Vinery Stud Stakes

See the 2024 Vinery Stud Stakes Preview and results.

See the 2023 Vinery Stud Stakes Preview and results.

See the 2022 Vinery Stud Stakes Preview and results.

See the 2021 Vinery Stud Stakes Preview and results.

The Vinery Stud Stakes is quite a recent race and was formerly known as the Storm Queen Stakes. 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 ATC 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.

Normally it is raced on Tancred Stakes day as part of a super Saturday with 8 Group races. In 2022 the meeting was abandoned after race 3 and the remaining Group races, including this, were held at Newcastle the following Monday. The distance was reduced from 2000m to 1850m.

The winner of the 2023 race is exempt from ballot for the 2023 ATC Oaks.

Fastest time (2000m): Tempest Morn (2001) 2:00:17

Interesting trivia: In 2001 Tempest Morn survived a protest from Rose Archway.

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).

From the archives:

Vinery Stud Stakes Preview & Tips 2018

Track: Good   Weather: Fine

There are 13 runners for the $500,000 Vinery Stud Stakes, following the scratching of Luvaluva. The early favourite is Unforgotten who won the Group 2 Phar Lap Stakes here last outing, and has won 4 of her 7 starts. On the second line of betting are Alizee who won the Light Fingers Stakes when resuming but should have finished closer when 2.3 lengths 13^th in the Coolmore Classic, and Aloisia who got flattened in the Australian Guineas but somehow got going to run the best last 200m split of the race.

Bring Me Roses has only won one race but has several Group level placings. Danzdanzdance has been going well in New Zealand with a close 2^nd in the G2 Avondale Guineas followed by 3^rd in the G1 NZ Derby. Torvill followed 2^nd in the Surround Stakes with 2^nd in the Kembla Grange Classic. Hiyaam resumed for 3^rd in the Phar Lap Stakes. All other runners are currently over 15 to 1.

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