The Shorts
Group 2 race
Aboukir, 1956 winner
LocationRandwick Racecourse,
Sydney, Australia
Inaugurated1867
Race typeThoroughbred - flat
SponsorBowermans Office Furniture (2022)
Race information
Distance1,100 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationHorses three years old and older
WeightSet weights with penalties
PurseA$1,000,000 (2022)

The Shorts is an Australian Turf Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race for horses three years old and older, at set weights with penalties, over a distance of 1100 metres. It is held annually at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in September. Total prize money for the race is A$1,000,000.[1]

History

1942 racebook

Distance

  • 18671971 - 6 furlongs
  • 19722009 – 1100 metres
  • 20102011 – 1200 metres
  • 2012 onwards - 1100 metres

Venue

Grade

  • 18671978 - Principal Race
  • 19791993 - Listed Race
  • 19942006 - Group 3
  • 2008 onwards - Group 2

Winners

  • 2022 - Nature Strip[2]
  • 2021 - Eduardo[3]
  • 2020 - Classique Legend[4]
  • 2019 - Pierata[5]
  • 2018 - Ball Of Muscle[6]
  • 2017 - Redzel[7]
  • 2016 - Takedown[8]
  • 2015 - Rebel Dane[9]
  • 2014 - Terravista[10]
  • 2013 - Sessions[11]
  • 2012 - Pampelonne[12]
  • 2011 - Love Conquers All[13]
  • 2010 - Hot Danish[14]
  • 2009 - Gold Trail[15]
  • 2008 - Fritz's Princess[16]
  • 2007 - †race not held
  • 2006 - Bentley Biscuit[17]
  • 2005 - Black Ink[18]
  • 2004 - Dance The Waves[19]
  • 2003 - Lucky Night[20]
  • 2002 - Empire[21]
  • 2001 - Oamaru Force[22]
  • 2000 - Bradshaw[23]
  • 1999 - Ab Initio[24]
  • 1998 - Mulugwa[25]
  • 1997 - Hot As Hell[26]
  • 1996 - Madison Point[27]
  • 1995 - Moss Rocket[28]
  • 1994 - Legal Agent[29]
  • 1993 - Chiliad
  • 1992 - Classic Magic
  • 1991 - Euclase
  • 1990 - Rise 'N' Shine
  • 1989 - Rigoletto
  • 1988 - Potter Mcqueen
  • 1987 - Mother Duck
  • 1986 - Blazing Keel
  • 1985 - Bemboka Spirit
  • 1984 - Spritely Knight
  • 1983 - Loch Ard
  • 1982 - Marquee Star
  • 1981 - Trench Digger
  • 1980 - Hit It Benny
  • 1979 - Biscawong
  • 1978 - Tangfu
  • 1977 - King's Favourite
  • 1976 - King's Favourite
  • 1975 - Purple Patch
  • 1974 - Scarlet Man
  • 1973 - Starplus
  • 1972 - Kista
  • 1971 - Welsh Prince
  • 1970 - King Bogan
  • 1969 - Grey Court
  • 1968 - Somebody
  • 1967 - Betelgeuse
  • 1966 - Redcap
  • 1965 - Levitator
  • 1964 - Ferguson
  • 1963 - Port Fair
  • 1962 - Rush Bye
  • 1961 - Tipperary Star
  • 1960 - Merry Polly
  • 1959 - Winchester
  • 1958 - Cornelius
  • 1957 - Reign
  • 1956 - Aboukir
  • 1955 - Lindbergh
  • 1954 - Nagpuni
  • 1953 - Nagpuni
  • 1952 - Burncourt
  • 1951 - Free Rule
  • 1950 - Warrah King
  • 1949 - Phalanx
  • 1948 - Comedy Prince
  • 1947 - Native Son
  • 1946 - Chaperone
  • 1945 - Warlock
  • 1944 - Winnipeg
  • 1943 - Marcondis
  • 1942 - Soho
  • 1941 - Winnipeg
  • 1940 - Gold Salute
  • 1939 - The Albatross
  • 1938 - Thurles Lad
  • 1937 - Beechwood
  • 1936 - Some Boy
  • 1935 - The Marne
  • 1934 - Australia Fair
  • 1933 - Golden Gate
  • 1932 - Lightning March
  • 1931 - High Disdain
  • 1930 - Panola
  • 1929 - Figure
  • 1928 - Greenline
  • 1927 - Calmest
  • 1926 - Calmest
  • 1925 - Bairn
  • 1924 - Woodville
  • 1923 - Duke Isinglass
  • 1922 - Vodka
  • 1921 - Greenstead
  • 1920 - Elkin
  • 1919 - Greenstead
  • 1918 - Wolaroi
  • 1917 - Mérimée
  • 1916 - Colugo
  • 1915 - Gigandra
  • 1914 - Gigandra
  • 1913 - Golden Hop
  • 1912 - Gigandra
  • 1911 - Hot Air
  • 1910 - Maori King
  • 1909 - Plush
  • 1908 - Soultline
  • 1907 - Mimer
  • 1906 - Berthier
  • 1905 - Machine Gun
  • 1904 - Port Jackson
  • 1903 - Ceres
  • 1902 - Milos
  • 1901 - Gameboy
  • 1900 - Myosotis
  • 1899 - Sequence
  • 1898 - Johansen
  • 1897 - Vivian
  • 1896 - Old Clo
  • 1895 - Waterfall
  • 1894 - Wakawatea
  • 1893 - Moorefield
  • 1892 - Victor Hugo
  • 1891 - Alexander
  • 1890 - Alchemist
  • 1889 - May Queen
  • 1888 - Tilburn
  • 1887 - The Felon
  • 1886 - My Lord
  • 1885 - Wanda
  • 1884 - Brian O'Lynn
  • 1883 - Blue And White
  • 1882 - Twilight
  • 1881 - Surrey
  • 1880 - Chesterfield
  • 1879 - Chorister
  • 1878 - The Judge
  • 1877 - Ino
  • 1876 - Eros
  • 1875 - Express
  • 1874 - Sweetbriar
  • 1873 - Rosalie
  • 1872 - Wombo
  • 1871 - The Count
  • 1870 - Deceptive
  • 1869 - Lucy
  • 1868 - Tippler
  • 1867 - Gunilda

† Not held because of outbreak of equine influenza[30]

See also

References

  1. "Winners and Past Results for The Shorts". Progroup Racing (Australia). 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  2. "2022 Result Bowermans Office Furniture The Shorts (held 17 September 2022)". racingpost.com. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  3. "2021 Result Bowermans Office Furniture The Shorts (held 18 September 2021)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  4. "2020 Result Bowermans Office Furniture The Shorts (held 19 September 2020)". breednet.com. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  5. "2019 Result Bowermans Office Furniture The Shorts (held 21 September 2019)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  6. "2018 Result Bowermans Office Furniture The Shorts (held 15 September 2018)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  7. "2017 Result Bowermans Furniture The Shorts (held 16 September 2017)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  8. "2016 Result Bowermans Furniture The Shorts (held 17 September 2016)". breednet.com. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  9. "2015 Result Bowermans Furniture The Shorts (held 19 September 2015)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  10. "2014 Result Bowermans Furniture The Shorts (held 20 September 2014)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  11. "2013 Result Bowermans The Shorts (held 21 September 2013)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  12. "2012 Result Bowermans The Shorts (held 22 September 2012)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  13. "2011 Result The Yellowglen Shorts (held 17 September 2011)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  14. "2010 Result The Sydney City Lexus Shorts (held 2 October 2010)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  15. "2009 Result Sydney City Lexus The Shorts (held 3 October 2009)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  16. "2008 Result The Shorts (held 4 October 2008)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  17. "2006 Result The Shorts (held 7 October 2006)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  18. "2005 Result The Shorts (held 1 October 2005)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  19. "2004 Result The Shorts (held 2 October 2004)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  20. "2003 Result The Shorts (held 6 October 2003)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  21. "2002 Result The Shorts (held 7 October 2002)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  22. "2001 Result The Shorts (held 29 September 2001)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  23. "2000 Result The Shorts (held 7 October 2000)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  24. "1999 Result The Shorts (held 4 October 1999)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  25. "1998 Result The Shorts (held 5 October 1998)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  26. "1997 Result The Shorts (held 6 October 1997)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  27. "1996 Result The Shorts (held 7 October 1996)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  28. "1995 Result The Shorts (held 2 October 1995)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  29. "1994 Result The Shorts (held 3 October 1994)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  30. "Carnival may be delayed". The Age, Melbourne. 25 August 2007. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
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