Sistema Stakes
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History
The Sistema Stakes is a Group 1 race run under Set Weight conditions for two year olds usually at Ellerslie race course conducted by the Auckland Racing Club.
The Sistema Stakes is run over 1200m. It was run at Pukekohe racecourse in 2023 due to the redevelopment of Ellerslie.
The Sistema Stakes is the first of the G1 races for juveniles in New Zealand.
Summer Passage won this race in 2017 then was just touched off in the AJC Sires during the Championships at Randwick.
Cool Aza Beel completed the Karaka Million/Sistema Stakes double in 2020. He was part of a collective 4 G1 winners on both sides of the Tasman for Jamie Richards and Opie Bosson within a week.
Opie Bosson had won 8 of 14 straight runnings of the Sistema Stakes. He would have won 9 but Tokyo Tycoon was disqualified from winning in 2023 following a positive. He retired the following season.
Yourdeel would go on to win the Manawatu Sires Produce afterwards before transferring to Australia.
The Sistema Stakes was worth NZ$550,000 in 2025.
Some recent winners of the Sistema Stakes include Return To Conquer (2025), Velocious (2024), Sword Of State (2021), Cool Aza Beel (2020), Summer Passage (2017), Dal Cielo (2015), Ruud Awakening (2013), Anabandana (2011), Fully Fledged (2008) and Alamosa (2007).
The 2025 Sistema Stakes was won by Return To Conquer from Landlock and To Cap It All.
Previous Sistema Stakes Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
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RETURN TO CONQUER
(AUS)
2C SNITZEL (AUS) - VAUJANY (AUS) LONHRO (AUS) |
B SHINN | 57.0 | MARK WALKER & SAM BERGERSON | 5 |
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VELOCIOUS
(AUS)
2F WRITTEN TYCOON (AUS) - PARMALOVE (AUS) SNITZEL (AUS) |
S C SPRATT | 55.0 | STEPHEN MARSH | 4 |
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ULANOVA
(NZ)
2F SANTOS (AUS) - THE FAIRY'S KISS (AUS) ELUSIVE QUALITY (USA) |
C J GRYLLS | 55.0 | STEPHEN MARSH | 6 |
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SHE'S LICKETYSPLIT
(NZ)
2F TURN ME LOOSE (NZ) - SHE'S SLINKY (NZ) HANDSOME RANSOM (AUS) |
M CAMERON | 54.5 | MURRAY BAKER & ANDREW FORSMAN | 2 |
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SWORD OF STATE
(AUS)
2C SNITZEL (AUS) - IN THE VANGUARD (AUS) ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) |
O P BOSSON | 56.5 | JAMIE RICHARDS | 2 |
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COOL AZA BEEL
(NZ)
2C SAVABEEL (AUS) - COOL 'N' SASSY (AUS) TESTA ROSSA (AUS) |
O P BOSSON | 56.5 | JAMIE RICHARDS | 1 |
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MINI FORCE X
(NZ)
2G DUNDEEL (NZ) - MISS ZAPPER (AUS) RED RANSOM (USA) |
O P BOSSON | 56.5 | JAMIE RICHARDS | 9 |
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SWORD OF OSMAN
(NZ)
2G SAVABEEL (AUS) - BUNYAH (IRE) DISTANT VIEW (USA) |
O P BOSSON | 56.5 | STEPHEN AUTRIDGE | 1 |
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SUMMER PASSAGE
(AUS)
2C SNITZEL (AUS) - SUBSEQUENT (AUS) ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) |
B SHINN | 56.5 | LANCE O'SULLIVAN & ANDREW SCOTT | 10 |
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HEROIC VALOUR
(AUS)
2C FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - MYRRH (NZ) NASSIPOUR (USA) |
J K RIDDELL | 56.5 | STEPHEN AUTRIDGE | 9 |
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DAL CIELO
(NZ)
2G PER INCANTO (USA) - CENT FROM HEAVEN (NZ) CENTAINE (AUS) |
O P BOSSON | 56.5 | MURRAY BAKER & ANDREW FORSMAN | 5 |
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VESPA
(NZ)
2C ELUSIVE CITY (USA) - MISS AVALON (IRE) FANTASTIC LIGHT (USA) |
MARK DU PLESSIS | 56.5 | JOHNO BENNER | 8 |
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RUUD AWAKENING
(AUS)
2F BERNARDINI (USA) - DAWN ALMIGHTY (AUS) DANEHILL (USA) |
O P BOSSON | 54.5 | STEPHEN MARSH | 1 |
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TOUGHER THAN EVER
(NZ)
2C GENERAL NEDIYM (AUS) - RATHLIN ISLAND (AUS) GIANT'S CAUSEWAY (USA) |
O P BOSSON | 56.5 | JASON BRIDGMAN | 4 |
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ANABANDANA
(AUS)
2F ANABAA (USA) - GREAT NOTICE (USA) NUREYEV (USA) |
O P BOSSON | 54.5 | D SELLWOOD | 5 |
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BANCHEE
(NZ)
2F ORATORIO (IRE) - MISS JESSIE JAY (NZ) SPECTACULARPHANTOM (USA) |
L G INNES | 54.5 | J G SARGENT | 1 |
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KAAPTAN
(NZ)
2G KAAPSTAD (NZ) - FANNY BLACK (NZ) CHEM (USA) |
C J GRYLLS | 56.0 | STEPHEN MCKEE | 3 |
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FULLY FLEDGED
(NZ)
2C ALIGN (AUS) - FLEDGED (AUS) BLUEBIRD (USA) |
L G INNES | 56.0 | M BAKER | 3 |
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ALAMOSA
(NZ)
2C O'REILLY (NZ) - LODORE MYSTIC (NZ) CENTAINE (AUS) |
G MCKEON | 56.0 | PETER MCKAY | 1 |
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JOKERS WILD
(NZ)
2C BLACK MINNALOUSHE (USA) - MISS RORY (AUS) RORY'S JESTER (AUS) |
M T COLEMAN | 56.0 | M MORONEY & A SCOTT | 2 |
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MI JUBILEE
(NZ)
2F HOWBADDOUWANTIT (USA) - MI STEEL (NZ) MI PREFERIDO (USA) |
DAVID WALKER | 54.0 | STEPHEN CRUTCHLEY | 2 |
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IFLOOXCOULDKILL
(NZ)
2F DAGGERS DRAWN (USA) - HEAR'S HOPING (NZ) DALMISTER (USA) |
L G INNES | 54.0 | P O'SULLIVAN | 7 |
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MAROOFITY
(NZ)
2G MAROOF (USA) - HOWKUDAI (NZ) DON'T FORGET ME (IRE) |
L A O'SULLIVAN | 55.5 | MARK WALKER | 4 |
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GROUT
(NZ)
2G GOLD BROSE (AUS) - KAAPSTAD GLAMOUR (NZ) KAAPSTAD (NZ) |
M J WALKER | 55.5 | A SHARROCK | 10 |
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KAPISTON
(AUS)
2F LAKE CONISTON (IRE) - KAPETOILE (NZ) KAAPSTAD (NZ) |
M T COLEMAN | 54.5 | M MORONEY & A SCOTT | 6 |
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WINGED FOOT
(NZ)
2G MAROOF (USA) - RICAMO (NZ) KAAPSTAD (NZ) |
G J GRYLLS | 55.5 | ROBERT PRISCOTT | 1 |
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