Premiere Stakes

Winners and Past Results

The Premiere Stakes is a Group 2 weight for age race held every year in October as part of the Sydney 's spring racing carnival. Offering $ 175,000 in prize money, this 1200 metre event is held at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse and organized by the Australian Turf Club.

The race was held in early August till 2011 when it was moved to the same date as the Group 1 Epsom Handicap Day, which has a total of seven group races, four of which are Group 1. Free $250 Bet

Established in 1972, the Premiere Stakes is held at the one of the most celebrated tracks in Australia. Rosehill Gardens which is located 23 kilometres from Sydney's CBD and is the venue for some of the most followed races in the racing circuit. The club was home to the Sydney Turf Club, since the club's inception in 1943. In 2011, the club merged with the Australian Jockey Club, and is now known as Australian Turf Club. The track is a grass track, with a circumference of 2048 meters, and a 408 meter straight. Some celebrated races held here are the Group 1 Golden Slipper Stakes, the Group 1 Rosehill Guineas and the Group 1 Queen of the Turf Stakes.

Much more than a handy sprint race, the Premiere Stakes, usually favours the classier type of contestants due to the level weight playing field. The field is usually made up of very capable horses who usually will come from the Group 3 Missile Stakes held at Randwick Racecourse, a month before or the Group 2 Warwick Stakes at Warwick Farm Racecourse, a fortnight before.

2011 winner Neeson, placed fourth in the Missile Stakes. He then competed in the Listed Show County Handicap where he placed third. After this he competed in the Group 3 Tramway Quality Handicap and the Group 3 Cameron Handicap where he placed third in both events. He then competed in the Premiere Stakes, after which he went on to place tenth in the Group 2 Salinger Stakes.

The 2011 runner up Hurtle Myrtle came in from a spell from her last race three months before. She went on to place fifth two weeks later in the Group 3 Betfair Stakes at Caulfield Racecourse. After this a fortnight later, she won the Group 1 Myer Classic at Flemington Racecourse.

Placed third in 2001, Love Conquers All came in to the event after winning the Group 2 The Shorts. After the Premiere Stakes he went on to win the Group 3 Betfair Stakes and then moved on to place fifth in the Group 1 Emirates Stakes.

2011 Premiere Stakes

Neeson has been a little disappointing of late but he enjoyed a return to form in this race. The gelding settled in third and travelled nicely before being moved off the fence and showing some rare speed in the straight to record a convincing win over Hurtle Myrtle, who looked good after resuming from a spell, while favourite Love Conquers All had to settle for third.

2011 Premiere Stakes result

1. Neeson
2. Hurtle Myrtle
3. Love Conquers All

Then came:

4. Albert The Fat
5. Lucha Libre
6. Danleigh
7. Winter King