Cap D’Antibes Stakes Race Information
The Cap D’Antibes Stakes is an 1100 metre set weights plus penalties race for three-year-old fillies run by the Victoria Racing Club in September. It is held at Flemington as part of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.
- Race Type: Listed
- Distance: 1100 metres
- Conditions: Set weights plus penalties, 3YO Fillies
- Track: Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Victoria
- Prizemoney: $175,000
- Date: Saturday 14 September 2024
Cap D’Antibes Stakes Race History
The race was first run in 2011.
In 2013 the distance was 1000m.
Who was Cap D’Antibes?
Cap D’Antibes was a chestnut filly foaled in 1971 by Better Boy out of the mare Tereus.
She was trained By Bart Cummings and race 27 times for 10 wins. Her wins included the Flight Stakes, Lightning Stakes, Newmarket Handicap and Vic Health Cup.
Our Runner by Runner Previews
2024 Cap D’Antibes Stakes Preview and results
2023 Cap D’Antibes Stakes Preview and results
2022 Cap D’Antibes Stakes Preview and results
2020 Cap D’Antibes Stakes Preview and results
Useful Facts
Fastest time (1100m): Petits Filous (2015) 1:02:85
Quezette Stakes & Cap D’Antibes Stakes: Petits Filous (2015)
Cap D’Antibes Stakes & Tranquil Star Stakes: Smart Melody (2018); Afleet Esprit (2014)
Leading jockeys: Damien Oliver with 3 wins (Kentucky Miss 2016; Petits Filous 2015; Afleet Esprit 2014).
Leading trainers: Ciaron Maher (Fox Swift 2017; Petits Filous 2015) and Robert Smerdon (Anatina 2913; Members Joy 2012) with 2 winners each.
Interesting trivia:
Past winners of the Cap D’Antibes Stakes
Winners of past Cap D’Antibes Stakes often go on to run in the Thousand Guineas Prelude/Tranquil Star Stakes and then may go on to the Edward Manifold Stakes.
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
| 2024 | Bellatrix Star | Bold Bastille | Tobeornottobe |
| 2023 | Shesallshenanigans | Stretan Angel | Skirt The Law |
| 2022 | Nanagui | C’est Magique | Typhoon Titmus |
| 2021 | Crystal Bound | Flying Evelyn | Dosh |
| 2020 | September Run | Swats That | Minhaaj |
| 2019 | Wayupinthesky | Absolute Flirt | Athiri |
| 2018 | Smart Melody | Music Bay | Lady Pluck |
| 2017 | Fox Swift | Split Lip | Luqyaa |
| 2016 | Kentucky Miss | Beyond The Dream | My Country |
| 2015 | Petits Filous | Super Cash | Take Pride |
| 2014 | Afleet Esprit | Lumosty | Sabatini |
| 2013 | Anatina | Chloe In Paris | Romancingthestone |
| 2012 | Members Joy | Agueda | Omniscient |
| 2011 | Celebrity Girl | Star Salute | Platelet |