Looking for this year’s Sandown Stakes betting tips, field and form guide? The experts at Neds have put together everything you need to know before this year’s race.

Sandown Stakes, Sandown Racecourse

Run over 1,500 metres, the Sandown Stakes is a Group 3 race taking place at Sandown Racecourse. Previously held on Zipping Classic Day in November, the race was moved to the Underwood Stakes Day card at Sandown in 2021. 

From 2023 the event is the sole Group status race on the card at Sandown Hillside with the Group 1 Underwood Stakes (1800m) moved to the weekend prior.

Now held at the end of September or early October, the event offers $200,000 in prize money and attracts a strong field of middle-distance runners. 

Starting out as a Listed Race, this race was upgraded to Group 3 status in 1984 and is contested under quality handicap conditions. 

Plenty of good horses have won the Sandown Stakes over the years including Redkirk Warrior (2016) who made history next start becoming the first sprinter in over a century to win Flemington’s Group 1 Newmarket Handicap first-up in 2017 and Fifty Stars (2018).

Sandown Stakes 2024 – Quick Information

  • Race Day: Saturday September 28, 2024
  • Track Location: Sandown Racecourse (Hillside)
  • Track Surface: Turf
  • Track Direction: Left-handed
  • Race Distance: 1,500 metres
  • Weight Conditions: Quality handicap
  • Qualification: Open (maidens ineligible)
  • Type: Thoroughbred
  • Grade: Group 3
  • Prize Purse: $200,000
  • Inaugural Race: 1981
  • 2024 Sandown Stakes Winner: TBD

sandown Stakes 2024 RESULTS

The official 2024 Sandown Stakes results will be available below once the race takes place on Saturday September 28, 2024. 

  1. TBD
  2. TBD
  3. TBD

Sandown Stakes Betting 2024

New Ways to Bet at neds

There are many different ways to bet on the Sandown Stakes, and we have included some of the most popular options below:

Bet Type How To Place This Type Of Bet In This Year’s Sandown Stakes
Win Bet Place your bet on the horse you think will take first place in this year’s Sandown Stakes.
Place Bet Place your bet on the horse you think will place in the top three finishers at this year’s Sandown Stakes. Pays less than a win bet, but offers safer odds.
Each-Way Bet If your runner finishes 1st in the Sandown Stakes, you will collect both the Win and the Place dividend. If your horse finishes 2nd or 3rd you will collect the Place dividend.
Quinella Bet You must select the runners that finish 1st and 2nd in any order, within the Sandown Stakes, in order to win the Quinella.
Exacta Bet You must select the runners that finish 1st and 2nd in the correct order, within the Sandown Stakes to win the Exacta.
Trifecta Bet You must select runners to finish 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the correct order, within the Sandown Stakes to win the Trifecta.
First Four You must select runners that finish 1st, 2nd ,3rd and 4th in the correct order, within the Sandown Stakes to win the First 4.
Quadrella Bet (Quaddie) You must select the winners of four nominated races to win the Quaddie. This means you would have to select three other races apart from the Sandown Stakes, in order to be eligible to place a Quaddie.

How To Bet On The Sandown Stakes in 2024

  1. Log in at neds.com.au
  2. Make a deposit, using your credit card, PayPal or other safe electronic method
  3. Make sure to check out form guide, once it’s released
  4. Decide what kind of bet you’re going to place (Win, Place, Each-Way, Trifecta + more betting options, please read our section on Sandown Stakes Betting above).
  5. Select the horse(s) for the race.

Which Horse Will Win The Sandown Stakes in 2024

The best way to pick which horse will win the Sandown Stakes in 202r is to take into account the form, assess the barriers, consider the weight the horse will carry and look at their record at the track / distance. 

Additional factors to consider when selecting the Sandown Stakes winner include: 

  • Down In Grade: Any horses down in grade off a Group 1 lead-up often do well in the Sandown Stakes. 
  • Boys’ Club: No mare has won the Sandown Stakes since Mamzelle Pedrille (1995).

Sandown Stakes Favourites 2024

Favourites in 2024 Sandown Stakes betting will be updated here the week of the race. 

Elephant ($2.35 in 2021) and Antino ($1.35 in 2023) are the latest Sandown Stakes favourites to win.

Sandown Stakes Field 2024

The official 2024 Sandown Stakes field of final acceptances is announced the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below.

Sandown Stakes 2024 Tips

Favourite: TBD

Best Bet: TBD

Best Roughie: TBD

Our insider 2024 Sandown Stakes tips will be detailed above the week of the race and a full betting preview available on the Neds Blog.

CLICK HERE FOR OUR COMPLETE 2024 SANDOWN STAKES DAY PREVIEW & TIPS

Sandown Stakes Race Day 2024

The Sandown Stakes previously took place on Zipping Classic Day at Sandown Hillside on a Saturday in late November. In 2021 however the race was moved to late September. In the race is the sole Group status event on the 2023 Sandown Stakes Day card on Saturday September 28, 2024.

Sandown Stakes 2024 Barrier Draw

The 2024 Sandown Stakes barrier draw will be released to the public a few days before the race and published in our above Sandown Stakes Field section. 

Sandown Stakes 2024 Nominations

The 2024 Sandown Stakes nominations close the Monday of race week, just one day prior to final acceptances, and will be published below once announced.

Sandown Stakes 2024 Weights

Quality handicap conditions apply to this race. Final 2024 Sandown Stakes weights will be announced by 4:00 PM on Tuesday the 24th of September 2024 with weights on the final acceptances to be published in our above Sandown Stakes Field section. 

Antino (58kg in 2023) was the last Sandown Stakes topweight to win.

2024 Sandown Stakes Topweight:

  • TBC

Sandown Stakes 2023 Acceptances

2024 Sandown Stakes final acceptances must be declared before 10:00 AM on Wednesday the 25th of September 2024 and will be published in our above Sandown Stakes Field section. 

Sandown Stakes 2024 Jockeys

The final riders announcement is at 1:00 PM on Wednesday the 25th of September 2024 with the official 2024 Sandown Stakes jockeys to be published in our above Sandown Stakes Field section. 

Sandown Stakes 2024 Scratchings

2024 Sandown Stakes scratchings close at 7:30 AM on Saturday the 27th of September 2024. 

Sandown Stakes Prize Money 2024

The 2024 Sandown Stakes prize purse is worth $200,000 in total, distributed from places first through to eighth.

Place Prize Money
1st $120,000
2nd $36,000
3rd $18,000
4th $9,000
5th $5,000
6th $4,000
7th $4,000
8th $4,000

Sandown Stakes Race Number 2024

The 2024 Sandown Stakes race number is TBC for Saturday the 28th of September 2024. There are eight races in total that day at Sandown Racecourse.

Sandown Stakes 2024 Form Guide

The final form guide will be available the week of the race. You can check below for a link to our full 2024 Sandown Stakes Form Guide following final acceptances. 

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2024 SANDOWN STAKES FORM GUIDE

Sandown Stakes Live 2024

You can watch or listen to the 2024 Sandown Stakes live, across the following mediums.

Pay television: Sky Racing 1 (channel 526 on Foxtel)

Free-to-air television: Channels 78 (and 68 in regional areas)

Radio: Radio Sport National

Streaming: Racing.com

Mobile: Neds App

Sandown Stakes Winners

Winners of the Sandown Stakes going back to 1999 are displayed in the table below. 

Year Winner Trainer/s Jockey Weight Time
2024 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
2023 Antino Tony Gollan Blake Shinn 58kg 1:29.30
2022 Gentleman Roy Ben & JD Hayes Jye McNeil 54kg 1:30.26
2021 Elephant Emma-Lee & David Browne Damian Lane 58.5kg 1:30.16
2020 Junipal Ciaron Maher & David Eustace John Allen 59.5kg 1:29.71
2019 Gold Fields Logan McGill Stephen Baster 55.5kg 1:30.29
2018 Fifty Stars Darren Weir Ben Allen 54kg 1:31.08
2017 Dollar For Dollar Tony McEvoy Jamie Kah 54kg 1:29.94
2016 Redkirk Warrior David & B Hayes & T Dabernig Craig Williams 54kg 1:30.66
2015 Charmed Harmony John Sadler Glen Boss 58kg 1:29.48
2014 Pornichet Gai Waterhouse James McDonald 54.5kg 1:29.61
2013 Mahisara Paul Messara Craig Williams 56kg 1:23.55
2012 Mahisara Paul Messara Craig Williams 55kg 1:29.20
2011 Under The Eiffel Tony Vasil Craig Williams 54kg 1:32.47
2010 Larry’s Never Late Jim Conlan Mark Zahra 56kg 1:33.21
2009 Nine Tales Mick Price Craig Newitt 53.5kg 1:30.60
2008 Chasm Heath Conners Jason Benbow 55kg 1:31.80
2007 Gotta Have Heart Mick Price Stephen Baster 53kg 1:24.19
2006 Swick Bart Cummings Luke Nolen 53kg 1:22.00
2005 Titanic Jack Tom Hughes Nick Ryan 55kg 1:31.53
2004 Amtrak Mick Price Glen Boss 56.5kg 1:27.80
2003 Chong Tong Lee Freedman Brett Prebble 55.5kg 1:23.57
2002 Salgado John Hawkes Darren Gauci 54.5kg 1:22.71
2001 Little Dozer Shane Fliedner Brett Prebble 54kg 1:23.21
2000 Normal Practice Danny Williams Glen Boss 56kg 1:21.41
1999 Buster Jones Lee Freedman Damien Oliver 55.5kg 1:21.90