Blazer Stakes
| Blazer Stakes registered as the Rose Of Kingston Stakes | |
|---|---|
| Group 2 race | |
| Location | Flemington Racecourse |
| Inaugurated | 1989 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1400 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | four years old mares and older |
| Weight | Set weights with penalties |
| Purse | A$200,000 (2014) |
The Blazer Stakes, registered as the Rose Of Kingston Stakes is a Victoria Racing Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race, for mares four years old and upwards, at Set Weights with penalties, over a distance of 1400 metres. It is held annually at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia in early October.[1] Total prize money for the race is A$200,000.
Race history
The registered race is named for the 1981–82 Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year Rose of Kingston.[1]
Race name
- 1989–1993 - Honda Prelude Stakes
- 1994–1997 - The Hardy Bros Prelude
- 1998 - The Blazer Menswear Stakes
- 1999 - The Gillette Stakes
- 2000–2005 - The Jayco Stakes
- 2006 - Melbourne Cup Carnival Preview Stakes
- 2007 - U C I Stakes
- 2008 - Blazer Stakes
- 2009 - Rose Of Kingston Stakes
- 2010 onwards - Blazer Stakes
Race distance
- 1989–1996 - 1400 metres
- 1997–1999 - 1417 metres
- 2000 - 1412 metres
- 2001–2002 - 1420 metres
- 2003–2009 - 1410 metres
- 2010–2011 - 1400 metres
- 2012 onwards - 1410 metres
Race grade
- 1990–1996 - Listed Race
- 1997–2004 - Group 3 race
- 2005 onwards - Group 2 race
The winners
- 2014 – Forever Loved [2]
- 2013 – Fire Up Fifi [3]
- 2012 – Mosheen [4]
- 2011 – Lady Lynette [5]
- 2010 – Palacio De Cristal [6]
- 2009 – Cats Whisker [7]
- 2008 – Bellini Rose [8]
- 2007 – Vormista [9]
- 2006 – Divine Madonna
- 2005 – Sky Cuddle
- 2004 – Skewiff
- 2003 – Vocabulary
- 2002 – Hosannah
- 2001 – Tickle My
- 2000 – Ramano's Star
- 1999 – Hula Wonder
- 1998 – Our Dynamic Lady
- 1997 – Will Fly
- 1996 – Chlorophyll
- 1995 – Tolanda
- 1994 – Sedately
- 1993 – Excited Angel
- 1992 – Danjiki
- 1991 – Holiday Lover
- 1990 – Piper's Belle
- 1989 – Lady Jess
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Winners and Past Results of the Rose Of Kingston Stakes ( Blazer Stakes )". Progroupracing.com (Aus). 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ↑ "2014 Result". breednet.com. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- ↑ 2013 result
- ↑ 2012 result
- ↑ 2011 result
- ↑ 2010 result
- ↑ 2009 result
- ↑ 2008 result
- ↑ 2007 result