The Missile Stakes is a Group 2 sprinting event held at Randwick Racecourse in August as a lead-up to the $20 million The Everest held in October.
2024 Missile Stakes Results
- 1st: #3 Schwarz
- 2nd: #9 Arctic Glamour
- 3rd: #10 Shezanalister
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The 2024 Missile Stakes is a Group 2 sprinting event raced over a distance of 1200m. The Missile Stakes is currently held at Randwick Racecourse every year around early August. The Missile Stakes is worth $300,000 and is open to horses aged three years and older.
Contested under set weights plus penalties conditions, the Missile Stakes field usually attracts a decent selection of sprinters looking to kick their spring racing campaign off with some black-type success. Many horses run first-up in the Missile Stakes and could move towards a tougher run south during the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.
In 2016 Rebel Dane ran second in the Missile Stakes and went on to win that October’s Group 1 Ladbrokes Manikato Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley. The 2016 Missile Stakes winner Tycoon Tara also went on to win a Group 1 the following year taking out Brisbane’s Tatt’s Tiara in 2017.
The Missile Stakes form was further franked in 2018 with the winner Pierata going on to win the 2019 All Aged Stakes after a number of other Group 1 placings.
The 2020 Missile Stakes champion Eduardo continued on to secure Group 1 wins in the 2021 The Galaxy and Doomben 10,000 the following year.
The event now serves as a possible early spring lead-up for horses chasing a slot in the coveted $20 million The Everest field at Randwick in October.
The 2023 Missile Stakes winner I Am Me went on to frank the form running top four in a host of subsequent Group 1 races including that year’s Manikato Stakes (2nd) and Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (2nd) in Melbourne.
The Missile Stakes 2024 ran on Saturday, August 10, 2024 at Royal Randwick as the opening Group race in Sydney for the season and was won in a close finish by the John O’Shea & Tom Charlton-trained favourite Schwarz ($2.50F).
| Missile Stakes | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Saturday, August 10, 2024 |
| Track: | Randwick Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1200m |
| Race Type: | 3YO+ Set Weights plus Penalties |
| Status: | Group 2 |
| Prize Money: | $300,000 |
2024 Missile Stakes Results
- 1st: #3 Schwarz ($2.50F)
- 2nd: #9 Arctic Glamour
- 3rd: #10 Shezanalister
John O’Shea & Tom Charlton’s s talented four-year-old Schwarz ($2.50F) made a triumphant return to racing, claiming victory in the 2024 Missile Stakes narrowly first-up. The Hawkesbury Guineas winner proved his class with a gutsy performance, holding off a determined late challenge from Arctic Glamour to secure a Group 2 win and delight the favourite backers.
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | SCHWARZ | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | James McDonald | 9 | 56.5kg | $2.50F | |||
| 2 | 9 | ARCTIC GLAMOUR | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | Kerrin McEvoy | 0.12L | 4 | 54kg | $6 | ||
| 3 | 10 | SHEZANALISTER | Bjorn Baker | Jason Collett | 0.57L | 2 | 54kg | $7.50 | ||
| 4 | 6 | MUCH MUCH BETTER | Sara Ryan | Zac Lloyd (a) | 1.87L | 7 | 56kg | $8.50 | ||
| 5 | 2 | SEMILLION | Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes | Tommy Berry | 2.17L | 8 | 56.5kg | $4.80 | ||
| 6 | 1 | LOCH EAGLE | Kris Lees | Dylan Gibbons | 3L | 6 | 57.5kg | $16 | ||
| 7 | 4 | BANJU | Lyle Chandler | Reece Jones | 3.44L | 3 | 56kg | $31 | ||
| 8 | 8 | STEEL CITY | Ciaron Maher | Tim Clark | 3.53L | 5 | 54.5kg | $20 | ||
| 9 | 7 | THE FACE | Tony Ball | Jay Ford | 4.86L | 1 | 56kg | $61 | ||
| 11 | JUNQUEIRA | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | Regan Bayliss | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | KA BLING | Peter Snowden | Tyler Schiller | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2024 Missile Stakes Betting Odds
The season’s latest Missile Stakes 2024 betting odds and market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be available below the week of the race.
Alizee ($1.30 in 2019), Eduardo ($2.30 in 2020), I Am Me ($2.40 in 2023), and Schwarz ($2.50 in 2024) are the latest favourites in Missile Stakes betting to salute for the punters.
There was a notable upset in the 2022 Missile Stakes with Hard Empire winning at 70/1!
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2024 Missile Stakes Form
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2024 Missile Stakes Tips
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The Missile Stakes features a small but competitive field, with Team Hawkes’ Semillion a standout contender. Despite carrying additional weight compared to some of his rivals, the five-year-old boasts strong form, including a runner-up finish in the G3 Bletchingly Stakes on a heavy track last time out down south. With a preference for soft conditions, Semillion is well-suited to the Randwick track and has a consistent record at the distance. Under the guidance of Tommy Berry, this talented gelding is poised to kick off his spring campaign with a winning performance.
2024 Missile Stakes Field
The Missile Stakes field often attracts top class sprinters heading towards the Group 1 sprints of the spring. Following a run in the Missile Stakes field, gallopers may back-up in another Sydney feature including the Group 1 Winx Stakes (1400m) a fortnight later back at the track.
In 2014 Sweet Idea won the Missile Stakes before finishing second next-up in the Memsie Stakes in Melbourne. She also placed fourth in that year’s Group 1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m), won the Group 2 Tristarc Stakes (1400m) and ran second in the Group 1 Myer Classic (1600m) at Flemington during the Melbourne Cup Carnival.
The official Missile Stakes 2024 Final Field & Barriers will be released and published in full below on the Wednesday of race week.
The 2024 Missile Stakes final field features a quality line-up of spring carnival-bound sprinters led in betting by the resuming Schwarz to be ridden by James McDonald from the outside alley.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 931218600x | LOCH EAGLE | Kris Lees | Dylan Gibbons | 7 | 57.5kg | 102 | ||
| 2 | 73×5421352 | SEMILLION | Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes | Tommy Berry | 9 | 56.5kg | 91 | ||
| 3 | 141x2610x | SCHWARZ | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | James McDonald | 11 | 56.5kg | 90 | ||
| 4 | 2x19x0070x | BANJU | Lyle Chandler | Reece Jones | 3 | 56kg | 98 | ||
| 5 | 415327×761 | KA BLING | Peter Snowden | Tyler Schiller | 5 | 56kg | 94 | ||
| 6 | 5815×60842 | MUCH MUCH BETTER | Sara Ryan | Zac Lloyd (a) | 8 | 56kg | 92 | ||
| 7 | x71110x766 | THE FACE | Tony Ball | Jay Ford | 1 | 56kg | 85 | ||
| 8 | 010x0x0645 | STEEL CITY | Ciaron Maher | Tim Clark | 6 | 54.5kg | 76 | ||
| 9 | 165x70520x | ARCTIC GLAMOUR | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | Kerrin McEvoy | 4 | 54kg | 90 | ||
| 10 | 42x1116x14 | SHEZANALISTER | Bjorn Baker | Jason Collett | 2 | 54kg | 85 | ||
| 11 | 848145×504 | JUNQUEIRA | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | Regan Bayliss | 10 | 54kg | 78 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2024 Missile Stakes Nominations
The early Missile Stakes 2024 Nominations are announced by Racing NSW on the Monday leading-up to the race and will be available below as soon as released.
Missile Stakes History
The Missile Stakes was inaugurated in 1978 as a Principal Race, prior to being reclassified as a Group 3 event in 1980. For the 2014 edition, the race was upgraded to Group 2.
The Missile Stakes has been held at a few different venues over time, with Rosehill playing host until 2011, then Warwick Farm stepping in for 2012, before Randwick from 2013 – 2018.
The 2019 edition of the Missile Stakes saw the event move back to Rosehill Gardens Racecourse, while in 2021 the event took place at Randwick due to COVID-19.
In 2023 the Missile Stakes race day moved back to Rosehill Gardens Racecourse before returning to Randwick in 2024.
The Missile Stakes was initially raced over 1100m. In 2010, the race began to be raced over 1200m and has remained at that distance since. The Missile Stakes forms a popular double with the Premiere Stakes at Rosehill, which German Chocolate (2007) and Spark of Life (2004) have both managed to achieve.
Notable Missile Stakes winners include Commands (1999), Lonhro (2002) and Pompeii (2003).
Missile Stakes results since 2000 are listed below.
Missile Stakes Results
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Missile Stakes |
1st | Schwarz | 1 minute 09.73 seconds |
| 2nd | Arctic Glamour | ||
| 3rd | Sheqzanalister | ||
| 2023 Missile Stakes |
1st | I Am Me | 1 minute 09.67 seconds |
| 2nd | Dragonstone | ||
| 3rd | Deepour | ||
| 2022 Missile Stakes |
1st | Hard Empire | 1 minute 10.70 seconds |
| 2nd | Wandabaa | ||
| 3rd | Gem Song | ||
| 2021 Missile Stakes |
1st | Phobetor | 1 minute 08.54 seconds |
| 2nd | Chat | ||
| 3rd | Fasika | ||
| 2020 Missile Stakes |
1st | Eduardo | 1 minute 12.01 seconds |
| 2nd | Flit | ||
| 3rd | Imaging | ||
| 2019 Missile Stakes |
1st | Alizee | 1 minute 11.25 seconds |
| 2nd | Invincible Gem | ||
| 3rd | Le Romain | ||
| 2018 Missile Stakes |
1st | Pierata | 1 minute 8.41 seconds |
| 2nd | Kementari | ||
| 3rd | The Monstar | ||
| 2017 Missile Stakes |
1st | Invincible Gem | 1 minute 11.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Le Romain | ||
| 3rd | The Monstar | ||
| 2016 Missile Stakes |
1st | Tycoon Tara | 1 minute 15.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Rebel Dane | ||
| 3rd | Mount Nebo | ||
| 2015 Missile Stakes |
1st | Burbero | 1 minute 09.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Weary | ||
| 3rd | Temple Of Boom | ||
| 2014 Missile Stakes |
1st | Sweet Idea | 1 minute 09.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Messene | ||
| 3rd | Rebel Dane | ||
| 2013 Missile Stakes |
1st | Rain Affair | 1 minute 10.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Mic Mac | ||
| 3rd | Title | ||
| 2012 Missile Stakes |
1st | Pinwheel | 1 minute 09.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Centennial Park | ||
| 3rd | Rolling Pin | ||
| 2011 Missile Stakes |
1st | Rain Affair | 1 minute 10.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Winter King | ||
| 3rd | Pinwheel | ||
| 2010 Missile Stakes |
1st | Love Conquers All | 1 minute 12.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Danleigh | ||
| 3rd | Sniper’s Bullet | ||
| 2009 Missile Stakes |
1st | Teasing | 1 minute 104.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Gold Trail | ||
| 3rd | Typhoon Zed | ||
| 2008 Missile Stakes |
1st | Captain Bax | 1 minute 05.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Typhoon Zed | ||
| 3rd | Interfere | ||
| 2007 Missile Stakes |
1st | German Chocolate | 1 minute 04.6 seconds |
| 2nd | La Montagna | ||
| 3rd | Vionneto | ||
| 2006 Missile Stakes |
1st | Imprisoned | 1 minute 06.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Crimson Reign | ||
| 3rd | Mac’s Tune | ||
| 2005 Missile Stakes |
1st | Dance Hero | 1 minute 02.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Snippetson | ||
| 3rd | Spark Of Life | ||
| 2004 Missile Stakes |
1st | Spark Of Life | 1 minute 02.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Into The Night | ||
| 3rd | Dane Shadow | ||
| 2003 Missile Stakes |
1st | Pompeii | 1 minute 03.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Academe | ||
| 3rd | Our Egyptian Raine | ||
| 2002 Missile Stakes |
1st | Lonhro | 1 minute 03.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Ancient Song | ||
| 3rd | Notoire | ||
| 2001 Missile Stakes |
1st | Sportsbrat | 1 minute 06.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Air She Goes | ||
| 3rd | Lonhro | ||
| 2000 Missile Stakes |
1st | Padstow | 1 minute 03.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Wynciti | ||
| 3rd | Celestial Choir | ||
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