Danehill Stakes

Danehill Stakes

Group Two Betting Guide
When: Saturday, October 5, 2024
Location: Flemington Racecourse
Prize Money: $300,000
Distance: 1200m

THE Group 2 Danehill Stakes is a three-year-old race held at Flemington during the Melbourne spring carnival in early October.

It’s run over 1100m with a stake of $300,000 and the race gained massive worldwide popularity when champion unbeaten mare Black Caviar won in 2009.

Run down the Flemington straight on the same day as the Group 1 Turnbull Stakes, the Danehill Stakes is a stallion-making race as past winners have included top stallion Fastnet Rock and also the likes of Jet Spur, Sepoy, Rich Enuff and Falvelon.

Up until 2020 the Danehill Stakes was run over 1200m.


2024 Danehill Stakes Betting Odds

Betting odds for the 2024 Danehill Stakes are currently unavailable.


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Being such a popular betting races, the Danehill Stakes market is offered by all of our recommended bookmakers.

Markets will open in September for the October feature and the all-in market is popular with punters which have been following the two-year-old form from the previous season.

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Danehill Stakes History

The Danehill Stakes has always been run at Flemington.

The race was renamed after the legendary stallion Danehill. It used to be run on Derby Day but swapped with the Ascot Vale Stakes which itself was renamed the Coolmore Stud Stakes. The race has now moved to Turnbull Stakes day.

After being a Listed race it became a Group 3 in 1985 and a Group 2 in 2009.

The great Black Caviar won this as her fourth race start.

NSW horses have a top record in the Danehill Stakes with the likes of Kallos, Doubtland, Encryption, Charlie Boy, Snitzerland, Sepoy, Soul, Aichi, Fastnet Rock etc. recording victories.


2024 Danehill Stakes Final Field

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Previous Danehill Stakes Fields

  • No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight
    1 Silks
    Barber
    James Cummings
    Michael Dee
    5
    58.5kg
    2 Silks
    Libertad
    Annabel Neasham
    Chad Schofield
    11
    58.5kg
    3 Silks
    I Am Unstoppable
    Lloyd Kennewell & Lucy Yeomans
    Zac Spain
    2
    58kg
    4 Silks
    Archo Nacho
    Matt Laurie
    Ben Melham
    7
    58kg
    5 Silks
    Don Corleone
    Peter & Paul Snowden
    Mark Zahra
    1
    57kg
    6 Silks
    Mexico
    Michael Freedman
    Craig Williams
    10
    57kg
    7 Silks
    Kandinsky Abstract
    Chris Waller
    James McDonald
    9
    57kg
    8 Silks
    Treasurway
    Jason Warren
    Daniel Stackhouse
    6
    56.5kg
    9 Silks
    Stretan Angel
    Phillip Stokes
    Damian Lane
    8
    56kg
    10 Silks
    Cigar Flick
    Chris Waller
    Jye McNeil
    4
    55kg
    11 Silks
    Honor Galore
    Cliff Brown
    Jamie Kah
    3
    55kg
  • No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight
    1
    Swiss Exile
    Annabel Neasham
    Jye McNeil
    10
    58.5kg
    2
    Brereton
    Peter Moody
    Luke Nolen
    1
    58.5kg
    3
    Giga Kick
    Clayton Douglas
    Craig Williams
    11
    58.5kg
    4
    Cannonball
    Anthony & Sam Freedman
    Brett Prebble
    9
    58kg
    5
    Buenos Noches
    Matthew Smith
    Craig Newitt
    12
    58kg
    6
    Spacewalk
    James Cummings
    Blake Shinn
    5
    57kg
    7
    Stupendo
    Danny O’Brien
    Damien Oliver
    2
    57kg
    8
    Doull
    Anthony & Sam Freedman
    Jamie Kah
    4
    57kg
    9
    Zou Sensation
    Leon & Troy Corstens
    Zac Spain
    7
    57kg
    10
    Great Barrier Reef
    Chris Waller
    Damian Lane
    6
    57kg
    11
    General Barca
    Phillip Stokes
    Daniel Moor
    3
    57kg
    12
    Sunzou
    Shane Nichols
    Ethan Brown
    8
    57kg
  • No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight
    1 Ingratiating James Cummings Damien Oliver 10 58.5kg
    2 General Beau Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra Damian Lane 12 58.5kg
    3 Bruckner Ciaron Maher & David Eustace John Allen 2 58.5kg
    4 Ranch Hand Chris Waller Brett Prebble 6 58kg
    5 Ranveer Matt Laurie Daniel Stackhouse 7 57kg
    6 Mimosas Clayton Douglas Luke Nolen 11 57kg
    7 Lloyd’s Crown Rebecca Waymouth Linda Meech 3 57kg
    8 Kallos James Cummings Fred Kersley 5 57kg
    9 Forbes Anthony & Sam Freedman Jordan Childs 1 57kg
    10 Mornington Glory Matt Laurie Luke Currie 9 57kg
    11 Mighty Hercules John Salanitri Dean Holland 8 57kg
    12 Gimmie Par Peter Moody Jye McNeil 4 56.5kg
  • No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight
    1 Prague Ciaron Maher & David Eustace John Allen 8 58.5kg
    2 Wisdom Of Water Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr Mark Zahra 7 58.5kg
    3 Hard Landing Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes Luke Nolen 3 58.5kg
    4 Doubtland Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes William Pike 9 58.5kg
    5 Extra Time Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas Craig Williams 2 58.5kg
    6 Amish Boy Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Jamie Mott 1 57kg
    7 Ranting Leon & Troy Corstens Ben Melham 5 57kg
    8 On The Lead Richard & Michael Freedman Luke Currie 10 57kg
    9 Tydeus Lindsey Smith Michael Rodd 11 57kg
    10 Personal Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes Damien Oliver 4 55kg
    11 Annavisto Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr Jye McNeil 6 55kg

2023 Danehill Stakes result


1stStretan Angel (+900)
2ndI Am Unstoppable (+900)
3rdDon Corleone (+900)

Recent Danehill Stakes runnings

  • Despite a late drift with online bookmakers, Stretan Angel ($7.00) proved too strong in the Group 2 Danehill Stakes (1100m) at Flemington. The Phillip Stokes-trained filly was given a tactically superior ride by Damian Lane, electing to sit outside the leaders and gaining a prominent position throughout the 1100m journey. She and I Am Unstoppable ($3.30) led both their respective packs heading for home, as Stretan Angel was able to get the upper hand of the race favourite, setting up a mouthwatering clash in the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) in a month.
  • Giga Kick and Craig Williams have held on by the barest of margins to take out the Group 2 Danehill Stakes over 1100m down the Flemington straight. Giga Kick took his unbeaten start to his young career to four straight with a win over Buenos Noches and Cannonball. Doull set a very good speed out in front, as the whole field crossed over to the inside running rail in the second straight-race of the day, followed by Cannonball, Swiss Exile and Giga Kick. Craig Williams looked to be under pressure from Buenos Noches from the 300m mark all the way until the finish line, however, he got every little bit out of the $1.95 favourite to win by a nostril on the line.
  • Despite stablemate Ingratiating being sent around as favourite, it was the second Godolphin runner Kallos who reigned supreme in the Danehill Stakes. Having led the field up down the infamous Flemington straight, the James Cummings-trained Kallos managed to fend off his rivals every chance and managed to kick clear inside the final furlong under Fred Kersley.
  • Awkwardly placed in the second half of the pack under Willie Pike, Doubtland ($7) burst between runners and stretched his neck with intent over the final 200 metres to win by three-quarters of a length. Amish Boy ($41) finished second, with Ranting ($13) a further short-half head away in third. The win provided Pike with the most significant of four Stakes victories in Melbourne, which also sits alongside his triumph aboard Regal Power in the $5m All-Star Mile at Caulfield in March. The Not A Single Doubt colt, out of Villa Verde’s half-sister Miss Sharapova, was purchased by Orbis Bloodstock for $1.1 million as a yearling.
  • Sent off the $2.60 favourite, Dalasan raced to a three-quarter length victory from Dubious ($9.50) with Express Pass ($6) the same margin away third in the 2019 Danehill Stakes. South Australian apprentice Raquel Clark left nothing to chance before being legged aboard Dalasan, Clark had never ridden at Flemington before Saturday and walked the straight 1200m course twice occasions ahead of the Group Two race. The homework paid off as Dalasan provided Clark with her biggest career victory while at the same time maintaining a perfect strike-rate on the three-year-old following four rides on the colt.
  • Godolphin gun Encryption surprised the punters at big odds in the 2018 edition of the race. Settling towards the back of the field it looked like victory would be unlikely but after an enterprising ride from Craig Williams the horse pierced through the wall of horses to hit the front and win in the shadows of the post.
  • Catchy was becoming somewhat of a money pit for punters after winning the Blue Diamond Stakes, failing in the Golden Slipper before finishing second Quezette Stakes, but thankfully the faithful were rewarded in the Danehill. Settling in the back half of the field, Catchy unleashed an withering run to hit the front late in the piece and run away with the race.
  • New Zealand colt Saracino was having its first Australian start in the Danehill Stakes and it was a winning one. The Murray Baker-trained three-year-old had scored its first career win the start prior and it made it consecutive wins when scoring by just under a half-length over subsequent carnival winner Archives. Saracino was ridden by Damien Oliver and paid $6 with bookmakers. Read the race report here.
  • The 2015 Danehill Stakes wasn’t one of the better fields, but the Peter Moody-trained Kinglike put away the field by 1.3 lengths. Ridden by Glen Boss, Kinglike settled midfield before charging late down the outside. The wider barrier draws at best down the Flemington straight and the $12 chance used that nicely. Race-favourite Ready For Victory finished in third.
  • A wide open field was on show at Flemington with the favourite starting at $5. That was Brazen Beau which finished fifth, but since carved out a tremendous career in both Australia and Europe. The winner was the Ken Keys-trained Rich Enuff which started as the second favourite at $6 and only narrowly held on from Looks Like The Cat. Rich Enuff wasn’t able to kick on with it career wise, but the beaten brigade included plenty of class.
  • Charlie Boy caused a big upset in what turned out to be a tricky race for punters. Safeguard and Gregers were the two hot favourites, but Charlie Boy ran best, winning at odds of $21 with Kiss A Rose in second at $16 and Eclair Big Bang at $17 for third. The win gave Michael Rodd a much-needed win at that time in his career and it turned out to be one of the most competitive Danehill Stakes fields in history.

Previous Winners of the Danehill Stakes

Danehill Stakes Past Winners
Year Horse Jockey Trainer
2023 Stretan Angel Damian Lane Phillip Stokes
2022 Giga Kick Craig Williams Clayton Douglas
2021 Kallos Fred Kersley James Cummings
2020 Doubtland William Pike Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes
2019 Dalasan Raquel Clark Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas
2018 Encryption Craig Williams James Cummings
2017 Catchy Regan Bayliss David Hayes
2016 Saracino Damien Oliver Murray Baker
2015 Kinglike Luke Nolen Peter Moody
2014 Rich Enuff Michael Rodd Ken Keys
2013 Charlie Boy Michael Rodd Gerald Ryan
2012 Snitzerland Damien Oliver Gerald Ryan
2011 Sepoy Kerrin McEvoy Peter Snowden
2010 Soul Mark Zahra Peter Snowden
2009 Black Caviar Luke Nolen Peter Moody
2008 Aichi Michael Rodd Peter Snowden
2007 Tan Tat De Lago Luke Nolen Peter Moody
2006 The One Greg Childs Mike Moroney
2005 Jet Spur Glen Boss John O’Shea
2004 Fastnet Rock Glen Boss Paul Perry
2003 Abdullah Nash Rawiller Tony Noonan
2002 Planchet Darren Gauci John Hawkes
2001 Chong Tong Danny Nikolic Lee Freedman
2000 St. Petersburg Stephen Baster Peter Hayes

Danehill Stakes Past Winners Pre 2000

Danehill Stakes Past Winners Pre 2000
Year Horse
1999 Falvelon
1998 Point Danger
1997 Dantelah
1996 Armidale
1995 Gold Ace
1994 I Love Sydney
1993 Dancing Dynamite
1992 Kenfair
1991 Umatilla
1990 Wrap Around
1989 Gin Rhythm
1988 Speeding Fine
1987 Grandiose
1986 Cavalry
1985 Rory’s Jester
1984 High Signal
1983 Sculptor
1982 Fiesta Star
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