Cockram Stakes

Cockram Stakes. Winners and Past Results.

The WW Cockram Stakes is Group 3 sprint race only for mares four years old and over hosted by Melbourne Racing Club in August at Caulfield Racecourse in August every year. The 1200 metre race is held under set weight plus penalties with $125,000 offered to the winning connections. Bonus Bet $250 That Can't Lose

The mares-only event attracts the more than handy females preparing for the forthcoming spring racing carnival in Melbourne. The race suits classier mares who can take advantage of the set weight conditions. The Group 2 JJ Liston Stakes is also scheduled on the same day.

Mares may make their way from a number of handicap and Group races, while some may even come in from a spell. Fitness and freshness are key issues in selecting a winner while most mares use the event as a springboard to better feature races during the year. Mares have a number of options following the WW Cockram Stakes.

The classier mares engaged will be advantaged by the set weights conditions of the race and competitors in this event may go on to tackle similar type mares races like the 1400m Group 2 Let's Elope Stakes at Flemington Racecourse on Makybe Diva Stakes Day or the Group 3 How Now Stakes at Caulfield on Underwood Stakes Day later in the carnival.

The Cockram Stakes is a relatively new race with the first edition held as a listed race in 1992 and has remained a Group 3 event since 2005. Chillies in 1999, Dea in 2005, Storm Alert in 2006, and Rhythm In Paris are among the notable gallopers to win the Cockram Stakes.

2011 Cockram Stakes

Mid Summer Music settled nicely in the field, getting plenty of cover as the race progressed, before bursting from the pack and rounding up the leaders to score another impressive Group victory. Parables came from a fair way back to claim second while outsider Anabaa's Legacy, who held the lead with 150 metres to go, was able to battle on for third.

2011 Cockram Stakes result

1. Mid Summer Music
2. Parables
3. Anabaa's Legacy

Then came:

4. Venus World
5. Pinker Pinker
6. Rue Maple
7. Lady Lynette
8. Star Of Giselle
9. Spurcific
10. Avienus
11. Simply Put
12. Do Ra Mi
13. Southern Speed
14. Brazilian Pulse
15. I'm Discreet