Missile Stakes News
Rain Affair Wins 2011 Missile Stakes
Rain Affair has extended his unbeaten run by winning the 2011 Missile Stakes at Randwick Racecourse last Saturday. The four-year-old gelding made the successful step up to Group level when he won the race by a nose ahead of second-place getter Winter King. Jockey Corey Brown was quick to predict…
Missile Stakes
The Missile Stakes is a Group 3 weight-for-age contest for horses aged three years or older held annually at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney.
The Missile Stakes is the first of the note able events in the new racing season and usually takes place in the first week of August on a Saturday.
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The event is run over a trip of 1100m however it has also been contest over a distance of 1200m at Royal Randwick Racecourse.
The event always attracts a quality field seeking a piece of the $125,000 in prize money on offer.
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There are an exciting mix of horses battling on the day and they face off in very different stages of their prep.
Some horses may continue on to the Missile Stakes after a winter campaign and be looking for that one final win before a spell.
Others could use it as a first up assignment before embarking on a fresh spring campaign throughout Sydney and Melbourne.
It can make it tricky for punters to determine which horses may be beginning to tire and which horses may not be quite fully fit returning early on.
They key to winning the race is therefore a mix of fitness and freshness, the horse which come sin best prepared will usually be the winner on the day.
Obviously there are a wealth of events to continue on to after this race as well as plenty beforehand too.
One of the main form guides the Missile Stakes can be used for is the Group 2 Premiere Stakes which is run across 1200m at Rosehill, also under weight-for-age conditions.
A couple of horses have managed to win the Missile Stakes & Premiere Stakes double including German Chocolate in 2007 and Spark Of Life in 2004.
The 2010 champion Love Conquers All used the June Stakes at Randwick as a lead up race, an event he also managed to win.
There have been some notable winners over the years in the Missile Stakes including Commands in 1999, Lonhro in 2002 and Pompeii in 2003.
There have also been some memorable doubles such as Campaign King in 1987 and 1988, Joanne in 1991 and 1992 and then Klokka in 1993 and 1994.
