Danehill Stakes | Spring Racing Carnival

The Danehill Stakes is a Group 3 race run over 1200 metres at Flemington during the Melbourne Spring racing carnival in September. The race is an annual event for three-year-olds and raced under set weights and penalty conditions down the Flemington straight track.

The Danehill Stakes is held on the same day as the Group 2 Makybe Diva Stakes at the majestic Flemington racecourse which is home to the Melbourne Cup on the first Tuesday in November.

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Danehill Stakes
Race Name:	Danehill Stakes
When it is run:	Saturday 4th September 2010
Where it is run:	Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne
Distance of race:	1200 metres
Type of race:	3yo - Set Weights + Penalty
Status of race:	Group 2
Prizemoney:	$250,000
2010 Result:	1- Soul 2- Buffering 3- General Truce

The Danehill Stakes is worth $250,000 in prizemoney and takes place down the Flemington straight 1200 metre track and is somewhat of a specialists course, as some horses can handle the straight and others struggle after racing around turns.

Good horses to win this race include Fastnet Rock, Falvelon, Armidale and Gold Ace. Look for horses who have track and distance form down the straight and check Flemington straight racing patterns on the day. The 2010 Danehill Stakes was won by Soul.

Below you will find Danehill Stakes winners and placegetters dating back to 1990.

Year	Winner	Second	Third	Time
2010	Soul	Buffering	General Truce	1:11.6
2009	Black Caviar	Wanted	Rarefied	1:09.9
2008	Aichi	Time Chief	Niccconi	1:10.4
2007	Tan Tat de Lago	Scenic Blast	Purrealist	1:10.9
2006	The One	Anamato	Sharkbite	1:10.4
2005	Jet Spur	Queen of the Hill	Stratum	1:09.5
2004	Fastnet Rock	Brannigan	Assafa	1:09.2
2003	Abdullah	Critical List	Bronc	1:12.0
2002	Planchet	Blur	Choisir	1:08.7
2001	Chongtong	North Boy	Spectatorial	1:09.0
2000	St Petersburg	Cosset	Ceffyl	1:10.4
1999	Falvelon	Cullen	Fappianos Son	1:09.2
1998	Point Danger	Jumalique	Shovhog	1:10.3
1997	Dantelah	Special Dane	Accuse	1:12.3
1996	Armidale	Regal Centre	Spartacus	1:08.1
1995	Gold Ace	Wavetree	Padre	1:09.4
1994	Daring Hombre	Minyama DH 2	Verdetto DH 2	1:08.8
1993	Dancing Dynamite	Sequalo	Alannon	1:08.7
1992	Kenfair	Inject	Campbell Fever	1:11.8
1991	Umatilla	Star Video	In The Bahamas	1:08.6
1990	Wrap Around	Final Card	Premier Copper	1:09.0

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