Strickland Stakes
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History
The Strickland Stakes is a Group 3 race conducted the Western Australian Turf Club at Belmont Park racecourse in Perth.
The Strickland Stakes is one of Perth's historic weight-for-age races dating from 1901 when it was run at Ascot as the December Stakes.
The race remained at Ascot and was moved to November and held in that month until 1998. The race was not run in 1942-1944 and 1999.
In 2000 the Strickland Stakes was run in January and in 2002 it was moved to April. The race remained at Ascot from 1901-2010 when the exception of 2005 when it was run at Belmont Park.
Since 2011 the Strickland Stakes has been run in June at Belmont Park over 2000m.
The Strickland Stakes has been a Group 3 race since 1979.
It is the third leg of the Winter series of races at Belmont including the Belmont Sprint and Hyperion Stakes. Material Man won the treble in 2018.
Railway winner Galaxy Star won the Belmont Sprint and also the Strickland Stakes during the Winter carnival.
The 2024 Strickland Stakes was run for prizemoney of $200,000.
There have been 9 dual winners of the Strickland Stakes, the most recent being Material Man in 2018 & 2020.
Other notable winners of the Strickland Stakes include Mistico, Easingwold, Maple, True Flight, Lady Lucia, Raconteur, Nicopolis, Rack And Ruin, Millefleurs, Gilt Patten, Haymaker, Ngawyni, Unaware, Regimental Honour, Wabasso, Summer Beau, Iron Horse, Finito, Dedicated Miss, God Has Spoken, Mr Moet, Fuchsia Bandana, Scales Of Justice, Material Man and Galaxy Star.
The 2024 Strickland Stakes was won by Let's Galahvant from Western Empire and Ginger Baker.
Previous Strickland Stakes Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
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LET'S GALAHVANT
(AUS)
5G GALAH (AUS) - SECRET CRUSH (AUS) SO SECRET (AUS) |
CHRIS PARNHAM | 59.0 | DANIEL & BEN PEARCE | 3 |
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LAST OF THE LINE
(AUS)
6G BLACKFRIARS (AUS) - CATCH THE CAT (AUS) ROYAL ABJAR (USA) |
B PARNHAM | 59.0 | STEPHEN MILLER | 6 |
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PRINCE TURBO
(AUS)
8G VITAL EQUINE (IRE) - QUEEN OF THE RINGS (AUS) FIMISTON (AUS) |
P J HARVEY | 59.0 | JASON MILLER | 5 |
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NAUGHTY BY NATURE
(AUS)
4M TRADE FAIR (GB) - CATRENZA (NZ) STAR WAY (GB) |
CLINT JOHNSTON-PORTER | 57.0 | JASON MILLER | 2 |
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MATERIAL MAN
(AUS)
8G VITAL EQUINE (IRE) - DEL LIRIO (AUS) HUSSONET (USA) |
P J HARVEY | 59.0 | JUSTIN WARWICK | 2 |
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GALAXY STAR
(AUS)
6M REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - GALAXY QUEEN (AUS) JEUNE (GB) |
WILLIAM PIKE | 57.0 | G & A WILLIAMS | 6 |
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MATERIAL MAN
(AUS)
6G VITAL EQUINE (IRE) - DEL LIRIO (AUS) HUSSONET (USA) |
LUCY FIORE | 59.0 | JUSTIN WARWICK | 9 |
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SCALES OF JUSTICE
(AUS)
4G NOT A SINGLE DOUBT (AUS) - BEYMATILLA (AUS) UMATILLA (NZ) |
D J STAECK | 59.0 | LINDSEY SMITH | 8 |
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IHTSAHYMN
(AUS)
5G IHTIRAM (IRE) - UMATUNE (AUS) UMATILLA (NZ) |
S PARNHAM | 59.0 | FRED KERSLEY | 7 |
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FUCHSIA BANDANA
(AUS)
4M TRADE FAIR (GB) - FUCHSIA LADY (AUS) JEUNE (GB) |
JARRAD NOSKE | 57.0 | DARREN MCAULIFFE | 3 |
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FANCY FEET
(AUS)
4M FATH (USA) - COLOURBAND (AUS) SPECTRUM (IRE) |
B PARNHAM | 57.0 | SHANE QUILTY | 2 |
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KINCAPLE
(NZ)
7G PENTIRE (GB) - KINCAPLE LASS (NZ) KAAPSTAD (NZ) |
D J STAECK | 59.0 | ADAM DURRANT | 2 |
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MR MOET
(AUS)
4G MOSAYTER (USA) - MARLOCK MISS (AUS) KARIOI STAR (AUS) |
P HALL | 59.0 | ADAM DURRANT | 3 |
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GOD HAS SPOKEN
(AUS)
4H BLACKFRIARS (AUS) - DOLLY WILL DO (AUS) RUBITON (AUS) |
S PARNHAM | 59.0 | NEVILLE PARNHAM | 2 |
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MARASCO
(AUS)
7G SCENIC (IRE) - BLUEGRASS BELLE (AUS) IS IT TRUE (USA) |
D J STAECK | 59.0 | FRED KERSLEY | 5 |
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MARASCO
(AUS)
6G SCENIC (IRE) - BLUEGRASS BELLE (AUS) IS IT TRUE (USA) |
D J STAECK | 59.0 | FRED KERSLEY | 6 |
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ACTION PAK
(AUS)
7G STAR PAK (AUS) - MIXED AFFAIR (AUS) CHERAW (IRE) |
S O'DONNELL | 59.0 | J ERKELENS | 3 |
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FOREST FROLIC
(AUS)
6G CHARNWOOD FOREST (IRE) - DANCING POWER (AUS) PAPAL POWER (USA) |
MS J VALAS | 59.0 | J V COCKELL | 7 |
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EXCHEQUER
(AUS)
6G MARAUDING (NZ) - DOUBLE YOUR BET (NZ) PALACE MUSI (AUS) |
WILLIAM PIKE | 58.0 | LINDSEY SMITH | 6 |
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TRUE STEEL
(AUS)
7H JEUNE (GB) - HOW SPECIAL (AUS) PERSIAN HEIGHTS (GB) |
C K HARVEY | 58.0 | MRS M M PAYNE | 8 |
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DEDICATED MISS
(AUS)
6M MUKADDAMAH (USA) - PASHARETTE (AUS) KAORU STAR (AUS) |
J F MILLER | 55.5 | GEOFF DURRANT | 3 |
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MONEY IS MAGIC
(AUS)
4G MAGIC OF MONEY (AUS) - MISS TESCO (AUS) JUNGLE BOY (GB) |
T TURNER | 58.0 | C H WEBSTER | 9 |
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GWALIA GIRL
(AUS)
5M MAROONED (GB) - MISS CARO (AUS) CHERAW (IRE) |
S J MILLER | 55.5 | K J MIFFLIN | 8 |
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FINITO
(AUS)
5G PALACE REIGN (AUS) - RARE IDOL (USA) MARSHUA'S DANCER (USA) |
D J STAECK | 58.0 | P H HUMANN | 10 |
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FINITO
(AUS)
4G PALACE REIGN (AUS) - RARE IDOL (USA) MARSHUA'S DANCER (USA) |
D J STAECK | 58.0 | P H HUMANN | 6 |
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IRON HORSE
(AUS)
7G ZEPHYR ZIP (NZ) - SPYGLASS (NZ) SIR SIAN (NZ) |
P J HARVEY | 58.0 | JOHN MORISH | 7 |
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