The Phar Lap Stakes (1500m) is a Group 2 race held at Rosehill in March during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival.
2024 Phar Lap Stakes Results
- 1st: #11 Zardozi
- 2nd: #14 Makarena
- 3rd: #6 Kintyre
Phar Lap Stakes News
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The Phar Lap Stakes is a Group 2 race held at Sydney’s Rosehill Racecourse in early – mid March.
Open to three year old horses, the 1500m middle distance event is a set weights race which means that all colts and geldings must carry 56.5kg while fillies have a 2kg allowance of 54.5kg. Worth $300,000 in prize money as of 2024, the Phar Lap Stakes is held on the Coolmore Classic Day which offers several Group 1 and 2 races.
The biggest race on the day is the Group 1 $1,000,000 Coolmore Classic (1500m) for fillies and mares.
Along with the Phar Lap Stakes the other major support acts on the card include the Group 2 Ajax Stakes (1500m), Group 3 Magic Night Stakes (1200m) and the Group 3 Pago Pago Stakes (1200m) – the latter lead-ups into the Golden Slipper Stakes.
Three-year-olds many come into the Phar Lap Stakes off a run in the previous weekend’s Group 1 Randwick Guineas (1600m) or a non-Black Type lead up during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival.
Many of the horses out of the Phar Lap Stakes field will continue onto the Group 2 Tulloch Stakes (2000m) back at Rosehill at the end of March before targeting a Royal Randwick win during ‘The Championships’ in the Group 1 Australian Derby (2400m) or the Group 1 ATC Oaks (2400m) for the fillies.
Unforgotten (2018), Verry Elleegant (2019) and Hungry Heart (2021) all completed the Phar Lap Stakes – Australian Oaks double for Chris Waller.
Waller took his record in the Phar Lap Stakes up to six wins in seven years with Hungry Heart in 2021, the filly backing-up to do the Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes – ATC Oaks double that autumn.
In 2023 the incredible record of Chris Waller-trained fillies in the Phar Lap Stakes continued with the big win by the odds-on favourite Zougotcha.
The 2022 Phar Lap Stakes form was franked with the third placed Character winning the Group 2 Tulloch Stakes next start, while the winner Mr Mozart went on to take out the Group 3 Doncaster Prelude – Hawkesbury Guineas double.
The Phar Lap Stakes 2024 ran on Saturday March 16, 2024 on the Coolmore Classic Day card at Rosehill and was won in an upset by the James Cummings-trained VRC Oaks winning filly Zardozi ($13).
| 2024 Phar Lap Stakes | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Saturday March 16, 2024 |
| Track: | Rosehill Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1500m |
| Race Type: | 3YO Open Set Weights C&G 56.5kg F 54.5kg |
| Status: | Group 2 |
| Prize Money: | $300,000 |
2024 Phar Lap Stakes Results
- 1st: #11 Zardozi ($13)
- 2nd: #14 Makarena
- 3rd: #6 Kintyre
Godolphin’s talented filly Zardozi ($13) returned to winning form in emphatic style, taking out the 2024 Phar Lap Stakes results at Rosehill Gardens. The VRC Oaks winner, sired by Kingman, showcased her capabilities under a perfectly timed ride by jockey Tom Marquand. Marquand strategically maneuvered Zardozi back to the inside in the closing stages, allowing her to surge to the lead and secure a dominant two-length victory in her second run this season. This impressive performance positions Zardozi as a strong contender for upcoming Group 1 races and excites racing fans looking forward to her future outings.
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | ZARDOZI | James Cummings | Tom Marquand | 7 | 54.5kg (cd 55kg) | $13 | |||
| 2 | 14 | MAKARENA | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Tim Clark | 1.89L | 6 | 54.5kg | $4 | ||
| 3 | 6 | KINTYRE | Gary Portelli | Jason Collett | 2.02L | 4 | 56.5kg | $6.50 | ||
| 4 | 2 | LES VAMPIRES | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Adam Hyeronimus | 3.79L | 9 | 56.5kg | $3.40F | ||
| 5 | 10 | NOISY BOY | Todd Howlett | Jay Ford | 3.86L | 3 | 56.5kg | $101 | ||
| 6 | 3 | TANNHAUSER | Chris Waller | Joshua Parr | 4.26L | 10 | 56.5kg | $41 | ||
| 7 | 4 | HEMAN | Peter & Paul Snowden | Nash Rawiller | 4.81L | 1 | 56.5kg (cd 57kg) | $20 | ||
| 8 | 5 | SALTCOATS (NZ) | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 6.22L | 2 | 56.5kg | $4.60 | ||
| 9 | 7 | OUR COUVER | Jerome Hunter | John Allen | 6.51L | 5 | 56.5kg | $61 | ||
| 10 | 8 | RAVELLO (NZ) | John O’Shea | Tommy Berry | 7.2L | 8 | 56.5kg | $61 | ||
| 11 | 1 | RAF ATTACK (NZ) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Regan Bayliss | 8.02L | 11 | 56.5kg | $11 | ||
| 16 | WAIKATO GIRL (NZ) | Michael Freedman | Ms Rachel King | 0 | ||||||
| 15 | MARE OF MT BULLER | Chris Waller | Tyler Schiller | 0 | ||||||
| 9 | GROUNDRUSH | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Zac Lloyd (a) | 0 | ||||||
| 12 | TUTTA LA VITA | Chris Waller | Kerrin McEvoy | 0 | ||||||
| 13 | KRISTILLI | Annabel Neasham | Chad Schofield | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2024 Phar Lap Stakes Betting Odds
The latest Phar Lap Stakes 2024 betting odds and market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be available below the week of the race.
Funstar ($1.55 in 2020) followed by her stablemates Hungry Heart ($3.70 in 2021) and Zougotcha ($1.50 in 2023) are the latest favourites in Phar Lap Stakes betting to salute for the punters.
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2024 Phar Lap Stakes Form
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2024 Phar Lap Stakes Tips
Stay tuned for our insider Phar Lap Stakes 2024 Tips on the Rosehill Group 2 this autumn.
- To Win: #5 Saltcoats ($4.60 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Recent scratchings have opened up this race considerably. With the track currently listed as Soft and rain forecast, Saltcoats looks a genuine upset contender. This Kiwi import, now trained by the in-form Chris Waller stable, boasts a Black-Type victory on a Heavy (10) track in his homeland. He’s shown steady improvement since arriving in Australia and most recently pushed hard for a narrow loss at this very track in early February. Drawn well and with James McDonald taking the reins for Waller, Saltcoats shouldn’t be underestimated on the wetter surface. He has the potential to surprise at a good price.
2024 Phar Lap Stakes Field
The final field and barrier draw for the Phar Lap Stakes 2024 will be published here once it has been announced on Wednesday March 13, 2024.
The 2024 Phar Lap Stakes final field features a bumper line-up of three-year-old mile types led in betting by the Team Hawkes-trained Snitzel filly Makarena third-up now.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 616416×0 | RAF ATTACK (NZ) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Regan Bayliss | 14 | 56.5kg | 85 | ||
| 2 | 317×138 | LES VAMPIRES | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Adam Hyeronimus | 12 | 56.5kg | 82 | ||
| 3 | 30413x00x0 | TANNHAUSER | Chris Waller | Joshua Parr | 13 | 56.5kg | 81 | ||
| 4 | 12x842x0 | HEMAN | Peter & Paul Snowden | Nash Rawiller | 1 | 56.5kg | 77 | ||
| 5 | 231x53x2 | SALTCOATS (NZ) | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 2 | 56.5kg | 77 | ||
| 6 | 21258473×3 | KINTYRE | Gary Portelli | Jason Collett | 7 | 56.5kg | 73 | ||
| 7 | 441523 | OUR COUVER | Jerome Hunter | John Allen | 8 | 56.5kg | 71 | ||
| 8 | 176x1698x9 | RAVELLO (NZ) | John O’Shea | Tommy Berry | 11 | 56.5kg | 68 | ||
| 9 | 33×5123 | GROUNDRUSH | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Zac Lloyd (a) | 4 | 56.5kg | 65 | ||
| 10 | 24100×6 | NOISY BOY | Todd Howlett | Jay Ford | 6 | 56.5kg | 65 | ||
| 11 | 1x007121x0 | ZARDOZI | James Cummings | Tom Marquand | 10 | 54.5kg | 102 | ||
| 12 | 221x6734x3 | TUTTA LA VITA | Chris Waller | Kerrin McEvoy | 15 | 54.5kg | 90 | ||
| 13 | 21x08x439 | KRISTILLI | Annabel Neasham | Chad Schofield | 16 | 54.5kg | 88 | ||
| 14 | 211×25 | MAKARENA | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Tim Clark | 9 | 54.5kg | 88 | ||
| 15 | 4×111 | MARE OF MT BULLER | Chris Waller | Tyler Schiller | 3 | 54.5kg | 73 | ||
| 16 | 31×27 | WAIKATO GIRL (NZ) | Michael Freedman | Ms Rachel King | 5 | 54.5kg | 65 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2024 Phar Lap Stakes Nominations
Early nominations for the Phar Lap Stakes in 2024 close the Monday of race week and will be updated in full below once confirmed.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Ballot | Weight | True Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1x13120x1 | TROPICAL SQUALL | F | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 1 | 54.5kg | 104 | ||
| 2 | 1x007121x0 | ZARDOZI | F | 3 | James Cummings | 2 | 54.5kg | 102 | ||
| 3 | 21x08x439 | KRISTILLI | F | 3 | Annabel Neasham | 3 | 54.5kg | 88 | ||
| 4 | 211×25 | MAKARENA | F | 3 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 4 | 54.5kg | 88 | ||
| 5 | 616416×0 | RAF ATTACK (NZ) | C | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 5 | 56.5kg | 85 | ||
| 6 | 221x6734x3 | TUTTA LA VITA | F | 3 | Chris Waller | 6 | 54.5kg | 90 | ||
| 7 | 21258473×3 | KINTYRE | G | 3 | Gary Portelli | 7 | 56.5kg | 73 | ||
| 8 | 32x1165x70 | ARCTIC GLAMOUR | F | 3 | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | 8 | 54.5kg | 77 | ||
| 9 | 30413x00x0 | TANNHAUSER | C | 3 | Chris Waller | 9 | 56.5kg | 81 | ||
| 10 | 12x842x0 | HEMAN | C | 3 | Peter & Paul Snowden | 10 | 56.5kg | 77 | ||
| 11 | 2211×6 | ROLL ON HIGH | F | 3 | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | 11 | 54.5kg | 84 | ||
| 12 | 317×138 | LES VAMPIRES | C | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 12 | 56.5kg | 82 | ||
| 13 | 231x53x2 | SALTCOATS (NZ) | G | 3 | Chris Waller | 13 | 56.5kg | 77 | ||
| 14 | 24x4012x9 | KIND WORDS | F | 3 | Kris Lees | 14 | 54.5kg | 70 | ||
| 15 | 4×111 | MARE OF MT BULLER | F | 3 | Chris Waller | 15 | 54.5kg | 73 | ||
| 16 | 2133 | BARBY’S DOLL | F | 3 | Jerome Hunter | 16 | 54.5kg | 65 | ||
| 17 | 4128x5x25 | THE YEARS (NZ) | G | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 17 | 56.5kg | 67 | ||
| 18 | 176x1698x9 | RAVELLO (NZ) | G | 3 | John O’Shea | 18 | 56.5kg | 68 | ||
| 19 | 4x237x3312 | SIDE SHOW | G | 3 | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | 19 | 56.5kg | 64 | ||
| 20 | 441523 | OUR COUVER | G | 3 | Jerome Hunter | 20 | 56.5kg | 71 | ||
| 21 | 33×5123 | GROUNDRUSH | C | 3 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 21 | 56.5kg | 65 | ||
| 22 | 1×318 | SOLDIER OF ROME | C | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 22 | 56.5kg | 69 | ||
| 23 | 31×27 | WAIKATO GIRL (NZ) | F | 3 | Michael Freedman | 23 | 54.5kg | 65 | ||
| 24 | 24100×6 | NOISY BOY | G | 3 | Todd Howlett | 24 | 56.5kg | 65 | ||
| 25 | 41×4 | JACOB’S TIME | G | 3 | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | 25 | 56.5kg | 64 | ||
| 26 | 68x417x2 | COLOURS OF AUTUMN | F | 3 | Brad Widdup | 26 | 54.5kg | 62 | ||
| 27 | 53×4251 | EDITED BY | C | 3 | Michael Freedman | 27 | 56.5kg | 60 | ||
| 28 | 11 | KNOW THYSELF | G | 3 | Paul Messara & Leah Gavranich | 28 | 56.5kg | 62 | ||
| 29 | 1×45 | ABOUT A GIRL (NZ) | F | 3 | Chris Waller | 29 | 54.5kg | 60 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Phar Lap Stakes History
The Phar Lap Stakes is named after legendary horse Phar Lap who dominated Australian Racing during his time on the track that included the 1930 Melbourne Cup win.
For one year in 2008 the Group 2 race was held at Canterbury and raced over 1550m.
Phar Lap Stakes Winners
Plenty of star three-year-olds have dominated the Phar Lap Stakes results in recent years including Apache Cat (2006) and Winx (2015) who would go on to etch her name in the history books with a stunning succession of Group 1 wins including two victories in the Cox Plate.
From 2015 – 2023 trainer Chris Waller prepared seven fillies to beat home the boys in the Phar Lap Stakes results: Winx (2015), Foxplay (2017), Unforgotten (2018), Verry Elleegant (2019), Funstar (2020), Hungry Heart (2021), and Zougotcha (2023).
See below for the full list of Phar Lap Stakes winners going back to 2000.
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Phar Lap Stakes |
1st | Zardozi | 1 minute 28.88 seconds |
| 2nd | Makarena | ||
| 3rd | Kintyre | ||
| 2023 Phar Lap Stakes |
1st | Zougotcha | 1 minute 28.43 seconds |
| 2nd | Glint Of Silver | ||
| 3rd | Brosnan | ||
| 2022 Phar Lap Stakes |
1st | Mr Mozart | 1 minute 31.71 seconds |
| 2nd | Never Been Kissed | ||
| 3rd | Character | ||
| 2021 Phar Lap Stakes |
1st | Hungry Heart | 1 minute 27.81 seconds |
| 2nd | The Irishman | ||
| 3rd | Impecunious | ||
| 2020 Phar Lap Stakes |
1st | Funstar | 1 minute 35.26 seconds |
| 2nd | Probabeel | ||
| 3rd | Quick Thinker | ||
| 2019 Phar Lap Stakes |
1st | Verry Elleegant | 1 minute 32.32 seconds |
| 2nd | Seabrook | ||
| 3rd | Aristia | ||
| 2018 Phar Lap Stakes |
1st | Unforgotten | 1 minute 29.12 seconds |
| 2nd | Holy Snow | ||
| 3rd | Hiyaam | ||
| 2017 Phar Lap Stakes |
1st | Foxplay | 1 minute 30.57 seconds |
| 2nd | Zenalicious | ||
| 3rd | Cosmic Set | ||
| 2016 Phar Lap Stakes |
1st | Hattori Hanzo | 1 minute 29.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Man Of Choice | ||
| 3rd | Believe | ||
| 2015 Phar Lap Stakes |
1st | Winx | 1 minute 30.26 seconds |
| 2nd | Hauraki | ||
| 3rd | Supara | ||
| 2014 Phar Lap Stakes |
1st | Traitor | 1 minute 29.47 seconds |
| 2nd | Define | ||
| 3rd | Guelph | ||
| 2013 Phar Lap Stakes |
1st | Toydini | 1 minute 28.98 seconds |
| 2nd | Ninth Legion | ||
| 3rd | Force Command | ||
| 2012 Phar Lap Stakes |
1st | Colorado Claire | 1 minute 32.29 seconds |
| 2nd | Rekindled Alliance | ||
| 3rd | Wild And Proud | ||
| 2011 Phar Lap Stakes |
1st | Blackie | 1 minute 30.0 seconds |
| 2nd | Fast Clip | ||
| 3rd | Sworn To Secrecy | ||
| 2010 Phar Lap Stakes |
1st | Tickets | 1 minute 29.68 seconds |
| 2nd | Al Dhafra | ||
| 3rd | Descarado | ||
| 2009 Phar Lap Stakes |
1st | Heart Of Dreams | 1 minute 29.95 seconds |
| 2nd | Whobegotyou | ||
| 3rd | Predatory Pricer | ||
| 2008 Phar Lap Stakes |
1st | Acey Ducey | 1 minute 32.12 seconds |
| 2nd | Voice Commander | ||
| 3rd | Our Mosstique | ||
| 2007 Phar Lap Stakes |
1st | Just Mambo | 1 minute 31.69 seconds |
| 2nd | Raheeb | ||
| 3rd | Amory Lane | ||
| 2006 Phar Lap Stakes |
1st | Apache Cat | 1 minute 30.64 seconds |
| 2nd | Racing To Win | ||
| 3rd | Wasp | ||
| 2005 Phar Lap Stakes |
1st | Shania Dane | 1 minute 32.12 seconds |
| 2nd | Al Maher | ||
| 3rd | Svenska | ||
| 2004 Phar Lap Stakes |
1st | Only Words | 1 minute 28.49 seconds |
| 2nd | Kingside | ||
| 3rd | Skittles | ||
| 2003 Phar Lap Stakes |
1st | Thorn Park | 1 minute 28.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Sportsman | ||
| 3rd | Bumptious | ||
| 2002 Phar Lap Stakes |
1st | Arlington Road | 1 minute 30.45 seconds |
| 2nd | Ugachaka | ||
| 3rd | Gordo | ||
| 2001 Phar Lap Stakes |
1st | Maitland Gold | 1 minute 27.86 seconds |
| 2nd | Star Satire | ||
| 3rd | Glenrowan | ||
| 2000 Phar Lap Stakes |
1st | Lord Essex | 1 minute 28.82 seconds |
| 2nd | Dangerous | ||
| 3rd | Over | ||
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