Ellerslie Sires Produce Stakes

Ellerslie Sires Produce Stakes
Group I race
LocationEllerslie Racecourse,Auckland, New Zealand
Race typeThoroughbred – Flat racing
WebsiteEllerslie Racecourse
Race information
Distance1,200 metres (6 furlongs)
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationTwo-year-olds
WeightSet-Weights

The Ellerslie Sires Produce Stakes, currently known as the Sistema Stakes, is a Group One horse race for Thoroughbred two-year-olds held at Ellerslie Racecourse.

Run over 1200 metres in Auckland Cup Week in March, it is regarded as one of New Zealand's best two-year-old races along with the Manawatu Sires Produce Stakes (1400 m) at Awapuni, Palmerston North.

The race has also been called the Diamond Stakes or Auckland Diamond Stakes.

The race is held on the same day as two of New Zealand's other most important races: the New Zealand Stakes and the Auckland Cup.

Recent results

Year
 Winner
 Wgt
 Sex
 Sire
 Dam
 Jockey
 Trainer(s)
 Owner(s)
 Time
 Second
 Third
2023 [1] Ulanova 55 f Santos The Fairy's Kiss Craig Grylls Stephen Marsh Gandharvi Pty Ltd, Telluride Agency & D W Wallace 1:11.27 (soft) Tulsi To Catch A Thief
2022 [2] Lickety Split 54.5 f Turn Me Loose She's Slinky Matthew Cameron Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman M Delahunty, D & T Hawkins, Mrs C A & N D Hewson, J & M Kilkenny 1:10.44 Dead Dynastic 56.5 Maven Belle 54.5
2021 [3] Sword Of State 56.5 c Snitzel (Aus) In The Vanguard (Aus) Opie Bosson Jamie Richards Te Akau 2020 Four Colts Breeding Syndicate 1:09.55 Dead On The Bubbles Bonnie Lass
2020 [4] Cool Aza Beel 56.5 c Savabeel (Aus) Cool ‘n’ Sassy (Aus) Opie Bosson Jamie Richards Te Akau Sassy Beel Syndicate 1:10.46 Good Vernazza 54.5 Kelly Renee 54.5
2019 [5] Yourdeel [6] 56.5 g Dundeel Miss Zapper (Aus) Opie Bosson Jamie Richards 1:12.61 Heavy Aalaalune 54.5 Aretha 54.5
2018 [7] Sword Of Osman 56.5 g Savabeel Bunyah (Ire) Opie Bosson Stephen Autridge & Jamie Richards Te Akau Great Sword Syndicate 1:09.79 Good Avantage (AUS) 54.5 Spanish Whisper (AUS) 54.5
2017 [8] Summer Passage (AUS) 56.5 c Snitzel (Aus) Subsequent (Aus) Blake Shinn Lance O'Sullivan & Andrew Scott Hermitage Thoroughbreds Pty Ltd 1:10.48 Dead Star Treasure 56.5 Gold Fever 54.5
2016[9] Heroic Valour (AUS) 56.5 c Fastnet Rock (Aus) Myrrh (NZ) Jonathan Riddell Stephen Autridge & Jamie Richards Te Akau 2015 Breeding Syndicate 1:09.80 Good Wyndspelle 56.5 O'Rachael (AUS) 54.5
2015 [10] Dal Cielo 56.5 c Per Incanto (USA) Cent From Heaven Opie Bosson Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman 1:10.66 Good Battle Time 56.5 Rocanto 56.5
2014 [11] Vespa 56.5 c Elusive City (USA) Miss Avalon (Ire) Mark Du Plessis Johno Benner 1:11.70 Good O’Marilyn (AUS) 54.5 Platinum Balos (AUS) 54.5
2013 Ruud Awakening (AUS) 54.5 f Bernardini (USA) Dawn Almighty (Aus) Opie Bosson Stephen Marsh 1:08.78 Good Bounding (AUS) 54.5 Al Strada 56.5
2012 Warhorse 56.5 c General Nediym (Aus) Rathlin Island (Aus) Opie Bosson Jason Bridgman, Matamata Tang Weng Fei 1:11.84 Dead Rollout The Carpet (AUS) 54.5 (relegated from 1st) Silk Pins 54.5
2011 Anabandana (AUS) 54.5 f Anabaa (USA) Great Notice (USA) Opie Bosson Don Sellwood[12] Chris Grace[13] 1:08.35 Good Fort Lincoln (AUS) 56 Chateauneuf Dupape 56
2010 Banchee 54.5 f Oratorio (Ire) Miss Jessie Jay Leith Innes John Sargent Sir Peter Vela 1:09.72 Good Cellarmaster 56 Jimmy Choux 56
2009 Kaaptan 56 g Kaapstad Fanny Black Craig Grylls (a) Stephen McKee, Ardmore Trevor McKee 1:12.34 Dead Seven Schillings 54.5 Corsage 54.5
2008 Fully Fledged 56 c Align (Aus) Fledged Leith Innes Murray Baker, Cambridge A J Sutherland, A C Timpson & P J Walker 1:11.41 Dead Raid 54.5 Il Quello Veloce 54.5
2007 Alamosa 56 c O'Reilly Lodore Mystic Gavin Mckeon Peter McKay 1:10.39 Good El Cuento (AUS) 56 Satinka 54.5
2006 Jokers Wild 56 c Black Minnaloushe (USA) Miss Rory (Aus) Michael Coleman Mike and Paul Moroney John Carter, Garry Christini & Barbara Paterson 1:09.57 Good Chant 54.5 Italia 54.5
2005 Mi Jubilee 54 f Howbaddouwantit (USA) Mi Steel David Walker Stephen Crutchley, Wanganui G J Lambert 1:08.98 Firm Darci Brahma 55.5 Wahid 55.5
2004 Iflooxcouldkill 54 f Daggers Drawn Hear's Hoping Leith Innes Paul O'Sullivan M & N Carroll, K Devine, A J & C Sutherland 1:14.06 Soft Egyptian Ra Velasco
2003 Maroofity 55.5 g Maroof (USA) Howkudai Lance O'Sullivan[14] Mark Walker[15] 1:12.72 Slow Alastro (Aus) 56 Sarah Vee (Aus) 56
2002 April Grout 55.5 g Gold Brose (Aus) Kaapstad Glamour Michael Walker Alan Sharrock Ron and Noel Stanley[16] 1:25.71 Dead (1400m) Danceinthesun 56 Pulitzer 56
2001 Kapiston 54.5 f Lake Coniston (Ire) Kapetoile Michael Coleman Mike Moroney & Andrew Scott 1:23.28 Good (1400m) San Luis (Aus) 54 Flying Babe (Aus) 56
2000 Winged Foot 55.5 c Maroof (USA) Ricamo Gary Grylls Robert Priscott, Te Awamutu J C Clayton, J R Hughes, T W Jarvis & B K Osmand 1:23.84 Easy (1400m) Hey Pronto 55.5 Ma Victoire 54.5

In 2023 the first horse past the winning post, Tokyo Tycoon, was disqualified due to a post-race positive result to meloxicam.[17]

See also

References

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  13. ^ "Sellwood tight-lipped about Anabandana's Australian campaign". 4 January 2012.
  14. ^ "Lance O'Sullivan announces his retirement > Australia and International Horse Racing news updated daily". www.thoroughbrednews.com.au.
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  16. ^ "Racing: Dream realised as gutsy Grout scores in Sires".
  17. ^ https://www.racingnews.co.nz/tokyo-tycoon-returns-post-race-positive/