Red Roses Stakes 2023

The Red Roses Stakes is a key support act on Flemington’s VRC Oaks Day card each spring!

The Group 2 Red Roses Stakes is a Group 3 sprint run over 1100m at Flemington Racecourse on the Thursday after the iconic Melbourne Cup is run and won on the first Tuesday of November annually.

VRC Oaks Day is the third of four Melbourne Cup Carnival race days and is headlined by the three-year-old staying fillies facing off in the Group 1 VRC Oaks (2500m).

The other Group 3 races on the card are the Ottawa Stakes and the Red Roses Stakes, the latter also open only to three-year-old fillies.

The Red Roses Stakes takes place at set weights with penalties and offers $300,000 in prize money.

The event first took place in 1983 when Nouvelle Star won and gained Group 3 status in 2014.

The latest edition of the Red Roses Stakes took place on Thursday November 9, 2023 as part of VRC Oaks Day 2023 at Flemington and was won by classy Zoustar filly Mumbai Muse in a stylish upset.

2023 Red Roses Stakes Results

2023 Red Roses Stakes winner Mumbai Muse was too good late posting a well-deserved Group 3 win on Oaks Day. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos.

• 1st: #4 Mumbai Muse
• 2nd: #3 Saltaire
• 3rd: #5 Appin Girl

Michael Freedman’s Group 2 placed Zoustar filly Mumbai Muse ($7.50) made it back-to-back wins after a Listed Randwick win led to her taking out a Group 3 on Oaks Day with a flashing late run right down the outside to defeat beaten favourite Saltaire by three-quarters of length in the 2023 Red Roses Stakes results.

The official Red Roses Stakes 2023 Results & Finishing order including the Red Roses Stakes winner will be available below once the race takes place on VRC Oaks Day Thursday November 9, 2023.

2023 Red Roses Stakes Odds

The season’s latest Red Roses Stakes 2023 betting odds on the field three-year fillies will be available as soon as released so stay tuned for access to the best markets on the VRC Oaks Day Group 3 this spring.

Red Roses Stakes Info

• 2023 Race Name: Network 10 Red Roses Stakes
• Date: Thursday November 9, 2023
• Track: Flemington Racecourse
• Distance: 1100m
• Conditions: 3YO Fillies – Set Weights + Penalties
• Status: Group 3
• Prize Money: $300,000
• First Run: 1983

Red Roses Stakes Betting

Odds for the Red Roses Stakes are displayed shortly after the final field is released on the Monday prior to the race but most of the betting is done on the Thursday with the number of bets increasing as it gets closer to start time.

The Red Roses Stakes odds displayed by bookies are determined by the lead up form over the Spring Carnival and may include races in Melbourne as well as the Sydney Carnival. The prices on individual fillies range from the favourite who would have been winning or running around the placings and could be as short as $3 and range up to $51 to $101 for those horses that have been running near to last than first.

Red Roses Stakes betting is big business as the punters enjoy bets on VRC Oaks Day.

Written Beauty ($1.80 in 2020) was the last favourite in Red Roses Stakes betting to win.

There was a notable upset in 2022 with Aitch Two Oh saluting at Red Roses Stakes odds of 20/1.

Red Roses Stakes Tips

Tips for the Red Roses Stakes are dominated by any three-year-old fillies with previous race experience down the iconic Flemington straight track and those proven in Group 3 or higher grade.

2023 Red Roses Stakes Tips

Our Ladbrokes’ exclusive Red Roses Stakes 2023 tips and selections on what three-year-old fillies will enjoy a VRC Oaks Day victory will be detailed below the week of the race so stay tuned.

• To Win: #9 Cigar Flick ($9 at time of publish) – BET NOW

She is firming for the win but remains top value. Chris Waller’s Churchill filly Cigar Flick looks very well positioned to return to winning form with a Group 3 Oaks Day victory. She won first-up at Randwick in the winter and has been competitive in plenty since. Fourth in the Listed Rosebud a half-length beaten, Group 2 Furious Stakes fifth under two lengths off the winner, and last start fourth here at Flemington. She was eye-catching when two lengths off Stretan Angel in the Group 2 Danehill Stakes, looked like she handled the track well, James McDonald rides and good gate eight draw. Can’t see why she is at this price.

Red Roses Stakes Field

The final field for the Group 3 Red Roses Stakes is made up of young three-year-old fillies, many coming off lead-up runs in similar class sprints over the spring.

Red Roses Stakes nominations close the Friday before the race – one day before the Melbourne Cup Carnival kicks off with VRC Derby Day on the Saturday – with final acceptances closing on the Monday prior to the Melbourne Cup.

2023 Red Roses Stakes Field

The official 2023 Red Roses Stakes Final Field & Barrier Draw will be published below once announced on the Monday before the race.

The Red Roses Stakes 2023 final field features a capacity line-up of three-year-old fillies led in betting by the widely-drawn Michael Freedman-trained Mumbai Muse coming off a Listed win at Randwick.

2023 Red Roses Stakes Nominations

The early Red Roses Stakes 2023 Nominations close the Friday leading up to 2023 VRC Oaks Day, the entries to be published in full right here once released by Racing Victoria.

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Red Roses Stakes Form Guide

The Red Roses Stakes form guide shows all the must know race facts and stats on the fillies in the field including their lead-up runs, strike-rate at the track / distance and the Red Roses Stakes barrier draw.

2023 Red Roses Stakes Form Guide

A link to the full 2023 Red Roses Stakes Form Guide will be provided below once the field is out.

Red Roses Stakes Results

The Red Roses Stakes race results display the full finishing order of all the runners, their starting prices and weights along with the winning margins and times.

Notable recent Red Roses Stakes winners include Gold Edition (2006), Onemorezeta (2014), Spright (2016), Sisstar (2019) who is a sister of multiple Group 1 winner Sunlight, and Written Beauty (2020).

The Red Roses Stakes race record (1100m) is held by Aitch Two Oh (2022) who won in in 1 minute 2.96 seconds.

Red Roses Stakes Past Winners

Recent Red Roses Stakes winners and place-getters dating back to the year 2011 are detailed in the below table.