The $1 million Empire Rose Stakes is a Group 1 mile feature for fillies & mares held on VRC Derby Day.
2024 Empire Rose Stakes Results
- 1st: #1 Atishu
- 2nd: #2 Amelia's Jewel
- 3rd: #10 Socks Nation
Empire Rose Stakes News
The Empire Rose Stakes is a Group 1 race run over a mile (1600m) for the season’s best fillies and mares held on the opening day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival in late October / early November annually.
2024 Empire Rose Stakes Results
- 1st: #1 Atishu ($3.60F)
- 2nd: #2 Amelia’s Jewel
- 3rd: #10 Socks Nation
Chris Waller’s Flemington specialist Atishu ($3.60F) came from nowhere late to flash home in style and salute for the punters in the Empire Rose Stakes 2024 results on Derby Day. The mare improved on her second in the event last year and lead-up Might And Power third ahead of a potential seven-day back-up to take on her eight-length Cox Plate winning stablemate Via Sistina in the Champions Stakes.
Empire Rose Stakes 2024 Odds & Results
| Runner Details | Win | Place |
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1st
1. Atishu (9)
J: James McDonald 57kg
T: Chris Waller |
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2nd
2. Amelia's Jewel (2)
J: Jamie Kah 57kg
T: Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald |
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3rd
10. Socks Nation (13)
J: John Allen 57kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
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4th
7. Alsephina (6)
J: Blake Shinn 57kg
T: G & A Williams |
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5th
5. Zardozi (11)
J: Daniel Stackhouse 57kg
T: James Cummings |
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6th
8. Lekvarte (7)
J: Josh Parr 57kg
T: Joseph Pride |
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7th
6. Kimochi (1)
J: Hugh Bowman 57kg
T: Gary Portelli |
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8th
11. Grinzinger Belle (8)
J: Damian Lane 57kg
T: Danny O'Brien |
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9th
13. Plenty Of Ammo (3)
J: Jordan Childs 57kg
T: Symon Wilde |
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10th
12. Lady In Pink (5)
J: Ben Allen 57kg
T: L & T Corstens & W Larkin |
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11th
9. See You In Heaven (10)
J: Jake Toeroek 57kg
T: R & C Jolly |
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12th
3. Orchestral (12)
J: Mark Zahra 57kg
T: Roger James & Robert Wellwood |
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13th
4. Revolutionary Miss (4)
J: Michael Dee 57kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
Data retrieved: 21/11/2024 07:34:33 PM (Australia/Brisbane)
The weight-for-age race is one of only two Group 1 events for fillies and mares offered during the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival. Held on the same day as the prestigious Victoria Derby, the Empire Rose Stakes now offers just over $1 million in prize money.
Raced at Flemington Racecourse the Empire Rose Stakes is also featured on the same day as the Coolmore Stud Stakes, totaling three Group 1 races on the one day of elite spring racing.
The 2023 Empire Rose Stakes winner Pride Of Jenni backed-up from her upset to win the Group 1 Champions Mile (1600m) just seven days later. She then returned the following autumn and enjoyed victories in the All-Star Mile and the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) in 2024, the latter she won by an historic 6.5 lengths.
The 2024 Empire Rose Stakes ran on Victoria Derby Day at Flemington – Saturday, November 2, 2024 – and was won in style by the fast-finishing Chris Waller favourite Atishu ($3.60F).
| Empire Rose Stakes 2024 | |
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| Date: | Saturday, November 2, 2024 |
| Track: | Flemington Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1600m |
| Race Type: | 3YO+ Fillies and Mares Weight-For-Age |
| Status: | Group 1 |
| Prize Money: | $1 million |
2024 Empire Rose Stakes Finishing Order
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
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| 1 | 1 | ATISHU (NZ) | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 9 | 57kg | $3.60F | |||
| 2 | 2 | AMELIA’S JEWEL | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | Ms Jamie Kah | 0.2L | 2 | 57kg | $5 | ||
| 3 | 10 | SOCKS NATION | Ciaron Maher | John Allen | 1.7L | 13 | 57kg | $61 | ||
| 4 | 7 | ALSEPHINA | Grant & Alana Williams | Blake Shinn | 2.1L | 6 | 57kg | $8.50 | ||
| 5 | 5 | ZARDOZI | James Cummings | Daniel Stackhouse | 2.5L | 11 | 57kg | $19 | ||
| 6 | 8 | LEKVARTE (NZ) | Joseph Pride | Joshua Parr | 2.7L | 7 | 57kg | $15 | ||
| 7 | 6 | KIMOCHI | Gary Portelli | Hugh Bowman | 3.7L | 1 | 57kg | $17 | ||
| 8 | 11 | GRINZINGER BELLE (NZ) | Danny O’Brien | Damian Lane | 5.2L | 8 | 57kg | $19 | ||
| 9 | 13 | PLENTY OF AMMO | Symon Wilde | Jordan Childs | 5.35L | 3 | 57kg | $7.50 | ||
| 10 | 12 | LADY IN PINK | Leon & Troy Corstens & Will Larkin | Ben Allen | 5.6L | 5 | 57kg | $26 | ||
| 11 | 9 | SEE YOU IN HEAVEN | Richard & Chantelle Jolly | Jake Toeroek | 6.6L | 10 | 57kg | $51 | ||
| 12 | 3 | ORCHESTRAL (NZ) | Roger James & Robert Wellwood | Mark Zahra | 7.35L | 12 | 57kg | $10 | ||
| 13 | 4 | REVOLUTIONARY MISS | Ciaron Maher | Michael Dee | 22.35L | 4 | 57kg | $18 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2024 Empire Rose Stakes Betting
The latest Empire Rose Stakes 2024 odds will be listed here at Races.com.au with links to the markets at Ladbrokes.com.au to back your 2024 Empire Rose Stakes betting tips at the best spring racing odds.
There was a notable upset in 2023 with Pride Of Jenni saluting at Empire Rose Stakes odds of $16.
Atishu ($3.60 in 2024) was the last favourite in Empire Rose Stakes betting to win.
2024 Empire Rose Stakes Form Guide
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2024 Empire Rose Stakes Tips
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- To Win: #4 Revolutionary Miss ($15 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Class field for this year’s Empire Rose but think at $15 at time of publish, Flemington specialist Revolutionary Miss looks overs for the upset. She has been building to a big win with some eye-catching lead-up runs since move from the Snowden’s to Ciaron Maher’s care. A three-time winner from four starts at the track, this now five-year-old daughter of Russian Revolution is also a proven miler with a nice strike-rate at the 1600m distance (4:2-2-0). Gets things her way from barrier four with Michael Dee coming aboard, the fourth hoop in as many starts for the recent Group 2 Rose of Kingston winner. At her latest she lost few admirers with a half-length second in the Tristarc and can improve getting up in trip now rock-hard fit.
2024 Empire Rose Stakes Field
The Empire Rose Stakes field attracts a quality line-up of fillies and mares each spring coming off a variety of different lead-up races including the Group 2 Tristarc Stakes at Caulfield, with Red Tracer (2013) and Colette (2021) the latest mares to do the double.
Fillies in the Empire Rose Stakes field may come off a run the Saturday before in the Group 2 Moonee Valley Fillies Classic (1600m), a Cox Plate Day race that I Am A Star ran third in before her 2016 Empire Rose Stakes victory over the older mares.
The official Empire Rose Stakes 2024 Final Field & Barriers are announced by Racing Victoria on the Wednesday leading-up to Derby Day in Melbourne and will be published in full below.
The 2024 Empire Rose Stakes field features a smart line-up of mares led in betting by the Chris Waller-trained Atishu in gate nine for James McDonald.
Click here to read more on the key runners in the Empire Rose Stakes 2024 field and betting markets.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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| 1 | x8132x9663 | ATISHU (NZ) | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 9 | 57kg | 113 | ||
| 2 | 90x220x225 | AMELIA’S JEWEL | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | Ms Jamie Kah | 2 | 57kg | 112 | ||
| 3 | 2111113×86 | ORCHESTRAL (NZ) | Roger James & Robert Wellwood | Mark Zahra | 12 | 57kg | 109 | ||
| 4 | 110x70x312 | REVOLUTIONARY MISS | Ciaron Maher | Michael Dee | 4 | 57kg | 104 | ||
| 5 | 0132×66524 | ZARDOZI | James Cummings | Daniel Stackhouse | 11 | 57kg | 108 | ||
| 6 | 2x1739x144 | KIMOCHI | Gary Portelli | Hugh Bowman | 1 | 57kg | 106 | ||
| 7 | 1x2226x313 | ALSEPHINA | Grant & Alana Williams | Blake Shinn | 6 | 57kg | 106 | ||
| 8 | 1151x08x41 | LEKVARTE (NZ) | Joseph Pride | Joshua Parr | 7 | 57kg | 105 | ||
| 9 | x1240x1423 | SEE YOU IN HEAVEN | Richard & Chantelle Jolly | Jake Toeroek | 10 | 57kg | 102 | ||
| 10 | 21424441×0 | SOCKS NATION | Ciaron Maher | John Allen | 13 | 57kg | 104 | ||
| 11 | 2x1725x131 | GRINZINGER BELLE (NZ) | Danny O’Brien | Damian Lane | 8 | 57kg | 102 | ||
| 12 | 1393114×71 | LADY IN PINK | Leon & Troy Corstens & Will Larkin | Ben Allen | 5 | 57kg | 100 | ||
| 13 | 8x1111x21 | PLENTY OF AMMO | Symon Wilde | Jordan Childs | 3 | 57kg | 105 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2024 Empire Rose Stakes Nominations
The Empire Rose Stakes 2024 nominations close the Monday of race week and the full list of early entries for the mile Group 1 on Victoria Derby Day will be published below once announced.
The 2024 Empire Rose Stakes nominations attracted 20 classy mares led in all-in betting by the Chris Waller-trained Atishu coming off a third in the Group 1 Might And Power.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Ballot | Weight | True Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating | |
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| 1 | 174x12x316 | FANGIRL | M | 6 | Chris Waller | 1 | 57kg | 117 | ||
| 2 | x8132x9663 | ATISHU (NZ) | M | 7 | Chris Waller | 2 | 57kg | 113 | ||
| 3 | 90x220x225 | AMELIA’S JEWEL | M | 5 | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | 3 | 57kg | 112 | ||
| 4 | 2221x1x137 | JOLIESTAR | M | 4 | Chris Waller | 4 | 57kg | 110 | ||
| 5 | 2111113×86 | ORCHESTRAL (NZ) | M | 4 | Roger James & Robert Wellwood | 5 | 57kg | 109 | ||
| 6 | 0132×66524 | ZARDOZI | M | 4 | James Cummings | 6 | 57kg | 108 | ||
| 7 | 2x1739x144 | KIMOCHI | M | 4 | Gary Portelli | 7 | 57kg | 106 | ||
| 8 | 1x2226x313 | ALSEPHINA | M | 6 | Grant & Alana Williams | 8 | 57kg | 106 | ||
| 9 | 0x30x7x280 | ROOTS | M | 6 | Chris Waller | 9 | 57kg | 105 | ||
| 10 | 1151x08x41 | LEKVARTE (NZ) | M | 6 | Joseph Pride | 10 | 57kg | 105 | ||
| 11 | 8x1111x21 | PLENTY OF AMMO | M | 6 | Symon Wilde | 11 | 57kg | 105 | ||
| 12 | 21424441×0 | SOCKS NATION | M | 4 | Ciaron Maher | 12 | 57kg | 104 | ||
| 13 | 110x70x312 | REVOLUTIONARY MISS | M | 5 | Ciaron Maher | 13 | 57kg | 104 | ||
| 14 | x2555x7273 | HINGED | M | 6 | Chris Waller | 14 | 57kg | 104 | ||
| 15 | 2x1725x131 | GRINZINGER BELLE (NZ) | M | 4 | Danny O’Brien | 15 | 57kg | 102 | ||
| 16 | x1240x1423 | SEE YOU IN HEAVEN | M | 5 | Richard & Chantelle Jolly | 16 | 57kg | 102 | ||
| 17 | 1393114×71 | LADY IN PINK | M | 4 | Leon & Troy Corstens & Will Larkin | 17 | 57kg | 100 | ||
| 18 | 13x519x237 | SKYBIRD | M | 4 | Mitchell Freedman | 18 | 57kg | 99 | ||
| 19 | 2114227×19 | RUNNING BY | M | 5 | Ciaron Maher | 19 | 57kg | 94 | ||
| 20 | 9x6880x685 | TIZ INVINCIBLE | M | 4 | Ciaron Maher | 20 | 57kg | 91 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Empire Rose Stakes History
Since 1988 when Concordance won, the Myer Classic has gone through several sponsor names starting with Honda. First named “The Honda Legend”, the race went on to be named the Hong Kong Bank Stakes, Hardy Brothers Classic and Nestle Peters Classic. In 2005 it was named the Myer Classic. It’s registered name is the Empire Rose Stakes.
Regarded as the best sprint race for fillies and mares, the Myer Classic is often raced by horses which have competed in the Rose Of Kingston Stakes and the Tristarc Stakes. Although no Myer Classic winner has gone on to win the WS Cox Plate or Melbourne Cup, the Emirates Stakes has been won by Divine Madonna in 2006 and Bonanova in 1997.
In 2003 the event became a Group 2 race and was changed from a set weight race with penalties to a weight-for-age race. In 2004 it was upgraded to Group 1 status. In 2016 I Am A Star became the first three-year-old filly to beat the mares in the Myer Classic results in over 20 years, then the following year Shoals (2017) made it back-to-back wins for the youngsters with her narrow victory for the punters.
The 2019 Empire Rose Stakes saw New Zealand-trained mare Melody Belle continue her outstanding string of Group 1 wins with her 10th elite level victory and first on Aussie turf.
Empire Rose Stakes Results
Read through the list of Empire Rose Stakes winners and place getters from 2000.
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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| 2024 Empire Rose Stakes |
1st | Atishu | 1µinute 35.93 seconds |
| 2nd | Amelia’s Jewel | ||
| 3rd | Socks Nation | ||
| 2023 Empire Rose Stakes |
1st | Pride Of Jenni | 1 minute 34.86 seconds |
| 2nd | Atishu | ||
| 3rd | Life Lessons | ||
| 2022 Empire Rose Stakes |
1st | Icebath | 1 minute 37.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Mirra Vision | ||
| 3rd | Excelida | ||
| 2021 Empire Rose Stakes |
1st | Colette | 1 minute 34.84 seconds |
| 2nd | Mystic Journey | ||
| 3rd | Hungry Heart | ||
| 2020 Empire Rose Stakes |
1st | Shout The Bar | 1 minute 35.37 seconds |
| 2nd | Odeum | ||
| 3rd | Forbidden Love | ||
| 2019 Empire Rose Stakes |
1st | Melody Belle | 1 minute 37.78 seconds |
| 2nd | Aristia | ||
| 3rd | Spanish Reef | ||
| 2018 Empire Rose Stakes |
1st | Shillelagh | 1 minute 34.86 seconds |
| 2nd | Bring Me Roses | ||
| 3rd | Fundamentalist | ||
| 2017 Myer Classic |
1st | Shoals | 1 minute 35.26 seconds |
| 2nd | Eckstein | ||
| 3rd | Dixie Blossoms | ||
| 2016 Myer Classic |
1st | I Am A Star | 1 minute 35.56 seconds |
| 2nd | French Emotion | ||
| 3rd | Denmagic | ||
| 2015 Myer Classic |
1st | Politeness | 1 minute 37.75 seconds |
| 2nd | Fenway | ||
| 3rd | Azkadellia | ||
| 2014 Myer Classic |
1st | Bonaria | 1 minute 36.55 seconds |
| 2nd | Sweet Idea | ||
| 3rd | Catkins | ||
| 2013 Myer Classic |
1st | Red Tracer | 1 minute 36.45 seconds |
| 2nd | Catkins | ||
| 3rd | Fire Up Fifi | ||
| 2012 Myer Classic |
1st | Appearance | 1 minute 34:97 seconds |
| 2nd | Soft Sand | ||
| 3rd | Secret Admirer | ||
| 2011 Myer Classic |
1st | Hurtle Myrtle | 1 minute 37:50 seconds |
| 2nd | Sacred Choice | ||
| 3rd | Dysphonia | ||
| 2010 Myer Classic |
1st | Sacred Choice | 1 minute 38:91 seconds |
| 2nd | Typhoon Tracy | ||
| 3rd | Hot Danish | ||
| 2009 Myer Classic |
1st | Typhoon Tracy | 1 minute 35:3 seconds |
| 2nd | Lady Lynette | ||
| 3rd | Zarita | ||
| 2008 Myer Classic |
1st | Forensics | 1 minute 35.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Absolutely Fabulous | ||
| 3rd | Mimi Lebrock | ||
| 2007 Myer Classic |
1st | Divine Madonna | 1 minute 36.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Translate | ||
| 3rd | Red For Lou | ||
| 2006 Myer Classic |
1st | Lyrical Bid | 1 minute 37.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Sea Change | ||
| 3rd | Kosi Bay | ||
| 2005 Myer Classic |
1st | Lotteria | 1 minute 35.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Miss Potential | ||
| 3rd | Shania Dane | ||
| 2004 Myer Classic |
1st | Miss Potential | 1 minute 37.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Alinghi | ||
| 3rd | Infinite Grace | ||
| 2003 Myer Classic |
1st | Zanna | 1 minute 38.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Infinite Grace | ||
| 3rd | Mrs Tendulkar | ||
| 2002 Myer Classic |
1st | Miss Zoe | 1 minute 35.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Purple Groove | ||
| 3rd | Ramanos Star | ||
| 2001 Myer Classic |
1st | Market Price | 1 minute 34.2 seconds |
| 2nd | Pernod | ||
| 3rd | Calm Smytzer | ||
| 2000 Myer Classic |
1st | Super Sequel | 1 minute 37.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Its Platonic | ||
| 3rd | Nova Claus | ||
Race comments
The G1 Empire Rose Stakes. ATISHU (1) goes on top. She looked a bit out of form to start the campaign but the signs were there in the G1 Turnbull Stakes two back when showing something late, 3.5 lengths off Via Sistina. That form looks world-class now. She ran on well last time at G1 level and getting back to Flemington suits. If she runs to her best, she likely wins. AMELIA'S JEWEL (2) hasn't really lived up to the early hype but she's racing well in Sydney. Her run in the G1 King Charles III last time behind Ceolwulf & Pride Of Jenni is very good form and she's suited at the set weights. PLENTY OF AMMO (13) is a very progressive mare who won well last week against the boys. Gives a sight. ALSEPHINA (7) beat a few key rivals two back before a tough third to Antino at G1 level last start. Can figure. KIMOCHI (6) is going okay and could get a nice run from the inside gate with Bowman down to ride.