Ladbrokes Tip: Danehill Stakes runners often head into the Coolmore Stud Stakes later in the spring

The Danehill Stakes is a Group 2 race for three-year-olds run down the famous ‘Straight Six’ at Flemington Racecourse on Makybe Diva Stakes Day during the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival. The day’s racing at the mid-September meeting is headlined by the weight-for-age Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m).

There are three Group 2 support acts on the card with the Group 2 Let’s Elope Stakes (1400m), Group 2 Bobbie Lewis Quality (1200m) and the Danehill Stakes. A 1200m sprint, the Danehill Stakes is run at set weights plus penalties and offers $200,000 in total prize money.

It is a key lead-up into the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) over the same track and distance during the Melbourne Cup Carnival, a double recently completed by Sepoy (2011).

The latest edition of the Danehill Stakes took place on Saturday September 12, 2020 and was won by Doubtland for Team Hawkes.

2020 Danehill Stakes Results

The official Danehill Stakes 2020 results and full race finishing order will be provided below once the race is run and won on Saturday September 12, 2020.

• 1st: #4 Doubtland
• 2nd: #6 Amish Boy
• 3rd: #7 Ranting

Team Hawkes’ $1.1 million colt Doubtland ($7) lived up to his pedigree when dominating the 2020 Danehill Stakes results in his Flemington debut ahead of the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes on Derby Day.

Colour	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	4	DOUBTLAND	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	William Pike		9	58.5kg		$7
	2	6	AMISH BOY	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Jamie Mott	0.75L	1	57kg		$41
	3	7	RANTING (NZ)	Leon & Troy Corstens	Ben Melham	0.85L	5	57kg		$13
	4	1	PRAGUE	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	John Allen	1.05L	8	58.5kg		$4.20F
	5	10	PERSONAL	Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes	Damien Oliver	2.8L	4	55kg		$14
	6	5	EXTRA TIME	Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas	Craig Williams	3.55L	2	58.5kg		$21
	7	8	ON THE LEAD	Richard & Michael Freedman	Luke Currie	4.3L	10	57kg		$8
	8	11	ANNAVISTO (NZ)	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Jye McNeil	4.8L	6	55kg		$6
	9	9	TYDEUS	Lindsey Smith	Michael Rodd	5.8L	11	57kg		$14
	10	3	HARD LANDING	Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes	Luke Nolen	6.2L	3	58.5kg		$51
	11	2	WISDOM OF WATER	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Mark Zahra	9.7L	7	58.5kg		$7.50

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Danehill Stakes Race Info

• Date: Saturday September 12, 2020
• Track: Flemington Racecourse
• Distance: 1200m
• Conditions: 3YOs – Set Weights + Penalties
• Status: Group 2
• Prize Money: $200,000
• First Run: 1982

Danehill Stakes Betting & Odds

Danehill Stakes betting is led by in-form three-year-olds with proven form over 1200m that were likely tested in tougher company during their last campaign.

Horses that ran well in lead-up races in Melbourne like the Vain Stakes and McKenzie Stakes and that have previous experience down the testing Flemington straight also sit high up the Danehill Stakes odds each year.

Double-figure hopes in Danehill Stakes markets have recent winning form in the Group 2 including Charlie Boy ($21 in 2013).

Dalasan ($2.60 in 2019) was the last favourite in Danehill Stakes betting to get the job done for the punters.

2020 Danehill Stakes Odds

The latest Danehill Stakes 2020 betting odds and links to our Flemington racing markets will be provided below the week of the race.

The Danehill Stakes field attracts a quality line-up of three-year-olds many heading towards longer distance runs for their age during the spring. A key lead-up race into the Danehill Stakes is the Group 3 HDF McNeil Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield the previous month.

In 2015 Ready For Victory ran second in the McNeil and third in the Danehill Stakes behind Kinglike. Ready For Victory also went on to run third to Press Statement in that year’s Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m), which is a target for many horses coming out of the Danehill Stakes field each spring.

Sepoy (2011) completed the Danehill Stakes – Coolmore Stud Stakes double as a three-year-old. Photo Credit: Taron Clarke.

Another possible lead-up run is Moonee Valley’s Listed McKenzie Stakes (1200m), a race Rich Enuff won on way to his Danehill Stakes success in 2014. Rich Enuff also won the Group 3 Caulfield Guineas Prelude (1400m) next start before his Caulfield Guineas second to Shooting To Win.

Éclair Big Bang come off a Danehill Stakes third to Charlie Boy in 2013 before backing up to win the Caulfield Guineas.

Fillies meanwhile may come off an August run in the Group 3 Quezette Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield before taking on the boys. In 2013 Kiss A Rose won the Quezette before a second to Charlie Boy in the Danehill Stakes. In 2017 the previous season’s Blue Diamond Stakes winning filly Catchy improved on a lead-up second in the Quezette Stakes to beat home the boys in the Danehill Stakes.

Danehill Stakes nominations are taken the Monday before the race runs on the Saturday with the final field and barriers released on the Wednesday.

2020 Danehill Stakes Field

The official Danehill Stakes 2020 race field and barriers are announced the Wednesday of Makybe Diva Stakes week and will be published in full below, so stay tuned to see what three-year-olds make the starting line-up this spring.

The 2020 Danehill Stakes final field features 11 three-year-olds including the favourite Prague racing for the first time since his second in Sydney’s Group 1 ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) in April.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	116162x	PRAGUE	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	John Allen	8	58.5kg		91
2	4x14x115x	WISDOM OF WATER	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Mark Zahra	7	58.5kg		81
3	1x0x10	HARD LANDING	Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes	Luke Nolen	3	58.5kg		80
4	11×5	DOUBTLAND	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	William Pike	9	58.5kg		80
5	2x271x84	EXTRA TIME	Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas	Craig Williams	2	58.5kg		72
6	35413x	AMISH BOY	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Jamie Mott	1	57kg		69
7	23×25	RANTING (NZ)	Leon & Troy Corstens	Ben Melham	5	57kg		70
8	35×112	ON THE LEAD	Richard & Michael Freedman	Luke Currie	10	57kg		68
9	11	TYDEUS	Lindsey Smith	Michael Rodd	11	57kg		68
10	2130x	PERSONAL	Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes	Damien Oliver	4	55kg		82
11	1	ANNAVISTO (NZ)	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Jye McNeil	6	55kg		64

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2020 Danehill Stakes Nominations

The Danehill Stakes 2020 nominations are taken by Racing Victoria on the Monday of race week and will be published in full below.

Twenty-two three-year-olds make-up the 2020 Danehill Stakes nominations including early favourite Wisdom Of Water set to resume in the event and Blue Diamond winner Tagaloa out to improve on a first-up third in the Group 3 H.D.F. McNeil Stakes.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp Rating
1	1183458×64	AIM	C	3	Peter & Paul Snowden
2	35413x	AMISH BOY	C	3	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	69
3	1	ANNAVISTO (NZ)	F	3	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)
4	31x	AYSAR	C	3	Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes	66
5	13x20x41	BARTLEY	C	3	Peter & Paul Snowden
6	42x42424x1	BELLA NIPOTINA	F	3	Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes	82
7	11×6	CROSSHAVEN	G	3	Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes	69
8	11×5	DOUBTLAND	C	3	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes
9	2x271x84	EXTRA TIME	G	3	Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas	72
10	1x0x10	HARD LANDING	C	3	Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes	80
11	110x	MINHAAJ	F	3	Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes
12	35×112	ON THE LEAD	C	3	Richard & Michael Freedman
13	2130x	PERSONAL	F	3	Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes
14	1	PORTLAND SKY	C	3	Matt Laurie	63
15	116162x	PRAGUE	C	3	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
16	23×25	RANTING (NZ)	C	3	Leon & Troy Corstens	70
17	7216370×8	RATHLIN	C	3	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	72
18	31x4124x3	TAGALOA	C	3	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	102
19	512	THE BRUMBY	G	3	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	63
20	11	TYDEUS	C	3	Lindsey Smith	68
21	155×3	UNANIMOUS	C	3	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	63
22	4x14x115x	WISDOM OF WATER	C	3	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	81

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Danehill Stakes Form Guide

The Danehill Stakes form guide features all the information for punters from barriers, jockeys and trainers to the lead-up runs of the horses in the field. Looking at the form for three-year-olds coming off a top three run and jumping at single-figures in betting is key.

2020 Danehill Stakes Form Guide

A link to our comprehensive Danehill Stakes 2020 Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.

Danehill Stakes Tips

Danehill Stakes tips include looking for three-year-olds coming off a top three run in similar class last start, proven Group performers, those with winning Flemington form down the straight and runners backing up from a race like the McNeil Stakes or Quezette Stakes.

2020 Danehill Stakes Tips

Our Ladbrokes’ insider Danehill Stakes 2020 betting tips and Group 2 Flemington selections will be detailed below the week of the race so you can get behind our tips online.

Danehill Stakes Results

The Danehill Stakes results have been dominated by class three-year-olds in the past decade jumping at under $10 in betting. The last filly dominate the Danehill Stakes results was the Lindsay Park-trained Catchy in 2017, while the last favourite to salute for the punters was Dalasan in 2019.

Notable recent Danehill Stakes winners include Catchy (2017), Rich Enuff (2014), Snitzerland (2012), Sepoy (2011), Black Caviar (2009) and Fastnet Rock (2004).

Danehill Stakes Winners