Doncaster Prelude 2022

Ladbrokes Tip: The Doncaster Prelude winner is exempt from ballot in the Group 1 Doncaster Mile (1600m)

The Doncaster Prelude is a Group 3 middle-distance race run and won over 1500m at Rosehill Gardens* on Tancred Stakes Day in late March during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival.

*The 2022 Doncaster Prelude ran on Monday the 28th of March at Newcastle following the abandoned Rosehill meeting the Saturday prior. 

Offering $160,000 in prize money, the quality handicap clash also has a ballot exemption on offer to the winner into the Doncaster Mile at Randwick on Day 1 of ‘The Championships’ in early April.

To date no horse has completed the double in a single season however the 2020 Doncaster Prelude winner Cascadian returned the following autumn to reign supreme for Godolphin in the Doncaster Mile 2021 results.

First contested in 1985 the event is officially registered as the Royal Parma Stakes in honour of the 1968 Golden Slipper winner Royal Parma.

Originally run on Golden Slipper Day and subsequently renamed the Doncaster Prelude in 2010, the event has held Group 3 status since 2011.

The latest edition of the Doncaster Prelude ran on Monday the 28th of March at Newcastle after being postponed from the abandoned Rosehill meeting on Saturday and was won by the favourite Mr Mozart ($3.50F).

Doncaster Prelude Race Info

• Date: Monday March 28, 2022
• Track: Rosehill Gardens Racecourse (Newcastle in 2022)
• Distance: 1500m
• Conditions: Quality Handicap – 3YOs & Upwards
• Status: Group 3
• Prize Money: $160,000
• First Run: 1985

2022 Doncaster Prelude Results

The official Doncaster Prelude Results 2022 and race finishing order will be published below when the race is run and won on Monday March 28, 2022.

• 1st: #14 Mr Mozart ($3.50F)
• 2nd: #11 Our Playboy
• 3rd: #13 Dajraan

A late Group 1 Doncaster Mile entry could be paid by connections of three-year-old Mr Mozart ($3.50F) after a strong win by the Hawkes Racing-trained youngster in the rescheduled 2022 Doncaster Prelude results at Newcastle on Monday.

Doncaster Prelude Betting

Early Doncaster Prelude odds are out at bookmakers after nominations are taken the Monday of race week and firm after the final field is announced two days later.

Doncaster Prelude betting is led by in-form local Sydney-trained gallopers with form around a mile. Any Chris Waller-trained middle-distance types are often favoured in the markets as he has prepared five winners since 2006.

There has been plenty of value in Doncaster Prelude betting over the years including in 2011 when UK import My Kingdom Of Fife won at $151 when debuting down under for Waller.

Yao Dash ($3.90 in 2021) and Mr Mozart ($3.50 in 2022) are the last favourites in Doncaster Prelude betting to salute for the punters.

2022 Doncaster Prelude Odds

The Doncaster Prelude 2022 betting odds will be available below the week of the race giving you access to the best autumn racing odds ahead of the Group 3 on Tancred Stakes Day at Rosehill.

Doncaster Prelude Field

The Doncaster Prelude field attracts a class line-up of in-form mile types and runners coming off earlier Sydney runs over the autumn.

The bulk of the runners in the Doncaster Prelude field are vying for the ballot exemption into the following Saturday’s Group 1 Doncaster Mile (1600m) that now offers $3 million in prize money.

Later in the winter, Doncaster Prelude graduates may head to Brisbane and target an elite level race like the Group 1 Doomben Cup (2000m) in May.

The Group 2 Ajax Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill a fortnight earlier makes a nice potential lead-up into the Doncaster Prelude field. Brilliant Light (2010) was the last runner to complete the Ajax Stakes – Doncaster Prelude double.

Doncaster Prelude nominations close the Monday before the race runs on the Saturday with the final field and barrier draw released on the Wednesday.

2022 Doncaster Prelude Field

The official Doncaster Prelude 2022 Field & Barriers will be released by Racing NSW the Wednesday before the race and published in full below so stay tuned to see who is in and out of the Tancred Stakes Day event.

Hawkes Racing’s Phar Lap Stakes winner Mr Mozart drawn out wide heads the 2022 Doncaster Prelude field and betting markets on the final Doncaster Mile exemption race rescheduled to run at Newcastle on Monday.

Scratched:

• #1 Special Reward (9)
• #2 Just Folk (10)
• #3 Aramayo (13)
• #10 Ashman (11)

2022 Doncaster Prelude Nominations

The early Doncaster Prelude 2022 Nominations close the Monday of race week and will be listed in full below once released.

Last start winners Just Folk (Group 2 Ajax Stakes) and Mr Mozart (Group 2 Phar Lap Stakes) are among the headline 2022 Doncaster Prelude nominees for this weekend in Sydney.

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Doncaster Prelude Tips

Doncaster Prelude tips include looking for proven Group-class middle-distance performers with good records over a similar distance with form in Sydney against similar company.

Chris Waller-trained runners make a nice bet in the Doncaster Prelude, as do any in-form runners ridden by James McDonald with the hoop boasting three wins in the race since 2015.

It is also worth noting when doing the Doncaster Prelude tipping that since Fast Clip (10 in 2012) the only other Doncaster Prelude winners to salute from a double-digit barrier are Cascadian (13 in 2020) and Mr Mozart (10 in 2022).

2022 Doncaster Prelude Tips

Our Ladbrokes’ insider Emancipation Stakes 2022 betting tips and race selections will be detailed below the week of the race so stay tuned for the gallopers to back and sack in the Doncaster Mile lead-up race.

• To Win: #4 Brutality ($7 at time of publish)

Wide-open market and think Brutality looks a nice price fit third-up and getting up to a mile. Villiers Stakes winner over the 1600m at Randwick last prep and is a previous mile winner at Rosehill as well. Drawn ideally in gate six and lead-up fourth in the Ajax Stakes was strong enough. In well with 55.5kg and ticks plenty of boxes to earn the Group 1 ballot exemption.

Doncaster Prelude Form Guide

The Doncaster Prelude form guide details must know facts for punters including the trainers, jockeys, barriers and lead-up form of all the runners in the race.

The form out of the Doncaster Prelude has stacked-up in tougher grade races plenty of times in recent years including in 2014 when the winner Weary went on to run third in that year’s Doncaster Mile trifecta. Weary would also place second later in the autumn in the Group 1 All Aged Stakes (1400m).

2022 Doncaster Prelude Form Guide

A link to our comprehensive Doncaster Prelude 2022 Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.

Doncaster Prelude Results

The Doncaster Prelude results have been dominated by local Sydney gallopers targeting the upcoming Group 1 Doncaster Mile Handicap.

Notable recent Doncaster Prelude winners include: Dao Dao (2009),  My Kingdom Of Fife (2011), Weary (2014) and Cascadian (2020).

Doncaster Prelude Winners