Held at Ascot Racecourse during the Perth Summer Racing Carnival, the Lee Steere Stakes is a 1400m weight-for-age race worth $300,000 in prize money.

Held during early November on the same Saturday that Flemington hosts Champions Stakes Day to round out the Melbourne Cup Carnival, the Group 2 race serves as a nice early lead-up for gallopers heading towards the Group 1 Railway Stakes (1600m) a fortnight later and the Group 1 Northerly Stakes (1800m) in early December.

The Lee Steere Stakes – Railway Stakes double was last completed by Belle Bizarre (2006), while in 2017 the Lee Steere runner-up Great Shot went on to score an upset Railway Stakes result next race. The following year in 2018 the Lee Steer Stakes winner Gatting finished a brave second in the Railway Stakes results. Gatting would also go on to score a massive upset in the follow year’s Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) at Flemington as a 100/1 shot!

Lead up events to the Lee Steere Stakes are few and far between, mainly because it’s held so early in the Perth Summer Racing Carnival but backing the top-tier horses in the field with previous Group 1 or 2 wins at the track is key to successful Lee Steere Stakes betting.

The 2023 Lee Steere Stakes form was franked with the runner-up Dom To Shoot finishing third next-up in the Railway Stakes trifecta before a win in that summer’s Group 1 Northerly Stakes.

Mid-December’s new Group 3 $1.5 million The Gold Rush also makes a nice summer target for Lee Steere Stakes graduates.

The 2024 Lee Steere Stakes takes place at Ascot Racecourse on Saturday November 9, 2024. 

2024 Lee Steere Stakes Results

• 1st: TBD
• 2nd: TBD
• 3rd: TBD

2024 Lee Steere Stakes Betting

The latest Lee Steere Stakes 2024 odds on the potential Railway Stakes-bound summer gallopers will be available at Ladbrokes.com.au and updated here at Races.com.au.

Massimo ($3 in 2022 for his successful title defence) was the last favourite in Lee Steere Stakes betting to salute for the punters.

2024 Lee Steere Stakes Form Guide

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2024 Lee Steere Stakes Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Lee Steere Stakes 2024 Tips on the Ascot Group 2 this spring / summer racing season.

• To Win: #4 Comfort Me ($3.70 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Typically open Lee Steere market over in WA this weekend but happy to stick with the punters’ pick Comfort Me who has the fitness edge and confidence after a first-up Group 3 win here on October 19. Overcame barrier 13 fresh to win at 1400m and presents better for the run. Drawn closer in with barrier seven in a small field, five-time winner at the distance and looks the one to beat on way to the Perth majors.

2024 Lee Steere Stakes Field

The Lee Steere Stakes field usually features a decent assortment of horses from local stables in and around Perth. Occasionally you’ll see an interstate raider sign up for the Lee Steere Stakes field, although it is usually reserved for locals looking to get back into the swing of things.

The 2024 Lee Steere Stakes field will be published here below the week of the race.

The 2024 Lee Steere Stakes final field features a smart line-up of Group 1 bound locals led in betting by Comfort Me coming off a Group 3 Eurythmic Stakes win at the track.

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2024 Lee Steere Stakes Nominations

Early nominations for the Lee Steere Stakes in 2024 close the Monday of race week.

Lee Steere Stakes History

Originally named the All Aged Stakes from 1893 to 1938, the Lee Steere Stakes was first won by Scarpia, a horse which managed to win the event in three consecutive years from 1893 to 1895.

In 2003 the Lee Steere Stakes was run at Belmont Park Racecourse.

The Lee Steere Stakes has several double winners including Tarquin (1897-98,1900), Cetotis (1933,36), Big Bob (1962-63), Railway Boy (1966-67), and La Trice (1971-72).

You can view Lee Steere Stakes results and winning times since 2000 below.

Lee Steere Stakes Results