97 4:30pm FLEMINGTON 7 MELBOURNE 7 START VRC Champions Mile (Group 1) (Registered Name: Cantala Stakes) (108th of Series) 1600m Of $3,000,000 and trophies of $6,850. 1st $1,800,000 and trophies of $6,850, 2nd $540,000, 3rd $270,000, 4th $135,000, 5th $75,000, 6th $60,000, 7th $60,000, 8th $60,000. Prizemoney contribution totalling 3.5% will be directed to jockey, equine and participant 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: 1-34.75E Pride Of Jenni (11/11/2023) [Good4] TAB Assessed Odds 1 s0032 Tom Kitten (6) Anthony & Sam Freedman (dwc) ...............................Mark Zahra 59 $11 2 91821 Lindermann (3) Chris Waller (dw) ...................................................Damian Lane 59 $10 3 s5502 Buckaroo (GB) (7) Chris Waller (dw) ................................................. Ben Melham 59 $13 4 02s20 Sepals (5) Cliff Brown (wt) ................................................................Ethan Brown 59 $15 5 2Ds34 Pounding (1) Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman (dwc) ..................Luke Nolen 59 $81 6 s9353 Another Wil (4) Ciaron Maher (dwtc) ...........................................Jamie Melham 59 $23 7 s00s8 El Soleado (9) Jack Laing (dwtc) ......................................................Blake Shinn 59 $151 8 3s111 Autumn Glow (2) Chris Waller (dw) ....................................... James McDonald 57 $1.25 9 76s50 Within The Law (8) Bjorn Baker (t) ................................................. Rachel King 57 $41 FORM SUMMARY Perhaps Australia’s best racehorse AUTUMN GLOW steps out again but for the first time at Flemington. She’s a superstar and clearly the one to beat. TOM KITTEN and BUCKAROO will stalk her and look to spoil the party. LINDERMANN will ensure there’s a genuine tempo. TECHFORM’S TOP 5 8 Autumn Glow 100 2 Lindermann 88 1 Tom Kitten 84 3 Buckaroo 83 4 Sepals 82 CANTALA STAKES 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.
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