Kingston Town Stakes
Appearance
Group 3 race | |
Location | Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia |
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Inaugurated | 1948 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - flat |
Sponsor | The Agency Real Estate (2019) |
Race information | |
Distance | 2,000 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Three year old and older |
Weight | Set weights and penalties |
Purse | A$160,000 (2019) |
The Kingston Town Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race at set weights and penalties for horses aged three years old and older, over a distance of 2000 metres. It is held annually at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in September.[1] Total prizemoney for the race is A$160,000.
History
The race is named in honour of the champion Kingston Town, who also won this race as the STC Cup twice.[1]
Name
- 1948–1983 - STC Cup
- 1984 onwards - Kingston Town Stakes
Grade
- 1946–1978 - Principal Race
- 1979–1989 - Group 2
- 1990 onwards - Group 3
Distance
- 1948–1971 - 1+1⁄2 miles (~2400 metres)
- 1972–1990 - 2400 metres
- 1991 - 1900 metres[2]
- 1992 - onwards 2000 metres
Venue
- 1991 - Race held at Canterbury Park[2]
Winners
- 2019 - Finche[3]
- 2018 - Avilius[4]
- 2017 - Libran[5]
- 2016 - McCreery[6]
- 2015 - Silverball[7]
- 2014 - He's Your Man[8]
- 2013 - Prince Cheri[9]
- 2012 - Stout Hearted[10]
- 2011 - Lamasery[11]
- 2010 - Herculian Prince[12]
- 2009 - Ready To Lift[13]
- 2008 - Hurrah[14]
- 2007 - †race not held
- 2006 - Mr Martini[15]
- 2005 - Stormhill[16]
- 2004 - Just Polite[17]
- 2003 - Ariante[18]
- 2002 - Dress Circle[19]
- 2001 - Swiss Echo[20]
- 2000 - Dashing Scene[21]
- 1999 - Vita Man[22]
- 1998 - Greenmailer[23]
- 1997 - Classy Fella[24]
- 1996 - Yobro[25]
- 1995 - Balmeressa[26]
- 1994 - Century Reign[27]
- 1993 - Never Say[28]
- 1992 - Regal Sea[29]
- 1991 - Lord Revenir[2]
- 1990 - Brixton Town[30]
- 1989 - Copatonic[31]
- 1988 - Kruthoffer[32]
- 1987 - Easy Life[33]
- 1986 - Wineglass[34]
- 1985 - Pekamagess[35]
- 1984 - Our Compromise[36]
- 1983 - Tulsa Knight[37]
- 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
† Not held because of outbreak of equine influenza[38]
See also
External links
References
- ^ a b "Winners and Past Results for Kingston Town Stakes". Progroup Racing (Australia). 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ^ a b c "1991 Result – Kingston Town Qlty Stks (held 14 September 1991)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "2019 Result – Agency Real Estate Kingston Town Stakes (held 21 September 2019)". breednet.com. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ "2018 Result – Agency Real Estate Kingston Town Stakes (held 15 September 2018)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ "2017 Result – Kingston Town Stakes (held 16 September 2017)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ "2016 Result – Kingston Town Stakes (held 10 September 2016)". breednet.com. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ "2015 Result – Sky Central Kingston Town Stks (held 12 September 2015)". breednet.com. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- ^ "2014 Result – Kingston Town Stakes (held 13 September 2014)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "2013 Result – Kingston Town Stakes (held 14 September 2013)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "2012 Result – Kingston Town Stakes (held 15 September 2012)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "2011 Result – De Bortoli Kingston Town Stks (held 10 September 2011)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "2010 Result – De Bortoli Kingston Town Stks (held 11 September 2010)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "2009 Result – De Bortoli Kingston Town Stks (held 12 September 2009)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "2008 Result – Kingston Town Stakes (held 13 September 2008)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "2006 Result – De Bortoli Kingston Town Stks (held 16 September 2006)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "2005 Result – Kingston Town Stks (held 10 September 2005)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "2004 Result – Kingston Town Stks (held 11 September 2004)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "2003 Result – Kingston Town Stks (held 13 September 2003)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "2002 Result – Kingston Town Stks (held 14 September 2002)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "2001 Result – Kingston Town Qlty (held 8 September 2001)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "2000 Result – Kingston Town Stks (held 9 September 2000)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "1999 Result – Kingston Town Qlty (held 11 September 1999)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "1998 Result – Kingston Town Stks (held 12 September 1998)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "1997 Result – Kingston Town Stks (held 13 September 1997)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "1996 Result – Kingston Town Stks (held 14 September 1996)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "1995 Result – Kingston Town Stks (held 9 September 1995)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "1994 Result – Kingston Town Stks (held 10 September 1994)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "1993 Result – Kingston Town Stks (held 11 September 1993)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "1992 Result – Kingston Town Stks (held 12 September 1992)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "1990 Result – Kingston Town Stks (held 8 September 1990)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "1989 Result – Kingston Town Stks (held 9 September 1989)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "1988 Result – Kingston Town Stks (held 10 September 1988)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "1987 Result – Kingston Town Stks (held 12 September 1987)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "1986 Result – Kingston Town Stks (held 13 September 1986)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "1985 Result – Kingston Town Stks (held 14 September 1985)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "1984 Result – Kingston Town Stks (held 15 September 1984)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "1983 Result – STC Cup (held 17 September 1983)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "Carnival may be delayed". The Age, Melbourne. 25 August 2007. Retrieved 30 September 2014.