Emancipation Stakes

Emancipation Stakes

The Emancipation Stakes is a Group 2 event run in Australia each year. A quality horse race, the Emancipation Stakes is part of the prestigious Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival. After changes in the schedule the Emancipation Stakes is now raced at Rosehill Gardens Racecouse – one of Australia’s top race tracks.

2017 Emancipation Stakes Results:

• 1st: TBD.
• 2nd: TBD
• 3rd: TBD

The race is for fillies and mares run under set weight and penalties conditions. Taking place over a distance of 1600 metres, the Emancipation Stakes is for three year olds and up.Emancipation Stakes

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Worth $175,000 the Emancipation Stakes is run on Golden Slipper Day which is the first race meeting of the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival. Other feature races to take place on the day include the Group 1 Golden Slipper, Group 1 The BMW and the Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes. Prior to 2014 the Emancipation Stakes was run on the last Saturday of April, previously Sydney Cup Day.

The 2017 Emancipation Stakes will run on Saturday March 25th.

History

Aspirations won the inaugural Emancipation Stakes when it was first run in 1985.

Up until 1996, the Emancipation Stakes was a listed race. From 1996 to 1998 the race was a Group 3, and in 1999 it became a Group 2 event.

Prior winners include Amberino (2009), Kosi Bay (2008), Hot Danish (2007), Fantasia (2006) and Perfect Promise (2005).

The Emancipation Stakes is named after a horse called Emancipation. She was not raced as a two year old, but at three she had thirteen starts and won ten of them. She also did extremely well as a four year old by having fifteen starts and winning nine of them. In 1983/84, Emancipation won Australian Horse of the Year.

The Emancipation Stakes is sometimes used as a lead-up event to the Scone Cup.

On the 3rd of November 2015, the Melbourne Cup races off! Don’t forget to check out the Melbourne Cup Odds & Melbourne Cup Field.