Epona Stakes
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History
The Epona Stakes is a Group 3 race for fillies and mares conducted by the Australian Turf Club at Rosehill Gardens.
The Epona Stakes was first run in 1998 and takes its name from the Celtic-Roman god protecting horses.
The Epona Stakes has been run at Rosehill every year since 1998 with the exception of 2000, 2001 and 2002 when it was run at Canterbury.
The Epona Stakes is run under set weights and penalty conditions over 1900m.
It was a Listed raced from 2001 to 2011 and has been a Group 3 race since 2012.
In recent years the Epona Stakes has played a successful role as a lead-up race for mares set for the Sydney Cup (3200m) at Randwick.
The record of recent Epona Stakes winners and placegetters in the Sydney Cup includes: Aliyana Tilde (2013 – won Epona Stakes; 3rd Sydney Cup); Once Were Wild (2012- third in both races), Divine Rebel (2009 – won Epona Stakes, 2nd Sydney Cup in 2009 and 2010), and Jessicabeel (2010) (3rd Epona Stakes, won Sydney Cup).
As a Group 3, the Epona Stakes was worth $250,000 in 2024.
Notable winners of the Epona Stakes include Burning Embers, Zastov, Market Price, Kosi Bay, Divine Rebel, Scratchy Bottom, Intimate Moment and Aliyana Tilde.
The 2024 Epona Stakes was won by Osmose from Thalassophile and Rivaport.
Previous Epona Stakes Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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OSMOSE
(FR)
5M ZOFFANY (IRE) - MESEIKA (USA) MEDAGLIA D'ORO (USA) |
TIM CLARK | 54.0 | G WATERHOUSE & A BOTT | 4 |
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GIN MARTINI
(NZ)
4M RIP VAN WINKLE (IRE) - TANQUERAY (NZ) RED RANSOM (USA) |
DAMIAN LANE | 55.0 | J G SARGENT | 10 |
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MONEGAL
(AUS)
6M LOPE DE VEGA (IRE) - SUBLISSIME (IRE) ROCK OF GIBRALTAR (IRE) |
RACHEL KING | 54.0 | THERESA BATEUP | 7 |
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|
POLLY GREY
(NZ)
6M AZAMOUR (IRE) - ALLANAH (NZ) ZENNO ROB ROY (JPN) |
JAMES MCDONALD | 55.0 | CHRIS WALLER | 9 |
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MISSYBEEL
(NZ)
5M SAVABEEL (AUS) - SITTING PRETTY (NZ) O'REILLY (NZ) |
TIM CLARK | 54.0 | BJORN BAKER | 1 |
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SEMARI
(NZ)
4M SEBRING (AUS) - KUMARI (NZ) ZABEEL (NZ) |
TOMMY BERRY | 54.0 | TRENT BUSUTTIN & NATALIE YOUNG | 6 |
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THE PINNACLE
(AUS)
4M SO YOU THINK (NZ) - SPIRE (AUS) DANEHILL (USA) |
C REITH | 54.0 | P & P SNOWDEN | 6 |
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CONSOMMATEUR
(NZ)
4M ROC DE CAMBES (NZ) - CONSUMER (AUS) ZABEEL (NZ) |
D DUNN | 54.0 | MICHAEL KENT | 10 |
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OUR VERGARA
(AUS)
5M SNIPPETSON (AUS) - GRACES SPIRIT (AUS) FLYING SPUR (AUS) |
JAMES MCDONALD | 55.0 | ANTHONY CUMMINGS | 7 |
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SCRATCHY BOTTOM
(AUS)
4M SEBRING (AUS) - SILK VEIL (AUS) DANEHILL (USA) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 54.0 | MICHAEL KENT | 7 |
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INTIMATE MOMENT
(NZ)
4M DUBAWI (IRE) - GOLD CLASS (NZ) GOLD BROSE (AUS) |
SAM CLIPPERTON | 54.0 | R J QUINTON | 13 |
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ALIYANA TILDE
(AUS)
4M SNITZEL (AUS) - PATRONELLA (AUS) MISTER C (USA) |
C W BROWN | 55.0 | KERRY PARKER | 9 |
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FIBRILLATION
(AUS)
4M DIATRIBE (AUS) - SUDDEN BEAT (AUS) SERHEED (USA) |
B AVDULLA | 56.5 | T R MARTIN | 9 |
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GALIZANI
(AUS)
4M GALILEO (IRE) - ZAHANI (AUS) ZABEEL (NZ) |
J CASSIDY | 53.0 | JOHN P THOMPSON | 5 |
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MESSENGER
(AUS)
4M CHOISIR (AUS) - ANGEL IN DISGUISE (NZ) SKY CHASE (NZ) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 56.5 | ANTHONY CUMMINGS | 8 |
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DIVINE REBEL
(NZ)
4M DON EDUARDO (NZ) - IT'S MY SIN (AUS) SUCCESS EXPRESS (USA) |
K MCEVOY | 54.0 | MICHAEL MORONEY | 11 |
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READY TO LIFT
(AUS)
4M MORE THAN READY (USA) - ON THE RISE (NZ) CRESTED WAVE (USA) |
C W BROWN | 53.0 | GERALD RYAN | 13 |
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SAFWA
(AUS)
4M DANEHILL (USA) - SHOWELLA (NZ) LORD BALLINA (AUS) |
G BOSS | 54.0 | JOHN O'SHEA | 7 |
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KOSI BAY
(NZ)
4M SPINNING WORLD (USA) - CALVINIA (AUS) VARICK (USA) |
M RODD | 53.0 | BART CUMMINGS | 1 |
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NATURAL WOMAN
(NZ)
4M GENEROUS (IRE) - PAN FOR GLITTER (USA) CRAFTY PROSPECTOR (USA) |
HUGH BOWMAN | 57.0 | BRUCE MCLACHLAN | 4 |
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GREAT ANNA
(AUS)
4M ANABAA (USA) - GREAT VINTAGE (NZ) SIR TRISTRAM (IRE) |
D BEADMAN | 55.0 | JOHN HAWKES | 5 |
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AIRLIE BIRD
(AUS)
5M ZOFFANY (USA) - ALWAYS SUMMER (NZ) WAR HAWK (GB) |
T JONES | 56.5 | W P CAVE | 6 |
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ILZE
(NZ)
6M LORD BALLINA (AUS) - PENINSULA (NZ) ENGLISH HARBOUR (GB) |
D BEADMAN | 54.0 | GERALD RYAN | 10 |
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MARKET PRICE
(AUS)
5M SCENIC (IRE) - KIA ORA GEM (AUS) MARSCAY (AUS) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 57.5 | TONY MCEVOY | 4 |
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OUR ERIN
(AUS)
5M RAAMI (GB) - ISLAND FLASH (AUS) LORD SEYMOUR (IRE) |
D NIKOLIC | 55.5 | CLIFF BROWN | 3 |
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