2012 Vinery Stud Stakes

The Vinery Stud Stakes (Storm Queen Stakes) is a 1500 metre race for three-year-old fillies run under set weight conditions held by the Australian Turf Club. It is run at Rosehill on Golden Slipper Day in early April and is one of five Group 1 races on that day.

Race Type: Group 1, 3YO Fillies Set Weights
Distance: 2000 metres
Track: Rosehill Racecourse, Sydney, New South Wales
Date: Saturday 7 April 2012

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The Vinery Stud Stakes is quite a recent race. It was first held as a principal race over 1900 metres in 1979 and was won by Impede. In 1980 it was given Group 2 status and the distance increased to 2000 metres where it has remained apart from 1979 when it was held at Canterbury over 1900 metres. It became a Group 1 race in 1992.

The race was named after Storm Queen, a daughter of Coronation Boy, who was foaled in 1963. In early 1966 as a two-year-old trained by Bart Cummings she won 8 successive races including the Golden Slipper. The race has also been known as the Ansett Australia Stakes, Arrowfield Stud Stakes, Storm Queen Stakes and Vinery Stud Stakes. The only Golden Slipper winner to win the Storm Queen is Miss Finland (2007).

Lead-up races include the Group 2 Surround Stakes, the Group 2 Phar Lap Stakes and the Group 1 Coolmore Classic, although in the last twenty years many winners had their lead-up race in Melbourne. Fillies that run well in the Storm Queen and can stay the distance will go on to the AJC Australian Oaks over 2400 metres in two weeks and fillies that have won both include Heavenly Glow (2008) and Serenade Rose (2006). Outstanding fillies may contest the AJC Australian Derby against the three-year-old males, although Research (1989) was the last to win that double.

Vinery Stud Stakes Final Field & Odds 2012

Vinery Stud Stakes Preview & Tips 2012

Track: Good    Weather: Fine

Only eight fillies have accepted for the $400,000 Vinery Stud Stakes, with connections probably scared away by the odds-on favourite Mosheen. She won the Crown Oaks last November, so can obviously stay, and has thrashed the colts and geldings at her last two outings winning the Australian Guineas and the Randwick Guineas.  Next in the market is Streama with 5 wins and 4 places from 11 starts. All other runners are at double figure odds.

She Goes To Rio has 4 wins and 2 2nds from 6 starts, while Appearance has 3 wins and a place from 6 starts. Aliyana Tilde is an improving type and Thy has never been further back than 4th in her 5 runs. Plumm is still a maiden after 3 starts, but has collected prizemoney for a 2nd and a 3rd. Pedrinate has had 7 starts and has not done better than 5th, but will collect prizemoney of at least $4,000.

The following are the top 4 selections from our tipster panel for this years race.

Past winners of the Vinery Stud Stakes (Storm Queen Stakes):

The stallion Zabeel has had a strong showing in the Vinery Stud Stakes as the sire of Shower Of Roses (2003), Hill Of Grace (2000) and Champagne (1998). The dam of Faint Perfume (2010) was sired by Zabeel as was the dam of Purple (2009). Spinning World has produced two winners with Heavenly Glow (2008) and Special Harmony (2004).