Sapphire Stakes (ATC)
Sapphire Stakes | |
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Group 2 race | |
Location | Randwick Racecourse |
Inaugurated | 1998 |
Race type | Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Drummond Golf (2015) |
Race information | |
Distance | 1,200 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Fillies and mares, three year old and older |
Weight | Set weights with penalties |
Purse | $300,000 (2015) |
This article is about an Australian horse race. For the Irish horse race with similar name, see Sapphire Stakes (Ireland).
The Sapphire Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares three year olds and older, at set weights with penalties, over a distance of 1200 metres, held annually at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in the autumn during the ATC Championships series. Total prize money for the race is A$300,000.[1]
Race history
Race grade
- 1998–2001 - Listed Race
- 2002–2006 - Group 3
- 2007 onwards - Group 2
Race name
In 2010 the race was named as the Lady Sonia McMahon Memorial Stakes[2] in honour of Lady Sonia McMahon, wife of Sir William McMahon, former Prime Minister of Australia who died in April of that year.
The winners
- 2015 - Avoid Lightning [3]
- 2014 - Cosmic Endeavour [4]
- 2013 - Arinosa [5]
- 2012 - Atlantic Jewel [6]
- 2011 - Hurtle Myrtle [7]
- 2010 - Renaissance [2]
- 2009 - Court [8]
- 2008 - Belong to Many [9]
- 2007 - Fire Song [10]
- 2006 - Coolroom Candidate [11]
- 2005 - Glamour Puss [12]
- 2004 - Recurring [13]
- 2003 - Fatoon [14]
- 2002 - Fair Embrace [15]
- 2001 - Spinning Hill [16]
- 2000 - Spinning Hill [17]
- 1999 - †Snippet's Lass[18]
- 1998 - What Can I Say [19]
†In 1999 Little Pattie was first past the post, but later disqualified for returning a positive swab.[18]
See also
External sites
References
- ↑ "Winners and Past Results for the Sapphire Stakes". Progroup Racing (Australia). 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "2010 Result – Lady McMahon Mem. Sapphire Stk (held 10 April 2010)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ↑ "2015 Result – Sapphire Stakes (held 11 April 2015)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ↑ "2014 Result – Drummond Golf Sapphire Stakes (held 19 April 2014)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ↑ "2013 Result – Belvedere Sapphire Stakes (held 13 April 2013)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ↑ "2012 Result – Yellowglen Sapphire Stakes (held 14 April 2012)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ↑ "2011 Result – Yellowglen Sapphire Stakes (held 9 April 2011)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ↑ "2009 Result – Tabcorp Sapphire Stakes (held 11 April 2009)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ↑ "2008 Result – Sapphire Stakes (held 30 April 2008)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ↑ "2007 Result – Sapphire Stakes (held 7 April 2007)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ↑ "2006 Result – Sapphire Stks (held 15 April 2006)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ↑ "2005 Result – Sapphire Stks (held 26 March 2005)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ↑ "2004 Result – Sapphire Stks (held 10 April 2004)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ↑ "2003 Result – Sapphire Stks (held 19 April 2003)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ↑ "2002 Result – Sapphire Stks (held 30 March 2002)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ↑ "2001 Result – Sapphire F-&-M Stakes (held 14 April 2001)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ↑ "2000 Result – Sapphire F-&-M Stakes (held 22 April 2000)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 "1999 Result – Sapphire Stakes (held 17 April 1999)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ↑ "1998 Result – Sapphire Stakes (held 25 April 1998)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 6 April 2015.