The $2 million Coolmore Stud Stakes is a Group 1 sprint down the Flemington straight for three-year-olds held on the Saturday before Melbourne Cup Day as part of Victoria Derby Day.
2024 Coolmore Stud Stakes Results
- 1st: #5 Switzerland
- 2nd: #14 Bellatrix Star
- 3rd (Dead Heat): #13 Lady Of Camelot / #1 Growing Empire
Coolmore Stud Stakes News
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The Coolmore Stud Stakes, formerly known as the Ascot Vale Stakes, is a Group 1 sprint race for three-year-old horses.
2024 Coolmore Stud Stakes Results
- 1st: #5 Switzerland ($5.50)
- 2nd: #14 Bellatrix Star
- 3rd (Dead Heat): #13 Lady Of Camelot / #1 Growing Empire
The official Coolmore Stud Stakes 2024 results and finishing order will be updated here once the event takes place on 2024.
Chris Waller continued his dominant record with a sixth win in 11 years with James McDonald riding the stable’s star Snitzel colt Switzerland ($6) to a dominant 2.75 length victory in the 2024 Coolmore Stud Stakes results on Derby Day.
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Coolmore Stud Stakes 2024 Odds & Results
Coolmore Stud Stakes (G1)
| Runner Details | Win | Place |
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1st
5. Switzerland (8)
J: James McDonald 57kg
T: Chris Waller |
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2nd
14. Bellatrix Star (11)
J: Blake Shinn 55kg
T: Mark Walker |
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3rd
1. Growing Empire (9)
J: Mark Zahra 57kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
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4th
13. Lady Of Camelot (4)
J: Tim Clark 55kg
T: G Waterhouse & A Bott |
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5th
8. Gatsby's (7)
J: Damian Lane 57kg
T: Chris Waller |
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6th
9. Stoli Bolli (5)
J: Luke Currie 57kg
T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes |
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7th
2. Coleman (6)
J: Ethan Brown 57kg
T: Matt Laurie |
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8th
4. Bittercreek (13)
J: Ben Allen 57kg
T: L & T Corstens & W Larkin |
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9th
6. First Settler (10)
J: Michael Dee 57kg
T: Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr |
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10th
3. Traffic Warden (3)
J: Jamie Kah 57kg
T: James Cummings |
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11th
12. Gallant Son (12)
J: Luke Nolen 57kg
T: Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman |
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12th
10. Yoshinobu (1)
J: Jamie Mott 57kg
T: Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald |
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13th
11. Enriched (14)
J: Jye McNeil 57kg
T: Michael Freedman |
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14th
7. Bodyguard (2)
J: Hugh Bowman 57kg
T: Peter Snowden |
Data retrieved: 23/12/2024 11:52:47 PM (Australia/Brisbane)
This 1200m set weights race has undergone plenty of changes in the past few years as it has elevated into the premier sprint race for the youngsters during the annual Melbourne Cup Carnival in late October or early November each year. Worth just over $2 million in prize money, the race attracts mainly colts looking to increase their stallion value at stud.
Run on Victoria Derby Day at Flemington Racecourse on the Saturday before Melbourne Cup Day on the first Tuesday of November, the Coolmore Stud Stakes was originally held earlier in the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival as a Group 2. When the name was changed in 2007, the Coolmore Stud Stakes became the first Group 1 sprint race under 1600m for three-year-olds. Raced down the straight at Flemington, many horses are first tested in the 1600m Caulfield Guineas before having to freshen up to return over a shorter 1200m in the Coolmore Stud Stakes.
The Coolmore Stud Stakes shares a bumper race card with two other Group 1 events with the Victoria Derby (2500m) and Empire Rose Stakes (1600m) also taking place at Headquarters.
The form of the 2021 Coolmore Stud Stakes was franked with the winner Home Affairs returning the following autumn to win the Group 1 Black Caviar Lightning in 2022 first-up.
The 2022 Coolmore Stud Stakes winning filly In Secret franked the form the following autumn returning to Flemington to beat home the older horses in the 2023 Group 1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m).
The 2024 Coolmore Stud Stakes ran as part of Victoria Derby Day at Flemington on Saturday, November 2, 2024 and was won in dominant fashion by Chris Waller’s Roman Consul winning son of Snitzel Switzerland ($5.50) who put 2.75 lengths on his closest rival.
| Coolmore Stud Stakes 2024 | |
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| Date: | Saturday, November 2, 2024 |
| Track: | Flemington Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1200m |
| Race Type: | 3YO Set Weights |
| Status: | Group 1 |
| Prize Money: | $2 million |
2024 Coolmore Stud Stakes Finishing Order
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
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| 1 | 5 | SWITZERLAND | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 8 | 57kg | $5.50 | |||
| 2 | 14 | BELLATRIX STAR | Mark Walker | Blake Shinn | 2.75L | 11 | 55kg | $8.50 | ||
| 3 | 13 | LADY OF CAMELOT | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 3.1L | 4 | 55kg | $9.50 | ||
| 3 | 1 | GROWING EMPIRE | Ciaron Maher | Mark Zahra | 3.1L | 9 | 57kg | $3.80F | ||
| 5 | 8 | GATSBY’S | Chris Waller | Damian Lane | 3.56L | 7 | 57kg | $26 | ||
| 6 | 9 | STOLI BOLLI | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Luke Currie | 3.58L | 5 | 57kg | $51 | ||
| 7 | 2 | COLEMAN | Matt Laurie | Ethan Brown | 6.08L | 6 | 57kg | $14 | ||
| 8 | 4 | BITTERCREEK | Leon & Troy Corstens & Will Larkin | Ben Allen | 6.48L | 13 | 57kg | $81 | ||
| 9 | 6 | FIRST SETTLER | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Michael Dee | 6.88L | 10 | 57kg | $18 | ||
| 10 | 3 | TRAFFIC WARDEN | James Cummings | Ms Jamie Kah | 9.13L | 3 | 57kg | $4.20 | ||
| 11 | 12 | GALLANT SON | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | Luke Nolen | 12.13L | 12 | 57kg | $31 | ||
| 12 | 10 | YOSHINOBU | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | Jamie Mott | 13.63L | 1 | 57kg | $61 | ||
| 13 | 11 | ENRICHED | Michael Freedman | Jye McNeil | 14.38L | 14 | 57kg | $71 | ||
| 14 | 7 | BODYGUARD | Peter Snowden | Hugh Bowman | 21.38L | 2 | 57kg | $41 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2024 Coolmore Stud Stakes Betting
The latest Coolmore Stud Stakes 2024 odds will be detailed here at Races.com.au with links to the markets at Ladbrokes.com.au for your to back your Coolmore Stud Stakes betting tips on the hopeful three-year-olds at the right price.
September Run ($4 in 2020) followed by fellow filly In Secret ($3.10 in 2022) are the last favourites in Coolmore Stud Stakes betting to salute for the punters.
There was a notable upset in 2023 with Ozzmosis saluting at Coolmore Stud Stakes odds of $18.
2024 Coolmore Stud Stakes Form Guide
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2024 Coolmore Stud Stakes Tips
Stay tuned for our exclusive Coolmore Stud Stakes 2024 Tips on the famous sprint for three-year-olds down the Flemington straight this spring.
- To Win: #3 Traffic Warden ($4.40 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Had him on top to win The Everest before he was scratched at the gates and think he can win this against his own age. Traffic Warden in the Godolphin blue looks value here third-up and fit drawn a treat in gate three for Jamie Kah. The James Cummings-trained Street Boss colt won the Run To The Rose at this distance in style fresh before his close Golden Rose second over 1400m. He will relish the drop back to six furlongs and is proven here at Flemington having won the Group 2 VRC Sires’ last campaign by 1.75 lengths wide out. Doesn’t know how to run a bad race and gets all the favours here. Can win.
2024 Coolmore Stud Stakes Field
The Coolmore Stud Stakes field attracts a quality line-up of three-year-old sprint sprinters every Melbourne Cup Carnival. Good lead-up races into the Coolmore Stud Stakes field include the Group 3 Blue Sapphire Stakes (1200m) held in mid-October at Caulfield, Sydney’s Group 2 Roman Consul Stakes (1200m) that has produced a host of recent Coolmore Stud Stakes, and the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) run over the mile around three weeks before.
Switzerland (2024) was the last horse to complete the Roman Consul Stakes – Coolmore Stud Stakes double.
The official Coolmore Stud Stakes 2024 Final Field & Barriers will be released by Racing Victoria on the Wednesday leading-up to Derby Day and published in full below.
The 2024 Coolmore Stud Stakes field features a top line-up of young sprinters led in betting by the Ciaron Maher-trained The Everest third placegetter Growing Empire.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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| 1 | 211×1123 | GROWING EMPIRE | Ciaron Maher | Mark Zahra | 9 | 57kg | 110 | ||
| 2 | x10323x662 | COLEMAN | Matt Laurie | Ethan Brown | 6 | 57kg | 102 | ||
| 3 | 2138142×12 | TRAFFIC WARDEN | James Cummings | Ms Jamie Kah | 3 | 57kg | 101 | ||
| 4 | 32142×71 | BITTERCREEK | Leon & Troy Corstens & Will Larkin | Ben Allen | 13 | 57kg | 88 | ||
| 5 | 1118×91 | SWITZERLAND | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 8 | 57kg | 100 | ||
| 6 | 1121 | FIRST SETTLER | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Michael Dee | 10 | 57kg | 90 | ||
| 7 | 1x140x9 | BODYGUARD | Peter Snowden | Hugh Bowman | 2 | 57kg | 82 | ||
| 8 | 14×1425 | GATSBY’S | Chris Waller | Damian Lane | 7 | 57kg | 81 | ||
| 9 | 12413 | STOLI BOLLI | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Luke Currie | 5 | 57kg | 74 | ||
| 10 | 7×113 | YOSHINOBU | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | Jamie Mott | 1 | 57kg | 82 | ||
| 11 | 7×163 | ENRICHED | Michael Freedman | Jye McNeil | 14 | 57kg | 75 | ||
| 12 | 1×24 | GALLANT SON | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | Luke Nolen | 12 | 57kg | 69 | ||
| 13 | 4x1212x374 | LADY OF CAMELOT | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 4 | 55kg | 109 | ||
| 14 | x3214x5111 | BELLATRIX STAR | Mark Walker | Blake Shinn | 11 | 55kg | 109 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2024 Coolmore Stud Stakes Nominations
The Coolmore Stud Stakes 2024 Nominations close the Monday of race week and the full list of early entries for the Group 1 sprint will be published in full below as soon as announced.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Ballot | Weight | True Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating | |
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| 1 | 211×1123 | GROWING EMPIRE | C | 3 | Ciaron Maher | 1 | 57kg | 110 | ||
| 2 | 4x1212x374 | LADY OF CAMELOT | F | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 2 | 55kg | 109 | ||
| 3 | x3214x5111 | BELLATRIX STAR | F | 3 | Mark Walker | 3 | 55kg | 109 | ||
| 4 | 41×141 | PRIVATE LIFE | C | 3 | Chris Waller | 4 | 57kg | 107 | ||
| 5 | x10323x662 | COLEMAN | C | 3 | Matt Laurie | 5 | 57kg | 102 | ||
| 6 | 2138142×12 | TRAFFIC WARDEN | C | 3 | James Cummings | 6 | 57kg | 101 | ||
| 7 | 1118×91 | SWITZERLAND | C | 3 | Chris Waller | 7 | 57kg | 100 | ||
| 8 | 1121 | FIRST SETTLER | C | 3 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | 8 | 57kg | 90 | ||
| 9 | 32142×71 | BITTERCREEK | C | 3 | Leon & Troy Corstens & Will Larkin | 9 | 57kg | 88 | ||
| 10 | 1x140x9 | BODYGUARD | C | 3 | Peter Snowden | 10 | 57kg | 82 | ||
| 11 | 7×113 | YOSHINOBU | C | 3 | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | 11 | 57kg | 82 | ||
| 12 | 14×1425 | GATSBY’S | C | 3 | Chris Waller | 12 | 57kg | 81 | ||
| 13 | 23x013x264 | BOSUSTOW | C | 3 | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | 13 | 57kg | 81 | ||
| 14 | 151 | LOFTY ARCH | C | 3 | Alex Rae | 14 | 57kg | 78 | ||
| 15 | 7×163 | ENRICHED | C | 3 | Michael Freedman | 15 | 57kg | 75 | ||
| 16 | 12413 | STOLI BOLLI | G | 3 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | 16 | 57kg | 74 | ||
| 17 | 1×24 | GALLANT SON | C | 3 | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | 17 | 57kg | 69 | ||
| 18 | 95×12 | AMELITA | F | 3 | Chris Waller | 18 | 55kg | 67 | ||
| 19 | 1 | VESTAS | F | 3 | Clinton McDonald | 19 | 55kg | 64 | ||
| 20 | ROSA AOTEAROA | G | 3 | Dylan Dunn | 20 | 57kg |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Coolmore Stud Stakes History
The sprint race is held on the same day as the Victoria Derby and Empire Rose Stakes.
First held in 1933 when Shakuni won, the race has been claimed by some of the most famous sprinters in Australia. In 1978, Manikato added the Ascot Vale Stakes to his list of victories.
Prior to 1965 the Coolmore Stud Stakes was an Autumn Carnival event for two year olds.
Notable Coolmore Stud Stakes winners include: High Caste (1939), Comic Court (1948), Vain (1969), Surround (1976), Manikato (1978), Rose Of Kingston (1981), Encosta De Lago (1996), Alinghi (2004), Weekend Hussler (2007), Sepoy (2011), and Sunlight (2018).
In 2021 trainer Chris Waller celebrated back-to-back wins and his fifth in nine years with Home Affairs winning the Coolmore Stud Stakes.
In 2022 In Secret became the sixth filly since the race gained Group 1 status in 2006 to beat home the boys and handed jockey James McDonald successive victories after his 2021 win on Home Affairs.
In 2024 Chris Waller made it six wins in 11 years and jockey James McDonald rode his third winner in four years with Switzerland saluting by nearly three lengths.
Coolmore Stud Stakes Results
In the table below you will find the top 3 placegetters and Coolmore Stud Stakes winners from the year 2000 to present.
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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| 2024 Coolmore Stud Stakes |
1st | Switzerland | 1 minute 08.30 seconds |
| 2nd | Bellatrix Star | ||
| 3rd (Dead Heat) | Lady Of Camelot / Growing Empire | ||
| 2023 Coolmore Stud Stakes |
1st | Ozzmosis | 1 minute 09.65 seconds |
| 2nd | I Am Unstoppable | ||
| 3rd | Shinzo | ||
| 2022 Coolmore Stud Stakes |
1st | In Secret | 1 minute 10.47 seconds |
| 2nd | C’est Magique | ||
| 3rd | Buenos Noches | ||
| 2021 Coolmore Stud Stakes |
1st | Home Affairs | 1 minute 8.73 seconds |
| 2nd | Bruckner | ||
| 3rd | Artorius | ||
| 2020 Coolmore Stud Stakes |
1st | September Run | 1 minute 9.61 seconds |
| 2nd | Swats That | ||
| 3rd | Wild Ruler | ||
| 2019 Coolmore Stud Stakes |
1st | Exceedance | 1 minute 9.76 seconds |
| 2nd | Bivouac | ||
| 3rd | Libertini | ||
| 2018 Coolmore Stud Stakes |
1st | Sunlight | 1 minute 8.72 seconds |
| 2nd | Zousain | ||
| 3rd | Lean Mean Machine | ||
| 2017 Coolmore Stud Stakes |
1st | Merchant Navy | 1 minute 9.10 seconds |
| 2nd | Invincible Star | ||
| 3rd | Formality | ||
| 2016 Coolmore Stud Stakes |
1st | Flying Artie | 1 minute 8.98 seconds |
| 2nd | Astern | ||
| 3rd | Star Turn | ||
| 2015 Coolmore Stud Stakes |
1st | Japonisme | 1 minute 9.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Keen Array | ||
| 3rd | Counterattack | ||
| 2014 Coolmore Stud Stakes |
1st | Brazen Beau | 1 minute 10.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Delectation | ||
| 3rd | Kuro | ||
| 2013 Coolmore Stud Stakes |
1st | Zoustar | 1 minute 9.23 seconds |
| 2nd | Not Listenin’tome | ||
| 3rd | Lion Of Belfort | ||
| 2012 Coolmore Stud Stakes |
1st | Nechita | 1 minute 8.59 seconds |
| 2nd | Jolie Bay | ||
| 3rd | Shamexpress | ||
| 2011 Coolmore Stud Stakes |
1st | Sepoy | 1 minute 10.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Foxwedge | ||
| 3rd | Satin Shoes | ||
| 2010 Coolmore Stud Stakes |
1st | Star Witness | 1 minute 09.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Curtana | ||
| 3rd | Shrapnel | ||
| 2009 Coolmore Stud Stakes |
1st | Headway | 1 minute 8.5 seconds |
| 2nd | King Pulse | ||
| 3rd | Shellscrape | ||
| 2008 Coolmore Stud Stakes |
1st | Northern Meteor | 1 minute 10.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Fist of Fury | ||
| 3rd | All American | ||
| 2007 Coolmore Stud Stakes |
1st | Weekend Hussler | 1 minute 8.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Bel Mer | ||
| 3rd | Scenic Blast | ||
| 2006 Coolmore Stud Stakes |
1st | Gold Edition | 1 minute 9.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Splashing Out | ||
| 3rd | Churchill Downs | ||
| 2005 Coolmore Stud Stakes |
1st | Ferocity | 1 minute 8.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Jadescent | ||
| 3rd | Undoubtedly | ||
| 2004 Coolmore Stud Stakes |
1st | Alinghi | 1 minute 10.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Barley A Moment | ||
| 3rd | Tirade | ||
| 2003 Coolmore Stud Stakes |
1st | Scaredee Cat | 1 minute 8.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Lago Delight | ||
| 3rd | Dilly Dally | ||
| 2002 Coolmore Stud Stakes |
1st | Innovation Girl | 1 minute 10.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Cool Trent | ||
| 3rd | Titanic Jack | ||
| 2001 Coolmore Stud Stakes |
1st | North Boy | 1 minute 9.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Ustinov | ||
| 3rd | Malagra Miss | ||
| 2000 Coolmore Stud Stakes |
1st | So Gorgeous | 1 minute 12.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Show A Heart | ||
| 3rd | Sort It Out | ||
