The Nivison
| The Nivison | |
|---|---|
| Group 3 race | |
| Location | Randwick Racecourse |
| Inaugurated | 1994 (as Tarien Quality Handicap) |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - flat |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,200 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Mares four years old and older |
| Weight | set weights with penalties |
| Purse | A$125,000 (2014) |
The Nivison is a City Tattersalls Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race at set weights with penalties, for mares, four-year-olds and upwards, over a distance of 1200 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in October.[1] Total prizemoney for the race is A$125,000.
Race history
The original name of the race Tarien Quality Handicap was named after the champion mare Tarien who was a dual Warwick Stakes winner in 1953 and 1954 and also won the 1953 George Main Stakes and 1953 Craven Plate.[2]
Prior to 2011 the race was scheduled in late September[3] but the City Tattersalls Club meeting was moved to mid October in 2011.[4]
Race name
- 1994–1996 - Tarien Quality Handicap[1]
- 1997 onwards - The Nivison
Race grade
- 1997–2012 - Listed Race
- 2013 onwards - Group 3
Race venue
- 1994 onwards - Randwick
Race distance
- 1994 onwards - 1200 metres
Past winners
- 2014 - Avoid Lightning[5]
- 2013 - Diamond Earth[6]
- 2012 - Quidnunc[7]
- 2011 - Balmont[4]
- 2010 - Marquardt[3]
- 2009 - Madame Pedrille[8]
- 2008 - Jewelled Gate
- 2007 - †race not held
- 2006 - Whoever
- 2005 - Our Sweet Moss
- 2004 - Besame Mucho
- 2003 - Lucida
- 2002 - Gwendolyn
- 2001 - Marlina
- 2000 - Spinning Hill
- 1999 - Daijobo
- 1998 - Razor Blade
- 1997 - Stoneyfell Road
- 1996 - Amber
- 1995 - Sweet Consort
- 1994 - Aunty Mary
† Not held because of outbreak of equine influenza[9]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Winners and Past Results for The Nivison". Progroup Racing (Australia). 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ↑ "Tarien(winning races)". Pedigree Online Thoroughbred Database. 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "2010 Result". breednet.com. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "2011 Result". breednet.com. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ↑ "2014 Result". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ↑ "2013 Result". breednet.com. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ↑ "2012 Result". breednet.com. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ↑ "2009 Result". breednet.com. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ↑ "Carnival may be delayed". The Age, Melbourne. 25 August 2007. Retrieved 30 September 2014.