Spring Stakes 2022

Ladbrokes Tip: The SAJC Spring Stakes runs in the winter each August and is an important event for returning spring hopefuls.

The Spring Stakes is a 1200m sprint race contested at Morphettville Racecourse in mid-August each year by the South Australian Jockey Club (SAJC) and is not to be confused with the Newcastle Jockey Club’s 3YO Spring Stakes race held in November.

A key lead-up into the bigger and better races of the upcoming Spring Racing Carnivals, the weight-for-age event offers $127,250 in prize money.

Contested on the same date as Caulfield’s Group 2 P.B. Lawrence Stakes Day card in Melbourne and the Listed The Rosebud in Sydney, the SAJC Spring Stakes race was first run in 1970.

Having taken place in September prior to 2006, it is now the opening Group race held in Adelaide for the new racing season.

From 1979–1997 the race held Group 2 status before being demoted to a Group 3 event from 1998 onwards.

A number of nice horses have won the SAJC Spring Stakes over the years including triple champion Redelva (1988-90) who went on to win the following year’s Group 1 William Reid Stakes in Melbourne, and recent two-time winner Behemoth (2020-21).

The next edition of the SAJC Spring Stakes takes place on Saturday August 13, 2022 as the opening Group race in Adelaide for the new racing season.

Spring Stakes Race Info

• Date: Saturday August 13, 2022
• Track: Morphettville Racecourse
• Distance: 1200m
• Conditions: Weight-for-age
• Status: Group 3
• Prize Money: $127,250
• First Run: 1970

2022 SAJC Spring Stakes Results

• 1st: #3 Calypso Reign ($12)
• 2nd: #5 Pindaric
• 3rd: #11 Pimm’s Party

The SAJC Spring Stakes 2022 results and full finishing order of the winter sprint will be published below once the race is run and won on Saturday August 13, 2022.

Spring Stakes Betting

SAJC Spring Stakes betting is traditionally led by resuming spring-bound sprinters proven in tougher grade races.

Any horses that contested previous editions of the event sit high up the Spring Stakes odds each season, as do past Group 1 performers down in grade for their spring campaign kick-offs.

Locally-trained, older runners dominate the markets and have an outstanding recent strike-rate.

Behemoth ($2.50 in 2020 and $1.65 in 2021) was the last favourite in Spring Stakes betting to win.

2022 SAJC Spring Stakes Odds

Stay tuned for the full Spring Stakes 2022 betting markets and links to the final acceptors to be published below once odds are released.

Spring Stakes Field

The Spring Stakes field attracts both end-of-season winter runners as well as spring-bound hopefuls kicking off the new season campaigns.

The SAJC Spring Stakes nominations are taken the Monday of race week with final acceptances closing on the Wednesday.

2022 SAJC Spring Stakes Field

The official Spring Stakes 2022 final field of sprinters is announced the Wednesday of race week and will be updated below once confirmed.

2022 Spring Stakes Nominations

Early nominations for the Spring Stakes 2022 race at Morphettville close the Monday of race week.

Spring Stakes Tips

Top SAJC Spring Stakes tips include looking for runners with a strong record over the distance (1200m), locally-trained Adelaide runners with a good strike-rate at the Morphettville track and Black-Type graduates coming off good lead-up winter runs.

Backing the male gallopers is another solid Spring Stakes betting tip as Beirut (2016) was the last mare to beat home the boys in the event, while no filly has been successful since Hartbalm (1977).

Another key Spring Stakes tip is to get behind any in-form runner prepared by Leon Macdonald who has won the event five times with: Will Fly (1998), Spice Doll (2000), El Maze (2008), Rebel Raider (2010) and most recently Dalasan (2019).

2022 SAJC Spring Stakes Tips

Our insider tips on the Spring Stakes in 2022 will be published below once the field and form guide are released.

• To Win: TBD

Spring Stakes Form Guide

The SAJC Spring Stakes form guide, released when final acceptances close on the Wednesday before the race runs that Saturday, details crucial information like the jockeys and barriers as well as the lead-up runs of the sprinters in the field.

The Spring Stakes form has stacked up in future interstate Spring Racing Carnival races a number of times in recent years.

In 2018 the SAJC Spring Stakes winner Dollar For Dollar (2018) finished second in that year’s Group 1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m). He would also continue on to finish third in the next year’s Group 1 Doomben Cup (2000m) in Brisbane.

In 2019, the Spring Stakes winner Dalasan headed to Melbourne next-up and saluted in the Group 2 Danehill Stakes (1200m) at Flemington Racecourse. Dalasan was also runner-up in the 2020 Group 1 SA Derby, further franking the form. Scales Of Justice meanwhile improved on his 2019 Spring Stakes second to win Caulfield’s Group 1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) next start.

The following year the 2020 Spring Stakes winner Behemoth went on to complete the Memsie Stakes – Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes double in Melbourne.

Behemoth also won the 2021 Spring Stakes on protest and continued on to also successfully defend his Memsie Stakes title having earlier run third in that autumn’s $5 million The All-Star Mile.

2022 SAJC Spring Stakes Form Guide

A link to our complete 2022 Spring Stakes Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.

Spring Stakes Results

There has been four multiple SAJC Spring Stakes winners throughout history: Samist (1974-75); Redelva (1988-90); Hero Wind (1994, 1995, 1997); and most recently Behemoth (2020-21).

Behemoth (2020 and 2021) was the last horse to complete the Spring Stakes – Memsie Stakes double.

Behemoth won his second title in 2021 on protest after originally being second past the post behind Beau Rossa who was subsequently demoted to runner-up.

Sky Cuddle holds the current 1200m SAJC Sprint Stakes race record winning in a time of 1 minute 9.64 seconds in 2004.

Other noteworthy Spring Stakes winners include: Toltrice (1973), Flavour (2001), Super Elegant (2005), Royal Ida (2006), Rebel Raider (2010), Happy Trails (2012) and Dalasan (2019).

SAJC Spring Stakes Winners