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Kennedy Champions Mile (Group 1) (Registered Name: Cantala Stakes) (105th of Series) 1600m
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Of $3,000,000 and trophies of $5,325. 1st $1,800,000 and trophies of $5,325, 2nd $540,000, 3rd $270,000, 4th $135,000, 5th $75,000, 6th $60,000, 7th $60,000. Prizemoney contribution totalling 3% will be directed to jockey and equine welfare prior to distribution. For Three-Years-Old and Upwards. Standard Weight for Age. No allowances for apprentices.
Track Record: 1-33.49E Scenic Peak (09/11/2002) [Good3] Class Record: 1-35.35E Humidor (NZ) (16/09/2017) [Good4]
TAB Assessed Odds
1 11122 Mr Brightside (NZ) (2) Ben, Will & JD Hayes (dwc) .................. Craig Williams 2 42113 Alligator Blood (5) Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott (wtc) ................. Tim Clark 3 3s287 The Inevitable (4) John Keys (dwt) ............................................. Damien Oliver 4 8s735 Bankers Choice (NZ) (6) Michael Moroney (dw) ............................... John Allen 5 1s739 Victoria Road (IRE) (1) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace (dw) ............ Blake Shinn 6 s1317 Fangirl (7) Chris Waller (dwc) .................................................. James McDonald 7 s6261 Pride Of Jenni (3) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace (wc) ................ Declan Bates
59 $3 59 $3.40 59 $19 59 $41 58 $23 57 $2.50 57 $13
FORM SUMMARY FANGIRL will be much better suited at Flemington after a luckless run in the G1 Cox Plate. Her win prior was outstanding. WFA stars ALLIGATOR BLOOD and MR BRIGHTSIDE are sure to be up for the fight. PRIDE OF JENNI is going to keep them honest out in front. TECHFORM’S TOP 5 1 Mr Brightside 100 2 Alligator Blood 98 6 Fangirl 95 3 The Inevitable 88 5 Victoria Road 84
The original Cantala was not a racehorse, but a mansion that until demolished in 1939 occupied five hectares on Dandenong Road near Kooyong Road, Caulfield. It belonged to Septimus Miller, VRC Chairman 1895–1906. In 1919 the VRC Committee renamed the Coburg Stakes the Cantala in his honour. Miller provided a gold trophy to the first winner. In recent decades the Cantala was the feature mile on the final day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival under various sponsorships – George Adams, Ampol, Nisson, Honda, Chrysler, Emirates. From 2016 to 2021 it shifted to Victoria Derby Day as the Kennedy Mile. Now it returns to the final Saturday as the VRC Kennedy Champions Mile. CANTALA STAKES
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