Shannon Stakes

The Shannon Stakes is a Group 2 race for horses that are aged three-years-old and older, and is run under quality handicap conditions, boasting a prize pool of $300,000.

Since the inaugural running of the Shannon Stakes in 1978, the race has been run at Rosehill every year, except for 1991 when it was held at Canterbury.

From 1978 until 1984 the Shannon Stakes was classified as a Principal Race, before being upgraded to a Group 3 between 1985 and 2000. From 2001 onwards, the Shannon Stakes has been run as a Group 2 contest.

Winners of the Shannon Stakes are exempt from ballot for the Epsom Handicap.

Notable winners of the Shannon Stakes include Mister Sea Wolf (2019), Rock Sturdy (2014), Drumbeats (2009), Stormhill (2006), Sportsman (2003), Al Mansour (2000), Referral (1999), Juggler (1996), Soho Square (1993) and Never Quit (1987 & 1988).

2023 Shannon Stakes Odds

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2023 Shannon Stakes Final Field

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Previous Shannon Stakes Fields

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• 2022 Shannon Stakes field

  No.	Silks	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight
  1		Mount Popa	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	William Pike	13	59kg
  2		Ellsberg	Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou	Tim Clark	1	58.5kg
  3		Kirwan’s Lane	John O’Shea	Nash Rawiller	4	56kg
  4		Pinarello	Roger James & Robert Wellwood	Sam Clipperton	8	56kg
  5		Dr Drill	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Jason Collett	11	55.5kg
  6		Bigboyroy	Chris Waller	James McDonald	3	55kg
  7		Rustic Steel	Kris Lees	Kerrin McEvoy	2	55kg
  8		Atishu	Chris Waller	Jay Ford	10	54kg
  9		Pinstriped	Enver Jusufovic	N/A	9	54kg
  10		Surf Dancer	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Regan Bayliss	5	53.5kg
  11		Old Flame	Peter & Paul Snowden	Tommy Berry	7	53.5kg
  12		Fourhometwo	Annabel Neasham	Rachel King	12	53kg
  13		War Eternal	Bjorn Baker	N/A	6	53kg

2022 Shannon Stakes result

Recent Shannon Stakes winners

• 2022: Surf Dancer returns a winner in Shannon Stakes
  Surf Dancer (+400) made a winning return to the racetrack by claiming the 2022 Group 2 Shannon Stakes at Rosehill. Online bookmakers marked the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained galloper as the third favourite, behind Ellsberg (+220) and Old Flame (+270). As the race panned out, the three favourites settled in the top four and gave nothing else a chance, as Surf Dancer recorded a dominant win over Old Flame and Ellsberg, who finished in second and third, respectively.
• 2021: Yonkers causes massive boil over
  Under the urgings of veteran jockey Glyn Schofield, Yonkers (+4000) has claimed the Group 2 Shannon Stakes, after being sent around as the roughest runner in the 10-horse field. Discharged (+850) tried to lead all of the way in the 1500m contest, but was nailed right on the post by the winner. Running on from the back of the field, Reloaded (+1600) was made to duck and weave on the inside and finished in third place – only a neck off the top two.
• 2020: I Am Superman proves way too strong
  The money came for I Am Superman (+360) and he duly saluted for his followers, running away to claim an easy 1.3 length victory in the Group 2 Shannon Stakes. After settling outside the leader Quackerjack (+1200), the Peter & Paul Snowden-trained gelding kicked clear at the 300m mark and built a winning margin. Riodini (+380) and Looks Like Elvis (+380) finished in second and third, respectively, after bumping a few times in the home straight.
• 2019: Mister Sea Wolf claims Shannon Stakes
  The lethal combination of Chris Waller and James McDonald struck again in the Group 2 Shannon Stakes, with Mister Sea Wolf (+850) getting the better of Gem Song (+140) and Tom Melbourne (+1100). After leading for most of the race, Tom Melbourne attempted to kick clear at the top of the home straight, but Mister Sea Wolf got a clear run along the rail and ran straight past the perennial placegetter. Meanwhile, the race favourite Gem Song couldn’t go with the winner and he battled away to finish in second place – beaten by 1.3 lengths.

Shannon Stakes winners

Shannon Stakes Past Winners Pre 2000