The Group 3 Rising Fast Stakes - formerly known as the Chatham Stakes - is a 1200m sprint held on Victoria Derby Day at Flemington on the Saturday before the Melbourne Cup.
2024 Rising Fast Stakes Results
- 1st: #2 Maharba
- 2nd: #11 Rey Magnerio
- 3rd: #12 Charm Stone
Rising Fast Stakes News
The Chatham Stakes – now known as the Rising Fast Stakes – is a Group 3 race held on Victoria Derby Day on the Saturday before Melbourne Cup Day on the first Tuesday of November.
2024 Rising Fast Stakes Results
- 1st: #2 Maharba ($18)
- 2nd: #11 Rey Magnerio
- 3rd: #12 Charm Stone
Grahame Begg’s consistent Pride Of Dubai four-year-old, Maharba ($18), may have booked his trip to Perth for the summer’s Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes after flying down the Flemington straight in the third on Derby Day to win the 2024 Rising Fast Stakes and narrowly for Rey Magnerio.
Rising Fast Stakes 2024 Odds & Results
G.h. Mumm Rising Fast Stakes (G3)
| Runner Details | Win | Place |
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1st
2. Maharba (2) J: Jordan Childs 57kg
T: Grahame Begg |
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2nd
11. Rey Magnerio (4) J: Jye McNeil 54kg
T: R Griffiths & M De Kock |
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3rd
12. Charm Stone (5) J: Damian Lane 54kg
T: Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr |
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4th
10. Crosshaven (1) J: Craig Newitt 54kg
T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes |
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5th
4. Johnny Rocker (11) J: Hugh Bowman 56kg
T: Nick Ryan |
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6th
5. It'sourtime (8) J: Michael Dee 55.5kg
T: Danny O'Brien |
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7th
6. Schwarz (10) J: James McDonald 55.5kg
T: John O'Shea & Tom Charlton |
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8th
9. Who Dares (6) J: Patrick Moloney 54kg
T: Pat Carey & Harris Walker |
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9th
14. Marble Nine (12) J: Billy Egan 54kg
T: L & T Corstens & W Larkin |
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10th
3. Spacewalk (13) J: Jamie Kah 56.5kg
T: James Cummings |
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11th
1. Star Patrol (7) J: Blake Shinn 58kg
T: Clinton McDonald |
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12th
8. Press Down (3) J: Neil Farley 54kg
T: Peter Hardacre |
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13th
13. Jungle Jim (9) J: Celine Gaudray 54kg
T: Michael Moroney & Glen Thompson |
Data retrieved: 16/05/2025 01:08:15 PM (Australia/Brisbane)
An open handicap race, the event has recently been run as the Chatham Stakes on the last day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival over 1400m.
The race moved back to Derby Day and the distanced dropped back to 1200m ahead of the 2022 edition offering $200,000 in prize money.
It was also renamed the Rising Fast Stakes in honour of Rising Fast who is the only horse in history to complete the ‘Spring Grand Slam’ winning the Cox Plate, Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup in 1954.
The Rising Fast Stakes shares the Flemington card with three Group 1 races with the running of the Victoria Derby (2500m), Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) and Empire Rose Stakes (1600m).
The Chatham Stakes / Rising Fast Stakes is often used as a lead up event to later races such as the Group 3 Sandown Stakes (1500m), a race the 2017 Chatham Stakes winner Hellova Street finished second in. Many Chatham Stakes winners go on to bigger and better things the following year including the 2018 winner Dreamforce who subsequently enjoyed placings in the 2019 George Ryder Stakes (3rd) to Winx, 2019 Doncaster Mile (2nd) and 2019 George Main Stakes (2nd).
Good lead-up races into the Rising Fast Stakes field include the Caulfield Cup Day races like the Group 3 Moonga Stakes (1400m) run a fortnight earlier.
The 2022 Rising Fast Stakes form was franked with the third placegetter The Astrologist heading to Perth in the summer to win the $1.5 million Gold Rush. The Astrologist was later sent overseas and finished a competitive second in the Group 1 Al Quoz Sprint in Dubai in 2023.
The 2024 Rising Fast Stakes was held on Saturday November 2, 2024 and won narrowly by the brave Grahame Begg-trained sprinter Maharba ($18) in an upset.
| Chatham / Rising Fast Stakes 2024 | |
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| Date: | Saturday November 2, 2024 |
| Track: | Flemington Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1200m |
| Conditions: | 3YO&UP Handicap |
| Status: | Group 3 |
| Prizemoney: | $200,000 |
2024 Rising Fast Stakes Finishing Order
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
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| 1 | 2 | MAHARBA | Grahame Begg | Jordan Childs | 2 | 57kg | $18 | |||
| 2 | 11 | REY MAGNERIO | Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock | Jye McNeil | 0.06L | 4 | 54kg | $4.80 | ||
| 3 | 12 | CHARM STONE | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Damian Lane | 0.36L | 5 | 54kg | $12 | ||
| 4 | 10 | CROSSHAVEN | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Craig Newitt | 2.36L | 1 | 54kg | $81 | ||
| 5 | 4 | JOHNNY ROCKER | Nick Ryan | Hugh Bowman | 2.42L | 11 | 56kg | $11 | ||
| 6 | 5 | IT’SOURTIME | Danny O’Brien | Michael Dee | 4.17L | 8 | 55.5kg | $20 | ||
| 7 | 6 | SCHWARZ | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | James McDonald | 5.17L | 10 | 55.5kg | $3.80F | ||
| 8 | 9 | WHO DARES | Pat Carey & Harris Walker | Patrick Moloney | 5.52L | 6 | 54kg | $15 | ||
| 9 | 14 | MARBLE NINE | Leon & Troy Corstens & Will Larkin | Billy Egan | 5.58L | 12 | 54kg (cd 54.5kg) | $31 | ||
| 10 | 3 | SPACEWALK | James Cummings | Ms Jamie Kah | 6.83L | 13 | 56.5kg | $6 | ||
| 11 | 1 | STAR PATROL | Clinton McDonald | Blake Shinn | 8.33L | 7 | 58kg | $12 | ||
| 12 | 8 | PRESS DOWN | Peter Hardacre | Neil Farley | 9.83L | 3 | 54kg | $15 | ||
| 13 | 13 | JUNGLE JIM | Michael Moroney & Glen Thompson | Ms Celine Gaudray (a) | 19.83L | 9 | 54kg | $51 | ||
| 7 | ROCKETING BY | David Pfieffer | Tim Clark | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2024 Rising Fast Stakes Betting
The latest 2024 Rising Fast Stakes odds will be available at Ladbrokes.com.au for you to lock in your Rising Fast Stakes tips at the right price and published here at Races.com.au.
There was a notable upset in the 2024 Rising Fast Stakes by Maharba at odds of $18.
2024 Rising Fast Stakes Form Guide
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2024 Rising Fast Stakes Tips
Stay tuned for our insider Rising Fast Stakes 2024 Tips on the VRC Derby Day sprint this spring.
- To Win: #3 Spacewalk ($8 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Backed this horse in this race at $5 last year and he didn’t disappoint. Presents value again at $8 to go back-to-back and salute for the first time since his Derby Day win in 2023. Came off a Caulfield Sprint second last year and was good fresh in that same event this year running third only a length beaten by Estriella carrying 59kg. Back in weight now with 56.5kg second-up and has won second-up previously. Drawn wider out but at this course and trip shouldn’t matter with Jamie Kah in the saddle. Loves Flemington (3:1-2-0) and can return to winning form.
2024 Rising Fast Stakes Field
The 2024 Rising Fast Stakes field is released on the Wednesday leading-up to the race.
The Rising Fast Stakes 2024 final field features a quality line-up of second tier sprinters led in betting by the resuming Group 2 Missile Stakes winner Schwarz to be ridden by James McDonald.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | H Rating |
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| 1 | x160x110x9 | STAR PATROL | Clinton McDonald | Blake Shinn | 7 | 58kg | 104 | ||
| 2 | 912x4213x3 | MAHARBA | Grahame Begg | Jordan Childs | 2 | 57kg | 102 | ||
| 3 | 12124x39x3 | SPACEWALK | James Cummings | Ms Jamie Kah | 14 | 56.5kg | 101 | ||
| 4 | 271280×707 | JOHNNY ROCKER | Nick Ryan | Hugh Bowman | 11 | 56kg | 100 | ||
| 5 | 0020213565 | IT’SOURTIME | Danny O’Brien | Michael Dee | 8 | 55.5kg | 99 | ||
| 6 | 41x2610x1x | SCHWARZ | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | James McDonald | 10 | 55.5kg | 99 | ||
| 7 | 6x870926x0 | ROCKETING BY | David Pfieffer | Tim Clark | 12 | 54.5kg | 97 | ||
| 8 | 43x39110x1 | PRESS DOWN | Peter Hardacre | Neil Farley | 3 | 54kg | 95 | ||
| 9 | 26×1163243 | WHO DARES | Pat Carey & Harris Walker | Patrick Moloney | 6 | 54kg | 95 | ||
| 10 | 8085512770 | CROSSHAVEN | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Craig Newitt | 1 | 54kg | 93 | ||
| 11 | 1121934×32 | REY MAGNERIO | Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock | Jye McNeil | 4 | 54kg | 91 | ||
| 12 | 31x6x115x7 | CHARM STONE | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Damian Lane | 5 | 54kg | 90 | ||
| 13 | 621146×906 | JUNGLE JIM | Michael Moroney & Glen Thompson | Ms Celine Gaudray (a) | 9 | 54kg | 88 | ||
| 14 | 1×12713427 | MARBLE NINE | Leon & Troy Corstens & Will Larkin | Billy Egan (late alt) | 13 | 54kg | 83 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2024 Rising Fast Stakes Nominations
Early nominations for the Rising Fast Stakes 2024 close on the Monday of race week.
Chatham Stakes / Rising Fast Stakes History
Inaugurated in 1986, the Chatham Stakes is fairly young in comparison to a lot of Flemington races.
The race was named after Chatham, Australian Racing Hall of Fame inductee and renowned miler. Chatham had considerable pedigree, with a Melbourne Cup winner (Windbag) for a sire and the granddaughter of an English Triple Crown winner (Flying Fox) for a dam (Myosotis). Chatham won the 1932 and 1934 Cox Plate, as well as two Epsom Handicaps and a few Craven Plates, among other major wins.
The Chatham Stakes is one of those races that is often run under a sponsor name. Throughout the years, the Chatham Stakes has been known variously as the Hong Kong Jockey Club Plate, the AAMI International, the Yallambee Stud Stakes, the AAMI Business Insurance Stakes and the Tab.com.au Stakes.
In 1997, the Chatham Stakes was briefly run over 1417 metres.
Notable Chatham Stakes winners include Avannotto (1986), Bezeal Bay (1998), Scenic Park (2001), Fawkner (2012) and Dreamforce (2018).
Chatham Stakes results, winners and winning times since 2000 are provided below.
The event was renamed the Rising Fast Stakes ahead of the 2022 race with the distance decreased from 1400m to 1200m.
Maharba (2024) holds the 1200m Rising Fast Stakes race record winning in 1 minute 8.74 seconds.
Chatham Stakes / Rising Fast Stakes Results
Year |
Place |
Horse |
Time |
| 2024 Rising Fast Stakes |
1st | Maharba | 1 minute 08.74 seconds |
| 2nd | Rey Magnerio | ||
| 3rd | Charm Stone | ||
| 2023 Rising Fast Stakes |
1st | Spacewalk | 1 minute 10.34 seconds |
| 2nd | Crosshaven | ||
| 3rd | Najem Suhail | ||
| 2022 Rising Fast Stakes |
1st | Argentia | 1 minute 10.99 seconds(Run over 1200m) |
| 2nd | Triple Missile | ||
| 3rd | The Astrologist | ||
| 2021 Chatham Stakes |
1st | Age Of Chivalry | 1 minute 23.19 seconds |
| 2nd | Crosshaven | ||
| 3rd | Justacanta | ||
| 2020 Chatham Stakes |
1st | Sansom | 1 minute 22.84 seconds |
| 2nd | Morvada | ||
| 3rd | Bold Star | ||
| 2019 Chatham Stakes |
1st | Reykjavik | 1 minute 23.22 seconds |
| 2nd | iral’s Joker | ||
| 3rd | Noble Boy | ||
| 2018 Chatham Stakes |
1st | Dreamforce | 1 minute 22.12 seconds |
| 2nd | Widgee Turf | ||
| 3rd | Perast | ||
| 2017 Chatham Stakes |
1st | Hellova Street | 1 minute 22.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Supply And Demand | ||
| 3rd | Fox Hall | ||
| 2016 Chatham Stakes |
1st | Rageese | 1 minute 21.53 seconds |
| 2nd | Arod | ||
| 3rd | Federal | ||
| 2015 Chatham Stakes |
1st | Disposition | 1 minute 23.6 seconds |
| 2nd | San Diego | ||
| 3rd | Hosting | ||
| 2014 Chatham Stakes |
1st | Hucklebuck | 1 minute 23.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Alma’s Fury | ||
| 3rd | Generalife | ||
| 2013 Chatham Stakes |
1st | Smokin’ Joey | 1 minute 23.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Galah | ||
| 3rd | Strike The Stars | ||
| 2012 Chatham Stakes |
1st | Fawkner | 1 minute 20.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Free Wheeling | ||
| 3rd | Wall Street | ||
| 2011 Chatham Stakes |
1st | Woorim | 1 minute 23.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Thankgodyou’rehere | ||
| 3rd | Toorak Toff | ||
| 2010 Chatham Stakes |
1st | Poor Judge | 1 minute 25.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Demerit | ||
| 3rd | Centennial Park | ||
| 2009 Chatham Stakes |
1st | Centennial Park | 1 minute 22.3 seconds |
| 2nd | McClintock | ||
| 3rd | Royal Ida/Sniper’s Bullet | ||
| 2008 Chatham Stakes |
1st | All Silent | 1 minute 22.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Sniper’s Bullet | ||
| 3rd | Stickpin | ||
| 2007 Chatham Stakes |
1st | Count To Zero | 1 minute 23.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Spielmeister | ||
| 3rd | Royal Ida | ||
| 2006 Chatham Stakes |
1st | Malcolm | 1 minute 22.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Mr Ubiquitous | ||
| 3rd | Live In Vain | ||
| 2005 Chatham Stakes |
1st | Rockford Bay | 1 minute 22.2 seconds |
| 2nd | Zankel | ||
| 3rd | Valedictum | ||
| 2004 Chatham Stakes |
1st | Great Is Great | 1 minute 22.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Amtrak | ||
| 3rd | Regent Street | ||
| 2003 Chatham Stakes |
1st | Scenic Park | 1 minute 24.0 seconds |
| 2nd | Lord Volksraad | ||
| 3rd | Shogun Lodge | ||
| 2002 Chatham Stakes |
1st | To Be Fair | 1 minute 22.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Palladium Star | ||
| 3rd | Tarcoola Midnight | ||
| 2001 Chatham Stakes |
1st | Scenic Park | 1 minute 21.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Desert Eagle | ||
| 3rd | Super Impressive | ||
| 2000 Chatham Stakes |
1st | Matter Of Honour | 1 minute 23.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Typhoon Barney | ||
| 3rd | Aka Bilk | ||
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