Railway Stakes Betting
The Railway Stakes is a Group 1 event held annually at Ascot racecourse in Perth, the same day as the Group 2 WA Guineas. It is an open handicap race for 3-year-olds and up over a distance of 1600 metres. It is Perth’s biggest race carrying $1 million in prize money and has recently become a huge event on the Perth social calendar also.
It was first run in 1887 and was upgraded to Group 1 status in 1980. The race has been dominated by fillies and mares for the best part of half a century. The hot Perth weather ensures for a very good track each year, with the track conditions being either Good or Fast in the past 15 years. This will suit local horses that are well adapted to the conditions, rather than interstate invaders.
Despite the Railway Stakes being held several weeks after the Melbourne Spring Carnival has finished, several horses will still make the trip interstate due to the large prize money involved. The best lead up race is the RJ Peters Stakes held a week earlier, with many horses who have won the RJ Peters backing up again in the Railway Stakes, so be sure to pay close attention to horses with form in this race.
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2009 Railway Stakes Result
The 2009 Railway Stakes was taken out by the T J Bartley trained Sniper's Bullet from barrier 12, carrying 56.5kg in weight. Sniper's Bullet, a 6yo gelding was ridden by N Rawiller and won the race 1 lengths ahead of the second placed Tarzi, who carried 53.0 from barrier 4. Then followed Colour Correct in third spot .2 lengths behind, carrying 52.0. Sniper's Bullet won at odds of 17.00.
- 1st: Sniper's Bullet (17.00)
- 2nd: Tarzi (9.00)
- 3rd: Colour Correct (31.00)
Previous winners of this race
| Year | Winner | Wgt | Odds | Time | Jockey/Trainer | Second/Third | |
| 2008 | Gilded Venom | 52.0 | 8.00 | 1:34.50 | P Carbery / S Wallace | Sniper's Bullet / Annekov | |
| 2007 | El Presidente | 55.5 | 2.80 | 1:34.72 | T Turner / B Watkins | Hartleys Dream / Mansion House | |
| 2006 | Belle Bizarre | 54.0 | 10.00 | 1:34.44 | P King / R Bynder | Confectioner / Niconero | |
| 2005 | Covertly | 51.0 | 9.50 | 1:34.86 | L Camilleri / S Bates | Early Express / Blinded | |
| 2004 | Modem | 55.0 | 6.00 | 1:35.94 | P Harvey / T Andrews | Mr Sandgroper / Blinded | |
| 2003 | Hardrada | 54.0 | 9.50 | 1:35.78 | J Whiting / L Luciani | Early Express / Mapperholic | |
| 2002 | Old Fashion | 54.5 | 6.50 | 1:35.67 | S Miller / V Brockman | Hardada / Corporate Bruce | |
| 2001 | Old Comrade | 53.5 | 6.00 | 1:37.61 | P Harvey / L Smith | Mr. Tanzania / Finito | |
| 2000 | Northerly | 51.0 | 7.00 | 1:35.88 | D Miller / F Kersley | Old Comrade / Lizzy Long Legs | |
| 1999 | Slavonic | 51.0 | 2.63 | 1:34.81 | B Prebble / M Price | Sister Patricia / Corporate Bruce | |
| 1998 | Machine Gun Tom | 50.0 | 17.00 | 1:36.42 | P Carbery / M Campbell | Jacks Or Better / On A Swing | |
| 1997 | Willoghby | 53.5 | 4.00 | 1:34.50 | P Harvey / M Pateman | Bar Dreamer / Spook | |
| 1996 | Bold Extreme | 51.0 | 1.45 | 1:34.8 | T Stubberfield / W Mitchell | Century Blazer / Bradson | |
| 1995 | Jacks Or Better | 53.0 | 17.00 | 1:35.22 | D Gundry / G Daly | Foreman / Wabasso | |
| Average: | 52.8 | 7.67 | |||||
Note: Hover over the winning horse above to see it's lead-up form to that race.
Other Major Races around this time
| Date | Race Name | Venue | Distance | Purse |
| 1st August | MISSILE STAKES (G3) | Rosehill | 1,100m | $125,000 |
| 1st August | BLETCHINGLY STAKES (G3) | Caulfield | 1,200m | $100,000 |
| 8th August | SAN DOMENICO STAKES (G3) | Randwick | 1,000m | $125,000 |
| 8th August | SPRING GULLY STAKES (G3) | Morphettville | 1,200m | $100,000 |
| 15th August | WW COCKRAM STAKES (G3) | Caulfield | 1,200m | $100,000 |
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