Kindergarten Stakes
The Kindergarten Stakes is a Group 3 race for two-year-olds that takes place in April at Randwick racecourse in Sydney, New South Wales. The race is run over a distance of 1100 metres under set weight conditions and worth $200,000 in prize money. The 2020 Kindergarten Stakes was won by Doubtland from Jerle with Not An Option third.
Following the revamp of the Sydney autumn racing carnival the Kindergarten Stakes is now one of a number of feature races on the first day of The Championships, with the main race of the day being the Group 1 Doncaster Handicap.
Kindergarten Stakes info
| Date: | Saturday 3rd April 2021 |
| Track: | Randwick racecourse, Sydney |
| Distance: | 1100 metres |
| Race Type: | 2yo - Set Weights |
| Status: | Group 3 |
| Prize Money: | $200,000 |
| 2020 Winner: | Doubtland |
The Kindergarten Stakes is a race for two-year-olds only and suits speedy youngsters who may not be able to run a strong 1200m. Horses who may have contested the premier 2yo event of the autumn, the $3.5Million Group 1 Golden Slipper Stakes the previous week at Rosehill may consider backing up in this event.
Races like the Group 2 Magic Night Stakes for fillies and Group 2 Pago Pago Stakes for colts & geldings held earlier in the carnival at Rosehill are ideal lead-up events as they are run under similar conditions, although both of those races are over 1200m, while the Kindergarten Stakes is only 1100m.
In recent years the Kindergarten Stakes has provided multiple group race winners with Wanted (2009) winning Flemington's premier autumn sprint, the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap the following year, and Solar Charged (2010) taking out the Group 3 Thoroughbred Club Stakes at Caulfield later in the spring.
Bivouac (2019) finished fourth in the Group 2 Todman Stakes over 1200m at Randwick before scoring a comfortable win in this event for the James Cummings stable.
Recent Kindergarten Stakes winners include Paquirri (2018) and Property (2017).
2020 Kindergarten Stakes result
1. $5.00 Doubtland 56.5 Brenton Avdulla
2. $26.00 Jerle 56.5 Ms Rachel King
3. $7.00 Not An Option 56.5 Opie Bosson
then followed
4. $3.30 Rulership 56.5 Nash Rawiller
5. $8.00 Harmonium 54.5 Sam Clipperton
6. $31.00 Never Never River 56.5 Robbie Dolan
7. $3.30 Damaged 56.5 James McDonald
Margins: 4 len, 0.5 len
Time: 1:05.90
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Kindergarten Stakes winners & placegetters
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Time |
| 2020 | Doubtland | Jerle | Not An Option | 1:05.9 |
| 2019 | Bivouac | Libertini | Athiri | 1:04.5 |
| 2018 | Paquirri | Legend Of Condor | Lean Mean Machine | 1:03.2 |
| 2017 | Property | Condor Heroes | Sheikha | 1:06.7 |
| 2016 | =1 El Divino | =1 Astern | Geneteau | 1:04.9 |
| 2015 | Furnaces | Regatta Rebel | Redzel | 1:04.8 |
| 2014 | Hallowed Crown | Washington Heights | Klammer | 1:06.2 |
| 2013 | Safeguard | Everage | Diamond Oasis | 1:04.5 |
| 2012 | Dances On Stars | Agueda | Ichihara | 1:03.8 |
| 2011 | Anise | Queenian | Hot Snitzel | 1:04.6 |
| 2010 | Solar Charged | Elimbari | Georgette Silk | 1:04.6 |
| 2009 | Wanted | Purdey | Our Joan Of Arc | 1:03.2 |
| 2008 | Mr. Profumo | Krupt | Mazuka | 1:05.1 |
| 2007 | Forensics | Warhead | I Am Invincible | 1:04.4 |
| 2006 | Plagiarize | Gold Edition | Big Joker | 1:03.8 |
| 2005 | Flying Pegasus | Mnemosyne | Assertive Choice | 1:04.0 |
| 2004 | Crimsom Reign | Segments | Charge Forward | 1:04.0 |
| 2003 | Niello | Dorky | Secret Land | 1:04.4 |
| 2002 | Snowland | Planchet | Kidman | 1:04.0 |
| 2001 | Royal Courtship | Ha Ha | Donna Natalia | 1:04.9 |
| 2000 | Belle Du Jour | Continuum | Fetes Galantes | 1:05.1 |
| 1999 | Easy Rocking | Align | Smarts | 1:05.5 |
| 1998 | Peat Bog | Manana | Electrifying | 1:04.6 |
| 1997 | Guineas | All The Rave | Encounter | 1:04.6 |
| 1996 | Armidale | The Oscars | Intergaze | 1:03.9 |
| 1995 | Furacao | Brummel | Show Of Force | 1:09.0 |
| 1994 | Dr. Zackary | Simulcast | Dapper Magic | 1:04.8 |
| 1993 | Bint Marscay | Danger | Blue Fields | 1:03.4 |
| 1992 | Slight Chance | Khoshaf | My Marilyn | 1:03.8 |
| 1991 | Vionnet | Electrique | If I'm Special | 1:06.3 |
| 1990 | Bold Tie | St. Jude | Lavinia's Prayer | 1:03.8 |
| 1989 | Show County | Paris Opera | Tiny Arch | 1:03.6 |
| 1988 | Star Watch | Tattwood | Run Straight Run | 1:04.1 |
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