Chairmans Stakes

Winners and Past Results

The Chairman's Stakes is a South Australian Jockey Club Group 3 Australian horse race for 3 year olds and is run at Set Weights. FREE $250 Bet

The race is contested over a distance of 2000 metres and is held annually at Morphettville Racecourse in Adelaide in April. Other races on the day include DC Mc Kay Stakes, Australasian Oaks and the Robert Sangster Stakes

Prize money for the Chairman's Stakes is worth $115,000.

Quality runners that have won this race in the past include Rebel Raider (2009), Zagreb (2008), Obglo (2006), Mummify (2003) and Beserk (1996).

2012 SA Chairman's Stakes

Heaven's Riches, a real long shot at 150 to 1, caused a huge boilover in winning this Group 3 race over 2000 metres. Heaven's Riches was beautifully ridden by Michael Walker who nursed the three-year-old from barrier 10 onto the rails, where he settled nicely. At the turn, Heaven's Riches was moved wide in readiness for an outside run and the colt ran the rest of the race to perfection, winding up well and showing enough character to hold on for a narrow win from Alcohol, who ran on strongly, while favourite Cornell didn't disgrace in finishing third after racing wide and without cover for most of the race.

2012 SA Chairman's Stakes result

1. Heaven's Riches
2. Alcohol
3. Cornell

Then came:

4. Haroldhaut
5. Quick Retort
6. Rock Musician
7. Meshmaker
8. Elldami
9. Hammer Time
10. Pentimento
11. Scelto
12. Banner
13. Niconoise
14. Southern Invasion
15. Crystalised
16. Frisky No More