Group 2 race | |
Location | Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia |
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Inaugurated | 1998 |
Race type | Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | TAB (2022) |
Race information | |
Distance | 1,200 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Fillies and mares, three years old and older |
Weight | Set weights with penalties |
Purse | $300,000 (2022) |
The Sapphire Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares three years old and older, at set weights with penalties, over a distance of 1200 metres, held annually at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in the autumn during the ATC Championships series. Total prize money for the race is A$300,000.[1]
History
Grade
- 1998–2001 - Listed Race
- 2002–2006 - Group 3
- 2007 onwards - Group 2
Name
In 2010 the race was named as the Lady Sonia McMahon Memorial Stakes[2] in honour of Lady Sonia McMahon, wife of Sir William McMahon, former Prime Minister of Australia who died in April of that year.
Winners
- 2023 - Zapateo[3]
- 2022 - Bella Nipotina[4]
- 2021 - Fasika[5]
- 2020 - White Moss[6]
- 2019 - White Moss[7]
- 2018 - Quilista[8]
- 2017 - Secret Agenda[9]
- 2016 - Two Blue[10]
- 2015 - Avoid Lightning[11]
- 2014 - Cosmic Endeavour[12]
- 2013 - Arinosa[13]
- 2012 - Atlantic Jewel[14]
- 2011 - Hurtle Myrtle[15]
- 2010 - Renaissance[2]
- 2009 - Court[16]
- 2008 - Belong to Many[17]
- 2007 - Fire Song[18]
- 2006 - Coolroom Candidate[19]
- 2005 - Glamour Puss[20]
- 2004 - Recurring[21]
- 2003 - Fatoon[22]
- 2002 - Fair Embrace[23]
- 2001 - Spinning Hill[24]
- 2000 - Spinning Hill[25]
- 1999 - †Snippet's Lass[26]
- 1998 - What Can I Say[27]
†In 1999 Little Pattie was first past the post, but later disqualified for returning a positive swab.[26]
See also
External links
References
- ↑ "Winners and Past Results for the Sapphire Stakes". Progroup Racing (Australia). 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- 1 2 "2010 Result – Lady McMahon Mem. Sapphire Stk (held 10 April 2010)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ↑ "2023 Result – TAB Sapphire Stakes (held 8 April 2023)". racingpost.com. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ↑ "2022 Result – TAB Sapphire Stakes (held 9 April 2022)". breednet.com.au. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ↑ "2021 Result – TAB Sapphire Stakes (held 17 April 2021)". breednet.com.au. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ↑ "2020 Result – TAB Sapphire Stakes (held 11 April 2020)". breednet.com.au. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ↑ "2019 Result – TAB Sapphire Stakes (held 13 April 2019)". breednet.com. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ↑ "2018 Result – TAB Sapphire Stakes (held 14 April 2018)". breednet.com. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ↑ "2017 Result – Tab Sapphire Stakes (held 8 April 2017)". breednet.com. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ↑ "2016 Result – Sensis Sapphire Stakes (held 9 April 2016)". breednet.com. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ↑ "2015 Result – Sapphire Stakes (held 11 April 2015)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ↑ "2014 Result – Drummond Golf Sapphire Stakes (held 19 April 2014)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ↑ "2013 Result – Belvedere Sapphire Stakes (held 13 April 2013)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ↑ "2012 Result – Yellowglen Sapphire Stakes (held 14 April 2012)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ↑ "2011 Result – Yellowglen Sapphire Stakes (held 9 April 2011)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ↑ "2009 Result – Tabcorp Sapphire Stakes (held 11 April 2009)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ↑ "2008 Result – Sapphire Stakes (held 30 April 2008)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ↑ "2007 Result – Sapphire Stakes (held 7 April 2007)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ↑ "2006 Result – Sapphire Stks (held 15 April 2006)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ↑ "2005 Result – Sapphire Stks (held 26 March 2005)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ↑ "2004 Result – Sapphire Stks (held 10 April 2004)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ↑ "2003 Result – Sapphire Stks (held 19 April 2003)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ↑ "2002 Result – Sapphire Stks (held 30 March 2002)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ↑ "2001 Result – Sapphire F-&-M Stakes (held 14 April 2001)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ↑ "2000 Result – Sapphire F-&-M Stakes (held 22 April 2000)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- 1 2 "1999 Result – Sapphire Stakes (held 17 April 1999)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ↑ "1998 Result – Sapphire Stakes (held 25 April 1998)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 6 April 2015.
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