The $1 million Percy Sykes Stakes is a lucrative Group 2 sprint for two-year-old fillies run on Day 2 of The Championships at Royal Randwick in April.
2024 Percy Sykes Stakes Results
- 1st: #5 Eneeza
- 2nd: #1 Lady Of Camelot
- 3rd: #2 Erno's Cube
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The Percy Sykes Stakes is a lucrative Group 2 race for two-year-old fillies run on Day 2 of Sydney’s ‘The Championships’ on the second Saturday of April annually.
The meeting is also known as Queen Elizabeth Stakes Day and features four Group 1 races including the $5 million Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) and $2 million Sydney Cup (3200m) for stayers.
Contested over 1200m at Royal Randwick Racecourse the Percy Sykes Stakes is run under set weights plus penalties and is now worth $1 million in total prize money and was upgraded to Group 2 status for the first time in 2017.
The 2020 edition of the Percy Sykes Stakes was worth a reduced $500,000 due to the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on Australian racing before being boosted to $1,000,000 in 2021.
Fillies may come into the Percy Sykes Stakes field via a run in the world’s richest race for juveniles – the Group 1 Golden Slipper Stakes (1200m) – or the Group 2 Magic Night Stakes (1200m) earlier during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival or be dropping in grade off a run in the Group 1 Golden Slipper Stakes (1200m).
Away Game (2020) was the last Golden Slipper graduate (2nd) to win the Percy Sykes Stakes next race.
The 2023 Percy Sykes runner-up Tiz Invincible went on to frank the form with multiple Group 2 wins during the Princess Series of races that spring, while the third place-getter Kimochi went on to run second in both the Group 1 Flight Stakes and Group 1 Thousand Guineas results in the spring.
In 2024 the Golden Slipper winner Lady Of Camelot ran second in the Percy Sykes Stakes to Eneeza who improved on a seventh in the world’s richest race for two-year-olds.
The 2024 Percy Sykes Stakes took place on Saturday April 13, 2024 on Day 2 of Sydney’s ‘The Championships’ at Royal Randwick and was won in an upset by the Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman-trained Slipper seventh placegetter Eneeza ($10).
| Percy Sykes Stakes 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Saturday April 13, 2024 |
| Track: | Randwick Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1200m |
| Race Type: | 2YO Fillies – SW+P |
| Status: | Group 2 |
| Prize Money: | $1 million |
2024 Percy Sykes Stakes Results
- 1st: #5 Eneeza ($10)
- 2nd: #1 Lady Of Camelot
- 3rd: #2 Erno’s Cube
The Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman-trained Eneeza ($10) was good at Randwick improving on a lead-up seventh in the Golden Slipper to beat home the favourite and winner of that key Group 1 event, Lady Of Camelot, in the Percy Sykes Stakes 2024 results.
Click here to read more on the upset by Eneeza in the 2024 Percy Sykes Stakes.
2024 Percy Sykes Stakes Results & Finishing Order
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | ENEEZA | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | Damian Lane | 6 | 55kg | $10 | |||
| 2 | 1 | LADY OF CAMELOT | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Blake Shinn | 0.71L | 12 | 59kg | $3.80F | ||
| 3 | 2 | ERNO’S CUBE | Ciaron Maher | Mark Zahra | 1.39L | 7 | 57kg | $21 | ||
| 4 | 9 | EL MORZILLO | Kelly Schweida | Craig Williams | 1.43L | 13 | 54kg | $51 | ||
| 5 | 15 | DIDDLE DUMPLING | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | Regan Bayliss | 1.83L | 1 | 54kg | $101 | ||
| 6 | 13 | MORE TERRITORIES | John O’Shea | Tyler Schiller | 2.27L | 4 | 54kg | $9 | ||
| 7 | 3 | DRIFTING | Peter & Paul Snowden | Tom Sherry | 2.48L | 2 | 56kg | $10 | ||
| 8 | 7 | TOO DARN LIZZIE | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 2.52L | 11 | 54kg | $26 | ||
| 9 | 12 | AMEENA | Anthony & Sam Freedman | James McDonald | 2.75L | 5 | 54kg (cd 55kg) | $5 | ||
| 10 | 8 | FLY FLY | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Tommy Berry | 2.77L | 9 | 54kg | $16 | ||
| 11 | 6 | CASTANYA | Annabel Neasham | Zac Lloyd (a) | 4.18L | 10 | 55kg | $21 | ||
| 12 | 11 | NYMPHADORA | Stephen O’Halloran | Michael Dee | 5.54L | 14 | 54kg | $101 | ||
| 13 | 10 | DEVINE FORCE | Chris Munce | Robbie Dolan | 5.87L | 3 | 54kg | $101 | ||
| 14 | 16 | LADY ZODIAC | Anthony Cummings | Chad Schofield | 6.03L | 15 | 54kg | $201 | ||
| 15 | 14 | EMPRESS OF JAPAN (NZ) | Michael Freedman | Dylan Gibbons (a) | 8.93L | 8 | 54kg | $31 | ||
| 4 | TOBEORNOTTOBE | Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock | Mark Zahra | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2024 Percy Sykes Stakes Betting Odds
The latest odds on the fillies in the Percy Sykes Stakes 2024 field will be available below the week of the race complete with Percy Sykes Stakes betting markets links to Ladbrokes.com.au.
The latest favourites in Percy Sykes Stakes betting to salute for the punters were Away Game ($3.20 in 2020) and Paris Dior ($4 in 2022).
There was a notable upset in 2023 with Kristilli winning at Percy Sykes Stakes odds of $19.
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2024 Percy Sykes Stakes Tips
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- To Win: #1 Lady Of Camelot ($2.30 at time of publish) – BET NOW
The Percy Sykes, known for its fierce competition amongst fillies, lives up to its reputation again this year. Saturday’s Randwick card seems to really favour the favourites, and I’m confident with the top elect in this race. This Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained filly by Written Tycoon returns after a narrow victory in the Golden Slipper over this very distance (1200m) at Rosehill. Saved specifically for this lucrative million-dollar sprint, she faces a challenge with a wide barrier draw and a hefty weight assignment. However, her sheer class has the potential to overcome these obstacles. Look for her to win.
2024 Percy Sykes Stakes Field
The Percy Sykes Stakes field attracts a smart field of young fillies usually dropping down in grade off a run in the Golden Slipper field. The race has a capacity of fourteen starters plus four emergencies, but rarely does the Percy Sykes Stakes field run at capacity.
The official 2024 Percy Sykes Stakes field is out the Tuesday leading-up to the race following the early Percy Sykes Stakes Nominations taken in February and the Percy Sykes Stakes First Acceptances in March about four weeks out from the April event.
The Percy Sykes Stakes 2024 final field features a full line-up of promising 2YO fillies led in betting by the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Golden Slipper winner Lady Of Camelot.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4×121 | LADY OF CAMELOT | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Blake Shinn | 13 | 59kg | |||
| 2 | 812431 | ERNO’S CUBE | Ciaron Maher | Jason Collett | 7 | 57kg | |||
| 3 | 121 | DRIFTING | Peter & Paul Snowden | Tom Sherry | 2 | 56kg | |||
| 4 | 241 | TOBEORNOTTOBE | Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock | Mark Zahra | 9 | 56kg | |||
| 5 | 21×247 | ENEEZA | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | Damian Lane | 6 | 55kg | |||
| 6 | 214 | CASTANYA | Annabel Neasham | Zac Lloyd (a) | 11 | 55kg | |||
| 7 | 13 | TOO DARN LIZZIE | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 12 | 54kg | |||
| 8 | 422 | FLY FLY | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Tommy Berry | 10 | 54kg | |||
| 9 | 2193 | EL MORZILLO | Kelly Schweida | Craig Williams | 14 | 54kg | |||
| 10 | 11×4 | DEVINE FORCE | Chris Munce | Robbie Dolan | 3 | 54kg | |||
| 11 | 73×672 | NYMPHADORA | Stephen O’Halloran | Michael Dee | 15 | 54kg | |||
| 12 | 112 | AMEENA | Anthony & Sam Freedman | James McDonald | 5 | 54kg | |||
| 13 | 1 | MORE TERRITORIES | John O’Shea | Tyler Schiller | 4 | 54kg | |||
| 14 | 1 | EMPRESS OF JAPAN (NZ) | Michael Freedman | Dylan Gibbons (a) | 8 | 54kg | |||
| 15 | 45 | DIDDLE DUMPLING | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | Regan Bayliss | 1 | 54kg | |||
| 16 | 4 | LADY ZODIAC | Anthony Cummings | Chad Schofield | 16 | 54kg |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2024 Percy Sykes Stakes First Acceptances
The official 2024 Percy Sykes Stakes First Acceptances are taken in mid-March along with all the other The Championships races narrowing down the list of potential runners in the lucrative Group 2 race.
The 2024 Percy Sykes Stakes first acceptances close at midday on Tuesday the 12th of March, 2024.
The Percy Sykes Stakes 2024 nominations drew 81 hopefuls with updated all-in markets led by Lindsay Park’s in-form Bold Bastille putting together some nice stakes wins and the Group 3 Magic Night Stakes winning filly Drifting for Peter & Paul Snowden.
2024 Percy Sykes Stakes Nominations
Early nominations for the Percy Sykes Stakes in 2024 close on a Tuesday in early February and usually attract over 200 juveniles.
The 2024 Percy Sykes Stakes nominations attracted 177 juveniles with all-in markets currently led by Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman’s Black-Type winning filly Eneeza who ran second to Coleman in the Group 3 Chairman’s Stakes and the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Group 3 Widden Stakes winner Lady Of Camelot.
Percy Sykes Stakes History
The Percy Sykes Stakes was first run back in 1960 as the Keith Mackay Handicap and was won by Primrose Lane. It started out as a non-black type race and gained its now Group 2 race status for the first time in 2017. The event is still officially registered as the Keith Mackay Handicap despite it not being raced under handicap conditions, in honour of the former AJC Chairman Keith Mackay.
For one year in 2014 the race was known as the Royal Randwick Stakes and added to the ATC Championships series of races enjoying a notable boost in prize money. The current race name – Percy Sykes Stakes – is in honour of esteemed veterinarian Percy Sykes who passed away in 2014. He is best known for his work with legendary trainers including Bart Cummings, Gai Waterhouse and her father TJ Smith – whom the TJ Smith Stakes is named after.
Keith Mackay Handicap / Percy Sykes Stakes Winners
During the early stages of Percy Sykes Stakes history the race didn’t hold a huge amount of prestige and attracted a mediocre class of fillies.
As it increased in status and prize money the Percy Sykes Stakes winners have also improved with notable champions of the event including Streama (2011), Eloping (2014), Missrock (2016), Shoals (2017) who went on to defeat the older mares during Melbourne Cup Carnival in the Group 1 Myer Classic (1600m), and the brilliant Away Game (2020).
See below for the list of Percy Sykes Stakes winners and place=getters going back to 2000.
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Percy Sykes Stakes |
1st | Eneeza | 1 minute 09.74 seconds |
| 2nd | Lady Of Camelot | ||
| 3rd | Erno’s Cube | ||
| 2023 Percy Sykes Stakes |
1st | Kristilli | 1 minute 11.62 seconds |
| 2nd | Tiz Invincible | ||
| 3rd | Kimochi | ||
| 2022 Percy Sykes Stakes |
1st | Paris Dior | 1 minute 14.44 seconds |
| 2nd | Willinga Beast | ||
| 3rd | Lady Laguna | ||
| 2021 Percy Sykes Stakes |
1st | Jamaea | 1 minute 10.92 seconds |
| 2nd | Crystal Bound | ||
| 3rd | Joyous Legend | ||
| 2020 Percy Sykes Stakes |
1st | Away Game | 1 minute 12.26 seconds |
| 2nd | Vangelic | ||
| 3rd | See You Soon | ||
| 2019 Percy Sykes Stakes |
1st | Anaheed | 1 minute 09.67 seconds |
| 2nd | Flit | ||
| 3rd | Villami | ||
| 2018 Percy Sykes Stakes |
1st | Pure Elation | 1 minute 10.08 seconds |
| 2nd | Fiesta | ||
| 3rd | Outback Barbie | ||
| 2017 Percy Sykes Stakes |
1st | Shoals | 1 minute 13.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Formality | ||
| 3rd | Serena Bay | ||
| 2016 Percy Sykes Stakes |
1st | Missrock | 1 minute 11 seconds |
| 2nd | Prompt Response | ||
| 3rd | Spright | ||
| 2015 Percy Sykes Stakes |
1st | Ottoman | 1 minute 12.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Calaverite | ||
| 3rd | Lake Geneva | ||
| 2014 Royal Randwick Stakes |
1st | Eloping | 1 minute 10.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Ygritte | ||
| 3rd | Shaumari | ||
| 2013 Keith Mackay Handicap |
1st | Everage | 1 minute 13.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Little Miss Smiley | ||
| 3rd | Major Conquest | ||
| 2012 Keith Mackay Handicap |
1st | Single Style | 1 minute 10.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Driefontein | ||
| 3rd | Meidung | ||
| 2011 Keith Mackay Handicap |
1st | Streama | 1 minute 8.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Charm’s Honour | ||
| 3rd | Houston Benefactor | ||
| 2010 Keith Mackay Handicap |
1st | Golden Millennium | 1 minute 10.2 seconds |
| 2nd | Boto Vermelho | ||
| 3rd | Parables | ||
| 2009 Keith Mackay Handicap |
1st | Readyor | 1 minute 13.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Amarantha | ||
| 3rd | Tallow | ||
| 2008 Keith Mackay Handicap |
1st | Shoboard | 1 minute 12.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Strawberry Field | ||
| 3rd | Silent But Deadly | ||
| 2007 Keith Mackay Handicap |
1st | Sliding Cube | 1 minute 11.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Gamble Me | ||
| 3rd | Mega Lass | ||
| 2006 Keith Mackay Handicap |
1st | Catechuchu | 1 minute 10.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Heart Of The Fire | ||
| 3rd | Admirelle | ||
| 2005 Keith Mackay Handicap |
1st | Blizzardly | 1 minute 12.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Regal Cheer | ||
| 3rd | Heart Strings | ||
| 2004 Keith Mackay Handicap |
1st | Strawberry Storm | 1 minute 11.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Sweet Ransom | ||
| 3rd | Monsoon Wedding | ||
| 2003 Keith Mackay Handicap |
1st | Bella Corona | 1 minute 12.0 seconds |
| 2nd | Shamekha | ||
| 3rd | Danish Magic | ||
| 2002 Keith Mackay Handicap |
1st | Before Too Long | 1 minute 10.2 seconds |
| 2nd | Verstak | ||
| 3rd | Cirque du Soleil | ||
| 2001 Keith Mackay Handicap |
1st | Allez France | 1 minute 10.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Miss Bussell | ||
| 3rd | Breezer | ||
| 2000 Keith Mackay Handicap |
1st | Actress | 1 minute 9.7 seconds |
| 2nd | She’s A Pretender | ||
| 3rd | Mielleuse | ||
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