Robert A. Lee Stakes
The Robert A. Lee Stakes is a Group 3 Australian Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged 3 years old and over, over a distance of 1600 metres (just less than a mile).
It is held annually at Morphettville Racecourse in Adelaide.
Race history
1979 onwards held over 1600m.
1979 – 2005 was a Listed Race
2006 onwards Group 3
1979 - 1994 the race was known as the ‘Robert A. Lee Stakes’
1995 - 1999 the race was known as the ‘City of Adelaide Handicap’
2001 - 2002 the race was known as the ‘Pope Packaging Trophy’
2003 - 2005 the race was known as the ‘Pope Packaging Stakes’
2006 onwards the race has been called the ‘Robert A. Lee Stakes’.
The winners
- 2011 - Budriguez [1]
- 2010 - Majestic Music [2]
- 2009 - Serious Speed [3]
- 2008 - Autumn Jeuney [4]
- 2007 - Brockman’s Lass
- 2006 - Life’s A Bounty
- 2005 - Sassbee
- 2004 - Fly For Me
- 2003 - Sylvaner
- 2002 - Sylvaner
- 2001 - Typhoon Barney
- 2000 - race not held
- 1999 - Prince Llaroo
- 1998 - Corregidor
- 1997 - Bacy’s Brother
- 1996 - Yarli Gold
- 1995 - Twilight Precieux
- 1994 - Master Tambo
- 1993 - Leggings
- 1992 - Pay The Kings
- 1991 - Pacific
- 1990 - Neja
- 1989 - Blast The Glass
- 1988 - Blast The Glass
- 1987 - Regal For Me
- 1986 - Knight Of Avon
- 1985 - Mrs. Fitzherbet
- 1984 - Royal Balladeer
- 1983 - Writ ‘N’ Wonder
- 1982 - Find The Gold
- 1981 - Welkin Light
- 1980 - Flanders Fields
- 1979 - Lavadina
References