Tancred Stakes
The Tancred Stakes is a Group 1 weight-for-age race for stayers that takes place in March each year at Rosehill racecourse in Sydney, New South Wales. The race is run over a distance of 2400 metres and offers prize money of $1,500,000 for entrants.
Verry Elleegant won the 2020 Tancred Stakes from Mustajeer second and Avilius third.
Run as the 'The BMW' in recent years, the Tancred Stakes features one week after the Golden Slipper Stakes meeting at Rosehill during the Sydney autumn racing carnival.
Tancred Stakes info
| Date: | Saturday 27th March 2021 |
| Track: | Rosehill racecourse, Sydney |
| Distance: | 2400 metres |
| Race Type: | Weight-for-age |
| Status: | Group 1 |
| Prize Money: | $1,500,000 |
| 2020 Winner: | Verry Elleegant |
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The Tancred Stakes is the premier distance race of the Rosehill autumn carnival and awlays attracts a strong field. It's run at weight-for-age and has grown into one of the most anticipated races on the Australian racing calendar each year in Sydney. In form New Zealand stayers often make their presence felt in this race.
Many classy gallopers have won Tancred Stakes including outstanding mare Makybe Diva (2005), Ethereal (2002), Tie The Knot (1999-2000), Might And Power (1998), Octagonal (1996-97) and New Zealander Our Poetic Prince (1989).
In recent times the Group 1 Ranvet Stakes has been a reasonable guide to this race with Avilius (2019), Silent Achiever (2014), Manighar (2012), Tuesday Joy (2008), Eremein (2006) and Tie The Knot (2000) all winning the Ranvet Stakes & BMW double in the same year.
It's worth noting that It's A Dundeel went on to win the Group 1 ATC Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick after finishing second in this event, while Niwot (4th in 2012) won the Group 1 Sydney Cup following his fourth placing finish here.
Avilius (2019) captured the Group 1 Ranvet Stakes over 2000m at Rosehill before scoring a classy victory in this event for the James Cummings stable.
Recent Tancred Stakes winners include Almandin (2018) and Jameka (2017).
2020 Tancred Stakes result
1. $2.15 Verry Elleegant 56.5 James McDonald
2. $7.00 Mustajeer 59.0 Nash Rawiller
3. $5.50 Avilius 59.0 Hugh Bowman
then followed
4. $15.00 Mirage Dancer 59.0 Tommy Berry
5. $41.00 Carif 58.5 Tim Clark
6. $9.50 Mugatoo 59.0 Kerrin McEvoy
7. $21.00 Angel Of Truth 58.5 Glen Boss
8. $41.00 Danceteria 59.0 Brenton Avdulla
9. $14.00 Southern France 59.0 Tom Marquand
Margins: 4.3 len, 0.1 len
Time: 2:31.25
Other group races on Tancred Stakes day include the Group 1 Vinery Club Stakes, Group 2 Tulloch Stakes, Group 2 Emancipation Stakes, Group 3 Star Kingdom Stakes, Group 3 TL Baillieu Handicap and Group 3 Neville Sellwood Stakes.
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Tancred Stakes winners & placegetters
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Time |
| 2020 | Verry Elleegant | Mustajeer | Avilius | 2:31.2 |
| 2019 | Avilius | Big Duke | Rondinella | 2:37.1 |
| 2018 | Almandin | Ambitious | Who Shot Thebarman | 2:30.1 |
| 2017 | Jameka | Humidor | Exospheric | 2:35.6 |
| 2016 | Preferment | Who Shot Thebarman | Grand Marshal | 2:28.6 |
| 2015 | Hartnell | To The World | Beaten Up | 2:29.5 |
| 2014 | Silent Achiever | It's A Dundeel | Fiorente | 2:34.2 |
| 2013 | Fiveandahalfstar | Silent Achiever | Sangster | 2:33.7 |
| 2012 | Manighar | Americain | Drunken Sailor | 2:28.3 |
| 2011 | Cedarberg | Mourayan | Linton | 2:29.7 |
| 2010 | Littorio | Zavite | No Wine No Song | 2:29.3 |
| 2009 | Fiumicino | Thesio | Viewed | 2:34.2 |
| 2008 | Tuesday Joy | Princess Coup | Sirmoine | 2:35.8 |
| 2007 | Blutigeroo | Railings | Gorky Park | 2:26.5 |
| 2006 | Eremein | Railings | Our Smoking Joe | 2:27.0 |
| 2005 | Makybe Diva | Grand Armee | Vouvray | 2:26.9 |
| 2004 | Grand Zulu | Mummify | Makybe Diva | 2:25.7 |
| 2003 | Freemason | Northerly | Republic Lass | 2:26.8 |
| 2002 | Ethereal | Universal Prince | Rain Gauge | 2:29.3 |
| 2001 | Curata Storm | Kaapstad Way | Giovana | 2:27.7 |
| 2000 | Tie The Knot | Arena | Showella | 2:30.8 |
| 1999 | Tie The Knot | Intergaze | Arena | 2:29.0 |
| 1998 | Might And Power | Gold Guru | Doriemus | 2:27.2 |
| 1997 | Octagonal | Arkady | Istidaad | 2:27.4 |
| 1996 | Octagonal | Count Chivas | Saintly | 2:27.3 |
| 1995 | Stony Bay | Jeune | Turridu | 2:27.2 |
| 1994 | Miltak | Dark Ksar | It's All In Fun | 2:29.5 |
| 1993 | Kaaptive Edition | Rough Habit | Veandercross | 2:27.1 |
| 1992 | Heroicity | Aquidity | Rough Habit | 2:29.1 |
| 1991 | Dr Grace | Shuzohra | Castletown | 2:28.1 |
| 1990 | Sydeston | Lord Hybrow | Horlicks | 2:38.1 |
| 1989 | Our Poetic Prince | Top Class | Apollo Run | 2:32.2 |
| 1988 | Beau Zam | Highland Chieftain | Vaguely Pleasant | 2:36.2 |
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