McEwen Stakes 2024

Ladbrokes Tip: The McEwen Stakes is a good guide to the Group 1 Champions Sprint at Flemington

The McEwen Stakes is a Group 2 sprint race contested at Moonee Valley Racecourse.

It was previously held on John F. Feehan Stakes Day in September during the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival but in 2024 moved to a late October timeslot to run at The Valley on Ladbrokes Cox Plate Day.

Headlining the day’s action is the Group 1 $5 million Ladbrokes Cox Plate, while the McEwen Stakes attracts horses potentially heading towards the Champions Sprint at Flemington over the Melbourne Cup Carnival. 

In 2024 the McEwen Stakes race distance changed from 1000m to 1200m so as to serve as a potential follow up for horses out of the earlier sprint majors including Sydney’s $20 million The Everest race. 

2023 McEwen Stakes winner Imperatriz. Ultimate Racing Photos.

The sprint is a weight-for-age event offering $300,000 in total prize money and was elevated from a Group 3 event for the 2013/14 season.

It previously made a nice spring kick-off for horses heading towards features like the Group 1 Manikato Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley. 

Recent winners of the McEwen Stakes – Manikato Stakes double include Chautauqua (2015), Hay List (2010), and Miss Andretti (2006).

In 2023 Imperatriz achieved a rare feat backing-up from her McEwen Stakes victory to also win the Moir Stakes, Manikato Stakes and the VRC Champions Sprint that spring. 

The latest edition of the McEwen Stakes ran on Saturday October 26, 2024, having been moved from September to October to take place over 1200m on Ladbrokes Cox Plate Day, and saw Baraqiel ($3.70) break Miss Andretti’s class record with an enormous 2.75 length romp home. 

2024 McEwen Stakes Results

The official Mittys McEwen Stakes 2024 results and finishing order will be known and published below on Saturday October 26, 2024.

2024 McEwen Stakes winner Baraqiel. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos.

• 1st: #8 Baraqiel
• 2nd: #5 I Am Unstoppable
• 3rd: #3 Mornington Glory

The Leon & Troy Corstens & Will Larkin-trained son of Snitzel, Baraqiel ($3.70), absolutely tanked up the outside at the top of the short Moonee Valley straight to charge home over the closing stages making a mess of his rivals in the McEwen Stakes 2024 results for a 2.75 length victory ahead of a likely Group 1 Champions Sprint run down the Flemington straight on November 9.

2024 McEwen Stakes Odds

Market links to our top Mittys McEwen Stakes 2024 odds on the potential Group 1 winning sprinters of the spring will be detailed below the week of the race.

McEwen Stakes Race Facts

• Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
• Track: Moonee Valley Racecourse
• Distance: 1200m (as of 2024)
• Conditions: Weight-for-age
• Status: Group 2
• Prize Money: $300,000
• First Run: 1995

McEwen Stakes Betting

McEwen Stakes betting odds are released by bookmakers shortly after the final field and barrier draw is out the Wednesday before the race. Betting is traditionally led by smart sprinters with form at the tight Moonee Valley circuit that have been tested in tougher class.

If racing first-up, those with good records fresh are also dominant in McEwen Stakes betting each spring.

Imperatriz (2023) was the last McEwen Stakes winner to salute first-up.

Nature Strip ($1.50 in 2018) was the last favourite in McEwen Stakes betting to win when saluting at an odds-on quote.

McEwen Stakes Field

2018 McEwen Stakes winner Nature Strip. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos.

The McEwen Stakes race field attracts a class line-up of spring sprint types. 

Before the race moved from September to October, many runners in the McEwen Stakes field were racing first-up. 

The event is now run on Cox Plate Day and there are a number of potential lead-up sprint races horses in the McEwen Stakes field may come via including the Group 1 Moir Stakes and the Group 2 Schillaci Stakes at Caulfield. 

2024 McEwen Stakes Field

The official McEwen Stakes 2024 Field & Barriers are released on the Wednesday of race week and will be published below.

The 2024 McEwen Stakes field features a quality field of sprinters including this year’s Moir Stakes winner Mornington Glory and Oscar’s Fortune coming off a Schillaci Stakes second.

2024 McEwen Stakes Nominations

The early McEwen Stakes 2024 Nominations close the Monday leading-up to the race. 

McEwen Stakes Tips

Good McEwen Stakes tips include looking for previous Moonee Valley winners, sprinters that can handle the sprint trip and class gallopers that have Group 1 experience especially in the Moir Stakes.

Single-digit runners also have a strong record in the race so backing horses under $10 in the markets is also a good McEwen Stakes betting tip.

2024 McEwen Stakes Tips

Our insider Ladbrokes’ McEwen Stakes 2024 best bet will be published below the week of the race so stay tuned!

• To Win: #3 Mornington Glory ($4.60 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Happy to forgive Mornington Glory his unplaced Schillaci Stakes run at Caulfield when beaten 3.62 lengths carrying 58.5kg. This Gavin Bedggood-trained six-year-old is a genuine Moonee Valley specialist with four wins from five starts at the tight circuit including the Group 1 Moir Stakes earlier this prep. He will relish the return to his pet track and gets the run of the race from barrier four. The query is of course the distance – he would have preferred the 1000m of the race last year! He’s had five attempts at the six furlongs without a win so needs to really dig deep. Think on class and at the course thought he’s a winning hope.  

McEwen Stakes Form Guide

The McEwen Stakes form guide provides punters with all the must-know information including the jockeys, trainers, barriers and lead-up form of the runners in the field.

In recent years the McEwen Stakes form has held up in many tougher spring races including the Moir Stakes and VRC Sprint Classic.

For example, the 2018 McEwen Stakes winner Nature Strip went on to win the following year’s Moir Stakes – VRC Sprint Classic double among other subsequent Group 1 sprint wins by the champion.

The 2021 McEwen Stakes form was franked with the third-placed mare September Run returning the next autumn to win the Group 1 William Reid Stakes in 2022.

2024 McEwen Stakes Form Guide

A link to our complete McEwen Stakes 2024 Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.

McEwen Stakes Results

McEwen Stakes in the past decade have been dominated by the class horses in the race, many of which went on to enjoy Group 1 success later that campaign. Upsets still occur however including the win by Kuroshio ($16) in 2013.

Notable recent McEwen Stakes winners include brilliant Kiwi mare Imperatriz (2023) who dominated that year’s Group 1 spring sprint races, Nature Strip (2018) who went on to win the 2021 The Everest race, Chautauqua (2015), Buffering (2011), Hay List (2010), and Miss Andretti (2006).

Kuroshio (2013) was the last three-year-old McEwen Stakes winner.

Imperatriz (2023) was the last McEwen Stakes winning mare.

Imperatriz also holds the 1000m McEwen Stakes race record winning in 2023 in a time of 56.68 seconds.

In 2024 the McEwen Stakes distance increased to 1200m and won in 1 minute 9.13 seconds by Baraqiel who broke Miss Andretti’s class record. 

Past McEwen Stakes Winners

Recent McEwen Stakes winners and placegetters dating back to the year 2000 are detailed in the below table.

FAQ

Who won the 2024 McEwen Stakes?

The 2024 McEwen Stakes was won by the Leon & Troy Corstens and Will Larkin-trained Baraqiel who saluted at $3.70 and was ridden by Ben Allen.

When is the McEwen Stakes 2024?

What is the prize money for the McEwen Stakes 2024?

$300,000

Where is the McEwen Stakes 2024?

Moonee Valley Racecourse, Feehan Ave, Moonee Ponds VIC 3039.