The Surround Stakes is now a Group 1 race for three-year-old fillies held at Royal Randwick on Verry Elleegant Stakes Day (formerly Chipping Norton Stakes Day) during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival.
2025 Surround Stakes Results
- 1st: #1 Lady Shenandoah
- 2nd: #2 Lady Of Camelot
- 3rd: #7 Lazzura
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The Surround Stakes is an important Group 1 race in Australia, the event elevated from its former Group 2 status for the first time in 2018.
The Surround Stakes is held towards the start of the prestigious Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival on Verry Elleegant Stakes Day (formerly Chipping Norton Stakes Day) at Royal Randwick in late February or early March.
2025 Surround Stakes Results
- 1st: #1 Lady Shenandoah ($1.30F)
- 2nd: #2 Lady Of Camelot
- 3rd: #7 Lazzura
The wins continued for Chris Waller‘s outstanding filly Lady Shenandoah ($1.30F) who again beat home Golden Slipper winner Lady Of Camelot in the 2025 Surround Stakes results on Saturday at Randwick in a repeat of the Light Fingers’ quinella from a fortnight back ahead of a potential Group 1 Coolmore Classic run on March 15.
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Surround Stakes 2025 Odds & Results
The Chase Surround Stakes (G1)
| Runner Details | Win | Place |
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1st
1. Lady Shenandoah (3)
J: James McDonald 56kg
T: Chris Waller |
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2nd
2. Lady Of Camelot (5)
J: Tim Clark 56kg
T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
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3rd
7. Lazzura (1)
J: Tommy Berry 56kg
T: Chris Waller |
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4th
6. Lilac (4)
J: Tyler Schiller 56kg
T: Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald |
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5th
3. Manaal (12)
J: Jason Collett 56kg
T: Michael Freedman |
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6th
11. Declichy Boulevard (7)
J: Nash Rawiller 56kg
T: Chris Waller |
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7th
13. Dominetta (11)
J: Adam Hyeronimus 56kg
T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
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8th
8. More Territories (2)
J: Ronan Whelan 56kg
T: John O'Shea & Tom Charlton |
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9th
12. Husk (8)
J: Jay Ford 56kg
T: M, W & J Hawkes |
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10th
9. Amelita (10)
J: Reece Jones 56kg
T: Chris Waller |
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11th
14. Idle Flyer (9)
J: Ashley Morgan 56kg
T: Matthew Smith |
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12th
5. Powers Of Opal (14)
J: Kerrin McEvoy 56kg
T: John Sargent |
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13th
10. Castanya (6)
J: Josh Parr 56kg
T: Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald |
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14th
15. Island Dec (13)
J: Regan Bayliss 56kg
T: Robert & Luke Price |
Data retrieved: 07/04/2025 11:18:34 AM (Australia/Brisbane)
The meeting is also headlined by the Group 1 Verry Elleegant Stakes (1600m) – previously known as the Chipping Norton Stakes until 2024 – and features a host of other support races including the Group 2 Sweet Embrace Stakes and Group 2 Skyline Stakes over the 1200m.
Run over 1400m, the Surround Stakes is a set weights race offering $750,000 in total prize money as of 2024 for three-year-old fillies.
Fillies that previously contested the Group 2 Light Fingers Stakes (1200m) at Randwick earlier in the autumn may be looking for a step up in distance here on their way to some of the other lucrative carnival features, including taking on the boys in the Group 1 Randwick Guineas (1600m) the following week. The 2019 Surround Stakes winner Nakeeta Jane went on to run third behind The Autumn Sun in the Randwick Guineas that year.
Lady Shenandoah (2025) was the last filly to complete the Light Fingers Stakes / Surround Stakes double when beating home the Golden Slipper winner Lady Of Camelot in both events.
Other possible runs for Surround Stakes fillies later in the season include the Group 1 Coolmore Classic (1500m) against the older mares and the Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill at the end of March.
The 2022 Surround Stakes form was franked with the winner Hinged going on to run third in the Group 1 Coolmore Classic and second in that autumn’s Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes before a fourth in the Australian Oaks results. She also returned in the spring and ran third in both the George Main Stakes and Epsom Handicap in Sydney.
The 2022 runner-up Startantes meanwhile won Brisbane’s Group 1 Tattersall’s Tiara that winter further franking the form.
The 2023 Surround Stakes form was franked with the second place-getter Ruthless Dame going on to win Adelaide’s Group 1 Robert Sangster Stakes that year while the third placed In Secret took out the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) at Flemington at her next start.
The 2024 Surround Stakes form was franked with the runner-up, Stefi Magnetica, going on to win Brisbane’s Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap race that winter.
The Surround Stakes 2025 took place on Saturday March 1, 2025 as part of Randwick’s Verry Elleegant Stakes Day card and was won in a fighting finish by Chris Waller’s last start Light Fingers Stakes winner Lady Shenandoah ($1.30F).
| 2025 Surround Stakes | |
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| Date: | Saturday March 1, 2025 |
| Track: | Royal Randwick Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1400m |
| Conditions: | 3YO Fillies – Set Weights |
| Weight: | 56kg |
| Status: | Group 1 |
| Prize Money: | $750,000 |
| Inaugurated: | 1979 |
2025 Surround Stakes Finishing Order
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
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| 1 | 1 | LADY SHENANDOAH | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 3 | 56kg | $1.30F | |||
| 2 | 2 | LADY OF CAMELOT | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 0.29L | 5 | 56kg | $9.50 | ||
| 3 | 7 | LAZZURA | Chris Waller | Tommy Berry | 2.94L | 1 | 56kg | $26 | ||
| 4 | 6 | LILAC | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | Tyler Schiller | 3.52L | 4 | 56kg | $21 | ||
| 5 | 3 | MANAAL | Michael Freedman | Jason Collett | 3.78L | 12 | 56kg | $21 | ||
| 6 | 11 | DECLICHY BOULEVARD | Chris Waller | Nash Rawiller | 3.95L | 7 | 56kg | $31 | ||
| 7 | 13 | DOMINETTA | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Adam Hyeronimus | 4.29L | 11 | 56kg | $61 | ||
| 8 | 8 | MORE TERRITORIES | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | Ronan Whelan | 4.87L | 2 | 56kg | $31 | ||
| 9 | 12 | HUSK | Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes | Jay Ford | 5.8L | 8 | 56kg | $61 | ||
| 10 | 9 | AMELITA | Chris Waller | Reece Jones | 6.01L | 10 | 56kg | $41 | ||
| 11 | 14 | IDLE FLYER | Matthew Smith | Ashley Morgan | 6.07L | 9 | 56kg | $101 | ||
| 12 | 5 | POWERS OF OPAL (NZ) | John Sargent | Kerrin McEvoy | 6.41L | 14 | 56kg | $51 | ||
| 13 | 10 | CASTANYA | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | Joshua Parr | 6.63L | 6 | 56kg | $81 | ||
| 14 | 15 | ISLAND DEC | Robert & Luke Price | Regan Bayliss | 8.14L | 13 | 56kg | $81 | ||
| 4 | MOVIN OUT (NZ) | Chris Waller | Chad Schofield | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2025 Surround Stakes Betting
The latest Surround Stakes 2025 betting odds and betting prices on the season’s top three-year-old fillies will be available at Ladbrokes.com.au and also published here at Races.com.au.
There was a notable upset in 2023 with Sunshine In Paris winning at Surround Stakes odds of $11.
Lady Shenandoah ($1.30 in 2025) was the last Surround Stakes favourite to win.
2025 Surround Stakes Form
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2025 SURROUND STAKES FORM GUIDE
2025 Surround Stakes Tips
Stay tuned for our insider Surround Stakes 2025 Tips on the autumn Group 1 for fillies this season.
- To Win: #1 Lady Shenandoah ($1.55 at time of publish) – BET NOW
The favourite in the Surround, Lady Shenandoah, is at a nearly unbackable price of $1.55 at time of publish but this filly looks impossible to bet against even in the big Group 1 field. She is two-from-two at the Randwick track including her elite level Flight Stakes win over the mile last time in. Fresh the bonny daughter of Snitzel was superior in the key lead-up to this winning the Group 2 Light Fingers Stakes with an easy effort over Golden Slipper winner Lady Of Camelot. She presents fitter again second up chasing a hat-trick at Royal Randwick and will only be better up to the 1400m. Master hoop James McDonald is booked for the ride and is drawn to get all the favours from gate three. Wins.
2025 Surround Stakes Field
A line-up of the season’s best three-year-old fillies make up the Surround Stakes field each spring, even more so since the race gained Group 1 status for the first time in 2018.
The fillies in the Surround Stakes field may come via lead-up runs in events like the Light Fingers Stakes a fortnight earlier at the track. Nakeeta Jane (2019) and Lady Shenandoah (2025) are the latest fillies to complete the Light Fingers – Surround Stakes double.
The 2025 Surround Stakes field is released on Wednesday February 26, 2025, and will be published in full below along with the Surround Stakes barrier draw.
The Surround Stakes 2025 final field features a quality line-up of three-year-old fillies led by Chris Waller’s Flight Stakes champ Lady Shenandoah who is odds-on after a resuming Light Fingers win at the track.
Click here to read more on the key fillies in the 2025 Surround Stakes field and betting markets.
2025 Surround Stakes Scratchings:
- #4 Movin Out (7)
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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| 1 | 32x11x1 | LADY SHENANDOAH | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 3 | 56kg | 108 | ||
| 2 | 12x3743x22 | LADY OF CAMELOT | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 5 | 56kg | 107 | ||
| 3 | 1514x313x9 | MANAAL | Michael Freedman | Jason Collett | 13 | 56kg | 100 | ||
| 4 | 313x | MOVIN OUT (NZ) | Chris Waller | Chad Schofield | 7 | 56kg | 90 | ||
| 5 | 56x434122x | POWERS OF OPAL (NZ) | John Sargent | Kerrin McEvoy | 15 | 56kg | 90 | ||
| 6 | 4x121x53 | LILAC | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | Tyler Schiller | 4 | 56kg | 86 | ||
| 7 | 11x345x4 | LAZZURA | Chris Waller | Tommy Berry | 1 | 56kg | 82 | ||
| 8 | 16x5647x1 | MORE TERRITORIES | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | Ronan Whelan | 2 | 56kg | 81 | ||
| 9 | 95x121x6 | AMELITA | Chris Waller | Reece Jones | 11 | 56kg | 78 | ||
| 10 | 2140×8 | CASTANYA | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | Joshua Parr | 6 | 56kg | 76 | ||
| 11 | 8x21x322x7 | DECLICHY BOULEVARD | Chris Waller | Nash Rawiller | 8 | 56kg | 56.5kg | 76 | |
| 12 | x1432x4142 | HUSK | Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes | Jay Ford | 9 | 56kg | 74 | ||
| 13 | 3x1238x | DOMINETTA | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Adam Hyeronimus | 12 | 56kg | 74 | ||
| 14 | 51×211 | IDLE FLYER | Matthew Smith | Ashley Morgan | 10 | 56kg | 70 | ||
| 15 | 1x183x1 | ISLAND DEC | Robert & Luke Price | Regan Bayliss | 14 | 56kg | 70 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2025 Surround Stakes Nominations
Nominations on the Surround Stakes in 2025 are taken in early February and will be updated in full below once announced.
The 2025 Surround Stakes nominations close at midday on Tuesday the 11th of February 2025.
The Surround Stakes 2025 nominations attracted 56 three-year-old fillies led in early betting by Chris Waller’s Flight Stakes winner Lady Shenandoah.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
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| 1 | 416112x | AELIANA (NZ) | F | 3 | Chris Waller | |
| 2 | 95x121x | AMELITA | F | 3 | Chris Waller | 78 |
| 3 | 51x76521x4 | ANOTHER PROPHET | F | 3 | Ciaron Maher | 101 |
| 4 | 111x | AUTUMN GLOW | F | 3 | Chris Waller | 98 |
| 5 | 30x33139x5 | BELLA KHADIJAH | F | 3 | Brad Widdup | 66 |
| 6 | 157×812 | CANNY QUEEN (NZ) | F | 3 | Brad Widdup | 62 |
| 7 | 2140x | CASTANYA | F | 3 | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | 76 |
| 8 | 211×4 | CERTAIN RISE | F | 3 | Michael Moroney & Glen Thompson | |
| 9 | 11x | CLEAN ENERGY | F | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 76 |
| 10 | 1x11x | DANCE TO THE BOOM | F | 3 | Bjorn Baker | 74 |
| 11 | 8x21x322x | DECLICHY BOULEVARD | F | 3 | Chris Waller | 76 |
| 12 | 3x1238x | DOMINETTA | F | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | |
| 13 | 1x | ETERNAL | F | 3 | Chris Waller | 63 |
| 14 | 4x412x339x | GOOD SORT | F | 3 | Chris Waller | 69 |
| 15 | 0x251x | HORIZONS | F | 3 | Richard & Will Freedman | 60 |
| 16 | 3x1432x414 | HUSK | F | 3 | Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes | 70 |
| 17 | 24x711x | HYPERBOLIC (NZ) | F | 3 | Brad Widdup | 63 |
| 18 | 51×211 | IDLE FLYER | F | 3 | Matthew Smith | 70 |
| 19 | 0x252447x | INEVITABLE TRUTH | F | 3 | John Sargent | |
| 20 | 1x183x | ISLAND DEC | F | 3 | Robert & Luke Price | 66 |
| 21 | 5112720 | KITTY FLASH (NZ) | F | 3 | Andrew Forsman | |
| 22 | 7×1 | LA ROJA | F | 3 | Peter Snowden | 65 |
| 23 | 212x3743x2 | LADY OF CAMELOT | F | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 109 |
| 24 | 32x11x | LADY SHENANDOAH | F | 3 | Chris Waller | 98 |
| 25 | 11x345x | LAZZURA | F | 3 | Chris Waller | 82 |
| 26 | 1x | LIGHT FOOT | F | 3 | Pat Widdup | |
| 27 | 4x121x5 | LILAC | F | 3 | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | 76 |
| 28 | 15×4 | LUTETIA | F | 3 | Kris Lees | 60 |
| 29 | 11 | MACEDON ROSE | F | 3 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | |
| 30 | 21514x313x | MANAAL | F | 3 | Michael Freedman | 102 |
| 31 | 41445x076x | MISS BUSSLINGER | F | 3 | Kris Lees | 72 |
| 32 | 16x5647x | MORE TERRITORIES | F | 3 | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | 76 |
| 33 | 313x | MOVIN OUT (NZ) | F | 3 | Chris Waller | |
| 34 | 63439×1 | MY PHAR LADY | F | 3 | Richard & Will Freedman | 59 |
| 35 | 8x211288x | NOISES | F | 3 | Brad Widdup | |
| 36 | 19×2421111 | PERFUMIST (NZ) | F | 3 | Bjorn Baker | 82 |
| 37 | 8x1133x | PHENOM | F | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 68 |
| 38 | 24210x | PLACID PEARL | F | 3 | Matthew Smith | 58 |
| 39 | 56x434122x | POWERS OF OPAL (NZ) | F | 3 | John Sargent | |
| 40 | 37×12 | QATARS CHOICE | F | 3 | Ciaron Maher | 65 |
| 41 | 82x712x | ROSE’S LEGACY (NZ) | F | 3 | Brad Widdup | 59 |
| 42 | 5x12734x5 | SAKIMA | F | 3 | Peter Snowden | 68 |
| 43 | 531 | SCALABLE (NZ) | F | 3 | Bjorn Baker | 64 |
| 44 | 35×211 | SCINTILLA | F | 3 | Les Bridge | 69 |
| 45 | 232x151x | SHE’S GOT PIZZAZZ | F | 3 | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | |
| 46 | 10×21 | SHOHISHA | F | 3 | David Payne | 75 |
| 47 | 325x22156x | SILMARILLION | F | 3 | James Cummings | 81 |
| 48 | 27112x | SNEAKY SUNRISE | F | 3 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | |
| 49 | 1x123x5 | SNOW IN MAY | F | 3 | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | 86 |
| 50 | 52×1 | SPACEBALLS | F | 3 | Ciaron Maher | 64 |
| 51 | 42 | SWELTERING | F | 3 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | |
| 52 | 2 | TIME TO BACA | F | 3 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | |
| 53 | 138x83183x | TOO DARN LIZZIE | F | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | |
| 54 | 1x | VERONA ROSE | F | 3 | Gary Portelli | 60 |
| 55 | 11250x | WINGS OF DESIRE | F | 3 | Michael Freedman | 68 |
| 56 | 1x1544216x | ZEITUNG | F | 3 | James Cummings |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Surround Stakes History
First run in 1979 the Surround Stakes inaugural winner was Impede. The race began as a Group 3 event run over 1400m and although the distance has remained the same, the status of the event was elevated to Group 2 level in 1986.
The Surround Stakes became a Group 1 race for the first time in 2018. For one year in 1990 the Surround Stakes was downgraded to a Group 3 race again but regained Group 2 status the following year in 1991.
Surround Stakes Winners
See below for the full Surround Stakes results dating back to 2000.
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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| 2025 Surround Stakes |
1st | Lady Shenandoah | 1 minute 20.56 seconds |
| 2nd | Lady Of Camelot | ||
| 3rd | Lazzura | ||
| 2024 Surround Stakes |
1st | Tropical Squall | 1 minute 22.63 seconds |
| 2nd | Stefi Magnetica | ||
| 3rd | Tutta La Vita | ||
| 2023 Surround Stakes |
1st | Sunshine In Paris | 1 minute 22.84 seconds |
| 2nd | Ruthless Dame | ||
| 3rd | In Secret | ||
| 2022 Surround Stakes |
1st | Hinged | 1 minute 26.09 seconds |
| 2nd | Startantes | ||
| 3rd | Espiona | ||
| 2021 Surround Stakes |
1st | Forbidden Love | 1 minute 22.30 seconds |
| 2nd | Vangelic | ||
| 3rd | Elizabeel | ||
| 2020 Surround Stakes |
1st | Probabeel | 1 minute 21.36 seconds |
| 2nd | Funstar | ||
| 3rd | Xilong | ||
| 2019 Surround Stakes |
1st | Nakeeta Jane | 1 minute 21.82 seconds |
| 2nd | Fundamentalist | ||
| 3rd | El Dorado Dreaming | ||
| 2018 Surround Stakes |
1st | Shoals | 1 minute 23.46 seconds |
| 2nd | Torvill | ||
| 3rd | Rimraam | ||
| 2017 Surround Stakes |
1st | La Bella Diosa | 1 minute 25.62 seconds |
| 2nd | Omei Sword | ||
| 3rd | Global Glamour | ||
| 2016 Surround Stakes |
1st | Ghisoni | 1 minute 21.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Single Gaze | ||
| 3rd | Stay With Me | ||
| 2015 Surround Stakes |
1st | First Seal | 1 minute 22.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Supara | ||
| 3rd | Slightly Sweet | ||
| 2014 Surround Stakes |
1st | Thump | 1 minute 23.57 seconds |
| 2nd | Real Surreal | ||
| 3rd | Lucia Valentina | ||
| 2013 Surround Stakes |
1st | Dear Demi | 1 minute 22.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Driefontein | ||
| 3rd | Longport | ||
| 2012 Surround Stakes |
1st | Streama | 1 minute 24.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Sea Siren | ||
| 3rd | Hallowell Belle | ||
| 2011 Surround Stakes |
1st | Parables | 1 minute 22.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Red Tracer | ||
| 3rd | Rose Of Peace | ||
| 2010 Surround Stakes |
1st | More Joyous | 1 minute 23.64 seconds |
| 2nd | Hurtle Myrtle | ||
| 3rd | So Anyway | ||
| 2009 Surround Stakes |
1st | Portillo | 1 minute 21.83 seconds |
| 2nd | Romneya | ||
| 3rd | Rocha | ||
| 2008 Surround Stakes |
1st | Chinchilla Rose | 1 minute 24.23 seconds |
| 2nd | Occurrence | ||
| 3rd | Mimi Lebrock | ||
| 2007 Surround Stakes |
1st | Gold Edition | 1 minute 22.38 seconds |
| 2nd | Tuesday Joy | ||
| 3rd | Just Dancing | ||
| 2006 Surround Stakes |
1st | Regal Cheer | 1 minute 22.87 seconds |
| 2nd | Mnemosyne | ||
| 3rd | Star Mystic | ||
| 2005 Surround Stakes |
1st | Lotteria | 1 minute 22.85 seconds |
| 2nd | Shania Dane | ||
| 3rd | Johan’s Toy | ||
| 2004 Surround Stakes |
1st | Only Words | 1 minute 25.95 seconds |
| 2nd | Ike’s Dream | ||
| 3rd | Shamekha | ||
| 2003 Surround Stakes |
1st | Bollinger | 1 minute 23.17 seconds |
| 2nd | Bumptious | ||
| 3rd | Sunday Joy | ||
| 2002 Surround Stakes |
1st | Hosannah | 1 minute 22.85 seconds |
| 2nd | Heritiere | ||
| 3rd | Quays | ||
| 2001 Surround Stakes |
1st | On Type | 1 minute 22.77 seconds |
| 2nd | Maitland Gold | ||
| 3rd | Miss Kournikova | ||
| 2000 Surround Stakes |
1st | Ad Alta | 1 minute 24.04 seconds |
| 2nd | Spinning Hill | ||
| 3rd | Camena | ||
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