Challenge Stakes
Australia | FEATURE RACE GUIDE
Previous Challenge Stakes Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
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RUSSIAN TO THE BAR
(AUS)
3G RUSSIAN REVOLUTION (AUS) - ROSIE ROCKET (AUS) BLACKFRIARS (AUS) |
CHRIS PARNHAM | 55.0 | LUKE FERNIE | 1 |
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FEELS PLAYFUL
(AUS)
3F PLAYING GOD (AUS) - FEELS LIKE SPRING (AUS) DR JOHNSON (USA) |
HOLLY WATSON | 54.5 | MITCHELL PATEMAN | 8 |
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TRIX OF THE TRADE
(AUS)
3G TRADE FAIR (GB) - MY NAME'S TRIXIE (AUS) PASSENGER (AUS) |
T TURNER | 57.0 | C H WEBSTER | 3 |
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SOLAIA
(AUS)
3F TORONADO (IRE) - ISOLA BLU (AUS) BLACKFRIARS (AUS) |
LUCY FIORE | 54.0 | DARREN MCAULIFFE | 8 |
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SUPERSTORM
(AUS)
3G SEBRING (AUS) - STORMY NOVA (AUS) METAL STORM (FR) |
WILLIAM PIKE | 55.0 | G & A WILLIAMS | 2 |
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CREATIVE HERO
(AUS)
3G MORE THAN READY (USA) - IMAGINATIVE (AUS) BIANCONI (USA) |
WILLIAM PIKE | 55.0 | G & A WILLIAMS | 8 |
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PRIVATE DANCER
(AUS)
3F ORATORIO (AUS) - ATAVISM (AUS) HENNESSY (USA) |
CHRIS PARNHAM | 54.0 | T M ANDREWS | 1 |
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PRECIOUS MEMORIES
(AUS)
3F STRATUM (AUS) - PRECIOUS MOMENT (AUS) CHARGE FORWARD (AUS) |
JERRY NOSKE | 54.0 | RAQUEL MILLS | 6 |
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DREAMTIME DANCER
(AUS)
3F DANEHILL DANCER (IRE) - SKIP ALONG (GB) GALILEO (IRE) |
J AZZOPARDI | 54.0 | ADAM DURRANT | 2 |
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NEVERLAND
(AUS)
3F BIG BROWN (USA) - MIDNIGHT SPECIAL (AUS) ZABEEL (NZ) |
WILLIAM PIKE | 54.0 | GRANT WILLIAMS | 6 |
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SPIN DA WHEELS
(AUS)
3G HARD SPUN (USA) - MISS DUCATI (AUS) SPEED WEEK (AUS) |
P HALL | 57.5 | M L LANE | 8 |
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EXPRESS SERVICE
(AUS)
3G DANEHILL EXPRESS (AUS) - LIP SERVICE (AUS) MAROONED (GB) |
P J HARVEY | 58.0 | DARREN MCAULIFFE | 10 |
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FULL REIGN
(AUS)
3G BLACKFRIARS (AUS) - STOP IN TIME (AUS) TENBY (GB) |
S O'DONNELL | 56.0 | P J GIADRESCO | 6 |
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MORANT
(AUS)
3G FUSAICHI PEGASUS (USA) - SUSPICION (AUS) MUKDDAAM (USA) |
WILLIAM PIKE | 53.0 | G C BALLANTYNE | 12 |
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DANEBEELA
(AUS)
3F DANETIME (IRE) - TENBEELA (AUS) TENBY (GB) |
WILLIAM PIKE | 57.5 | J W PRICE | 7 |
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JOLANTA STAR
(AUS)
3G MAPPERLEY'S STAR (AUS) - JOLANTA (AUS) KOHAYLAN (USA) |
S MCGRUDDY | 54.5 | STEPHEN WOLFE | 3 |
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