Danehill Stakes 2021

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 track at Flemington Racecourse on Turnbull Stakes Day during the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival. The day’s racing at the meeting is headlined by the Group 1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m) for potential Cox Plate horses.

Previously held on Makybe Diva Stakes Day a fortnight earlier, the Danehill Stakes was moved to the later time slot ahead of the 2021 edition and is scheduled for the same date as Sydney’s Epsom Handicap  Day.

There are three Group 2 support acts on the Melbourne card with the Group 2 Edward Manifold Stakes, Group 2 Gilgai Stakes and the Danehill Stakes. A 1100m sprint, having been reduced from 1200m in 2021, the Danehill Stakes is run at set weights plus penalties and offers $300,000 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 October 2, 2021 and was won in an upset by Kallos ($12).

2021 Danehill Stakes Results

The official Danehill Stakes 2021 results and full race finishing order will be provided below once the race is run and won on Saturday October 2, 2021 .

• 1st: #8 Kallos
• 2nd: #2 General Beau
• 3rd: #3 Bruckner 

The James Cummings-trained Kallos ($12) was very slick down the straight at Flemington handling a notable rise in grade to score a dominant upset in the Danehill Stakes 2021 results for Godolphin. 

Danehill Stakes Race Info

• Date: Saturday October 2, 2021
• Track: Flemington Racecourse
• Distance: 1100m
• Conditions: 3YOs – Set Weights + Penalties
• Status: Group 2
• Prize Money: $300,000
• First Run: 1982

Danehill Stakes Betting & Odds

Danehill Stakes betting is led by in-form three-year-olds with proven form over the shorter sprinter distances 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) and Kallos ($12 in 2021). 

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

2021 Danehill Stakes Odds

The latest Danehill Stakes 2021 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.

2021 Danehill Stakes Field

The official Danehill Stakes 2021 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 2021 Danehill Stakes final field features a line-up of potential Coolmore Stud Stakes-bound three-year-olds with Vain Stakes winner Ingratiating leading the markets. 

2021 Danehill Stakes Nominations

The Danehill Stakes 2021 nominations are taken by Racing Victoria on the Monday of race week and will be published in full below.

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.

2021 Danehill Stakes Form Guide

A link to our comprehensive Danehill Stakes 2021 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.

2021 Danehill Stakes Tips

Our Ladbrokes’ insider Danehill Stakes 2021 betting tips and Group 2 Flemington selections will be detailed below the week of the race so you can get behind our tips online.

• To Win: #12 Gimmie Par ($7.50 at time of publish)

A number of livewire chances but like the price and the consistency of this Peter Moody-trained filly. She’s up in grade but is good on the straight track having run second on debut to Ingratiating (favourite for the Danehill) in the Listed Talindert Stakes back in February. Two-from-two since, her latest being the Group 3 Quezette Stakes. She’s up in class and weight, but the straight suits. Can she run on Slow – Heavy? That’s the question. 

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