Dane Ripper Stakes

Dane Ripper Stakes
Group 2 race
Location Eagle Farm Racecourse
Brisbane, Australia
Inaugurated 1992 (as Crown Lager Fillies and Mares Quality Handicap)
Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Race information
Distance 1,400 metres
Surface Turf
Track Right-handed
Qualification Fillies and Mares
Weight Set Weights with penalties
Purse A$200,000 (2013)

The Dane Ripper Stakes is a Brisbane Racing Club Group 2 Australian Thoroughbred horse race held, under quality handicap conditions, for fillies and mares, over a distance of 1400 metres held at Eagle Farm Racecourse in Brisbane in late May or early June.[1] Prizemoney is A$200,000.

Race history

The race was inaugurated as a supporting race (Race 7) on the Stradbroke Handicap racecard on 6 June 1992.[2] Recently the race has been scheduled on Queensland Oaks day.[1] but was moved on 2013 to Stradbroke Handicap day. The race was upgraded to a Listed race in 2003.[1]

Winners of the Dane Ripper Stakes–Winter Stakes double are Blushing Bijou (1992) and Tripping (1996).[1]

Race name

  • 1992–1994 - Crown Lager Fillies and Mares Quality Handicap[3]
  • 1995 - Icegold Handicap[4]
  • 1996–1999 - Global TV Fillies and Mares Quality Handicap[5]
  • 2000–2001 - Dane Ripper Handicap
  • 2002 - Triple M's Blood, Sweat 'n' Beers Handicap[6]
  • 2003–2004 - Dane Ripper Handicap[7]
  • 2005–2006 - Dane Ripper Quality[8]
  • 2007 onwards - Dane Ripper Stakes

Race grade

  • 2003–2005 - Listed Race
  • 2006–2009 - Group 3
  • 2010 onwards - Group 2

Race distance

  • 1992–1993 – 1200 metres
  • 1994–2005 – 1300 metres
  • 2006 onwards - 1400 metres

The winners

  • 2014 - Cosmic Endeavour[9]
  • 2013 - Red Tracer[10]
  • 2012 - Red Tracer[11]
  • 2011 - Hurtle Myrtle[12]
  • 2010 - Set For Fame[13]
  • 2009 - Chinchilla Rose[14]
  • 2008 - Vietnam[15]
  • 2007 - Rosa’s Spur[16]
  • 2006 - Countess Bathory[8]
  • 2005 - Our Sweet Moss[17]
  • 2004 - Ta Ta Tatiana[7]
  • 2003 - Recurring[18]
  • 2002 - Princess Clang[6]
  • 2001 - China Amber[19]
  • 2000 - Annunciation[20]
  • 1999 - Grouse Lane[5]
  • 1998 - Dynamic Reason[21]
  • 1997 - Belle Salieri[22]
  • 1996 - Tripping[23]
  • 1995 - Jazz Heaven[4]
  • 1994 - Seawinne[3]
  • 1993 - Vanity Queen[24][25]
  • 1992 - Blushing Bijou[25]

See also

References