The Roman Consul Stakes is a Group 2 spring held in Sydney as a lead-up to the Coolmore Stud Stakes during the Melbourne Cup Carnival.
2024 Roman Consul Stakes Results
- 1st: #2 Switzerland
- 2nd: #1 Coleman
- 3rd: #9 Yoshinobu
Roman Consul Stakes News
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The Roman Consul Stakes is a Group 2 race held at Sydney’s Rosehill Gardens Racecourse (moved from Royal Randwick in 2023) on a Saturday in early October. Raced over a 1200m distance, the set weights race is open to all three-year-old horses eager to take home a share of the $300,000 in prize money.
2024 Roman Consul Stakes Results
- 1st: #2 Switzerland ($6)
- 2nd: #1 Coleman
- 3rd: #9 Yoshinobu
Winning Time: 1 minute 09.27 seconds
Winning Margin: 2.01 lengths
The Chris Waller-trained Snitzel colt, Switzerland ($6), enjoyed another career Group 2 success improving on his dead last fresh in the Run to the Rose to take out the 2024 Roman Consul Stakes results by over two lengths on Hill Stakes Day ahead of potential negotiations for the horse to take over from one of the current The Everest slot holders in next week’s $20 million feature.
Roman Consul Stakes 2024 Odds & Results
Canadian Club Roman Consul Stakes (G2)
| Runner Details | Win | Place |
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1st
2. Switzerland (4) J: Nash Rawiller 56.5kg
T: Chris Waller |
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2nd
1. Coleman (5) J: Kerrin McEvoy 56.5kg
T: Matt Laurie |
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3rd
9. Yoshinobu (6) J: Tom Sherry 56.5kg
T: Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald |
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4th
7. Ikasara (7) J: Adam Hyeronimus 56.5kg
T: G Waterhouse & A Bott |
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5th
4. Gatsby's (8) J: Josh Parr 56.5kg
T: Chris Waller |
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6th
8. High Octane (1) J: Tyler Schiller 56.5kg
T: Peter Snowden |
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7th
3. Prost (2) J: Tim Clark 56.5kg
T: G Waterhouse & A Bott |
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8th
11. Spirit Of Wealth (3) J: Tommy Berry 54.5kg
T: Michael Freedman |
Data retrieved: 16/05/2025 07:39:59 PM (Australia/Brisbane)
Previously held on Epsom Handicap Day, the Roman Consul Stakes now takes place on Hill Stakes Day with racing at the meeting headlined by the $2 million Group 2 Hill Stakes (1900m).
Those horses that perform well in the Roman Consul Stakes often go on to race in major events such as the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) run on Victoria Derby Day at Flemington during the Melbourne Cup Carnival.
Brazen Beau (2014) was the last horse to complete the Roman Consul Stakes – Coolmore Stud Stakes double.
In 2020 the Roman Consul Stakes winner Wild Ruler ran third in that year’s Coolmore Stud Stakes and went on to claim the 2021 Group 1 Moir Stakes in Melbourne the following spring earning a slot in The Everest.
The 2021 Roman Consul Stakes form was franked with the winner Paulele returning in the autumn of 2022 to place third in the Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes behind Nature Strip. He also ran second in both the Group 1 Doomben 10,000 and Kingsford-Smith Cup that winter in Brisbane.
The 2022 Roman Consul Stakes winner Best Of Bordeaux franked the form with a next-up third in Melbourne’s Manikato Stakes results.
The 2023 Roman Consul Stakes form was franked with the third placed Ozzmosis winning Flemington’s Coolmore Stud Stakes at his next start.
Each season the Roman Consul Stakes winner earns a ballot exemption for the following year’s Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) held at Randwick in April over the autumn.
The 2024 Roman Consul Stakes took place on Saturday October 12, 2024 as part of Rosehill’s Hill Stakes Day as a lead-up to Melbourne’s Coolmore Stud Stakes and was won by two lengths by the Chris Waller-trained Snitzel colt Switzerland ($6).
| Roman Consul Stakes 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Saturday October 12, 2024 |
| Track: | Rosehill Gardens |
| Distance: | 1200m |
| Race Type: | 3YOs Set Weights |
| Status: | Group 2 |
| Prize Money: | $300,000 |
2024 Roman Consul Stakes Betting
The latest Roman Consul Stakes betting odds provided by Ladbrokes.com.au complete with market links will be available here at Races.com.au the week of the race.
Cosmic Force ($2.80 in 2019), ($1.60 in 2020), Paulele ($1.90 in 2021) and Best Of Bordeaux ($3.40 in 2022) are the latest favourites in Roman Consul Stakes betting to salute for the punters.
2024 Roman Consul Stakes Form
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2024 Roman Consul Stakes Tips
Stay tuned for our insider Roman Consul Stakes 2024 Tips on the three-year-olds’ sprint showdown this spring.
- To Win: #1 Coleman ($3.60 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Deserving favourite still at nice odds, this son of Pierata is a colt going places if his lead-up Group 1 runs against the older horses are anything to go by. Don’t be fooled by the back-to-back sixths, both were very game and he’ll improve leaps and bounds back against the three-year-olds third-up and fit now. Fresh he was only 1.36 lengths off Mornington Glory in the Moir before his Ladbrokes Manikato run over this distance at The Valley had him three lengths off Southport Tycoon and a confirmed The Everest contender in Growing Empire (3rd). This is much easier, his Sydney form from the autumn was excellent including that heartbreak second in the Golden Slipper to Lady Of Camelot. Versatile, handles all going, ready to win.
2024 Roman Consul Stakes Field
Each year the Roman Consul Stakes field attracts a quality line-up of short-distance three-year-olds eyeing a run down south in the Coolmore Stud Stakes field over the Melbourne Cup Carnival.
Gallopers may come into the Roman Consul Stakes field via a number of different lead-ups including the Group 1 Golden Rose Stakes a month earlier, which Exosphere (2015) won on way to his Roman Consul success.
The Roman Consul Stakes 2024 field and barrier draw are released by Racing NSW on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below.
The 2024 Roman Consul Stakes final field features a small but class line-up of young Coolmore Stud Stakes bound sprinters led in betting by Coleman down in grade with Kerrin McEvoy to ride.
Roman Consul Stakes 2024 Odds & Results
Canadian Club Roman Consul Stakes (G2)
| Runner Details | Win | Place |
|---|---|---|
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1st
2. Switzerland (4) J: Nash Rawiller 56.5kg
T: Chris Waller |
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2nd
1. Coleman (5) J: Kerrin McEvoy 56.5kg
T: Matt Laurie |
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3rd
9. Yoshinobu (6) J: Tom Sherry 56.5kg
T: Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald |
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4th
7. Ikasara (7) J: Adam Hyeronimus 56.5kg
T: G Waterhouse & A Bott |
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5th
4. Gatsby's (8) J: Josh Parr 56.5kg
T: Chris Waller |
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6th
8. High Octane (1) J: Tyler Schiller 56.5kg
T: Peter Snowden |
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7th
3. Prost (2) J: Tim Clark 56.5kg
T: G Waterhouse & A Bott |
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8th
11. Spirit Of Wealth (3) J: Tommy Berry 54.5kg
T: Michael Freedman |
Data retrieved: 16/05/2025 07:39:59 PM (Australia/Brisbane)
2024 Roman Consul Stakes Nominations
Nominations for the Roman Consul Stakes in 2024 are taken the Monday of race week and will be made available below once announced.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Ballot | Weight | True Weight | Penalty | H Rating | |
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| 1 | 1x10323x66 | COLEMAN | C | 3 | Matt Laurie | 1 | 56.5kg | 100 | ||
| 2 | 8124313×45 | ERNO’S CUBE | F | 3 | Ciaron Maher | 2 | 54.5kg | 91 | ||
| 3 | 1118×9 | SWITZERLAND | C | 3 | Chris Waller | 3 | 56.5kg | 92 | ||
| 4 | 1245x2x53 | KING OF ROSEAU | C | 3 | Peter Snowden | 4 | 56.5kg | 78 | ||
| 5 | 3x1205x9 | PROST | C | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 5 | 56.5kg | 84 | ||
| 6 | 221×61 | PERSPIRATION | C | 3 | Ciaron Maher | 6 | 56.5kg | 79 | ||
| 7 | 14×142 | GATSBY’S | C | 3 | Chris Waller | 7 | 56.5kg | 81 | ||
| 8 | 210×95 | ALTHOFF | C | 3 | Chris Waller | 8 | 56.5kg | 74 | ||
| 9 | 159×34 | HIGH OCTANE | C | 3 | Peter Snowden | 9 | 56.5kg | 72 | ||
| 10 | 1241 | STOLI BOLLI | G | 3 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | 10 | 56.5kg | 74 | ||
| 11 | 1×3 | IKASARA | C | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 11 | 56.5kg | 74 | ||
| 12 | 11 | SPIRIT OF WEALTH | F | 3 | Michael Freedman | 12 | 54.5kg | 71 | ||
| 13 | 7×11 | YOSHINOBU | C | 3 | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | 13 | 56.5kg | 66 | ||
| 14 | 16 | SAVAGERY VIBE | F | 3 | Nick Ryan | 14 | 54.5kg | 63 | ||
| 15 | 54×3 | STRAAND BEAUTY | C | 3 | Anthony Cummings | 15 | 56.5kg |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Roman Consul Stakes History
The Roman Consul Stakes has long occupied an important slot in the Spring Racing Carnival. As a set weights sprint restricted to three-year-olds, the Roman Consul Stakes is one of those fundamental races that a number of future champion sprinters contest on their way to the top.
Some great horses have taken out the Roman Consul Stakes in the past.
Notable Roman Consul Stakes winners include Red Anchor (1984), Show County (1989), Exceed And Excel (2003), Fastnet Rock (2004), Buffering (2010), Zoustar (2013), Exosphere (2014), Wild Ruler (2020) and Paulele (2021).
Roman Consul Stakes results since 2000, along with winning times, are listed below.
Roman Consul Stakes Results
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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| 2024 Roman Consul Stakes |
1st | Switzerland | 1 minute 09.27 seconds |
| 2nd | Coleman | ||
| 3rd | Yoshinobu | ||
| 2023 Roman Consul Stakes |
1st | King’s Gambit | 1 minute 9.16 seconds |
| 2nd | Mexico | ||
| 3rd | Ozzmosis | ||
| 2022 Roman Consul Stakes |
1st | Best Of Bordeaux | 1 minute 14.69 seconds |
| 2nd | Sweet Ride | ||
| 3rd | Willinga Beast | ||
| 2021 Roman Consul Stakes |
1st | Paulele | 1 minute 08.59 seconds |
| 2nd | Gleneagles | ||
| 3rd | King Of Sparta | ||
| 2020 Roman Consul Stakes |
1st | Wild Ruler | 1 minute 9.07 seconds |
| 2nd | On The Lead | ||
| 3rd | Doubtland | ||
| 2019 Roman Consul Stakes |
1st | Cosmic Force | 1 minute 8.14 seconds |
| 2nd | Standout | ||
| 3rd | Microphone | ||
| 2018 Roman Consul Stakes |
1st | Sesar | 1 minute 9.91 seconds |
| 2nd | Sandbar | ||
| 3rd | Spin | ||
| 2017 Roman Consul Stakes |
1st | Viridine | 1 minute 10.24 seconds |
| 2nd | Single Bullet | ||
| 3rd | Beau Geste | ||
| 2016 Roman Consul Stakes |
1st | Russian Revolution | 1 minute 9.08 seconds |
| 2nd | Astern | ||
| 3rd | Capitalist | ||
| 2015 Roman Consul Stakes |
1st | Exosphere | 1 minute 8.52 seconds |
| 2nd | Zoutenant | ||
| 3rd | Japonisme | ||
| 2014 Roman Consul Stakes |
1st | Brazen Beau | 1 minute 9.04 seconds |
| 2nd | Nostradamus | ||
| 3rd | Delectation | ||
| 2013 Roman Consul Stakes |
1st | Zoustar | 1 minute 9.45 seconds |
| 2nd | Barbed | ||
| 3rd | Open Book | ||
| 2012 Roman Consul Stakes |
1st | Jolie Bay | 1 minute 9.62 seconds |
| 2nd | Knight Exemplar | ||
| 3rd | Your Song | ||
| 2011 Roman Consul Stakes |
1st | Foxwedge | 1 minute 11.16 seconds |
| 2nd | Masthead | ||
| 3rd | Do You Think | ||
| 2010 Roman Consul Stakes |
1st | Buffering | 1 minute 9.07 seconds |
| 2nd | Obsequious | ||
| 3rd | Parriwi | ||
| 2009 Roman Consul Stakes |
1st | Shellscrape | 1 minute 9.97 seconds |
| 2nd | Honest Truth | ||
| 3rd | Shadow Assassin | ||
| 2008 Roman Consul Stakes |
1st | Montana Flyer | 1 minute 11.61 seconds |
| 2nd | Drumbeats | ||
| 3rd | Silent But Deadly | ||
| 2007 Roman Consul Stakes |
Race Not Held | ||
| 2006 Roman Consul Stakes |
1st | Reigning To Win | 1 minute 10.74 seconds |
| 2nd | Gold Edition | ||
| 3rd | Mute | ||
| 2005 Roman Consul Stakes |
1st | Denmarket | 1 minute 10.46 seconds |
| 2nd | Stratum | ||
| 3rd | De Beers | ||
| 2004 Roman Consul Stakes |
1st | Fastnet Rock | 1 minute 9.32 seconds |
| 2nd | Charge Forward | ||
| 3rd | Star Cat | ||
| 2003 Roman Consul Stakes |
1st | Exceed And Excel | 1 minute 9.14 seconds |
| 2nd | Hasna | ||
| 3rd | Ambulance | ||
| 2002 Roman Consul Stakes |
1st | Snowland | 1 minute 10.64 seconds |
| 2nd | Force Apollo | ||
| 3rd | Bollinger | ||
| 2001 Roman Consul Stakes |
1st | Stylish Lass | 1 minute 4.91 seconds |
| 2nd | Fair Embrace | ||
| 3rd | Mistegic | ||
| 2000 Roman Consul Stakes |
1st | Kootoomootoo | 1 minute 12.21 seconds |
| 2nd | Veteran | ||
| 3rd | Zariz | ||
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