Sky High Stakes
Appearance
Group 3 race | |
Location | Rosehill Gardens Racecourse |
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Inaugurated | 1989 |
Race type | Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | James Squire (2024) |
Race information | |
Distance | 2,000 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Three years old and older |
Weight | Set Weights plus Penalties |
Purse | $350,000 (2024) |
The Sky High Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race, for three year olds and older, over a distance of 2000 metres, under set weights with penalties conditions at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney, Australia in March.[1] Total prize money for the race is A$350,000.
History
[edit]The race is named in honour of the Australian Thoroughbred racehorse and sire, Sky High, who won the 1960 Golden Slipper Stakes and 1961 Epsom Handicap.
Name
[edit]- 1992–2005 - Sky High Quality Stakes
- 2006 - The Roxy Hotel Parramatta Stakes
- 2007 onwards - Sky High Stakes
Grade
[edit]- Prior 1991 - Handicap (Unlisted race)
- 1992–2013 - Listed race
- 2014 onwards - Group 3
Distance
[edit]- Prior 2014 - 1900 metres
- 2015 - 2000 metres
Venue
[edit]In 2008 the race was held at Canterbury Park Racecourse.
Conditions
[edit]In 2016 the race was changed from a Quality handicap to Set Weights plus Penalties conditions.
Winners
[edit]- 2024 - Lindermann[2]
- 2023 - Protagonist[3]
- 2022 - Stockman[4]
- 2021 - Toffee Tongue[5]
- 2020 - Master Of Wine[6]
- 2019 - Red Cardinal[7]
- 2018 - Auvray[8]
- 2017 - Tavago[9]
- 2016 - Sir John Hawkwood[10]
- 2015 - Hartnell[11]
- 2014 - Entirely Platinum[12]
- 2013 - Julienas[13]
- 2012 - Single[14]
- 2011 - Older Than Time[15]
- 2010 - Bellagio Wynn[16]
- 2009 - Kettledrum[17]
- 2008 - Nuclear Sky[18]
- 2007 - Coalesce[19]
- 2006 - County Tyrone[20]
- 2005 - Seul Amour[21]
- 2004 - Daniel's The Man[22]
- 2003 - National Treasure[23]
- 2002 - Restless[24]
- 2001 - Bello Signor[25]
- 2000 - Spysept
- 1999 - For The Moment[26]
- 1998 - Joss Sticks[27]
- 1997 - Buzzoff[28]
- 1996 - Darbaas[29]
- 1995 - Balmeressa[30]
- 1994 - Cross Swords[31]
- 1993 - Upwards[32]
- 1992 - Native Neptune[33]
- 1991 - String Quartet
- 1990 - Galligaskins
- 1989 - Eye Of The Sky
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Winners and Past Results for the Sky High Stakes". Progroup Racing (Australia). 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ "2024 Result – James Squire Sky High Stakes (held 16 March 2024)". racingpost.com. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "2023 Result – Furphy Sky High Stakes (held 11 March 2023)". racingpost.com. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ "2022 Result – Furphy Sky High Stakes (held 12 March 2022)". breednet.com.au. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ "2021 Result – Bisley Workwear Sky High Stakes (held 13 March 2021)". breednet.com. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "2020 Result – Tab Sky High Stakes (held 14 March 2020)". breednet.com. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ "2019 Result – Schweppes Sky High Stakes (held 16 March 2019)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "2018 Result – Harrolds Sky High Stakes (held 17 March 2018)". breednet.com. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "2017 Result – McGrath Sky High Stakes (held 11 March 2017)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "2016 Result – Sky High Stakes (held 12 March 2016)". breednet.com. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ "2015 Result – McGrath Sky High Stakes (held 14 March 2015)". breednet.com. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ "2014 Result – McGrath Agents Sky High Stakes (held 22 March 2014)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ "2013 Result – McGrath Estate Agents Sky High Stakes (held 23 March 2013)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ "2012 Result – McGrath Sky High Stakes (held 24 March 2012)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ "2011 Result – Sky High Stakes (held 19 March 2011)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ "2010 Result – Soft As Soap Sky High Stakes (held 20 March 2010)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ "2009 Result – Sydney Confidential Sky High Stakes (held 21 March 2009)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ "2008 Result – Sky High Stakes (held 05 April 2008)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ "2007 Result – Sky High Stakes (held 17 March 2007)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ "2006 Result – The Roxy Hotel Parramatta Stakes (held 25 March 2006)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ "2005 Result – Sky High Quality Stakes (held 5 March 2005)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ "2004 Result – Sky High Quality Stakes (held 20 March 2004)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ "2003 Result – Sky High Quality Stakes (held 29 March 2003)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ "2002 Result – Sky High Quality Stakes (held 16 March 2002)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ "2001 Result – Sky High Quality Stakes (held 31 March 2001)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ "1999 Result – Sky High Stakes (held 20 March 1999)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ "1998 Result – Sky High Stakes (held 28 March 1998)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ "1997 Result – Sky High Stakes (held 15 March 1997)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ "1996 Result – Sky High Stakes (held 23 March 1996)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ "1995 Result – Sky High Stakes (held 01 April 1995)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ "1994 Result – Sky High Quality Stakes (held 19 March 1994)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ "1993 Result – Sky High Stakes (held 27 March 1993)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ "1992 Partial Result – Sky High (held 4 April 1992)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 6 March 2015.