Hobartville Stakes

Winners and Past Results

Australian Turf Club plays host to the Group 2 Hobartville Stakes during the autumn racing carnival. The race is for three year old horses and run over 1400 metres under set weight conditions on the Randwick Racecourse in Sydney. Free $250 Bet

The event is held towards the end of February and early March with a number of potential milers entering the fray with a keen eye on achieving further success in group races during the year. Several of the classiest milers have begun their year with a victory in the Hobartville Stakes which includes the likes of Shaftesbury Avenue, Lonhro, Danewin, and Racing To Win. These horses went on to win major group races and seeked international success as well. Lonhro is among the most notable winners to conquer the Australian racetracks along with jockey Darren Beadman, who together formed one of the most formidable partnerships.

Horses compete in the Hobartville Stakes for prize money worth $200,000. Other races on the day includes the Group 2 Silver Slipper Stakes and Group 3 Millie Fox Stakes. The Hobartvile Stakes has seen plenty of horses head for the Randwick Guineas over the years. Ilovethiscity continued his fine form to win the Hobartville Stakes/Royal Randwick Guineas double.

Among the other races that horses may compete in after a good run in the Hobartville Stakes are the Group 3 Phar Lap Stakes over 1500 metres and the Group 1 Rosehill Guineas at Rosehill.

The race was first held in 1925 as a principal race won by Amounis. It was granted Group 2 status by the Australian Turf Club in 1979. Winners and placegetters in the Hobartville Stakes ought to be followed closely over the season since several top class milers and middle distance runners have achieved greater success over their career.

2012 Hobartville Stakes

Hot favourite Manawanui was first past the post but it was outsider Wild And Proud who was eventually named the winner of the 2012 Hobartville Stakes. Wild And Proud took the early lead with Manawanui and Hot Snitzel just behind, and as they came into the straight they were joined by Moment Of Change. The four horses swapped the lead several times on the run home but it was Manawanui who headed Wild And Proud as they went past the post; however, after a protest, Manawanui was found to have moved in on Wild And Proud in the final stages of the race, causing interference. The finishing order was reversed, with Moment Of Change in third.

2012 Hobartville Stakes result

1. Wild And Proud
2. Manawanui
3. Moment Of Change

Then came:

4. Ambidexter
5. Hot Snitzel
6. Rekindled Alliance
7. Doctor Doom
8. King Saul
9. Galah
10. Free Wheeling
11. Induna
12. Isopach