Ellerslie Sires Produce Stakes

Ellerslie Sires Produce Stakes

Class	Group I
Location	Ellerslie Racecourse,Auckland, New Zealand
Race type	Thoroughbred – Flat racing
Website	Ellerslie Racecourse
Race information
Distance	1,200 metres (6 furlongs)
Surface	Turf
Track	Right-handed
Qualification	Two-year-olds
Weight	Set-Weights

The Ellerslie Sires Produce Stakes, currently known as the Sistema Stakes, is a Group One horse race for Thoroughbred two-year-olds held at Ellerslie Racecourse.

Run over 1200 metres in Auckland Cup Week in March, it is regarded as one of New Zealand's best two-year-old races along with the Manawatu Sires Produce Stakes (1400 m) at Awapuni, Palmerston North.

The race has also been called the Diamond Stakes or Auckland Diamond Stakes.

The race is held on the same day as two of New Zealand's other most important races: the New Zealand Stakes and the Auckland Cup.

Recent results

Year	Winner	Wgt	Sex	Sire	Dam	Jockey	Trainer(s)	Owner(s)	Time	Second	Third
2025 [1]	Return To Conquer (Aus)	57	c	Snitzel (Aus)	Vaujany (Aus)	Blake Shinn	Mark Walker & Sam Bergerson [2]	Te Akau 2024 Stallion Breeding Syndicate	1:11.44 (soft)	Landlock 57	To Cap It All 55
2024 [3]	Velocious	55	f	Written Tycoon (Aus)	Parmalove (Aus)	Samantha Spratt	Stephen Marsh	Go Racing Burrata Syndicate	1:11.88 (good)	Archaic Smile 55	Captured By Love 55
2023 [4]	Ulanova	55	f	Santos	The Fairy's Kiss	Craig Grylls	Stephen Marsh	Gandharvi Pty Ltd, Telluride Agency & D W Wallace	1:11.27 (soft)	Tulsi 55	To Catch A Thief 57
2022 [5]	Lickety Split	54.5	f	Turn Me Loose	She's Slinky	Matthew Cameron	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	M Delahunty, D & T Hawkins, Mrs C A & N D Hewson, J & M Kilkenny	1:10.44 (dead)	Dynastic 56.5	Maven Belle 54.5
2021 [6]	Sword Of State	56.5	c	Snitzel (Aus)	In The Vanguard (Aus)	Opie Bosson	Jamie Richards	Te Akau 2020 Four Colts Breeding Syndicate	1:09.55 (dead)	On The Bubbles 56.5	Bonny Lass 54.5
2020 [7]	Cool Aza Beel	56.5	c	Savabeel (Aus)	Cool ‘n’ Sassy (Aus)	Opie Bosson	Jamie Richards	Te Akau Sassy Beel Syndicate	1:10.46 (good)	Vernazza 54.5	Kelly Renee 54.5
2019 [8]	Yourdeel [9]	56.5	g	Dundeel	Miss Zapper (Aus)	Opie Bosson	Jamie Richards		1:12.61 (heavy)	Aalaalune 54.5	Aretha 54.5
2018 [10]	Sword Of Osman	56.5	g	Savabeel	Bunyah (Ire)	Opie Bosson	Stephen Autridge & Jamie Richards	Te Akau Great Sword Syndicate	1:09.79 (good)	Avantage (AUS) 54.5	Spanish Whisper (AUS) 54.5
2017 [11]	Summer Passage (AUS)	56.5	c	Snitzel (Aus)	Subsequent (Aus)	Blake Shinn	Lance O'Sullivan & Andrew Scott	Hermitage Thoroughbreds Pty Ltd	1:10.48 (dead)	Star Treasure 56.5	Gold Fever 54.5
2016 [12]	Heroic Valour (AUS)	56.5	c	Fastnet Rock (Aus)	Myrrh (NZ)	Jonathan Riddell	Stephen Autridge & Jamie Richards	Te Akau 2015 Breeding Syndicate	1:09.80 (good)	Wyndspelle 56.5	O'Rachael (AUS) 54.5
2015 [13]	Dal Cielo	56.5	c	Per Incanto (USA)	Cent From Heaven	Opie Bosson	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman		1:10.66 (good)	Battle Time 56.5	Rocanto 56.5
2014 [14]	Vespa	56.5	c	Elusive City (USA)	Miss Avalon (Ire)	Mark Du Plessis	Johno Benner		1:11.70 (good)	O’Marilyn (AUS) 54.5	Platinum Balos (AUS) 54.5
2013	Ruud Awakening (AUS)	54.5	f	Bernardini (USA)	Dawn Almighty (Aus)	Opie Bosson	Stephen Marsh		1:08.78 (good)	Bounding (AUS) 54.5	Al Strada 56.5
2012	Warhorse	56.5	c	General Nediym (Aus)	Rathlin Island (Aus)	Opie Bosson	Jason Bridgman, Matamata	Tang Weng Fei	1:11.84 (dead)	Rollout The Carpet (AUS) 54.5 (relegated from 1st)	Silk Pins 54.5
2011	Anabandana (AUS)	54.5	f	Anabaa (USA)	Great Notice (USA)	Opie Bosson	Don Sellwood [15]	Chris Grace [16]	1:08.35 (good)	Fort Lincoln (AUS) 56	Chateauneuf Dupape 56
2010	Banchee	54.5	f	Oratorio (Ire)	Miss Jessie Jay	Leith Innes	John Sargent	Sir Peter Vela	1:09.72 (good)	Cellarmaster 56	Jimmy Choux 56
2009	Kaaptan	56	g	Kaapstad	Fanny Black	Craig Grylls (a)	Stephen McKee, Ardmore	Trevor McKee	1:12.34 (dead)	Seven Schillings 54.5	Corsage 54.5
2008	Fully Fledged	56	c	Align (Aus)	Fledged	Leith Innes	Murray Baker, Cambridge	A J Sutherland, A C Timpson & P J Walker	1:11.41 (dead)	Raid 54.5	Il Quello Veloce 54.5
2007	Alamosa	56	c	O'Reilly	Lodore Mystic	Gavin Mckeon	Peter McKay		1:10.39 (good)	El Cuento (AUS) 56	Satinka 54.5
2006	Jokers Wild	56	c	Black Minnaloushe (USA)	Miss Rory (Aus)	Michael Coleman	Mike and Paul Moroney	John Carter, Garry Christini & Barbara Paterson	1:09.57 (good)	Chant 54.5	Italia 54.5
2005	Mi Jubilee	54	f	Howbaddouwantit (USA)	Mi Steel	David Walker	Stephen Crutchley, Wanganui	G J Lambert	1:08.98 (firm)	Darci Brahma 55.5	Wahid 55.5
2004	Iflooxcouldkill	54	f	Daggers Drawn	Hear's Hoping	Leith Innes	Paul O'Sullivan	M & N Carroll, K Devine, A J & C Sutherland	1:14.06 (soft)	Egyptian Ra	Velasco
2003	Maroofity	55.5	g	Maroof (USA)	Howkudai	Lance O'Sullivan [17]	Mark Walker [18]		1:12.72 (slow)	Alastro (Aus) 56	Sarah Vee (Aus) 56
2002 April	Grout	55.5	g	Gold Brose (Aus)	Kaapstad Glamour	Michael Walker	Alan Sharrock	Ron and Noel Stanley [19]	1:25.71 (dead, 1400m)	Danceinthesun 56	Pulitzer 56
2001	Kapiston	54.5	f	Lake Coniston (Ire)	Kapetoile	Michael Coleman	Mike Moroney & Andrew Scott		1:23.28 (good, 1400m)	San Luis (Aus) 54	Flying Babe (Aus) 56
2000	Winged Foot	55.5	c	Maroof (USA)	Ricamo	Gary Grylls	Robert Priscott, Te Awamutu	J C Clayton, J R Hughes, T W Jarvis & B K Osmand	1:23.84 (easy, 1400m)	Hey Pronto 55.5	Ma Victoire 54.5

In 2023 the first horse past the winning post, Tokyo Tycoon, was disqualified due to a post-race positive result to meloxicam. ^[20]

See also

• Karaka Million
• New Zealand Derby
• Thoroughbred racing in New Zealand

References

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16. "Sellwood tight-lipped about Anabandana's Australian campaign". 4 January 2012.
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20. https://www.racingnews.co.nz/tokyo-tycoon-returns-post-race-positive/ ^{[ bare URL ]}