Ladbrokes Tip: The McEwen Stakes is a good guide to the Group 1 Manikato Stakes

The McEwen Stakes is a Group 2 sprint race contested at Moonee Valley Racecourse on John F. Feehan Stakes Day in early September during the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival. Headlining the day’s action is the Group 2 John F. Feehan Stakes (1600m) for Cox Plate hopes, while the McEwen Stakes attracts horses heading towards the carnival’s Group 1 sprint features.

Run over 1000m, the McEwen Stakes is a weight-for-age event offering $200,000 in total prize money and was elevated from a Group 3 event for the 2013/14 season. It makes a nice spring kick-off for horses heading towards features like the Group 1 Manikato Stakes (1200m) back at Moonee Valley the following month as well as Flemington’s Group 1 VRC Sprint Classic (1200m) held during the Melbourne Cup Carnival.

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

The latest edition of the McEwen Stakes ran on Saturday September 5, 2020 and was won by returning Group 1 winning mare Bella Vella. 

2020 McEwen Stakes Results

The official Mitty’s McEwen Stakes 2020 results and finishing order will be known and published below on Saturday September 5, 2020.

• 1st: #5 Bella Vella
• 2nd: #2 Ashlor
• 3rd: #7 Brooklyn Hustle

Bella Vella ($4) returned a Group 2 winner at The Valley with the resuming Robert Sangster champ digging deep to salute in the McEwen Stakes 2020 results ahead of the Group 1 Moir.

Colour	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	5	BELLA VELLA	Will Clarken	Jamie Kah		8	56.5kg		$4
	2	2	ASHLOR	Dan McCarthy	Daniel Stackhouse	0.1L	4	58.5kg		$31
	3	7	BROOKLYN HUSTLE	Jason Warren & Dean Krongold	Ben Melham	0.85L	2	56.5kg		$3.80EF
	4	8	HANSEATIC	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Craig Williams	1.05L	9	52kg		$3.80EF
	5	4	FINE DANE	John Moloney	Patrick Moloney	1.55L	1	58.5kg		$31
	6	9	RULERSHIP	Peter & Paul Snowden	Dean Yendall	2.05L	3	52kg		$12
	7	1	DESPATCH	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Luke Currie	2.35L	6	58.5kg		$31
	8	3	BONS AWAY	Wendy Kelly	Craig Newitt	5.35L	7	58.5kg		$8
	9	6	WITHERSPOON	Kris Lees	Damien Oliver	6.1L	5	56.5kg		$14

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

McEwen Stakes Race Facts

• Date: Saturday September 5, 2020
• Track: Moonee Valley Racecourse
• Distance: 1000m
• Conditions: Weight-for-age
• Status: Group 2
• Prize Money: $200,000
• First Run: 1995

McEwen Stakes Betting

McEwen Stakes 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.

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

2020 McEwen Stakes Odds

Market links to our top Mitty’s McEwen Stakes 2020 odds on the potential Group 1 winning sprinters of the spring will be detailed below the week of the race.

McEwen Stakes Field

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

The McEwen Stakes field attracts a class line-up of early spring sprint types heading towards more lucrative features over similar distance over the coming weeks and months in Melbourne.

Many runners in the McEwen Stakes field will be racing first-up or coming off an earlier run at the track in the Listed Carlyon Stakes (1000m).

In 2014 Angelic Light ran third in the Carlyon Stakes before her McEwen Stakes success. She also went on to run second to Lankan Rupee in that year’s Group 1 Manikato Stakes. Lankan Rupee had run second in both the McEwen Stakes and Moir Stakes before his Manikato win and subsequent third in the VRC Sprint Classic – formerly the Darley Classic.

The following year Chautauqua (2015) won the McEwen Stakes first-up before winning the Group 2 Gilgai Stakes (1200m) at Flemington followed by the Manikato Stakes. He also ran second in the Darley Classic that November.

2020 McEwen Stakes Field

The official Mitty’s McEwen Stakes 2020 Field & Barriers are released on the Wednesday of race week and will be published below.

The 2020 McEwen Stakes final field attracted just nine hopefuls led in betting by the returning colt Hanseatic in the outside alley and last start winner Brooklyn Hustle out to add to her commanding record at The Valley.

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2020 McEwen Stakes Nominations

The early Mitty’s McEwen Stakes 2020 Nominations close the Monday leading-up to the race and will be published in full below.

The 2020 McEwen Stakes nominations have been extended until 11am on Tuesday morning after drawing just 11 early entries led by returning Blue Diamond Stakes runner-up Hanseatic.

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

McEwen Stakes Tips

Good McEwen Stakes tips include looking for previous Moonee Valley winners, sprinters that can handle the short 1000m trip and class gallopers that have Group 1 experience from previous campaigns especially in the Moir Stakes.

2020 McEwen Stakes Tips

Our insider Ladbrokes’ McEwen Stakes 2020 best bet will be published below the week of the race so stay tuned!

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.

2020 McEwen Stakes Form Guide

A link to our complete McEwen Stakes 2020 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 Nature Strip (2018), Chautauqua (2015), Buffering (2011), Hay List (2010) and Miss Andretti (2006).

McEwen Stakes Winners