50 Melbourne Racing Club – 2025 Vain Stakes (1100m) Group 3 $200,000 3YO Colts & Geldings: Set Weights & Penalties 36th Running Race first run: Saturday, August 25, 1990 (won by Marbleous) Conducted: Listed (1992-2012); Group 3 (2013-2024); Over 1100m at Caulfield (2006-2024); Over 1200m at Caulfield (1994, 1997, 2002-2005) Over 1200m at Sandown (1990-1993, 1996, 1998-2001) Notable Winners: Sepoy (2011) Haradasun (2006) Giga Kick (2022) Starspangledbanner (2009) Bivouac (2019) Never Undercharge (1992) Toorak Toff (2010) Cylinder (2023) Russian Revolution (2016) Principality (1995) Red Dazzler (2005) Star of Maple (1993) Schubert (1997) Delago Brom (2002) Ingratiating (2021) My Wanderin’ Star (1991) Dandy Kid (1999) North Boy (2001) Longest Priced Winners: $16 (Fernandina-2008) 14/1 (Surtees-2000) Shortest Priced Winners: $1.26f (Sepoy-2011) $1.50f (Cylinder-2023) 9/10f (Schubert-1997) $1.95f (Russian Revolution-2016) Vain Stks winners record in the Caulfield Guineas: 11 starters for 1 win (Starspangledbanner-2009), 1 second, 9 unplaced Caulfield Guineas winners to contest the Vain Stks: Starspangledbanner (2009) Helenus (2002) Palace Reign (1992) Leading Trainers: James Cummings, Peter Snowden (3), Leon Corstens, John Hawkes, David Hayes, Peter Hayes, Rick Hore-Lacy, Mick Price (2) Leading Jockeys: Greg Childs (4), Damien Oliver (3), Steven King, Kerrin McEvoy, Danny Nikolic, Chris Symons, Craig Williams (2) Year Winner Trainer Jockey No. Br. SP Wgt Lead-Up Form 2005 RED DAZZLER M.PRICE D.NIKOLIC 4 7 $3.70f 56 First run back from a spell (147 days) 2006 HARADASUN A.VASIL N.RAWILLER 15 12 $7 54 First run since 1st Swan Hill 1300m 2YO Hcp (70 days) 2007 SHREWD RHYTHM G.EURELL C.SYMONS 3 6 $6 57.5 First run back from a spell (168 days) 2008 FERNANDINA L.CORSTENS V.DURIC 6 2 $16 55 First run back from a spell (101 days) 2009 STARSPANGLEDBANNER L.CORSTENS D.NIKOLIC 1 8 $2.80f 56.5 DQ (1st) Caul 1000m 3YO Hcp 2010 TOORAK TOFF R.HORE-LACY D.OLIVER 2 10 $9 57.5 First run back from a spell (112 days) 2011 SEPOY P.SNOWDEN K.MCEVOY 1 5 $1.26f 58.5 First run back from a spell (133 days) 2012 PSYCHIC MICK D.CLARKEN C.SYMONS 6 5 $4.60 55 First run since 1st Morp 1000m 2YO RB75 (77 days) 2013 SAFEGUARD P.SNOWDEN K.MCEVOY 1 3 $3.50 56.5 First run back from a spell (126 days) 2014 GET THE NOD L.KENNEWELL J.BOWDITCH 11 10 $12 55 First run back from a spell (161 days) 2015 GOLD SYMPHONY P.MOODY G.BOSS 7 5 $6.50 55 1st Morn 1200m 2YO Mdn-2nd VRC 1200m 2YO Hcp 2016 RUSSIAN REVOLUTION P.& P.SNOWDEN M.ZAHRA 5 4 $1.95f 55 First run since 1st Rand 1200m 2YO SWP (49 days) 2017 JUKEBOX C.MAHER C.WILLIAMS 4 5 $3f 56.5 First run back from a spell (196 days) 2018 TONY NICCONI HAYES/DABERNIG L.NOLEN 6 4 $2.30f 55 First run since 1st Caul 1200m 2YO Hcp (49 days) 2019 BIVOUAC JAMES CUMMINGS H.BOWMAN 2 3 $3f 57 First run back from a spell (133 days) 2020 OUR PLAYBOY PRICE/KENT JNR B.MELHAM 4 8 $12 56 First run back from a spell (108 days) 2021 INGRATIATING JAMES CUMMINGS D.OLIVER 3 7 $3.20 57 First run back from a spell (140 days) 2022 GIGA KICK C.DOUGLAS C.WILLIAMS 6 4 $4 56 1st VRC 1000m 2YO Hcp 2023 CYLINDER JAMES CUMMINGS B.SHINN 2 7 $1.50f 58 First run back from a spell (140 days) 2024 BAND OF BROTHERS M.ELLERTON D.LANE 5 3 $5 56 5th Sale 1100m 2YO Mdn-1st Bdgo 1100m 2YO Mdn-3rd Caul 1200m 2YO formfocus.com.au
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