The Victory Stakes is a Group 2 sprint run during the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival as a potential lead-up to the Doomben 10,000.
2024 Victory Stakes Results
- 1st: #3 Antino
- 2nd: #9 Wee Nessy
- 3rd: #2 Golden Mile
Victory Stakes News
- Uncommon James Heads 2024 Victory Stakes Field & Betting
- Doomben 10,000 Odds Firm on 2022 Victory Stakes Winner Count De Rupee
- 2020 Victory Stakes Results: Stradbroke Handicap Next for Victorem
- 2020 Victory Stakes Day Scratchings: Eagle Farm Track Report
- Victory Stakes 2020 Odds Update: Niccanova Market Mover
The Group 2 Victory Stakes takes place in late April or early May during the annual Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival and is traditionally run at Eagle Farm Racecourse.
Run over the sprint distance of 1200m it is a weight-for-age event worth a $300,000 as of 2023 and was previously known as the Sir Byrne Hart Stakes.
Prize money for the 2020 Victory Stakes was down to $175,000 due to the COVID-19 pandemic with the race running as a set weights plus penalties event in May as part of a reduced Brisbane Winter Carnival.
The Victory Stakes is an excellent lead up to the Group 1 Doomben 10,000 (1200m), another 1200m weight-for-age event run at Doomben. Quality runners may then progress onto both the Group 1 Kingsford-Smith Cup (1350m) in late May and Queensland’s richest race, the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap (1350m) in June.
The last horse to do the Victory Stakes – Stradbroke Handicap double in a single season was Srikandi (2015). In 2018 Impending won the Victory Stakes having taken on the previous year’s Stradbroke Handicap (2017).
The form of the 2021 Victory Stakes was franked with the runner-up Vega One winning the Kingsford-Smith Cup next start before a subsequent second in that winter’s Stradbroke Handicap quinella.
The 2023 Victory Stakes winner Rothfire franked the form running third in the Kingsford Smith Cup results and second in that year’s Stradbroke Handicap.
The Victory Stakes 2024 ran on Saturday May 4, 2024 at Eagle Farm Racecourse in Brisbane and was won first-up by the local Tony Gollan-trained five-year-old Antino ($4.40).
| 2024 Victory Stakes | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Saturday May 4, 2024 |
| Track: | Eagle Farm Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1200m |
| Conditions: | Weight-for-age |
| Status: | Group 2 |
| Prizemoney: | $300,000 |
| Inaugurated: | 1980 |
2024 Victory Stakes Results
- 1st: #3 Antino ($4.40)
- 2nd: #9 Wee Nessy
- 3rd: #2 Golden Mile
The Group 1 Kingsford Smith Cup and Stradbroke Handicap are now firmly on the radar for Tony Gollan’s talented five-year-old, Antino ($4.40), who bolted up the rails to a dominant victory in the 2024 Victory Stakes results at Eagle Farm, thanks to a superb ride from jockey Vlad Duric.
Click here to read more on the good Victory Stakes 2024 win by Antino.
2024 Victory Stakes Results & Finishing Order
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | ANTINO (NZ) | Tony Gollan | Vlad Duric | 7 | 58.5kg | $4.40 | |||
| 2 | 9 | WEE NESSY | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Adam Hyeronimus | 1.07L | 1 | 56.5kg | $8 | ||
| 3 | 2 | GOLDEN MILE | James Cummings | James Orman | 2.74L | 4 | 58.5kg | $10 | ||
| 4 | 6 | FRONT PAGE | Matthew Dale | Andrew Mallyon | 3.93L | 5 | 58.5kg | $7 | ||
| 5 | 8 | COMRADE ROSA | Tony Gollan | Ryan Maloney | 4.6L | 3 | 56.5kg | $6.50 | ||
| 6 | 4 | PRINCE OF BOOM | Robert Heathcote | Michael Rodd | 5.84L | 2 | 58.5kg | $8.50 | ||
| 7 | 7 | PETRONIUS | Barry Lockwood | John Allen | 13L | 6 | 58.5kg | $31 | ||
| 8 | 1 | UNCOMMON JAMES | Steven O’Dea & Matthew Hoysted | Tommy Berry | 14.38L | 8 | 58.5kg | $3.80F | ||
| 9 | 5 | BALLER | Tony Gollan | Ms Angela Jones | 20.26L | 9 | 58.5kg | $41 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2024 Victory Stakes Betting Odds
The updated Victory Stakes 2024 betting odds and market links to Ladbrokes.com.au on the potential Doomben 10,000-bound winter sprinters will be available below the week of the race.
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2024 Victory Stakes Form
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2024 Victory Stakes Tips
Stay tuned for our insider Victory Stakes 2024 Tips on the Group 2 winter sprint this Brisbane Festival of Racing.
- To Win: #1 Uncommon James ($2.60 at time of publish) – BET NOW
The Victory Stakes boasts a select field, but it’s hard to look past this proven Group 1 winner. The talented local sprinter, a son of Cable Bay, hasn’t taken home a win since the Oakleigh Plate at Sandown last year, but he’s consistently challenged at the elite level interstate. Last spring, he notched impressive third-place finishes in two Melbourne Group 1 races. His first-up run this year in The Galaxy at Rosehill was gutsy, finishing fifth and less than two lengths off the winner. He’s now even sharper after a successful two-from-two record at Eagle Farm. This horse appears to be the clear favourite in a competitive field.
2024 Victory Stakes Field
The Victory Stakes field attracts a class line-up of Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival hopes usually having their first Queensland run of the season.
Horses that contested the race the season prior often return, while a host of interstate raiders dominate the Victory Stakes final acceptances including runners out of the Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) in Sydney earlier in the month.
The official Victory Stakes 2024 Field & Barriers are set for release by Racing Queensland on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below.
The 2024 Victory Stakes final field features nine runners led in betting by Group 1 winner Uncommon James.
Click here to read more on the key runners in the Victory Stakes 2024 field and betting markets.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2128x323x5 | UNCOMMON JAMES | Steven O’Dea & Matthew Hoysted | Tommy Berry | 8 | 58.5kg | 110 | ||
| 2 | 901393×784 | GOLDEN MILE | James Cummings | James Orman | 4 | 58.5kg | 109 | ||
| 3 | 111x41220x | ANTINO (NZ) | Tony Gollan | Vlad Duric | 7 | 58.5kg | 107 | ||
| 4 | 3611x094x4 | PRINCE OF BOOM | Robert Heathcote | Michael Rodd | 2 | 58.5kg | 106 | ||
| 5 | x7079x445x | BALLER | Tony Gollan | Ms Angela Jones | 9 | 58.5kg | 105 | ||
| 6 | 8826x16x35 | FRONT PAGE | Matthew Dale | Andrew Mallyon | 5 | 58.5kg | 104 | ||
| 7 | x121x1x2x5 | PETRONIUS | Barry Lockwood | John Allen | 6 | 58.5kg | 98 | ||
| 8 | x3118x413x | COMRADE ROSA | Tony Gollan | Ryan Maloney | 3 | 56.5kg | 104 | ||
| 9 | 2224x0x331 | WEE NESSY | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Adam Hyeronimus | 1 | 56.5kg | 100 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2024 Victory Stakes Nominations
The Victory Stakes nominations close on the Monday of race week and traditionally feature Doomben 10,000 bound sprinters kicking off their Brisbane campaigns for the winter.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 111x41220x | ANTINO (NZ) | G | 5 | Tony Gollan | 107 |
| 2 | x7079x445x | BALLER | G | 8 | Tony Gollan | 105 |
| 3 | x3118x413x | COMRADE ROSA | M | 5 | Tony Gollan | 104 |
| 4 | 115x24121x | FREEDOM RALLY | G | 4 | Tony Gollan | 91 |
| 5 | 8826x16x35 | FRONT PAGE | G | 7 | Matthew Dale | |
| 6 | 901393×784 | GOLDEN MILE | H | 4 | James Cummings | |
| 7 | 161057300x | IRISH SONGS | G | 8 | Louise White | 99 |
| 8 | 11x050413x | KNIGHT’S CHOICE | G | 4 | John Symons & Sheila Laxon | 92 |
| 9 | 61x573030x | OSIPENKO (NZ) | G | 4 | Chris Waller | |
| 10 | x121x1x2x5 | PETRONIUS | G | 7 | Barry Lockwood | 98 |
| 11 | 3611x094x4 | PRINCE OF BOOM | G | 5 | Robert Heathcote | 106 |
| 12 | 421x5859x1 | THE BIG GOODBYE | G | 6 | Robert Heathcote | 101 |
| 13 | 2128x323x5 | UNCOMMON JAMES | G | 5 | Steven O’Dea & Matthew Hoysted | |
| 14 | 2224x0x331 | WEE NESSY | M | 4 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | |
| 15 | 21112117×8 | ZARASTRO | G | 5 | Tony Gollan | 101 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Victory Stakes History
The first horse to win the race then called the Sir Byrne Hart Stakes was Golden Rhapsody in 1980 when the race was inaugurated.
Beginning as a Listed race the following year in 1981 it reached Group 3 status before being installed as a Group 2 event in 1992. First run over 1810m, the Sir Byrne Hart Stakes has gone through a number of distance changes throughout its history but is now a 1200m sprint at the Eagle Farm Racecourse for gallopers heading towards the Group 1 Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival features.
In recent years the Victory Stakes has been run at Doomben Racecourse (2016 & 2018) due to ongoing track issues at Eagle Farm.
In 2020 the Victory Stakes took place in May as a set weights plus penalties event due to COVID-19 and was the key Stradbroke lead-up that year.
| Victory Stakes Distance: | |
|---|---|
| 1980 – 1983: | 1810m |
| 1984 – 1986: | 2100m |
| 1987: | 2125m |
| 1988: | 1810m |
| 1989: | 2125m |
| 1990 – 2005: | 1400m |
| 2006 onwards: | 1200m |
Victory Stakes Winners
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Victory Stakes |
1st | Antino | 1 minute 09.32 seconds |
| 2nd | Wee Nessy | ||
| 3rd | Golden Mile | ||
| 2023 Victory Stakes |
1st | Rothfire | 1 minute 10.32 seconds |
| 2nd | King Of Sparta | ||
| 3rd | Prince Of Boom | ||
| 2022 Victory Stakes |
1st | Count De Rupee | 1 minute 09.61 seconds |
| 2nd | Scallopini | ||
| 3rd | Jamaea | ||
| 2021 Victory Stakes |
1st | Niccanova | 1 minute 11.90 seconds |
| 2nd | Vega One | ||
| 3rd | Pennino | ||
| 2020 Victory Stakes |
1st | Victorem | 1 minute 10.60 seconds |
| 2nd | Niccanova | ||
| 3rd | Deep Image | ||
| 2019 Victory Stakes |
1st | I Am Excited | 1 minute 9.64 seconds |
| 2nd | Redzel | ||
| 3rd | Jonker | ||
| 2018 Victory Stakes |
1st | Impending | 1 minute 10.06 seconds |
| 2nd | Most Important | ||
| 3rd | I Am Excited | ||
| 2017 Victory Stakes |
1st | Music Magnate | 1 minute 13.27 seconds |
| 2nd | Hopfgarten | ||
| 3rd | Miss Cover Girl | ||
| 2016 Victory Stakes |
1st | Fell Swoop | 1 minute 9.02 seconds |
| 2nd | Didntcostalot | ||
| 3rd | Artlee | ||
| 2015 Victory Stakes |
1st | Srikandi | 1 minute 9.63 seconds |
| 2nd | Ball Of Muscle | ||
| 3rd | Dances On Stars | ||
| 2014 Victory Stakes |
1st | Temple Of Boom | 1 minute 9.0 seconds |
| 2nd | Spirit Of Boom | ||
| 3rd | Snitzerland | ||
| 2013 Victory Stakes |
1st | Buffering | 1 minute 8.54 seconds |
| 2nd | Spirit Of Boom | ||
| 3rd | Albrecht | ||
| 2012 Victory Stakes |
1st | Meeting Abandoned | – |
| 2nd | – | ||
| 3rd | – | ||
| 2011 Victory Stakes |
1st | Buffering | 1 minute 13.0 seconds |
| 2nd | Atomic Force | ||
| 3rd | Azzaland | ||
| 2010 Victory Stakes |
1st | Ghetto Blaster | 1 minute 09.6 seconds |
| 2nd | The Jackal | ||
| 3rd | Albert The Fat | ||
| 2009 Sir Byrne Hart Stakes |
1st | Swiss Ace | 1 minute 9.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Sniper?s Bullet | ||
| 3rd | Red Element | ||
| 2008 Sir Byrne Hart Stakes |
1st | Swiss Ace | 1 minute 9.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Atapi | ||
| 3rd | Dance The Waves | ||
| 2007 Sir Byrne Hart Stakes |
1st | Mitanni | 1 minute 9.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Anwaar | ||
| 3rd | Tellem | ||
| 2006 Sir Byrne Hart Stakes |
1st | All Bar One | 1 minute 8.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Falaise | ||
| 3rd | Impaler | ||
| 2005 Sir Byrne Hart Stakes |
1st | Wager | 1 minute 21.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Deuxieme | ||
| 3rd | Dezigna | ||
| 2004 Sir Byrne Hart Stakes |
1st | Only Words | 1 minute 25.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Our Egyptian Raine | ||
| 3rd | Defier | ||
| 2003 Sir Byrne Hart Stakes |
1st | Tit For Taat | 1 minute 21.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Scenic Peak | ||
| 3rd | Mr Bureaucrat | ||
| 2002 Sir Byrne Hart Stakes |
1st | Mr Bureaucrat | 1 minute 23.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Salgado | ||
| 3rd | Faiza | ||
| 2001 Sir Byrne Hart Stakes |
1st | Make Mine Magic | 1 minute 20.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Play Station | ||
| 3rd | Camarena | ||
| 2000 Sir Byrne Hart Stakes |
1st | Cheiron | 1 minute 22.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Narwong | ||
| 3rd | City Fair | ||
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