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Colin Stephen Quality

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Date: Saturday, September 23, 2023
Location: Rosehill Racecourse – Sydney, New South Wales
Prize Money: $250,000
Distance: 2400m

The Colin Stephen Quality is a Group 3 race held at Rosehill racecourse for horses aged three-year-old and older, run under quality and handicap conditions.

After being classified as a Principal Race from 1870 until 1978, the Colin Stephen Quality has chopped and changed between Listed and Group 3 grade; however, since 1987 the race has been run as a Group 3 contest.

All bar three editions of the Colin Stephen Quality have been run over 2400m, with only 1870, 1871 and 2001 run over an alternate distance.

The Colin Stephen Quality is a traditional lead up for The Metropolitan, as the winner is exempt from ballot and penalty in the race. Due to this, several horses have done the double over the years.

The John O’Shea-trained Athabascan won the 2023 edition of the Colin Stephen Quality, with Tom Sherry producing a scintillating ride for the stable.

Notable winners of the Colin Stephen Quality include Amelie’s Star (2015), No Wine No Song (2010), Railings (2005), Coco Cobanna (2000), Vita Man (1999), Natski (1988), Gunsynd (1972), Roman Consul (1968), Hydrogen (1953), Delta (1950 & 1951), Flight (1944), Peter Pan (1935), Phar Lap (1930 & 1931), Gloaming (1924) and Poitrel (1918, 1919, & 1920).


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2023 Colin Stephen Quality Final Field

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Previous Colin Stephen Quality Field

  • No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight
    1 Silks Cadre Du Noir Ciaron Maher & David Eustace James McDonald 5 58kg
    2 Silks Attorney Matthew Smith Regan Bayliss 8 56kg
    3 Silks Grove Ferry Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Tim Clark 4 55kg
    4 Silks Mohican Heights Chris Waller William Pike 3 55kg
    5 Silks Herman Hesse Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Jason Collett 1 54kg
    6 Silks Raging Bull David Payne N/A 6 54kg
    7 Silks Fun Fact Bjorn Baker Rachel King 7 53kg
    8 Silks Monreal Matthew Smith Tyler Schiller 2 53kg

2022 Colin Stephen Quality result



1stGrove Ferry (+320)
2ndCadre Du Noir (-111.11)
3rdHerman Hesse (NTD)

Recent Colin Stephen Quality results

  • Athabascan produced a head-turning performance to win the 2023 Colin Stephen Quality, with trainer John O’Shea immediately declaring the star gelding would target the Melbourne Cup. Athabascan, coming off a win in the Listed CTC Cup, finished strongly to defeat Al Aabir by a short neck, with Desert Icon close behind in third. The half brother to group 1 winner Arapaho was paying $4.20 with bookies to win the group 3 Colin Stephen Quality and looks set for bigger things.
  • Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott claimed the 2022 Colin Stephen Quality with Grove Ferry (+320) after Tim Clark gave the six-year-old gelding a great ride to claim the Group 3 Colin Stephen Quality contest. After settling behind the leading duo of Fun Fact (+800) and race favourite Cadre Du Noir (+190), Tim Clark made his move at the top of the home straight to challenge the leaders. Once he made the move on Grove Ferry, James McDonald had to go for the favourite and the two battled down the length of the straight, with Grove Ferry getting the win by just over a neck on the line.
  • The lethal combination of Tim Clark and Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott combined with Entente (+360) to take out the Group 3 Colin Stephen Quality at Rosehill. Clark settled his gelding mid-field from barrier four, and as the field entered the home straight this son of Dundeel lengthened nicely down the outside to claim the race leader Fun Fact (+360) with 200m to go. There was never any real challenger to the winner, with Young Rascal (+1900) running home nicely to nab second place from the tiring leader.
  • The 2020 edition of the Colin Stephen Quality was run at a break neck tempo after the bolter of the field Zacada (+4000) took off to lead by over five lengths with 600m to go. Due to the quick tempo of the race, it was always going to suit Attorney (+340) who settled last in the running. Jason Collett took the eventual winner up the insdie running rail, but was slightly held up by Djukon (+550); however, when he got clear, the son of Makfi ran away to win by 1.3 lengths.
  • At his first start over 2400m, Stampede (+360) from the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott yard has lead all the way in the Group 3 Colin Stephen Quality at Rosehill. Stampede lead from start to finish and was never really challenged by his rivals during the run. Although Adam Hyeronimus had to go for his mount early in the home straight, he never gave up and was able to hold on from the fast-finishing Master Of Arts (+750) and Maurus (+2500).

Colin Stephen Quality winners

Colin Stephen Quality Past Winners
Year Horse Jockey Trainer
2023 Athabascan Tom Sherry John O’Shea
2022 Grove Ferry Tim Clark Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
2021 Entente Tim Clark Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
2020 Attorney Jason Collett Matthew Smith
2019 Stampeded Adam Hyeronimus Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
2018 Miss Admiration Jay Ford Mick Price
2017 Auvray Glyn Schofield Richard Freedman
2016 Allergic James McDonald John O’Shea
2015 Amelie’s Star Josh Parr Peter Moody
2014 Deane Martin Brenton Avdulla Bruce Wallace
2013 Julienas Nash Rawiller Gai Waterhouse
2012 Kelinni Glyn Schofield Chris Waller
2011 Lamasery Brenton Avdulla David Vandyke
2010 No Wine No Song Jim Cassidy Kevin Moses
2009 Mr Clangtastic Craig Agnew Diane Poidevin Laine
2008 Get Up Jude Blake Shinn Gai Waterhouse
2007 Race Not Held
2006 Exinite Larry Cassidy Kris Lees
2005 Railings Darren Beadman John Hawkes
2004 Don Raphael Glen Boss Kerry Parker
2003 Outlaws Darren Beadman John Hawkes
2002 Red Trinket Chris Munce Gai Waterhouse
2001 Dress Circle Lenny Beasley Gai Waterhouse
2000 Coco Cobanna Chris Munce Gai Waterhouse

Colin Stephen Quality winners pre-2000

Colin Stephen Quality Past Winners Pre 2000
Year Horse
1999 Vita Man
1998 In Joyment
1997 Heart Ruler
1996 Hula Flight
1995 Western Approaches
1994 Restitution
1993 Zamination
1992 Garter King
1991 Pontiac Lass
1990 Fine Catch
1989 Macquarie Prince
1988 Natski
1987 Algonquin Club
1986 Rising Fear
1985 Silver Award
1984 Forward Charge
1983 Noble Heights
1982 Nicholas John
1981 Granite King
1980 Bragabout
1979 Outcome
1978 Taksan
1977 Saramore
1976 Tara Regent
1975 Medici
1974 Public Service
1973 The Fixer
1972 Gunsynd
1971 Regal Rhythm
1970 Great Exploits
1969 Nausori
1968 Roman Consul
1967 Garcon
1966 Prince Grant
1965 Amusement Park
1964 Piper’s Son
1963 Summer Fair
1962 Burgos
1961 Lord Fury
1960 Valerius
1959 Valerius
1958 Prince Darius
1957 Baron Boissier
1956 Redcraze
1955 Electro
1954 Advocate
1953 Hydrogen
1952 Dalray
1951 Delta
1950 Delta
1949 Vagabond
1948 Dark Marne
1947 Russia/Silver Link
1946 Good Idea
1945 Russia
1944 Flight
1943 Katanga
1942 Katanga
1941 Beau Vite
1940 Beau Vite
1939 Royal Chief/Mosaic
1938 Royal Chief
1937 Allunga
1936 Silver Ring
1935 Peter Pan
1934 Rogilla
1933 Rogilla
1932 Veilmond
1931 Phar Lap
1930 Phar Lap
1929 Winalot
1928 Limerick
1927 Limerick
1926 Spearfelt
1925 Windbag
1924 Gloaming
1923 David
1922 Beauford
1921 David
1920 Kennaquhair/Poitrel
1919 Poitrel
1918 Poitrel
1917 Wallace Isinglass
1916 Sasanof
1915 St.Carwyne
1914 St.Carwyne
1913 Duke Foote
1912 Aurofodina
1911 Aurofodina
1910 Comedy King
1909 Trafalgar
1908 Mooltan
1907 Poseidon
1906 Lady Wallace
1905 Emir
1904 Gladsome
1903 Cruciform
1902 Wakeful
1901 San Fran
1900 Paul Pry
1899 Dewey
1898 Merloolas
1897 Positano
1896 Newhaven
1895 Quiver
1894 Brockleigh
1893 Loyalty
1892 Bungebah
1891 Megaphone
1890 Carbine
1889 Abercon
1888 The Australian Peer
1887 Trident
1886 Lord William
1885 Moonshee
1884 Malua
1883 First Demon
1882 Hecla
1881 Wellington
1880 Creswick
1879 Chester
1878 Chester
1877 Robinson Crusoe
1876 Valentia
1875 Kingsborough
1874 Javelin
1873 Dagwoth
1872 Dagworth
1871 Aveline
1870 Illumination

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