Winx Stakes
Group 1 race | |
Location | Randwick Racecourse Sydney, Australia |
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Inaugurated | 1923 |
Race type | Thoroughbred |
Race information | |
Distance | 1,400 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Three year olds and older |
Weight | Weight for Age |
Purse | $500,000 (2021) |
The Winx Stakes, registered as the Warwick Stakes, is a Group 1 Australian Turf Club thoroughbred horse race at Weight for Age, for three-year-olds and older over a distance of 1400 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in August.[1] Prize money is currently A$500,000.
History
[edit]In 2015 prizemoney was increased from $175,000 to $250,000 and in 2018 to $500,000.
1946 racebook
[edit]- Front cover of the 1946 AJC Warwick Stakes racebook
- Inside cover showing raceday officials
- Starters and results of the 1946 Warwick Stakes showing the winner, Bernborough
- Back cover showing charges at the entrance gates
Name
[edit]In 2018 the race was renamed to the Winx Stakes, in honour of the champion Australian racehorse.[2]
Records
[edit]- Record time for the 1300 metres was set by Al Mansour (2000) in 1:14.77.[3]
- Jockey Darby Munro won six Warwick Stakes with Rogilla (1935), Allunga (1937), Beaulivre (1940), Katanga (1943), Removal (1945) and Tarien (1954).[3]
Distance
[edit]- 1923–1929 - 7 furlongs
- 1930–1937 - 1 mile
- 1938–1971 - 7 furlongs
- 1972–1999 – 1400 metres
- 2000–2001 – 1300 metres
- 2002 onwards - 1400 metres
Grade
[edit]- Prior to 1978 - Principal race
- 1979–2017 - Group 2
- 2018 onwards - Group 1
Venue
[edit]- 1923–1939 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
- 1940–1950 - Randwick Racecourse
- 1951–1992 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
- 1993 - Randwick Racecourse
- 1994–1999 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
- 2000 - Canterbury Park Racecourse
- 2001–2002 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
- 2003 - Randwick Racecourse
- 2004 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
- 2005–2006 - Randwick Racecourse
- 2008 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
- 2009 - Randwick Racecourse
- 2010–2013 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
- 2014 onwards - Randwick Racecourse
Gallery of noted winners
[edit]- Yaralla, 1942 winner
- San Domenico, 1950 & 1951 winner
- Flight, 1944 winner
- Talking, 1936 winner
- Prince Cortauld, 1955 winner
Winners
[edit]- 2024 - Via Sistina
- 2023 - Fangirl
- 2022 - Anamoe
- 2021 - Mo'unga[4]
- 2020 - Verry Elleegant[5]
- 2019 - Samadoubt[6]
- 2018 - Winx[7]
- 2017 - Winx[8]
- 2016 - Winx[9]
- 2015 - Royal Descent[10]
- 2014 - Tiger Tees[11]
- 2013 - Veyron[12]
- 2012 - Pinwheel[13]
- 2011 - Pinwheel[14]
- 2010 - Metal Bender[15]
- 2009 - Trusting[16]
- 2008 - Racing To Win[17]
- 2007 - †race not held
- 2006 - Court's In Session[18]
- 2005 - Sir Dex[19]
- 2004 - Private Steer[20]
- 2003 - Lonhro[21]
- 2002 - Defier[22]
- 2001 - Lonhro[23]
- 2000 - Al Mansour[24]
- 1999 - Sunline[25]
- 1998 - What Can I Say[26]
- 1997 - Filante[27]
- 1996 - Filante[28]
- 1995 - Star Dancer[29]
- 1994 - March Hare[30]
- 1993 - Prince Of Praise[31]
- 1992 - Shaftesbury Avenue[32]
- 1991 - Super Impose[33]
- 1990 - Super Impose[34]
- 1989 - Groucho[35]
- 1988 - Flotilla[36]
- 1987 - Pablo's Pulse[37]
- 1986 - Riverdale[38]
- 1985 - Castanillia[39]
- 1984 - Phillip[40]
- 1983 - Yoyangamble[41]
- 1982 - Kingston Town
- 1981 - Kingston Town
- 1980 - Kingston Town[42]
- 1979 - Gypsy Kingdom
- 1978 - Party's Pride
- 1977 - Proficient
- 1976 - Purple Patch
- 1975 - Silver Shadow[43]
- 1974 - Jenarkol
- 1973 - Longfella
- 1972 - Nippon
- 1971 - Ricochet
- 1970 - Royal Show
- 1969 - Fair Law
- 1968 - Swift Peter
- 1967 - Gay Gauntlet
- 1966 - Prince Max
- 1965 - Gay Gauntlet
- 1964 - Reveille
- 1963 - Cele's Image
- 1962 - Sky High
- 1961 - Sky High
- 1960 - Sparkler
- 1959 - Up And Coming[44]
- 1958 - Grey Ghost
- 1957 - Tulloch
- 1956 - El Khobar
- 1955 - Prince Cortauld
- 1954 - Tarien
- 1953 - Tarien
- 1952 - Foreign Exchange
- 1951 - San Domenico
- 1950 - San Domenico
- 1949 - The Groom
- 1948 - Septet
- 1947 - Victory Lad
- 1946 - Bernborough
- 1945 - Removal
- 1944 - Flight
- 1943 - Katanga
- 1942 - Yaralla
- 1941 - High Caste
- 1940 - Beaulivre
- 1939 - Defaulter
- 1938 - Stretto
- 1937 - Allunga
- 1936 - Talking
- 1935 - ‡Rogilla/Silver King
- 1934 - Chatham
- 1933 - Chatham
- 1932 - Johnnie Jason
- 1931 - Johnnie Jason
- 1930 - Amounis
- 1929 - Limerick
- 1928 - Limerick
- 1927 - Limerick
- 1926 - Windbag
- 1925 - Whittier
- 1924 - Glentruin
- 1923 - Sunburst
† Not held because of outbreak of equine influenza[45]
‡ Dead heat[46]
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Winners and Past Results for the Winx Stakes". Pro Group Racing Australia. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Australian Turf Club set to rename the Warwick Stakes, the Winx Stakes". smh.com.au.
- ^ a b "Winners and Past Results for the Warwick Stakes". Races.com (Australia). 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- ^ "2021 Result – Winx Stakes (held 21 August 2021)". breednet.com. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "2020 Result – Winx Stakes (held 22 August 2020)". breednet.com. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ "2020 Result – Winx Stakes (held 24 August 2019)". breednet.com. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ "2018 Result – Winx Stakes (held 18 August 2018)". breednet.com. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ "2017 Result – Warwick Stakes (held 19 August 2017)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ "2016 Result – Warwick Stakes (held 20 August 2016)". breednet.com. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ "2015 Result – Pro-Ride Warwick Stakes (held 22 August 2015)". breednet.com. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ "2014 Result – Pro-Ride Warwick Stakes (held 23 August 2014)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "2013 Result – Pro-Ride Warwick Stakes (held 24 August 2013)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "2012 Result – Pro-Ride Warwick Stakes (held 25 August 2012)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "2011 Result – Markey Saddlery Warwick Stakes (held 20 August 2011)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "2010 Result – 100 Club Warwick Stakes (held 21 August 2010)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "2009 Result – M T A Warwick Stakes (held 22 August 2009)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "2008 Result – Schweppes Warwick Stakes (held 23 August 2008)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "2006 Result – Warwick Stakes (held 26 August 2006)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "2005 Result – Warwick Stks (held 20 August 2005)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "2004 Result – Warwick Stks (held 21 August 2004)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "2003 Result – Warwick Stks (held 23 August 2003)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "2002 Result – Warwick Stks (held 24 August 2002)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "2001 Result – Warwick Stks (held 18 August 2001)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "2000 Result – Warwick Stks (held 19 August 2000)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "1999 Result – Warwick Stks (held 21 August 1999)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "1998 Result – Warwick Stks (held 22 August 1998)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "1997 Result – Warwick Stks (held 23 August 1997)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "1996 Result – Warwick Stks (held 25 August 1996)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "1995 Result – Warwick Stks (held 20 August 1995)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "1994 Result – Warwick Stks (held 20 August 1994)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "1993 Result – Warwick Stks (held 21 August 1993)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "1992 Result – Warwick Stks (held 22 August 1992)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "1991 Result – Warwick Stks (held 24 August 1991)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "1990 Result – Warwick Stks (held 18 August 1990)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "1989 Result – Warwick Stks (held 19 August 1989)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "1988 Result – Warwick Stks (held 20 August 1988)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "1987 Result – Warwick Stks (held 22 August 1987)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "1986 Result – Warwick Stks (held 23 August 1986)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "1985 Result – Warwick Stks (held 24 August 1985)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "1984 Result – Warwick Stks (held 18 August 1984)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "1983 Result – Warwick Stks (held 20 August 1983)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "Randwick Results (30 August 1980) Shadow". The Age. 1 September 1980. p. 25 (column 1). Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^ Lillye, Bert (24 August 1975). "LEALANI BEATEN IN STAKES. Upset goes to Silver Shadow". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 49 (column 1–6). Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ "WARWICK FARM Race Results August 29, 1959. (Official Race result Warwick Stakes)". The Age, Melbourne. 31 August 1959. p. 19 (column 1–2). Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- ^ "Carnival may be delayed". The Age, Melbourne. 25 August 2007. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- ^ "Silver King and Rogilla Dead heat". The Morning Bulletin. Rockhampton. 5 September 1935. p. 6 (column 2–3). Retrieved 23 August 2013.