Robert Sangster Stakes Winners
From the race’s inauguration in 1983 until 2024 we have a complete list of past Robert Sangster Stakes winners listed. View the previous fillies and mares that have won the Group 1 Robert Sangster Stakes (1200m) in Adelaide.
Additional details on the Robert Sangster Stakes winners from 2000 to the present including Robert Sangster Stakes winning jockeys, trainers, ages and times can also be found below.
Ranee’s Palace was the inaugural Robert Sangster Stakes winner back in 1983.
Dantelah holds the current Robert Sangster Stakes record over the 1200m winning in 1999 in a time of 1 minute 7:9 seconds.
Some of the other most notable Robert Sangster Stakes winners throughout history include Our Egyptian Raine (2003), Alinghi (2005), the undefeated superstar Black Caviar (2012), Platelet (2013), and Shoals (2018).
Instant Celebrity (2021) and Ruthless Dame (2023) are the last Robert Sangster Stakes winning fillies.
The 2022 Robert Sangster Stakes winner Snapdancer scored an upset at $17 when defeating the fellow Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained Away Game by 1.5 lengths, while September Run ran third as the beaten favourite.
The Robert Sangster Stakes 2023 winner Ruthless Dame flashed past the older mares to became the latest filly to win with an impressive three-quarter-length upset at $14 odds for trainers Ciaron Maher & David Eustace.
The 2024 Robert Sangster Stakes winner was the Phillip Stokes-trained local hope Climbing Star ($26) who improved on a lead-up second in the Group 3 RN Irwin to take the inside alley in the Group 1 and hold off the late challengers with young hoop Lachlan Neindorf aboard.
robert sangster STAKES WINNERS 2000 – the present
| Year | Horse – Age/Gender | Jockey | Weight (kgs) | Trainer/s | Barrier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLIMBING STAR (NZ) 4M | LACHLAN NEINDORF | 56.5k | PHILLIP STOKES | 14 | |
| RUTHLESS DAME (NZ) 3F | JOHN ALLEN | 55 | C MAHER & D EUSTACE | 12 | |
| SNAPDANCER (AUS) 5M | ETHAN BROWN | 56.5 | C MAHER & D EUSTACE | 15 | |
| INSTANT CELEBRITY (AUS) 3F | CRAIG WILLIAMS | 55.0 | PHILLIP STOKES | 6 | |
| BELLA VELLA (AUS) 5M | TODD PANNELL | 56.5 | WILL CLARKEN | 11 | |
| SPRIGHT (AUS) 5M | DAMIEN OLIVER | 56.5 | GARRY FRAZER | 13 | |
| SHOALS (AUS) 3F | TIM CLARK | 55.0 | ANTHONY FREEDMAN | 15 | |
| SECRET AGENDA (AUS) 4M | DAMIEN OLIVER | 56.5 | MICK PRICE | 16 | |
| PRECIOUS GEM (AUS) 6M | J NOONAN | 56.5 | HENRY DWYER | 6 | |
| MIRACLES OF LIFE (AUS) 4M | HUGH BOWMAN | 56.5 | P & P SNOWDEN | 6 | |
| DRIEFONTEIN (AUS) 4M | V DURIC | 56.5 | MS G WATERHOUSE | 10 | |
| PLATELET (AUS) 4M | B MELHAM | 56.5 | DARREN WEIR | 11 | |
| BLACK CAVIAR (AUS) 5M | L NOLEN | 56.5 | PETER G MOODY | 3 | |
| RESPONSE (AUS) 4M | D DUNN | 56.5 | MATHEW ELLERTON & SIMON ZAHRA | 9 | |
| ROSTOVA (AUS) 3F | STEVEN KING | 54.0 | S J RICHARDS | 14 | |
| BEL MER (AUS) 4M | C NEWITT | 56.5 | MICK PRICE | 13 | |
| JUSTE MOMENTE (AUS) 4M | S W ARNOLD | 56.0 | DANNY O’BRIEN | 13 | |
| UNIVERSAL QUEEN (NZ) 3F | C W BROWN | 54.0 | D L FREEDMAN | 10 | |
| ELLICORSAM (AUS) 5M | D NIKOLIC | 55.0 | D L FREEDMAN | 6 | |
| ALINGHI (AUS) 3F | DAMIEN OLIVER | 52.5 | D L FREEDMAN | 9 | |
| FRENCH BID (AUS) 3F | S BASTER | 52.0 | MICK PRICE | 11 | |
| OUR EGYPTIAN RAINE (NZ) 4M | C W TREYMANE | 55.0 | KENNY RAE | 13 | |
| SUZY GREY (AUS) 4M | P GATT | 55.5 | ALAN BAILEY | 11 | |
| UMALINE (AUS) 4M | S CAHILL | 55.0 | JOHN HALL | 6 | |
| RAIN DANCE LADY (AUS) 4M | F ALESCI | 55.0 | DAVID HALL | 5 |
COMPLETE LIST OF PAST robert sangster STAKES WINNERS
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Climbing Star |
| 2023 | Ruthless Dame |
| 2022 | Snapdancer |
| 2021 | Instant Celebrity |
| 2020 | Bella Vella |
| 2019 | Spright |
| 2018 | Shoals |
| 2017 | Secret Agenda |
| 2016 | Precious Gem |
| 2015 | Miracles Of Life |
| 2014 | Driefontein |
| 2013 | Platelet |
| 2012 | Black Caviar |
| 2011 | Response |
| 2010 | Rostova |
| 2009 | Bel Mer |
| 2008 | Juste Momente |
| 2007 | Universal Queen |
| 2006 | Ellicorsam |
| 2005 | Alinghi |
| 2004 | French Bid |
| 2003 | Our Egyptian Raine |
| 2002 | Suzy Grey |
| 2001 | Umaline |
| 2000 | Rain Dance Lady |
| 1999 | Dantelah |
| 1998 | Spirit Of Love |
| 1997 | Apple Danish |
| 1996 | Mad Shavril |
| 1995 | Viminaria |
| 1994 | Tarare |
| 1993 | True Spirit |
| 1992 | Western Chorus |
| 1991 | With Me |
| 1990 | Leica Western |
| 1989 | Tree Of Renown |
| 1988 | Even True |
| 1987 | Wicked Smile |
| 1986 | Lost Art |
| 1985 | Showport |
| 1984 | Vatican Lass |
| 1983 | Ranee’s Palace |