St George Stakes

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The St George Stakes is a Group 2 Australian thoroughbred horse race held under weight for age conditions, for horses aged 2 years old and upwards, over a distance of 1800m. It is held at Caulfield racecourse in Melbourne.

[edit] Race History

1900 - 1972 held over 9 furlongs (approx. 1800m)
1973 - 1978 held over 1800m
1979 held over 1200m
1980 - 1981 held over 1800m
1982 held over 1600m
1983 held over 1800m
1984 - 1987 held over 1600m
1988 - 1994 held over 1800m
1995 held over 2000m
1996 onwards held over 1800m.

1900 – 1978 was a Principal Race.
1979 onwards Group 2

[edit] The Winners

• 2006 - Our Smoking Joe
• 2005 - Elvstroem
• 2004 - Lonhro
• 2003 - Northerly
• 2002 - Northerly
• 2001 - Cent Home
• 2000 - Royal Voyage
• 1999 - Istidaad
• 1998 - Dane Ripper
• 1997 - Istidaad
• 1996 - Racer’s Edge
• 1995 - Durbridge
• 1994 - Durbridge
• 1993 - Star Of The Realm
• 1992 - Let's Elope
• 1991 - Sydeston
• 1990 - King’s High
• 1989 - Vo Rogue
• 1988 - Vo Rogue
• 1987 - Foxseal
• 1986 - Mrs.Fitzherbet
• 1985 - Torbek
• 1984 - Penny Edition
• 1983 - Getting Closer
• 1982 - Lawman
• 1981 - My Brown Jug / Hyperno (dead heat)
• 1980 - Minuetto
• 1979 - Quiet Snort
• 1978 - Unaware
• 1977 - Ashbah
• 1976 - Leilani
• 1975 - Leilani
• 1974 - Sobar
• 1973 - Longfella
• 1972 - Cyron
• 1971 - Gay Icarus
• 1970 - Rain Lover
• 1969 - Rain Lover
• 1968 - Winfreux
• 1967 - Tobin Bronze
• 1966 - Light Fingers
• 1965 - Yangtze
• 1964 - Sometime
• 1963 - Aquanita
• 1962 - Dhaulagiri
• 1961 - Dhaulagiri
• 1960 - Lord
• 1959 - Lord
• 1958 - Prince Darius
• 1957 - Redcraze
• 1956 - Somerset Fair
• 1955 - Flying Halo
• 1954 - Cromis
• 1953 - Hydrogen
• 1952 - Delta
• 1951 - Comic Court
• 1950 - Comic Court
• 1949 - Carbon Copy
• 1948 - Valcurl
• 1947 - Attley
• 1946 - Flight
• 1945 - Tranquil Star
• 1944 - Tranquil Star
• 1943 - Sun Valley
• 1942 - High Caste
• 1941 - Tranquil Star
• 1940 - High Caste
• 1939 - Ajax
• 1938 - Hua
• 1937 - Young Idea
• 1936 - Cuddle
• 1935 - Farndale
• 1934 - Danilo
• 1933 - Eastern Chief
• 1932 - Ammon Ra
• 1931 - Phar Lap
• 1930 - Amounis
• 1929 - Black Duchess
• 1928 - Black Duchess
• 1927 - Heroic
• 1926 - Whittier
• 1925 - The Hawk
• 1924 - The Hawk
• 1923 - Easingwold
• 1922 - Eurythmic
• 1921 - race not held
• 1920 - Artilleryman
• 1919 - Mistico
• 1918 - Desert Gold
• 1917 - Patrobas
• 1916 - Cyklon
• 1915 - Land Of Song
• 1914 - Jolly Beggar
• 1913 - Cider
• 1912 - Trafalgar
• 1911 - Comedy King
• 1910 - Alawa
• 1909 - Soultline
• 1908 - Mountain King
• 1907 - Ellis
• 1906 - Lady Wallace
• 1905 - Billingsgate
• 1904 - Scottish King
• 1903 - Footbolt
• 1902 - Wakeful
• 1901 - Clean Sweep
• 1900 - Parthian