The Birthday Card Stakes is a Group 3 sprint race held at Rosehill Gardens over the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival in March on Golden Slipper Day.
2024 Birthday Card Stakes Results
- 1st: #1 Chain Of Lightning
- 2nd: #11 Tashi
- 3rd: #6 Wee Nessy
Birthday Card Stakes News
- 2021 Golden Slipper Day: Rosehill Scratchings & Track Report
- 2021 Golden Slipper Day Postponed: Sydney Autumn Carnival Dates Rescheduled
- 2020 Golden Slipper Day: Rosehill Scratchings & Track Report
- Heavy Track for Winx on 2018 Golden Slipper Day: Rosehill Scratchings
- PJ Bell Stakes Next for Birthday Card Stakes Winner Raiment
The Birthday Card Stakes is a Group 3 race held at Rosehill Racecourse each March on Golden Slipper Day during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival.
The meeting is headlined by five Group 1 races including the $4.92 million Golden Slipper Stakes (1200m) for two-year-olds and is also supported by a number of Group 3 events including the Birthday Card Stakes.
Run over 1200m by a field of fillies and mares under quality handicap conditions, it offers $250,000 in total prize money as of 2024 and is often contested by graduates from the previous month’s Group 3 Triscay Stakes (1200m) at Randwick.
The Group 3 Wenona Girl Handicap (1200m) run in early March is another good lead-up into the Birthday Card Stakes. Sultry Feeling (2016) was the last to do the Triscay Stakes – Birthday Card Stakes double, while Arinosa (2013) was the last Birthday Card Stakes winner to come off a lead-up win in the Wenona Girl Handicap.
The best out of the Birthday Card Stakes field may back-up during April’s ‘The Championships’ in a race like the Group 2 Sapphire Stakes (1200m) or for the three-year-old fillies the Group 2 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint (1200m) at the same meeting is a lucrative option.
In 2018 Quilista completed the Birthday Card – Sapphire Stakes double. The following year, Group 1 winning Kiwi-trained filly Avantage backed up from her Birthday Card Stakes win to finish third behind Classique Legend in the Arrowfield 3YO Sprint results.
The 2022 Birthday Card Stakes form was franked with the third placed Steinem going on to run top three in a host of other Group status events that year including a third Perth’s Group 1 Northerly Stakes (1800m) that summer. She also returned in 2023 to win the Group 2 Peter Young Stakes (1800m) first-up in Melbourne.
In 2023 the Birthday Card Stakes winner Zapateo went on to win the Group 2 Sapphire Stakes (1200m) at her next start before back-to-back Group 1 third placings in Adelaide’s Robert Sangster Stakes and The Goodwood.
Zapateo would go on to further frank the Birthday Card Stakes form 12 months later returning on Golden Slipper Day to take out the Group 1 The Galaxy in 2024.
The 2024 Birthday Card Stakes was marred by a nasty fall that resulted in the tragic loss of Tintookie and the hospitalisation of Melbourne Cup winning jockey Kerrin McEvoy.
The Birthday Card Stakes 2024 ran on Saturday March 23, 2024 as part of Golden Slipper Stakes Day in Sydney as a potential lead-up to the Group 1 races in Adelaide later in the autumn and was won in an upset by the Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman-trained Chain Of Lightning ($16).
| 2024 Birthday Card Stakes | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Saturday March 23, 2024 |
| Track: | Rosehill Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1200m |
| Race Type: | Fillies & Mares | Qlty Hcp. |
| Status: | Group 3 |
| Prize Money: | $250,000 |
2024 Birthday Card Stakes Results
- 1st: #1 Chain Of Lightning ($16)
- 2nd: #11 Tashi
- 3rd: #6 Wee Nessy
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | CHAIN OF LIGHTNING | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | Blake Shinn | 12 | 58.5kg | $16 | |||
| 2 | 11 | TASHI | Peter & Paul Snowden | Tom Sherry | 0.75L | 4 | 53kg | $6.50 | ||
| 3 | 6 | WEE NESSY | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Tommy Berry | 1.64L | 7 | 54kg | $15 | ||
| 4 | 3 | OLENTIA | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 2.18L | 6 | 55.5kg | $2.80F | ||
| 5 | 17 | OVERRIDING | Nathan Doyle | Dylan Gibbons (a) | 3.4L | 14 | 53kg | $81 | ||
| 6 | 13 | SHORT SHORTS (NZ) | Brad Widdup | Ms Alysha Collett | 3.57L | 11 | 53kg | $26 | ||
| 7 | 15 | XTRAVAGANT STAR | Ciaron Maher | Ms Jamie Kah | 3.76L | 3 | 53kg | $7 | ||
| 8 | 8 | RAINBIEL | Joseph Pride | Jason Collett | 4.66L | 13 | 54kg | $16 | ||
| 9 | 4 | C’EST MAGIQUE | Grahame Begg | Tim Clark | 4.94L | 10 | 55kg | $12 | ||
| 10 | 14 | EAGLE NEST | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | Zac Lloyd (a) | 5.33L | 2 | 53kg | $18 | ||
| 11 | 7 | SOUNDS OF HEAVEN (GB) | Joseph Pride | Craig Williams | 5.66L | 5 | 54kg | $31 | ||
| 12 | 2 | HOW’S THE SERENITY | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Jordan Childs | 7.82L | 9 | 56kg | $101 | ||
| 13 | 16 | OUR BELLAGIO MISS | Robert & Luke Price | Reece Jones | 8.04L | 1 | 53kg | $101 | ||
| 14 | 10 | DIAMOND DEALER | Bjorn Baker | Ms Rachel King | 8.39L | 8 | 53kg | $51 | ||
| FF | 5 | TINTOOKIE | Brad Widdup | Kerrin McEvoy | 15 | 54kg | $12 | |||
| 9 | CALL DI | Joseph Pride | Craig Williams | 0 | ||||||
| 12 | MISS HELLFIRE | Peter & Paul Snowden | Tyler Schiller | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2024 Birthday Card Stakes Betting Odds
The latest Birthday Card Stakes 2024 odds are provided below sees the betting market link to Ladbrokes.com.au on the hopeful fillies & mares in the mix.
There was a notable upset in 2024 with Chain Of Lightning winning at Birthday Card Stakes odds of $16.
Zapateo ($4 in 2023) was the last favourite in Birthday Card Stakes betting to salute for the punters.
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2024 Birthday Card Stakes Field
The Birthday Card Stakes field attracts a quality line-up of fillies and mares coming to the end of their autumn campaigns and is released by Racing NSW on the Wednesday before Golden Slipper Day.
The official 2024 Birthday Card Stakes field & barrier draw will be published below when released the Wednesday of race week.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9464x370x0 | CHAIN OF LIGHTNING | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | Blake Shinn | 12 | 58.5kg | 102 | ||
| 2 | 118x2x86x7 | HOW’S THE SERENITY | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Jordan Childs | 9 | 56kg | 97 | ||
| 3 | 11x15800x2 | OLENTIA | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 6 | 55.5kg | 96 | ||
| 4 | 2x43957x32 | C’EST MAGIQUE | Grahame Begg | Tim Clark | 10 | 55kg | 95 | ||
| 5 | 6514×12251 | TINTOOKIE | Brad Widdup | Kerrin McEvoy | 17 | 54kg | 93 | ||
| 6 | x82224x0x3 | WEE NESSY | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Tommy Berry | 7 | 54kg | 90 | ||
| 7 | 41x136x5x | SOUNDS OF HEAVEN (GB) | Joseph Pride | Ryan Maloney | 5 | 54kg | 89 | ||
| 8 | 5x8264x634 | RAINBIEL | Joseph Pride | Jason Collett | 15 | 54kg | 83 | ||
| 9 | 49x22532x0 | CALL DI | Joseph Pride | Craig Williams | 14 | 53kg | 88 | ||
| 10 | 31440×1568 | DIAMOND DEALER | Bjorn Baker | Ms Rachel King | 8 | 53kg | 87 | ||
| 11 | 823412×121 | TASHI | Peter & Paul Snowden | Tom Sherry | 4 | 53kg | 86 | ||
| 12 | 7122×33126 | MISS HELLFIRE | Peter & Paul Snowden | Tyler Schiller | 13 | 53kg | 85 | ||
| 13 | 523x97x4x1 | SHORT SHORTS (NZ) | Brad Widdup | Ms Alysha Collett | 11 | 53kg | 85 | ||
| 14 | 526x1114x9 | EAGLE NEST | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | Zac Lloyd (a) | 2 | 53kg | 84 | ||
| 15 | 70x00x21x2 | XTRAVAGANT STAR | Ciaron Maher | Ms Jamie Kah | 3 | 53kg | 79 | ||
| 16 | 565953×583 | OUR BELLAGIO MISS | Robert & Luke Price | Reece Jones | 1 | 53kg | 78 | ||
| 17 | 7x1113x34x | OVERRIDING | Nathan Doyle | Dylan Gibbons (a) | 16 | 53kg | 76 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2024 Birthday Card Stakes Nominations
Early nominations for the Birthday Card Stakes in 2024 close the Monday of race week and will be available here once confirmed.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 345321366x | ANAGAIN | M | 5 | Joseph Pride | 72 |
| 2 | 7x1122x43 | BALLROOM BELLA | F | 3 | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | 78 |
| 3 | 49x22532x0 | CALL DI | M | 4 | Joseph Pride | 88 |
| 4 | 2x43957x32 | C’EST MAGIQUE | M | 4 | Grahame Begg | 95 |
| 5 | 9464x370x0 | CHAIN OF LIGHTNING | M | 5 | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | |
| 6 | 31440×1568 | DIAMOND DEALER | M | 5 | Bjorn Baker | 87 |
| 7 | 526x1114x9 | EAGLE NEST | M | 4 | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | 84 |
| 8 | 118x2x86x7 | HOW’S THE SERENITY | M | 6 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 98 |
| 9 | 11×10147 | MATERIAL DREAMS | F | 3 | Nick Ryan | 77 |
| 10 | 17203×73 | MISS COUVER | M | 4 | Anthony Cummings | 62 |
| 11 | 7122×33126 | MISS HELLFIRE | M | 4 | Peter & Paul Snowden | 85 |
| 12 | 153x2116x2 | NUNTHORPE | M | 4 | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | |
| 13 | 11x15800x2 | OLENTIA | M | 4 | Chris Waller | 96 |
| 14 | 565953×583 | OUR BELLAGIO MISS | M | 7 | Robert & Luke Price | 78 |
| 15 | 7x1113x34x | OVERRIDING | M | 4 | Nathan Doyle | 76 |
| 16 | 5x8264x634 | RAINBIEL | M | 6 | Joseph Pride | 83 |
| 17 | 0x52x5010x | ROOTS | M | 5 | Chris Waller | |
| 18 | 0412x7113x | SHE DANCES | M | 4 | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | |
| 19 | 523x97x4x1 | SHORT SHORTS (NZ) | M | 5 | Brad Widdup | 85 |
| 20 | 1353218×01 | SNAPPED | M | 5 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 92 |
| 21 | 41x136x5x | SOUNDS OF HEAVEN (GB) | M | 4 | Joseph Pride | 89 |
| 22 | x661x0600x | SUNBORN | M | 6 | Edward Cummings | 72 |
| 23 | 823412×121 | TASHI | M | 4 | Peter & Paul Snowden | 86 |
| 24 | 6514×12251 | TINTOOKIE | M | 4 | Brad Widdup | 93 |
| 25 | x82224x0x3 | WEE NESSY | M | 4 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | 90 |
| 26 | 70x00x21x2 | XTRAVAGANT STAR | M | 4 | Ciaron Maher | 79 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Birthday Card Stakes History
The Birthday Card Stakes has been run and won since 1986 and the inaugural winner was Kisim Hiat.
Since then some nice types have won the event including Toorak (1999), Spinning Hill (2001), Avoid Lightning (2014), Sultry Feeling (2016), multiple Group 1 winning Kiwi visitor Avantage (2019), and the following year’s The Galaxy winning mare Zapateo (2023).
The race started out as a Listed event before gaining its Group 3 status from 2006 onwards. It ran at Canterbury from 1986-1996 and again from 2000-2002 and has gone via a number of different race names including the Clyde Kennedy Quality (1992), and the Allied Express Stakes (2006).
In 2021 the original Golden Slipper Stakes race day including the Birthday Card Stakes was abandoned due to heavy rainfall and unsafe track conditions and postponed to the following Saturday.
Recent Birthday Card Stakes Winners
See below for a complete listing of the Birthday Card Stakes results & winners going back to 2000.
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Birthday Card Stakes |
1st | Chain Of Lightning | 1 minute 09.83 seconds |
| 2nd | Tashi | ||
| 3rd | Wee Nessy | ||
| 2023 Birthday Card Stakes |
1st | Zapateo | 1 minute 09.54 seconds |
| 2nd | Jal Lei | ||
| 3rd | Hypothetical | ||
| 2022 Birthday Card Stakes |
1st | Emanate | 1 minute 12.99 seconds |
| 2nd | Marboosha | ||
| 3rd | Steinem | ||
| 2021 Birthday Card Stakes |
1st | Seasons | 1 minute 10.63 seconds |
| 2nd | Tricky Gal | ||
| 3rd | Wandabaa | ||
| 2020 Birthday Card Stakes |
1st | Miss Exfactor | 1 minute 10.11 seconds |
| 2nd | Connemara | ||
| 3rd | Bangkok | ||
| 2019 Birthday Card Stakes |
1st | Avantage | 1 minute 13.50 seconds |
| 2nd | Resin | ||
| 3rd | Star Reflection | ||
| 2018 Birthday Card Stakes |
1st | Quilista | 1 minute 12.24 seconds |
| 2nd | Sugar Bella | ||
| 3rd | Hetty Heights | ||
| 2017 Birthday Card Stakes |
1st | Raiment | 1 minute 14.12 seconds |
| 2nd | Samantha | ||
| 3rd | Nancy | ||
| 2016 Birthday Card Stakes |
1st | Sultry Feeling | 1 minute 10.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Lucky Can Be | ||
| 3rd | Perignon | ||
| 2015 Birthday Card Stakes |
1st | Shamalia | 1 minute 9.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Mossfun | ||
| 3rd | Ygritte | ||
| 2014 Birthday Card Stakes |
1st | Avoid Lightning | 1 minute 11.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Plucky Belle | ||
| 3rd | Aerobatics | ||
| 2013 Birthday Card Stakes |
1st | Arinosa | 1 minute 9.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Shamal Wind | ||
| 3rd | Miss Stellabelle | ||
| 2012 Birthday Card Stakes |
1st | Celts | 1 minute 10.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Next The Universe | ||
| 3rd | Divorces | ||
| 2011 Birthday Card Stakes |
1st | Zingaling | 1 minute 10.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Ladys Angel | ||
| 3rd | Flying Success | ||
| 2010 Birthday Card Stakes |
1st | Patronyme | 1 minute 10.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Beaded | ||
| 3rd | Melito | ||
| 2009 Birthday Card Stakes |
1st | Gamble Me | 1 minute 10.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Belong To Many | ||
| 3rd | Court | ||
| 2008 Birthday Card Stakes |
1st | Throne Inn | 1 minute 10.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Karalee | ||
| 3rd | Allaboutus | ||
| 2007 Birthday Card Stakes |
1st | Aunty Betty | 1 minute 11.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Absolutelyfabulous | ||
| 3rd | Martiniforus | ||
| 2006 Birthday Card Stakes |
1st | Imana | 1 minute 10.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Freeroller | ||
| 3rd | Tactfully | ||
| 2005 Birthday Card Stakes |
1st | Tui Song | 1 minute 9.0 seconds |
| 2nd | World Peace | ||
| 3rd | Shannon Bank | ||
| 2004 Birthday Card Stakes |
1st | Paraca | 1 minute 9.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Cataclysm | ||
| 3rd | Recurring | ||
| 2003 Birthday Card Stakes |
1st | Toast Of The Coast | 1 minute 9.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Fatoon | ||
| 3rd | Blue Suttarb | ||
| 2002 Birthday Card Stakes |
1st | Hot Riff | 1 minute 9.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Omens | ||
| 3rd | Palais | ||
| 2001 Birthday Card Stakes |
1st | Spinning Hill | 1 minute 10.2 seconds |
| 2nd | Call Me Lily | ||
| 3rd | Crestfallen | ||
| 2000 Birthday Card Stakes |
1st | Verdict Declared | 1 minute 11.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Another Misty | ||
| 3rd | Flickering Fire | ||
