes will most likely head towards the Randwick carnival and races like the Gr2 Shannon Stakes and Gr1 Epsom Hcp as they are a natural progession in conditions and distance.

Smart galloper Racing to Win (2006) won the Theo Marks & Epsom Handicap double and he returned to win this race again three years later. The Theo Marks Stakes has been won by some more than handy types over the years including More Joyous (2010), Defier (2002), Shogun Lodge (2001), Adam (1999) and Catelan Opening (1997)

Master Of Design (2011) won the listed Starlight Stakes on his way to winning this race and recent Theo Marks Stakes winners have been More Joyous (2010) and Racing To Win (2009).

2011 Theo Marks Stakes result
1. $21.00 Master Of Design 52.0 C Reith
2. $7.50 Torio’s Quest 53.0 G Boss
3. $6.00 Fast Clip 52.5 C Munce

then followed
4. $4.00 Pinwheel 59.0 Kerrin McEvoy
5. $9.50 Foreteller 55.0 Corey Brown
6. $31.00 Triple Honour 57.5 Hugh Bowman
7. $51.00 Lone Command 52.0 Nathan Berry
8. $3.70 Ilovethiscity 58.0 Brenton Avdulla
9. $101.00 Voice Commander 54.5 Ms Kathy O’Hara
10. $9.00 Pressday 53.0 Jim Cassidy
11. $41.00 Older Than Time 53.5 Glyn Schofield
12. $51.00 Lorne Dancer 55.0 Tommy Berry
13. $101.00 Bay Window 52.0 Jeff Penza
14. $101.00 Prince Braeman 52.0 Jay Ford

Margins: 1/2 neck, neck
Time: 1:16.79

Theo Marks Stakes recent winners & placegetters
Year	Winner	2nd	3rd	Time
2011	Master Of Design	Torio's Quest	Fast Clip	1:16.7
2010	More Joyous	Rothesay	Drumbeats	1:22.1
2009	Racing To Win	Rock Kingdom	Triple Honour	1:22.1
2008	Hurried Choice	Forensics	Ice Chariot	1:17.1
2007	Race Not Run
2006	Racing To Win	New Edge	Regal Cheer	1:16.5
2005	Paratroopers	Perfect Promise	Outback Prince	1:16.8
2004	Falkirk	Grand Armee	Private Steer	1:17.7
2003	Fiery Venture	Grand Armee	Osca Warrior	1:16.3
2002	Defier	Phoenix Park	Carael Boy	1:15.7
2001	Shogun Lodge	Fouardee	Belle Du Jour	1:16.8
2000	Hire	Landsighting	Shogun Lodge	1:17.1
1999	Adam	Sunline	Al Mansour	1:15.4
1998	Pleasure Giver	Tycoon Lil	Blazing Steel	1:15.8
1997	Catalan Opening	Apple Danish	King Ivor	1:15.7
1996	Mamzelle Pedrille	All Our Mob	The Golden Greek	1:17.1
1995	Ivory's Irish	Flight To Fantasy	Danewin	1:15.7
1994	Rouslan	Committal	Dancing Dynamite	1:17.7
1993	Double Your Bet	Deposition	Belas Knap	1:16.3
1992	Final Card	Kinjite	Top Comedian	1:17.7
1991	Joanne	With Me	Final Card	1:15.5
1990	Alquoz	Show County	West Dancer	1:15.1
1989	From The Planet	Mystical Prince	Dieu D'or	1:16.6
1988	Targlish	Robian Steel	Lunch On Sunday	1:16.2