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 14, 2019 and was won by Dalasan who jumped the favourite in betting. 

2019 Danehill Stakes Results

The official Danehill Stakes 2019 results and full race finishing order will be provided below once the race is run and won on Saturday September 14, 2019 .

• 1st: #5 Dalasan
• 2nd: #2 Dubious
• 3rd: #11 Express Pass

Race favourite Dalasan franked the Spring Stakes form out of Adelaide saluting for the punters in the Danehill Stakes 2019 results. He is now top fancy to win at elite level in the Ladbrokes Caulfield Guineas in October.

Danehill Stakes Race Info

• Date: Saturday September 14, 2019
• 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).

2019 Danehill Stakes Odds

The latest Danehill Stakes 2019 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 Ladbrokes 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.

2019 Danehill Stakes Field

The official Danehill Stakes 2019 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 2019 Danehill Stakes Final Field features 10 remaining runners after connections chose not to race the Blue Diamond winner Lyre (4).

2019 Danehill Stakes Nominations

The Danehill Stakes 2019 nominations are taken by Racing Victoria on the Monday of race week and will be published in full below.

The official 2019 Danehill Stakes nominations drew 17 hopefuls including the Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas-trained Spring Stakes winner from Adelaide Dalasan who defeated subsequent Memsie Stakes champ Scales Of Justice.

The autumn’s Blue Diamond Stakes winning filly Lyre is also in the mix looking for the double completed by Catchy in 2017, while the fellow Anthony Freedman-trained Super Seth comes off a HDF McNeil Stakes victory.

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.

2019 Danehill Stakes Form Guide

A link to our comprehensive Danehill Stakes 2019 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.

2019 Danehill Stakes Tips

Our Ladbrokes’ insider Danehill Stakes 2019 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