Kingston Town Stakes
| Kingston Town Stakes | |
|---|---|
| Group 3 race | |
| Location | Rosehill Racecourse (2013) |
| Inaugurated | 1948 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - flat |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2,000 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | three-year-old and older |
| Weight | quality handicap |
| Purse | A$125,000 (2013) |
The Kingston Town Stakes is a Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred quality handicap horse race for horses aged three years old and upwards over a distance of 2000 metres. It is held annually at Rosehill Racecourse in Sydney in September.[1] Total prizemoney for the race is A$125,000.
Race history
The race is named in honour of the champion Kingston Town who also won this race as the STC Cup twice.[1]
Race name
- 1948–1983 - STC Cup
- 1984 onwards - Kingston Town Stakes
Race grade
- 1946–1978 - Principal Race
- 1979 onwards - Group 3
Race distance
- 1948–1971 - 1 1⁄2 miles (~2400 metres)
- 1972–1990 - 2400 metres
- 1991 - 1900 metres[2]
- 1992 - onwards 2000 metres
Race venue
- 1991 - Race held at Canterbury Park[2]
The winners
- 2013 - Prince Cheri[3]
- 2012 - Stout Hearted[4]
- 2011 - Lamasery[5]
- 2010 - Herculian Prince[6]
- 2009 - Ready To Lift[7]
- 2008 - Hurrah[8]
- 2007 - race not held
- 2006 - Mr Martini[9]
- 2005 - Stormhill[10]
- 2004 - Just Polite[11]
- 2003 - Ariante[12]
- 2002 - Dress Circle[13]
- 2001 - Swiss Echo[14]
- 2000 - Dashing Scene[15]
- 1999 - Vita Man[16]
- 1998 - Greenmailer[17]
- 1997 - Classy Fella[18]
- 1996 - Yobro[19]
- 1995 - Balmeressa[20]
- 1994 - Century Reign[21]
- 1993 - Never Say[22]
- 1992 - Regal Sea[23]
- 1991 - Lord Revenir[2]
- 1990 - Brixton Town[24]
- 1989 - Copatonic[25]
- 1988 - Kruthoffer[26]
- 1987 - Easy Life[27]
- 1986 - Wineglass[28]
- 1985 - Pekamagess[29]
- 1984 - Our Compromise[30]
- 1983 - Tulsa Knight[31]
- 1982 - Lordship
- 1981 - Kingston Town
- 1980 - Kingston Town
- 1979 - French Command
- 1978 - Lavache
- 1977 - Saramore
- 1976 - Gold And Black
- 1975 - Nourishing
- 1974 - History
- 1973 - Analie
- 1972 - With A Will
- 1971 - Tails
- 1970 - Regal Jane
- 1969 - Tails
- 1968 - Pirate Bird
- 1967 - El Gordo
- 1966 - Clovelly
- 1965 - Amusement Park
- 1964 - Piper's Son
- 1963 - Alpensea
- 1962 - River Seine
- 1961 - Sharply
- 1960 - Valerius
- 1959 - Valerius
- 1958 - Monte Carlo
- 1957 - Aqua Boy
- 1956 - Advocate
- 1955 - Sobriquet
- 1954 - Sir Pilot
- 1953 - Alinga
- 1952 - Aristocrat
- 1951 - Yeoval
- 1950 - Carapooe
- 1949 - Foxzami
- 1948 - Columnist
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Winners and Past Results for Kingston Town Stakes". Progroup Racing (Australia). 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "1991 result". breednet.com. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ↑ 2013 result
- ↑ 2012 result
- ↑ 2011 result
- ↑ 2010 result
- ↑ 2009 result
- ↑ 2008 result
- ↑ 2006 result
- ↑ "2005 result". breednet.com. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ↑ "2004 result". breednet.com. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ↑ "2003 result". breednet.com. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ↑ "2002 result". breednet.com. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ↑ "2001 result". breednet.com. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ↑ "2000 result". breednet.com. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ↑ "1999 result". breednet.com. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ↑ "1998 result". breednet.com. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ↑ "1997 result". breednet.com. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ↑ "1996 result". breednet.com. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ↑ "1995 result". breednet.com. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ↑ "1994 result". breednet.com. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ↑ "1993 result". breednet.com. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ↑ "1992 result". breednet.com. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ↑ "1990 result". breednet.com. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ↑ "1989 result". breednet.com. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ↑ "1988 result". breednet.com. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ↑ "1987 result". breednet.com. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ↑ "1986 result". breednet.com. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ↑ "1985 result". breednet.com. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ↑ "1984 result". breednet.com. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ↑ "1983 result". breednet.com. Retrieved 9 September 2013.