The McEwen Stakes is a Group 2 race held at Moonee Valley Racecourse in October on Cox Plate Day as a lead-up to the Champions Sprint at Flemington the following month.
2024 McEwen Stakes Results
- 1st: #8 Baraqiel
- 2nd: #5 I Am Unstoppable
- 3rd: #3 Mornington Glory
McEwen Stakes News
- Feehan Stakes Day 2021: Moonee Valley Scratchings & Track Report
- Moir Stakes Target for 2020 McEwen Stakes Winner Bella Vella
- 2020 Ladbrokes Feehan Stakes Day: Moonee Valley Scratchings & Track Report
- 2020 McEwen Stakes Field & Betting Update: Hanseatic Short Favourite
- Faatinah Wins McEwen on Way to Moir Stakes 2019
The McEwen Stakes is a Group 2 sprint currently run during October at Moonee Valley Racecourse on Ladbrokes Cox Plate Day.
2024 McEwen Stakes Results
- 1st: #8 Baraqiel ($3.70)
- 2nd: #5 I Am Unstoppable
- 3rd: #3 Mornington Glory
The Leon & Troy Corstens & Will Larkin-trained son of Snitzel, Baraqiel ($3.70), absolutely tanked up the outside at the top of the short Moonee Valley straight to charge home over the closing stages making a mess of his rivals in the McEwen Stakes 2024 results for a 2.75 length victory ahead of a likely Group 1 Champions Sprint run down the Flemington straight on November 9.
McEwen Stakes 2024 Odds & Results
Mittys Mcewen Stakes (G2)
| Runner Details | Win | Place |
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1st
8. Baraqiel (5)
J: Ben Allen 58.5kg
T: Leon & Troy Corstens |
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2nd
5. I Am Unstoppable (9)
J: Mark Zahra 58.5kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
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3rd
3. Mornington Glory (4)
J: Ethan Brown 58.5kg
T: Gavin Bedggood |
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4th
1. The Inferno (3)
J: Blake Shinn 58.5kg
T: Cliff Brown |
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5th
9. Extratwo (1)
J: James McDonald 56.5kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
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6th
4. Steparty (8)
J: John Allen 58.5kg
T: Paul Preusker |
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7th
6. Talbragar (6)
J: Jamie Mott 58.5kg
T: Julius Sandhu |
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8th
2. Oscar's Fortune (7)
J: Damian Lane 58.5kg
T: D M Luciani |
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9th
7. Celui (2)
J: Daniel Moor 58.5kg
T: Brent Stanley |
Data retrieved: 07/04/2025 11:30:55 AM (Australia/Brisbane)
The event was previously contested over 1000m in September as a lead-up to the Moir Stakes and Manikato Stakes sprint races at The Valley.
In 2024 the McEwen Stakes was moved to late October on Cox Plate Day with the weight-for-age event, offering $300,000 in stakes, increased in distance from 1000m to 1200m.
Previously sprinters kicked off their campaigns in the McEwen stakes with an eye towards the Group 1 Moir Stakes (1000m) and or the Group 1 Manikato Stakes (1200m) both held back at The Valley over the spring.
In 2023 Imperatriz won the McEwen Stakes before a trio of Group 1 spring victories completing the Moir Stakes – Manikato Stakes – VRC Champions Sprint treble.
In recent years the 2016 McEwen Stakes winner Wild Rain went on to run third in the Moir Stakes, while the year before the great grey Chautauqua (2015) completed the McEwen Stakes – Manikato Stakes double.
In 2020 the McEwen Stakes winning mare Bella Vella backed-up to run third in that season’s Moir Stakes results.
The 2021 McEwen Stakes form was franked with the winner The Inferno running second next-up in the Moir Stakes, while the third-placed mare September Run returned the following autumn to win the Group 1 William Reid Stakes in 2022.
The 2022 McEwen Stakes winner Rothfire franked the form with a second in that year’s Manikato. Rothfire also returned in 2023 and placed in Brisbane’s Group 1 Kingsford Smith Stakes (3rd) and Stradbroke Handicap (2nd).
The 2022 McEwen Stakes form was further franked with the third-placed filly and that year’s Moir Stakes winner Coolangatta returning the next year to win Flemington’s Group 1 Black Caviar Lightning in 2023.
The 2024 McEwen Stakes is now a 1200m event in October and serves as a lead-up to Flemington’s Group 1 VRC Champions Sprint (1200m) on the final day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival.
The McEwen Stakes 2024 ran on Saturday October 26, 2024 at The Valley on Cox Plate Day with the event moved from September to October and the distance increased from 1000m to 1200m with Baraqiel ($3.70) enormous the closing stages to win running away by nearly three lengths.
| 2024 McEwen Stakes | |
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| Date: | Saturday October 26, 2024 |
| Track: | Moonee Valley Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1200m (as of 2024) |
| Race Type: | Weight For Age |
| Status: | Group 2 |
| Prize Money: | $300,000 |
2024 McEwen Stakes Finishing Order
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
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| 1 | 8 | BARAQIEL | Leon & Troy Corstens & Will Larkin | Ben Allen | 5 | 58.5kg | $3.70 | |||
| 2 | 5 | I AM UNSTOPPABLE | Ciaron Maher | Mark Zahra | 2.75L | 9 | 58.5kg | $5.50 | ||
| 3 | 3 | MORNINGTON GLORY | Gavin Bedggood | Ethan Brown | 3.21L | 4 | 58.5kg | $9 | ||
| 4 | 1 | THE INFERNO | Cliff Brown | Blake Shinn | 3.51L | 3 | 58.5kg | $12 | ||
| 5 | 9 | EXTRATWO | Ciaron Maher | James McDonald | 5.26L | 1 | 56.5kg | $6.50 | ||
| 6 | 4 | STEPARTY | Paul Preusker | John Allen | 5.56L | 8 | 58.5kg | $31 | ||
| 7 | 6 | TALBRAGAR | Julius Sandhu | Jamie Mott | 6.31L | 6 | 58.5kg | $41 | ||
| 8 | 2 | OSCAR’S FORTUNE | Dion Luciani | Damian Lane | 6.81L | 7 | 58.5kg | $3.30F | ||
| 9 | 7 | CELUI | Brent Stanley | Daniel Moor | 7.27L | 2 | 58.5kg | $41 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2024 McEwen Stakes Betting
The season’s best Mitty’s McEwen Stakes 2024 betting odds will be available at Ladbrokes.com.au and provided here at Races.com.au the week of the race.
2024 McEwen Stakes Form
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2024 McEwen Stakes Tips
Stay tuned for our insider McEwen Stakes 2024 Tips on the important sprint lead-up this September.
- To Win: #3 Mornington Glory ($4.60 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Happy to forgive Mornington Glory his unplaced Schillaci Stakes run at Caulfield when beaten 3.62 lengths carrying 58.5kg. This Gavin Bedggood-trained six-year-old is a genuine Moonee Valley specialist with four wins from five starts at the tight circuit including the Group 1 Moir Stakes earlier this prep. He will relish the return to his pet track and gets the run of the race from barrier four. The query is of course the distance – he would have preferred the 1000m of the race last year! He’s had five attempts at the six furlongs without a win so needs to really dig deep. Think on class and at the course thought he’s a winning hope.
2024 McEwen Stakes Field
The official McEwen Stakes 2024 Final Field & Barriers are released by Racing Victoria on the Wednesday leading-up to Feehan Stakes Day, the line-up of sprinters to be published in full below.
The 2024 McEwen Stakes field features a quality field of sprinters including this year’s Moir Stakes winner Mornington Glory and Oscar’s Fortune coming off a Schillaci Stakes second.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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| 1 | 440x533x50 | THE INFERNO | Cliff Brown | Blake Shinn | 3 | 58.5kg | 98 | ||
| 2 | 122x2135x2 | OSCAR’S FORTUNE | Dion Luciani | Damian Lane | 7 | 58.5kg | 108 | ||
| 3 | 1153×51117 | MORNINGTON GLORY | Gavin Bedggood | Ethan Brown | 4 | 58.5kg | 110 | ||
| 4 | 13x3x680x8 | STEPARTY | Paul Preusker | John Allen | 8 | 58.5kg | 98 | ||
| 5 | x3222x89x2 | I AM UNSTOPPABLE | Ciaron Maher | Mark Zahra | 9 | 58.5kg | 99 | ||
| 6 | 112x31436x | TALBRAGAR | Julius Sandhu | Jamie Mott | 6 | 58.5kg | 81 | ||
| 7 | x331330x36 | CELUI | Brent Stanley | Daniel Moor | 2 | 58.5kg | 84 | ||
| 8 | 1111331 | BARAQIEL | Leon & Troy Corstens & Will Larkin | Ben Allen | 5 | 58.5kg | 86 | ||
| 9 | 2167×21256 | EXTRATWO | Ciaron Maher | James McDonald | 1 | 56.5kg | 91 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2024 McEwen Stakes Nominations
Nominations for the Mitty’s McEwen Stakes in 2024 are taken on the Monday of race week.
McEwen Stakes History
Registered as the Ian McEwen Trophy, the McEwen Stakes was inaugurated in 1995, making it a relatively young race. The McEwen Stakes was named in honour of Ian McEwen, a former secretary for the Moonee Valley Racing Club. For the very first year it ran, the race was referred to as the Anniversary Trophy.
Between 1995 and 1997 the race ran as an unlisted event. Following an upgrade in 1997, the race was listed until 2005. In 2006, a further upgrade saw the McEwen Stakes run as a Group 3 event for six years. From 2013 onwards, the McEwen Stakes is Group 2 event.
The McEwen Stakes has always been run over 1000m (excepting the year 2000 when it was run over 1200m) and has always been held at Moonee Valley (with the exception of the inaugural edition, when it was held at Caulfield).
Plenty of impressive horses have run in the race throughout the years. Notable McEwen Stakes winners include Sequalo (1995), Testa Rossa (2000), Mistegic (2002), Miss Andretti (2006), Buffering (2011), the ‘Grey Flash’ Chautauqua (2015), and brilliant New Zealand mare Imperatriz (2023).
In 2018 the McEwen Stakes winner Nature Strip – subsequent winner of the 2021 The Everest race – set a new record winning in a slick 56.95 seconds.
His record was beaten in 2023 with Imperatriz flashing home in a new track record of 56.68 seconds over the 1000m.
The McEwen Stakes distance increased from 1000m to 1200m in 2024 and was won by Baraqiel in a time of 1 minute 9.13 seconds to break Miss Andretti’s class record.
McEwen Stakes results since 2000 are listed below.
McEwen Stakes Results
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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| 2024 McEwen Stakes |
1st | Baraqiel | 1 minute 09.13 seconds (R) (Race run over 1200m) |
| 2nd | I Am Unstoppable | ||
| 3rd | TBD | ||
| 2023 McEwen Stakes |
1st | Imperatriz | 1 minutes 56.68 seconds (R) |
| 2nd | Rothfire | ||
| 3rd | Giga Kick | ||
| 2022 McEwen Stakes |
1st | Rothfire | 0 minutes 58.90 seconds |
| 2nd | Zoustyle | ||
| 3rd | Coolangatta | ||
| 2021 McEwen Stakes |
1st | The Inferno | 0 minutes 59.48 seconds |
| 2nd | Portland Sky | ||
| 3rd | September Run | ||
| 2020 McEwen Stakes |
1st | Bella Vella | 0 minutes 58.02 seconds |
| 2nd | Ashlor | ||
| 3rd | Brooklyn Hustle | ||
| 2019 McEwen Stakes |
1st | Faatinah | 0 minutes 58.40 seconds |
| 2nd | Bons Away | ||
| 3rd | Eduardo | ||
| 2018 McEwen Stakes |
1st | Nature Strip | 0 minutes 56.95 seconds (R) |
| 2nd | Houtzen | ||
| 3rd | Shoals | ||
| 2017 McEwen Stakes |
1st | Russian Revolution | 0 minutes 58.14 seconds |
| 2nd | Heatherly | ||
| 3rd | Houtzen | ||
| 2016 McEwen Stakes |
1st | Wild Rain | 0 minutes 58.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Furnaces | ||
| 3rd | Heatherly | ||
| 2015 McEwen Stakes |
1st | Chautauqua | 0 minutes 58.2 seconds |
| 2nd | Flamberge | ||
| 3rd | Furnaces | ||
| 2014 Ajax Stakes |
1st | Angelic Light | 0 minutes 57.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Lankan Rupee | ||
| 3rd | Eloping | ||
| 2013 McEwen Stakes |
1st | Kuroshio | 0 minutes 57.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Moment Of Change | ||
| 3rd | General Truce | ||
| 2012 McEwen Stakes |
1st | Bel Sprinter | 0 minutes 57.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Platelet | ||
| 3rd | Snitzem | ||
| 2011 McEwen Stakes |
1st | Buffering | 0 minutes 58.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Crystal Lily | ||
| 3rd | Atomic Force | ||
| 2010 McEwen Stakes |
1st | Hay List | 0 minute 59.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Catapulted | ||
| 3rd | Reward For Effort | ||
| 2009 McEwen Stakes |
1st | Nicconi | 0 minute 57.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Morgan Dollar | ||
| 3rd | Secret Flyer | ||
| 2008 McEwen Stakes |
1st | Kaphero | 0 minute 59.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Morgan Dollar | ||
| 3rd | Lucky Secret | ||
| 2007 McEwen Stakes |
1st | Here De Angels | 0 minute 57.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Gold Edition | ||
| 3rd | Dr Nipandtuck | ||
| 2006 McEwen Stakes |
1st | Miss Andretti | 0 minute 58.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Sassbee | ||
| 3rd | Cargo Cult | ||
| 2005 McEwen Stakes |
1st | Strikeline | 0 minute 59.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Truly Wicked | ||
| 3rd | Titanic Jack | ||
| 2004 McEwen Stakes |
1st | Edgeton | 1 minute 01.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Reactive | ||
| 3rd | Mistegic | ||
| 2003 McEwen Stakes |
1st | Yell | 0 minute 59.6 seconds |
| 2nd | The Big Chill | ||
| 3rd | Dantana | ||
| 2002 McEwen Stakes |
1st | Mistegic | 1 minute 0.2 seconds |
| 2nd | Shaye Spice | ||
| 3rd | Aragonce | ||
| 2001 McEwen Stakes |
1st | Strategic Image | 0 minute 58.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Sports | ||
| 3rd | Ateates | ||
| 2000 McEwen Stakes |
1st | Testa Rossa | 1 minute 13.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Sports | ||
| 3rd | Chattanooga | ||
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