The $1.5 million Winterbottom Stakes runs at Ascot Racecourse during the Perth Summer Racing Carnival.
2023 Winterbottom Stakes Results
- 1st: #1 Overpass
- 2nd: #16 Oscar's Fortune
- 3rd: #15 Ripcord
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The Group 1 2023 Winterbottom Stakes is 1200m sprint held in late November or early December annually at Ascot Racecourse in Perth. Run under weight-for-age conditions, the contenders aged three-years-old and up compete for the lucrative prize purse of $1.5 million as of 2022.
The event is conducted on Day 2 of the major Perth Summer Racing Carnival in Western Australia, which also features the Group 1 Railway Stakes (1600m) the weekend before and the Group 1 Kingston Town Classic (1800m) – renamed in 2022 as the Northerly Stakes – the following Saturday.
As the premier sprint event in Perth, entries are generally handy local sprinters and the Group 3 Colonel Reeves Stakes (1200m) at the same track and distance a fortnight earlier is a key lead-up.
With the race growing in prize money and prestige, interstate raiders are more commonly making the trip over to WA to take on the locals in the Winterbottom Stakes field with Melbourne races producing eight of the Winterbottom Stakes winners from 2011-2023 most recently Viddora (2017) who improved on a lead-up fourth in the Group 1 Ladbrokes Manikato Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley, Voodoo Lad (2018) who ran eighth in the Manikato before winning that year’s Winterbottom, comeback galloper Hey Doc (2019) who finished third in Sandown’s Group 3 Kevin Heffernan Stakes, and the Godolphin-raced Paulele (2022) who improved on an unplaced 11th in Flemington’s Group 1 Champions Sprint.
Runners that do well in the Winterbottom Stakes may stay on for other weight-for-age events in Perth including the Group 3 AJ Sachill Stakes (1400m) a fortnight later. In 2021 Stageman ran second in both the Winterbottom Stakes and the AJ Scahill Stakes results.
The 2021 Winterbottom Stakes form was further franked with the third place-getter Elite Street returning the following winter to win the Group 3 Northam Stakes – Roma Cup double.
Horses that contest the summer’s Winterbottom Stakes are also now likely to target a slot in Perth’s richest race, the $4 million The Quokka (1200m), taking place for the first time in April of 2023.
The 2022 Winterbottom Stakes form was franked with the runner-up Kissonallforcheeks going on to place third in the inaugural edition of the Group 3 $1.5 million The Gold Rush (1400m).
In 2023 Overpass won the Winterbottom Stakes after taking out the inaugural The Quokka race at the track earlier that year.
The 2023 Winterbottom Stakes ran on Saturday December 2, 2023 offering $1.5 million as the second Group 1 race of the Perth Summer Racing Carnival and was won in style by the Bjorn Baker-trained The Quokka winner from the autumn Overpass ($3F).
Winterbottom Stakes 2023 | |
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Date: | Saturday December 2, 2023 |
Track: | Ascot Racecourse |
Distance: | 1200m |
Conditions: | Weight-for-age |
Status: | Group 1 |
Prizemoney: | $1.5 million |
Inaugurated: | 1952 |
2023 Winterbottom Stakes Results
- 1st: #1 Overpass ($3F)
- 2nd: #16 Oscar’s Fortune
- 3rd: #15 Ripcord
The Bjorn Baker-trained favourite Overpass ($3F) relished a return west with the autumn’s The Quokka champion making it two-from-two at Ascot coming right out to the middle of the track at the top of the straight to bound away from his rivals and post a stylish win for the punters in the 2023 Winterbottom Stakes results.
Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
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1 | 1 | OVERPASS | Bjorn Baker | Joshua Parr | 10 | 58.5kg | $3F | |||
2 | 16 | OSCAR’S FORTUNE | Dion Luciani | William Pike | 1.68L | 12 | 54.5kg | $8 | ||
3 | 15 | RIPCORD | Luke Fernie | Clint Johnston-Porter | 2.53L | 6 | 54.5kg | $6.50 | ||
4 | 2 | RED CAN MAN | Steve Wolfe | Paul Harvey | 3.37L | 9 | 58.5kg | $21 | ||
5 | 13 | MY BELLA MAE | Dion Luciani | Patrick Carbery | 3.38L | 4 | 56.5kg | $16 | ||
6 | 4 | HOT ZED | Lou Luciani | Jason Whiting | 3.47L | 2 | 58.5kg | $9.50 | ||
7 | 6 | LAVERROD | Sean & Jake Casey | Jordan Turner | 4.36L | 14 | 58.5kg | $61 | ||
8 | 5 | RESORTMAN | Michael Lane | Brad Rawiller | 5.25L | 8 | 58.5kg | $19 | ||
9 | 11 | MAN CRUSH | Luke Fernie | Michael Poy | 6.51L | 11 | 58.5kg | $101 | ||
10 | 8 | TRIPLE MISSILE | Lindsey Smith | Damien Oliver | 6.69L | 1 | 58.5kg | $8 | ||
11 | 14 | FLYING MISSILE | Neville Parnham | Steven Parnham | 6.74L | 3 | 56.5kg | $101 | ||
12 | 12 | GO FORWARD | Chris & Michael Gangemi | Laqdar Ramoly | 6.86L | 5 | 58.5kg | $51 | ||
13 | 7 | SNOWDOME | Neville Parnham | Chris Parnham | 7.15L | 16 | 58.5kg | $14 | ||
14 | 9 | PHANTA | Chris & Michael Gangemi | Brad Parnham | 7.2L | 15 | 58.5kg | $51 | ||
15 | 10 | CLEMENCEAU | Chris & Michael Gangemi | Jarrad Noske | 7.9L | 13 | 58.5kg | $61 | ||
16 | 3 | SAVATOXL | Will Savage | Ms Holly Watson | 7.92L | 7 | 58.5kg | $51 | ||
18e | VALENCY | Robyn Lockwood | 0 | |||||||
17e | CORN COB | Julia Martin | Austin Galati | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2023 Winterbottom Stakes Betting Odds
The latest Winterbottom Stakes 2023 odds will be listed below on the sprinters facing off in the field this summer complete with links to the markets at Ladbrokes.com.au on the Group 1 sprint classic.
Overpass ($3 in 2023) was the last favourite in Winterbottom Stakes betting to win.
CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST 2023 WINTERBOTTOM STAKES ODDS (Final Field)
2023 Winterbottom Stakes Form Guide
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2023 Winterbottom Stakes Tips
Stay tuned for our insider Winterbottom Stakes 2023 Tips on the lucrative Perth sprint feature this November.
- To Win: #1 Overpass ($3 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Happy to stick with the race favourite Overpass who won the $4 million The Quokka here at this track and trip in the autumn. The Bjorn Baker-trained five-year-old has been competitive in some top races since including a Group 1 Doomben 10,000 second in the winter and Group 2 The Shorts second in Sydney fresh in the spring. His latest run saw him finish 10th in the $20 million The Everest (1200m). He was only four lengths off the winner in the world’s richest turf race and this is an easier assignment. Proven in Perth, runs well fresh, and can salute.
2023 Winterbottom Stakes Field
The Winterbottom Stakes field features some of the top horses out of Western Australia. It’s not unusual for some particularly talented horses to make the journey from the eastern seaboard to enter the Winterbottom Stakes field each summer.
The final 2023 Winterbottom Stakes field is announced by Perth Racing on the Monday of race week and will be available in full below once released.
The Winterbottom Stakes 2023 final field features a capacity line-up of summer sprinters led in betting by the Bjorn Baker-trained Overpass racing third-up in gate 11 who won the $4 million The Quokka at this track and distance in the autumn.
Click here to read more on the key runners in the 2023 Winterbottom Stakes field and betting markets.
No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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1 | 6690x12x20 | OVERPASS | Bjorn Baker | Joshua Parr | 11 | 58.5kg | 113 | |
2 | x22630x136 | RED CAN MAN | Steve Wolfe | Paul Harvey | 10 | 58.5kg | 107 | |
3 | x110x3230x | SAVATOXL | Will Savage | Ms Holly Watson | 8 | 58.5kg | 106 | |
4 | 6x7156x371 | HOT ZED | Lou Luciani | Jason Whiting | 2 | 58.5kg | 107 | |
5 | 11340x473x | RESORTMAN | Michael Lane | Brad Rawiller | 9 | 58.5kg | 107 | |
6 | x3043x0x40 | LAVERROD | Sean & Jake Casey | Jordan Turner | 15 | 58.5kg | 101 | |
7 | x3113132x1 | SNOWDOME | Neville Parnham | Chris Parnham | 18 | 58.5kg | 100 | |
8 | 11x42x7x26 | TRIPLE MISSILE | Lindsey Smith | Damien Oliver | 1 | 58.5kg | 100 | |
9 | 46x2x11328 | PHANTA | Chris & Michael Gangemi | Brad Parnham | 17 | 58.5kg | 101 | |
10 | 221x5244x8 | CLEMENCEAU | Chris & Michael Gangemi | Jarrad Noske | 14 | 58.5kg | 95 | |
11 | 552150×529 | MAN CRUSH | Luke Fernie | Michael Poy | 12 | 58.5kg | 90 | |
12 | 1x353x4484 | GO FORWARD | Chris & Michael Gangemi | Laqdar Ramoly | 6 | 58.5kg | 82 | |
13 | x1159x5255 | MY BELLA MAE | Dion Luciani | Patrick Carbery | 5 | 56.5kg | 99 | |
14 | x1336541x6 | FLYING MISSILE | Neville Parnham | Steven Parnham | 3 | 56.5kg | 88 | |
15 | 13×2281 | RIPCORD | Luke Fernie | Clint Johnston-Porter | 7 | 54.5kg | 86 | |
16 | 11112 | OSCAR’S FORTUNE | Dion Luciani | William Pike | 13 | 54.5kg | 84 | |
17e | 213421234x | CORN COB | Julia Martin | Austin Galati | 16 | 58.5kg | 84 | |
18e | 135×231182 | VALENCY | Robyn Lockwood | 4 | 56.5kg | 78 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2023 Winterbottom Stakes Nominations
The Winterbottom Stakes nominations are taken in early October by Perth Racing over a month out from the race and typically attract over 50 sprinters.
The 2023 Winterbottom Stakes nominations close on Monday the 16th of October, 2023.
The Winterbottom Stakes 2023 nominations attracted 68 summer hopefuls led in all-in betting by star local mare Amelia’s Jewel who won last year’s Group 1 Northerly Stakes and has been racing well in Melbourne over the spring.
Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Ballot | Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating | |
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1 | 2213x3158x | ACROMANTULA | G | 6 | Daniel & Ben Pearce | 58.5kg | |||
2 | 7x00x4700x | BEAU ROSSA | G | 6 | Will Clarken & Niki O’Shea | 58.5kg | |||
3 | 11x545120x | BOOTS LIKE BRUCE | G | 6 | Anne King | 58.5kg | 69 | ||
4 | 36x004283x | CAPITAL FLIGHT | G | 5 | Coreen Maynard | 58.5kg | 80 | ||
5 | x221x5244x | CLEMENCEAU | G | 5 | Chris & Michael Gangemi | 58.5kg | |||
6 | 213421234x | CORN COB | G | 5 | Julia Martin | 58.5kg | 84 | ||
7 | 34x126590x | CREATOR | G | 7 | Chris & Michael Gangemi | 58.5kg | 84 | ||
8 | 1x130x655x | EXTREMELY LUCKY | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 58.5kg | |||
9 | x10x8826x1 | FRONT PAGE | G | 7 | Matthew Dale | 58.5kg | |||
10 | 441x353x4x | GO FORWARD | G | 6 | Chris & Michael Gangemi | 58.5kg | 75 | ||
11 | 135590×990 | HALATORION | G | 6 | Roy Rogers | 58.5kg | 81 | ||
12 | 33x8907x4x | HOLYFIELD | G | 6 | Annabel Neasham | 58.5kg | |||
13 | 9146x7156x | HOT ZED | G | 6 | Lou Luciani | 58.5kg | 103 | ||
14 | x86x03305x | INDIAN PACIFIC | G | 7 | Neville Parnham | 58.5kg | 99 | ||
15 | 1230x2111x | INSURRECTION | G | 4 | Michael Freedman | 58.5kg | |||
16 | 7x111101x5 | JIGSAW | G | 5 | Cindy Alderson | 58.5kg | |||
17 | x08x3x907x | LAUDA SION (JPN) | H | 7 | Chris Waller | 58.5kg | |||
18 | 04x3043x0x | LAVERROD | G | 7 | Sean & Jake Casey | 58.5kg | 102 | ||
19 | 211x1147x | LENIENCY | G | 4 | Colin Webster | 58.5kg | 75 | ||
20 | 347x12284x | LOFTY STRIKE | H | 4 | Julius Sandhu | 58.5kg | |||
21 | 21x0x988x4 | LOMBARDO | G | 7 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | 58.5kg | |||
22 | 63467x413x | LONG BEACH | G | 7 | Chris & Michael Gangemi | 58.5kg | 88 | ||
23 | 5025x1576x | MALKOVICH | G | 6 | Bjorn Baker | 58.5kg | |||
24 | 126552150x | MAN CRUSH | G | 4 | Luke Fernie | 58.5kg | 83 | ||
25 | 3109x7008x | MASSIMO | G | 7 | Chris & Michael Gangemi | 58.5kg | 102 | ||
26 | 413421x07x | MOI CHOUX (NZ) | G | 7 | Summer Dickson | 58.5kg | 83 | ||
27 | 6690x12x20 | OVERPASS | G | 5 | Bjorn Baker | 58.5kg | |||
28 | 46x2x1132x | PHANTA | G | 6 | Chris & Michael Gangemi | 58.5kg | 101 | ||
29 | x9998x551x | RANTING (NZ) | G | 6 | Nick Ryan | 58.5kg | |||
30 | 205x22630x | RED CAN MAN | G | 7 | Steve Wolfe | 58.5kg | 107 | ||
31 | 11340x473x | RESORTMAN | G | 7 | Michael Lane | 58.5kg | 107 | ||
32 | x110x3230x | SAVATOXL | G | 8 | Will Savage | 58.5kg | |||
33 | 0x3113132x | SNOWDOME | H | 4 | Neville Parnham | 58.5kg | 90 | ||
34 | 2x3x160x11 | STAR PATROL | G | 5 | Clinton McDonald | 58.5kg | |||
35 | 21116x274x | TADWEER | G | 5 | Chris & Michael Gangemi | 58.5kg | 83 | ||
36 | 00x9275x4x | THE INFERNO | G | 7 | Cliff Brown | 58.5kg | |||
37 | x573747x3x | TITAN BLINDERS | G | 8 | Chris & Michael Gangemi | 58.5kg | 96 | ||
38 | 82243019×0 | TOP OF THE POPS | G | 4 | Daniel Morton | 58.5kg | 78 | ||
39 | 411x42x7x2 | TRIPLE MISSILE | G | 6 | Lindsey Smith | 58.5kg | |||
40 | 810x1760x5 | VILANA | H | 5 | James Cummings | 58.5kg | |||
41 | x1221x120x | WESTERN KNIGHT (NZ) | G | 5 | Michael Grantham | 58.5kg | 73 | ||
42 | 9x678x210x | WRITTEN MATTER | G | 6 | Chris & Michael Gangemi | 58.5kg | 78 | ||
43 | 211x12x119 | AMELIA’S JEWEL | M | 4 | Simon A Miller | 56.5kg | |||
44 | 11x344x121 | ASFOORA | M | 5 | Henry Dwyer | 56.5kg | |||
45 | 12x301x81x | BABY PARIS | M | 4 | Colin Webster | 56.5kg | 99 | ||
46 | x30236x333 | BELLA NIPOTINA | M | 6 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 56.5kg | |||
47 | x3899464x3 | CHAIN OF LIGHTNING | M | 5 | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | 56.5kg | |||
48 | 42112111x | DUCHESS OF GOSSIP | M | 4 | Dion Luciani | 56.5kg | 76 | ||
49 | 0x6117x217 | ESPIONA | M | 5 | Chris Waller | 56.5kg | |||
50 | 4x1336541x | FLYING MISSILE | M | 5 | Neville Parnham | 56.5kg | 88 | ||
51 | 213208x11x | GODDESS OF GIVING | M | 4 | Lou Luciani | 56.5kg | 75 | ||
52 | x11117x161 | I AM ME | M | 5 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 56.5kg | |||
53 | x64x212316 | LITTLE STRAWBERRY | M | 4 | Mitchell Pateman | 56.5kg | 65 | ||
54 | 19x1159x5x | MY BELLA MAE | M | 4 | Dion Luciani | 56.5kg | 94 | ||
55 | 14x11x1580 | OLENTIA | M | 4 | Chris Waller | 56.5kg | |||
56 | 158x28x274 | QUEEN OF THE BALL | M | 4 | Michael Freedman | 56.5kg | |||
57 | 111x1344x | REAR ADMIRAL | M | 4 | Sean & Jake Casey | 56.5kg | 71 | ||
58 | 1110412×71 | SHE DANCES | M | 4 | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | 56.5kg | |||
59 | 1135x2311x | VALENCY | M | 5 | Robyn Lockwood | 56.5kg | 76 | ||
60 | 6×1 | ALMIGHTY CLASS | G | 3 | Mitchell Pateman | 54.5kg | 74 | ||
61 | 181x | HANCHI | G | 3 | Sean & Jake Casey | 54.5kg | 70 | ||
62 | 41x | LORD LALA | G | 3 | Stefan Vahala | 54.5kg | 66 | ||
63 | 26x8x142 | MEXICO | C | 3 | Michael Freedman | 54.5kg | |||
64 | 11x | OSCAR’S FORTUNE | G | 3 | Dion Luciani | 54.5kg | 69 | ||
65 | 13×22 | RIPCORD | G | 3 | Luke Fernie | 54.5kg | 78 | ||
66 | 131x | ROPE THEM IN | G | 3 | Steve Wolfe | 54.5kg | 70 | ||
67 | VENTURO | C | 3 | Daniel Morton | 54.5kg | ||||
68 | 11045×6 | SHADDOW FEAR | F | 3 | Luke Fernie | 52.5kg | 66 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Winterbottom Stakes History
The Winterbottom Stakes began as a principal race run over seven furlongs and was first run in 1952 when Raconteur claimed victory. In 1973 the race distance was converted to 1400m and the event gained Group 2 status in 1979. The length was decreased to its current 1200m sprint distance in 1993.
A number of high quality horses have claimed victory in the Winterbottom Stakes including Buffering (2013 & 2015), Ortensia (2009-11), Takeover Target (2008), and Miss Andretti (2005).
Since 2011 the Winterbottom Stakes has run as a Group 1 feature, having achieved elite level status.
Winterbottom Stakes results since 2000 can be found below.
Winterbottom Stakes Results
Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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2023 Winterbottom Stakes |
1st | Overpass | 1 minute 10.21 seconds |
2nd | Oscar’s Fortune | ||
3rd | Ripcord | ||
2022 Winterbottom Stakes |
1st | Paulele | 1 minute 9.45 seconds |
2nd | Kissonallforcheeks | ||
3rd | This’ll Testya | ||
2021 Winterbottom Stakes |
1st | Graceful Girl | 1 minute 9.10 seconds |
2nd | Stageman | ||
3rd | Elite Street | ||
2020 Winterbottom Stakes |
1st | Elite Street | 1 minute 9.43 seconds |
2nd | Celebrity Queen | ||
3rd | Rock Magic | ||
2019 Winterbottom Stakes |
1st | Hey Doc | 1 minute 8.59 seconds |
2nd | Vital Silver | ||
3rd | Rock Magic | ||
2018 Winterbottom Stakes |
1st | Voodoo Lad | 1 minute 10.24 seconds |
2nd | Enticing Star | ||
3rd | Malaguerra | ||
2017 Winterbottom Stakes |
1st | Viddora | 1 minute 10.06 seconds |
2nd | Fuhryk | ||
3rd | Durendal | ||
2016 Winterbottom Stakes |
1st | Takedown | 1 minute 10.27 seconds |
2nd | Sheidel | ||
3rd | Rock Magic | ||
2015 Winterbottom Stakes |
1st | Buffering | 1 minute 8.1 seconds |
2nd | Waterman’s Bay | ||
3rd | Fast ‘N’ Rocking | ||
2014 Winterbottom Stakes |
1st | Magnifisio | 1 minute 10.3 seconds |
2nd | Watermans Bay | ||
3rd | Shining Knight | ||
2013 Winterbottom Stakes |
1st | Buffering | 1 minute 10.3 seconds |
2nd | Moment Of Change | ||
3rd | Watermans Boy | ||
2012 Winterbottom Stakes |
1st | Barakey | 1 minute 9.6 seconds |
2nd | Power Princess | ||
3rd | Spirit Of Boom | ||
2011 Winterbottom Stakes |
1st | Ortensia | 1 minute 10.1 seconds |
2nd | Rarefied | ||
3rd | Grand Nirvana | ||
2010 Winterbottom Stakes |
1st | Hadabeclorka | 1 minute 8.7 seconds |
2nd | King Cool Cat | ||
3rd | Whitefriars | ||
2009 Winterbottom Stakes |
1st | Ortensia | 1 minute 8.56 seconds |
2nd | Idyllic Prince | ||
3rd | Black In Time | ||
2008 Winterbottom Stakes |
1st | Takeover Target | 1 minute 9.1 seconds |
2nd | Apache Cat | ||
3rd | Marasco | ||
2007 Winterbottom Stakes |
1st | Glory Hunter | 1 minute 10.4 seconds |
2nd | Charlie Beau | ||
3rd | Dark Target | ||
2006 Winterbottom Stakes |
1st | Marasco | 1 minute 10 seconds |
2nd | Grasspatch Girl | ||
3rd | Electric General | ||
2005 Winterbottom Stakes |
1st | Miss Andretti | 1 minute 9.7 seconds |
2nd | Avenida Madero | ||
3rd | Rescuer | ||
2004 Winterbottom Stakes |
1st | Ellicorsam | 1 minute 8.6 seconds |
2nd | Redwoldt | ||
3rd | Modem | ||
2003 Winterbottom Stakes |
1st | Hardrada | 1 minute 11.3 seconds |
2nd | Irish Pride | ||
3rd | Golden Delicious | ||
2002 Winterbottom Stakes |
1st | Hardrada | 1 minute 8.7 seconds |
2nd | Kaprats | ||
3rd | Fair Alert | ||
2001 Winterbottom Stakes |
1st | Fair Alert | 1 minute 11.5 seconds |
2nd | Old Fashion | ||
3rd | Corporate Bruce | ||
2000 Winterbottom Stakes |
1st | Noble Sky | 1 minute 10.6 seconds |
2nd | Star System | ||
3rd | Victory Trump |