St George Stakes News
Lucas Cranach wins the 2012 Peter Young Stakes
Lucas Cranach has won the 2012 Peter Young Stakes (also known as the St George Stakes). The 2011 Melbourne Cup third place-getter came from last to win the Group 2 1800m at Caulfield by 1.3 lengths from Illo with Manighar thrid. Glass Harmonium, who lead for most of the distance,…
St George Stakes
Held on the highly anticipated Blue Diamond Stakes Day during the Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival, the St George Stakes takes place at the Caulfield Racecourse every February. The racing carnival brings out the very best of Australian and international horses and provides world class horse racing action. The atmosphere is so electric it brings the city of Melbourne to the track to have a blast. The 2013 St George Stakes will be run on the 26th of February 2013.
The St George Stakes is an Australian Group 2 weight-for-age race offering prize money of $200,000 to its starters. The race takes place over 1,800 metres making it an important race to keep an eye on in the lead up to the Group 1 Australian Cup (2000m) later in the carnival.
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The Blue Diamond Stakes Day features an impressive seven Group races, with the headlining event being the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) with the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate (1100m) also generating a lot of attention. The St George Stakes is run alongside two Group 2 races the Autumn Stakes (1400m) and the Angus Armanasco Stakes (1400m), with two Group 3 races rounding of the day’s proceedings.
Horse race tracks are renowned for always having elegant spectators, and the Caulfield Racecourse is no different, adding a fun-loving atmosphere to the proceedings. Being one of the heavily bet upon sports, horse racing attracts many punters from all over the world, including the St George Stakes, and punters make fortunes in the two-to-three minute race.
Nowadays many online bookmakers celebrate the St George Stakes and offer handy and secure online betting options to the wagers.
The Race track
Home to the St George Stakes, the Caulfield Racecourse is one of Melbourne’s best known horse racing tracks. Commonly known as “The Heath” it is situated eight kilometres from the Melbourne City centre.
The track has a triangular shaped field, which comprises of three straights. The total circumference of the Caulfield Racecourse is 2,080 metres with the finishing straight being 367 metres. All the turns on the track have banking and the race is run in an anti-clockwise direction.
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Online Betting
Betting on the St George Stakes could not be any simpler with the dominance of online bookmakers. Wagering over the internet has opened new horizons for people who want to bet and gamble from a distance. You can find the best trained bookies on the internet and the best information regarding the races and their schedules, the trainers and the bets which different people are placing and one can manipulate their own bets according to the trends on offer.
Race Information
When: February
Where: Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne
Distance: 1800m
Race Status: Group 2
Race Conditions: Weight-For-Age
Prize Money: $200 000
First Run: 1900
