Sandown Stakes

The Group 3 Sandown Stakes is a 1500m horse race held at Sandown traditionally on the same weekend as the AFL Grand Final.

Run for $200,000, the Sandown Stakes was first run as a Listed race in 1981 before being upgraded to Group 3 status in 1983.

Redkirk Warrior, which won the Newmarket Handicap twice (2017 and 2018), is one of the more notable winners of the Sandown Stakes, having won it in 2016.

Notably, Craig Williams has won the Group 3 Sandown Stakes on four occasions in since 2010, including in three straight years, between 2011-2013.

2024 Sandown Stakes betting odds

2024 Sandown Stakes odds are currently unavailable. HorseBetting will update this page with Sandown Stakes odds when they are released.

How to bet on the Sandown Stakes

All of our top bookmakers have markets for the Sandown Stakes, which is no surprise given its status as a feature race.

Sandown Stakes betting sites can be accessed via several different means, including via online betting sites, telephone betting and even via bookmaker apps, as long as you have a smartphone.

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Sandown Stakes News

2024 Sandown Stakes Final Field

HorseBetting will update this page when the 2024 Sandown Stakes field is released.

Previous Sandown Stakes Fields

• 2023 Sandown Stakes field

  No.	Silks	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight
  1		Antino	Tony Gollan	Blake Shinn	5	58kg
  2		Earlswood	Maddie Raymond	John Allen	8	55.5kg
  3		Here To Shock	Ben, Will & JD Hayes	Daniel Stackhouse	4	55.5kg
  4		Vreneli	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Michael Dee	7	54kg
  5		Toregene	Matthew Williams	Dean Yendall	3	54kg
  6		Superium	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Jye McNeil	6	54kg
  7		Ulysses	Julius Sandhu	Billy Egan	1	54kg
  8		Golden Path	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Beau Mertens	2	54kg

2023 Sandown Stakes result

Recent runnings of the Sandown Stakes:

• 2023: Antino gets the job done
  Tony Gollan and Antino ($1.35) put a disaster at Flemington the start prior behind them to take out the Group 3 Sandown Stakes, with new rider Blake Shinn giving the heavily backed favourite a lovely ride. The choice to go to Sandown and race against a field that was not near the quality of a typical Group 3 field during the middle of spring, turned out to be the perfect way to get the son of Redwood’s confident back. The second and third favourites, Here To Shock ($3.90) and Golden Path ($9.50) set up a hot tempo out in front and as they rounded the home turn, it looked as though they had a good margin. However, once Shinn pushed the button and asked for the an effort at the 300m mark, he showed his quality and went straight past Here To Shock, whilst Superium ($81.00) finished over the top of Golden Path to claim third place.
• 2022: Gentleman Roy spaces rivals
  Gentleman Roy led from barrier to box in the Group 3 Sandown Stakes as Jye McNeil piloted the Ben and JD Hayes-trained gelding to his first group win of his 13 start career. After jumping away cleanly McNeil had Gentleman Roy in front of the fancied Military Expert and Dragon Leap for the entirety of the 1500m event, with the fast finishing Pinstriped flying home to nab third from the tiring Dragon Leap. The Lindsay Park galloper move his record to seven wins and four minor placings from his 13 starts.
• 2021: Elephant powers to Group success
  After suffering a narrow defeat in the Group 2 Feehan Stakes, the Emma-Lee and David Browne-trained Elephant bounced back in style, securing victory in the Group 3 Sandown Stakes. Ridden by Damian Lane, the five-year-old son of Melbourne Cup champion Shocking surged to the front at the 300-meter mark and maintained a powerful gallop, ultimately winning by 1.25 lengths over Romancer, with Harbour Views finishing two lengths behind in third. Following a successful start to his career in New Zealand, where he won his first four races, Elephant made his Australian debut with a victory at Caulfield before narrowly losing to Superstorm in the Feehan Stakes.
• 2020: Junipal returns to winning ways
  Junipal, under the guidance of John Allen, returned to winning form with a decisive victory in the Sandown Stakes. The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained five-year-old redeemed himself after an unplaced run in the Group 1 Toorak Handicap. Before the Toorak at Caulfield, Junipal had secured two consecutive wins by comfortable margins, and he found his stride once again in the Group 3 feature. The $3.10 favorite, Kenya, carrying 55.5kg with Jye McNeil aboard, attempted to establish a winning lead off the turn, holding a two-length advantage at the 400-metre mark. However, Junipal and Allen launched a powerful run to seize the lead at the 100-metre mark.

Previous winners of the Sandown Stakes

Sandown Stakes winners pre-2000