Canterbury Stakes

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Canterbury Stakes

The Canterbury Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged three years old and upwards at weight for age, over a distance of 1300 metres, held annually at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia, in March.[1]

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Canterbury Stakes
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Amounis 1929 winner
ClassGroup 1
LocationRandwick Racecourse,
Sydney, Australia
Inaugurated1929
Race typeThoroughbred
SponsorFurphy (2023)
Race information
Distance1,300 metres
SurfaceTurf
QualificationThree year old and over
WeightWeight for age
Purse$600,000 (2023)
BonusesAutomatic qualification George Ryder Stakes and Doncaster Mile
Close

History

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Lough Neagh 1934 winner
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Beau Vite 1939 winner
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San Domenico 1950 & 1951 winner
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Chatham, 1933 winner

The race was always run at Canterbury Park Racecourse, but after the Australian Jockey Club and the Sydney Turf Club merged, the new club implemented major program changes and moved to Rosehill.[2] Since 2014 the event has been held at Randwick Racecourse.

Distance

  • 19291972 - 6 furlongs (~1200 metres)
  • 19732003 – 1200 metres
  • 20042007 – 1300 metres
  • 2008 – 1550 metres
  • 2008 onwards - 1300 metres

Grade

  • 19291978 - Principal race
  • 19792012 - Group 2 race
  • 2013 onwards - Group 1

Venue

1932 racebook



Winners

Summarize
Perspective
  • 2025 - Royal Patronage
  • 2024 - Lady Laguna
  • 2023 - Artorius[3]
  • 2022 - Forbidden Love[4]
  • 2021 - Mizzy (*) [5]
  • 2020 - The Bostonian[6]
  • 2019 - Trapeze Artist[7]
  • 2018 - Happy Clapper[8]
  • 2017 - Le Romain[9]
  • 2016 - Holler[10]
  • 2015 - Cosmic Endeavour[11]
  • 2014 - Appearance[12]
  • 2013 - Pierro[13]
  • 2012 - More Joyous[14]
  • 2011 - More Joyous[15]
  • 2010 - Hot Danish[16]
  • 2009 - All Silent[17]
  • 2008 - Mentality[18]
  • 2007 - Malcolm[19]
  • 2006 - Paratroopers[20]
  • 2005 - Dance Hero[21]
  • 2004 - Yell[22]
  • 2003 - Defier[23]
  • 2002 - Empire[24]
  • 2001 - Shogun Lodge[25]
  • 2000 - Easy Rocking[26]
  • 1999 - Kidman’s Cove[27]
  • 1998 - Quick Flick[28]
  • 1997 - All Our Mob[29]
  • 1996 - Sprint By[30]
  • 1995 - Miss Kariba[31]
  • 1994 - Al Akbar[32]
  • 1993 - Big Dreams[33]
  • 1992 - Alishan[34]
  • 1991 - Show County[35]
  • 1990 - Straussbrook[36]
  • 1989 - At Sea[37]
  • 1988 - At Sea[38]
  • 1987 - Placid Ark[39]
  • 1986 - Avon Angel[40]
  • 1985 - Chimes Square[41]
  • 1984 - Sir Dapper[42]
  • 1983 - Emancipation[43]
  • 1982 - Manikato
  • 1981 - Turf Ruler
  • 1980 - Stage Hit
  • 1979 - Bernard
  • 1978 - †race not held
  • 1977 - Romantic Dream
  • 1976 - Hartshill
  • 1975 - Leica Show
  • 1974 - Favoured
  • 1973 - I’m Scarlet
  • 1972 - Playbill
  • 1971 - Baguette
  • 1970 - Broker’s Tip
  • 1969 - Fair Law
  • 1968 - Cabochon
  • 1967 - Prince Max
  • 1966 - Academy Star
  • 1965 - Aureo
  • 1964 - Eskimo Prince
  • 1963 - Kevejon
  • 1962 - Sky High
  • 1961 - Sky High
  • 1960 - Wanton Lass
  • 1959 - Up and Coming
  • 1958 - ‡race not held
  • 1957 - Prince Jambo
  • 1956 - Starover
  • 1955 - Star Realm
  • 1954 - Iroquois
  • 1953 - Regoli
  • 1952 - Joy Lad
  • 1951 - San Domenico
  • 1950 - San Domenico
  • 1949 - Bernbrook
  • 1948 - Gay Monarch
  • 1947 - Shannon
  • 1946 - Good Idea
  • 1945 - Sleepy Fox
  • 1944 - Tea Rose
  • 1943 - Katanga
  • 1942 - Yaralla
  • 1941 - Reading
  • 1940 - Beaulivre
  • 1939 - Beau Vite
  • 1938 - Gold Rod
  • 1937 - The Marne
  • 1936 - Arachne
  • 1935 - Bulldozer
  • 1934 - Lough Neagh
  • 1933 - Chatham
  • 1932 - Holdfast
  • 1931 - Holdfast
  • 1930 - Holdfast
  • 1929 - Amounis

† Change in scheduling of race from spring to autumn[44]
‡ Meeting abandoned[44]

Notes:

  • ^(*) 2021 Mizzy promoted as winner after disqualification of Savatiano for positive swab.

See also

References

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