Kennedy Cantala Stakes 2021

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The Kennedy Cantala Stakes is a Group 1 race which takes place each year in October. The race in 2021 will be held on Saturday 30th October at Flemington Racecourse. Looking back to the race in 2020, it was won by Yulong Prince.

The Kennedy Cantala Stakes is a 1600m Group 1 race held at the home of racing in Australia, Flemington Racecourse. It is run as a quality handicap and has a total prize pool of $2 million. In 2021, it will be run on Saturday, October 30, which is Derby day.

Courtenay won the first edition of the Kennedy Cantala Stakes, which was way back in 1881. Back then, it was named the Coburg Stakes and was run over 1,800m. A number of top horses have since crossed the line first in the Kennedy Cantala Stakes, including Prince Cortauld, Better Loosen Up and Divine Madonna.

Chris Waller has had great success in the race over recent years, winning it three times between 2011 and 2017. Jockey Craig Williams has also performed well in the Kennedy Cantala Stakes, having won it in both 2018 and 2019.

Although Yulong Prince ran victorious at the 2020 Kennedy Cantala Stakes with a time of 1:34.57, the fastest time in the race over the last 20 years belongs to Best Of Days, who saluted in 2018 in a time of 1:33.65.

The Kennedy Cantala Stakes, a time-honoured Australian mile race, is a mainstay of high-quality racing at Flemington Racecourse since 1881. Our expert tipsters will put together a short list of Kennedy Cantala Stakes tips to look out for in the leadup to the big race.

As nominations for the 2021 Kennedy Cantala Stakes are still open, it is hard to provide any updates at this time. However, when looking at the futures markets for the 2021 Kennedy Cantala Stakes, the David Jolly trained Behemoth and Will Clarken Ironclad share top spot on the top line of betting, both being priced as the $10.00 favourite.

We will list The Sharks’ Kennedy Cantala Stakes best tips for the race this year closer to the time of the race. Make sure you check back on this page for updates!

Kennedy Cantala Stakes Tips From Experts

Our tips are not out for the Kennedy Cantala Stakes in 2021 as it is too far out from the event. But the good news is that when the final field for the Kennedy Cantala Stakes is announced, we will provide guidance on each and every runner in the 2021 Kennedy Cantala Stakes.

You will find all this information below, when it becomes available. Stay tuned!

Like many of the top Group 1’s in the Spring Racing Carnival, the Kennedy Cantala Stakes has a mixed betting history and there are a lot of important factors to consider before betting at Flemington. Make sure you have a read on below before you place your bets:

Should I Bet On The Favourite in the Kennedy Cantala Stakes?

The Kennedy Cantala Stakes has a mixed betting history, with each of the last five winners having a starting price between $5 and $15. The size and quality of the field makes it tough to find a winner but if you can there is value to be had.

When looking specifically at the favourite, the shortest priced horse has not won the Kennedy Cantala Stakes since Boban in 2013, making it seven years since we’ve seen a favourite salute first in this race at Flemington.

Is Previous Form in the Kennedy Cantala Stakes a Good Indicator of Future Success?

Like any race, the form and success of a horse entering the Kennedy Cantala Stakes is important. When looking at the field for the upcoming Kennedy Cantala Stakes, contenders often come through a number of lead-up races.

The type of races include such as the Makybe Diva Stakes, the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes, the Toorak Handicap, the Moonga Stakes and the Crystal Mile. Keep an eye on the strong runners who comfortably see out the mile in these races when looking at the field for the Kennedy Cantala Stakes

Gender

The Kennedy Cantala Stakes brings together some of the most high quality sprinters from a wide variety of lead up races irrespective of their gender. However, since 2013 we have only seen one female win the race with mare Shillelagh running victorious in 2017. Other than that, the last eight years have been dominated by geldings (four winners) and stallions (three winners).

Weight

Weight is something to strongly consider when it comes to horse racing and the Kennedy Cantala Stakes is no different. As the race is handicapped, runners carry different weights that are allocated by the handicapper.

Since 2013, we have seen two horses win the Kennedy Cantala Stakes carrying 52kgs, however the other six races have seen the winning horse carry 55kgs or more. Boban won the 2013 Kennedy Cantala Stakes carrying 57kgs, the most of any winning horse in that time.

Age

Age is also another distinctive factor in determining a winner of any open handicap race and the Kennedy Cantala Stakes is no different. Since 2013, we have seen a wide variety of horses win the Kennedy Cantala Stakes when looking at their age.

Yulong Prince (2020) and Shillelagh (2017) both won the race as a six year old, and Le Romain won the 2016 meeting at just three years of age. However, the other five races were won by horses in their ‘sweet spot’, aged either four (three winners) or five (one winner).

Kennedy Cantala Stakes Best Bets

Our Kennedy Cantala Stakes best bets for 2021 are not out just yet, make sure you keep an eye out on this page as we will provide more details about our best bets when the final field is announced.

You will find our best bets below once available. Stay tuned!

As the Kennedy Cantala Stakes is a mile long Group 1 quality handicap and a mainstay of the Melbourne Cup Carnival, bookies look to release odds for the race several months prior to the field being set.

All horses that are likely to run in the upcoming Kennedy Cantala Stakes are given odds by bookmakers so punters can participate in what is known as futures betting. Futures betting occurs when a betting market is available before the final field is known, allowing punters to get in early on a horse that they believe will both make it into the final field and win or place in the race.

Here are the current odds for the top 10 favorites in the 2021 Kennedy Cantala Stakes, courtesy of Sportsbet:

(Odds current as of early August, 2021.)

When looking at a horse racing field, it is essentially just the lineup of horses that will be taking part in any given race. As a $2 million Group 1, the Kennedy Cantala Stakes is a super-strong field that normally features a number of top horses. Recent history shows that overseas horses have also had great success in the race, so there is often a decent international presence.

With the 2021 Kennedy Cantala Stakes field yet to be determined, let’s take a look back at the 2020 field, headlined by winner Yulong Prince:

With the race yet to be run, we still don’t know what the Kennedy Cantala Stakes results for 2021 will be! However, check back in after the race and we will have all of the information on how the big race went and what the results are.

Looking back at last year, Chris Waller’s Yulong Prince started well back in the field and held its position until the straight. Buffalo Rivers hit the final turn with a two length lead before Yulong Prince and Cascadian made their runs with 200 metres left in the race.

The two horses took an outside position and passed the rest of the field with ease, however Yulong Prince passed the post first, edging out Cascadian by just 0.2 lengths. Rock rounded out the podium with a third placed finish, 0.7 lengths behind Yulong Prince. The victory was Chris Waller’s second Group 1 winner of the 2020 Derby Day meeting.

You’ve read the words, now watch the video! Have a squiz below at the 2020 Kennedy Cantala Stakes race:

Here are the results from the Kennedy Cantala Stakes in 2020:

Kennedy Cantala Stakes Winners

The results for the upcoming Kennedy Cantala Stakes are not yet available, but in the meantime, you can have a look below at all the recent past winners: