Hill Stakes
Group 2 race | |
Location | Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia |
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Inaugurated | 1921 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - flat |
Sponsor | Toyota Forklifts (2024) |
Race information | |
Distance | 2000 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Horses three years old and older |
Weight | Weight for Age |
Purse | A$2,000,000 (2024) |
The Hill Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race run at Weight for Age over a distance of 2000 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in September.[1] Total prize money for the race is A$2,000,000.
History
1921 racebook
- Front cover of the 1921 Hill Stakes racebook
- Showing officials and raceday train timetable
- Starters and results of 1921 Hill Stakes
- 1921 Hill Stakes showing the winner, Beauford
Venue
- 1921–1990 - Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
- 1991 - Canterbury Park Racecourse
- 1991–2011 - Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
- 2012 onwards - Randwick Racecourse
Grade
- 1921–1978 - Principal Race
- 1979 onwards - Group 2
Distance
- 1921–1940 - 1 mile (~1600 metres)
- 1941–1971 - 81⁄2 furlongs (~1700 metres)
- 1972–1990 – 1750 metres
- 1991–2000 – 1900 metres
- 2001 – 1750 metres
- 2002–2010 – 1900 metres
- 2011–2016 – 2000 metres
- 2017 – 1800 metres
- 2018 onwards - 2000 metres
Gallery of noted winners
- High Caste, 1941 winner
- Yaralla, 1942 & 1943 winner
- Beau Vite, 1940 winner
- Gold Rod, 1938 & 1939 winner
Winners
- 2023 - Montefilia
- 2022 - Cascadian[2]
- 2021 - Think It Over[3]
- 2020 - Kolding[4]
- 2019 - Verry Elleegant[5]
- 2018 - Ace High[6]
- 2017 - Classic Uniform[7]
- 2016 - Hartnell[8]
- 2015 - Preferment[9]
- 2014 - Junoob[10]
- 2013 - Moriarty[11]
- 2012 - Lamasery[12]
- 2011 - Trusting[13]
- 2010 - Descarado[14]
- 2009 - Miss Marielle[15]
- 2008 - Fiumicino[16]
- 2007 - †race not held
- 2006 - Desert War[17]
- 2005 - Desert War[18]
- 2004 - Natural Blitz[19]
- 2003 - Excellerator[20]
- 2002 - Dress Circle[21]
- 2001 - Mulan Princess[22]
- 2000 - Pasta Express[23]
- 1999 - Tie The Knot[24]
- 1998 - Arena[25]
- 1997 - Ebony Grosve[26]
- 1996 - Saintly[27]
- 1995 - Stony Bay[28]
- 1994 - Slight Chance[29]
- 1993 - Silk Ali[30]
- 1992 - Muirfield Village[31]
- 1991 - Super Impose[32]
- 1990 - Eastern Classic[33]
- 1989 - Riverina Charm[34]
- 1988 - Natural Habit[35]
- 1987 - Beau Zam[36]
- 1986 - Colour Page[37]
- 1985 - Greatness[38]
- 1984 - Trissaro[39]
- 1983 - Emancipation[40]
- 1982 - Cossack Prince
- 1981 - Canarthus
- 1980 - Silver Wraith
- 1979 - Imposing
- 1978 - Marceau
- 1977 - Carlaw
- 1976 - Ngawyni
- 1975 - Skyjack
- 1974 - Leica Lover
- 1973 - Grand Cidium
- 1972 - Gunsynd
- 1971 - Baguette
- 1970 - Flagrante
- 1969 - Black Onyx
- 1968 - Eternal Youth
- 1967 - Winfreux
- 1966 - Prince Grant
- 1965 - Eskimo Prince
- 1964 - Toi Port
- 1963 - Toi Port
- 1962 - Sky High
- 1961 - Lord Fury
- 1960 - Waipari
- 1959 - Noholme
- 1958 - Skyline
- 1957 - Redcraze
- 1956 - Redcraze
- 1955 - Somerset Fair
- 1954 - Prince Cortauld
- 1953 - Hydrogen
- 1952 - Hydrogen
- 1951 - San Domenico
- 1950 - Playboy
- 1949 - Vagabond
- 1948 - Dark Marne
- 1947 - Columnist
- 1946 - Bernborough
- 1945 - Shannon
- 1944 - Mayfowl
- 1943 - Yaralla
- 1942 - Yaralla
- 1941 - High Caste
- 1940 - Beau Vite
- 1939 - Gold Rod
- 1938 - Gold Rod
- 1937 - Talking
- 1936 - Silver Ring
- 1935 - Peter Pan
- 1934 - Chatham
- 1933 - Chatham
- 1932 - Peter Pan
- 1931 - Phar Lap
- 1930 - Phar Lap
- 1929 - Winalot
- 1928 - Limerick
- 1927 - Limerick
- 1926 - Valicare
- 1925 - The Hawk
- 1924 - Ballymena
- 1923 - The Hawk
- 1922 - Gloaming
- 1921 - Beauford
† Not held because of outbreak of equine influenza[41]
See also
References
- ^ "Winners and Past Results for Hill Stakes". Progroup Racing (Australia). 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ^ "2022 Result – Fujitsu General Hill Stakes (held 1 October 2022)". racingpost.com. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ^ "2021 Result – Yulong Hill Stakes (held 2 October 2021)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "2020 Result – Quincy Seltzer Hill Stakes (held 3 October 2020)". breednet.com. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "2019 Result – Sky Racing Active Hill Stakes (held 5 October 2019)". breednet.com. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "2018 Result – Yulong Australia Hill Stakes (held 29 September 2018)". breednet.com. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ^ "2017 Result – ILVE Appliances Hill Stakes (held 30 September 2017)". breednet.com. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ "2016 Result – Ascend Sales Hill Stakes (held 17 September 2016)". breednet.com. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ "2015 Result – Ascend Sales Hill Stakes (held 19 September 2015)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ "2014 Result – Ascend Sales Hill Stakes (held 20 September 2014)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "2013 Result – Bacardi Hill Stakes (held 21 September 2013)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "2012 Result – Hill Stakes (held 22 September 2012)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "2011 Result – The Bacardi Hill Stakes (held 17 September 2011)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "2010 Result – Rydges North Syd. Hill Stakes (held 18 September 2010)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "2009 Result – Hill Stakes (held 19 September 2009)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "2008 Result – Hill Stakes (held 20 September 2008)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "2006 Result – Hill Stks (held 23 September 2006)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "2005 Result – Hill Stks (held 17 September 2005)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "2004 Result – Hill Stks (held 18 September 2004)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "2003 Result – Uncle Tobys - Hill Stks (held 20 September 2003)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "2002 Result – Hill Stks (held 21 September 2002)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "2001 Result – Hill Stks (held 15 September 2001)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "2000 Result – Hill Stks (held 14 September 2000)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "1999 Result – Hill Stks (held 18 September 1999)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "1998 Result – Hill Stks (held 19 September 1998)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "1997 Result – Hill Stks (held 20 September 1997)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "1996 Result – Hill Stks (held 21 September 1996)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "1995 Result – Hill Stks (held 16 September 1995)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "1994 Result – Hill Stks (held 17 September 1994)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "1993 Result – Hill Stks (held 18 September 1993)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "1992 Result – Hill Stks (held 19 September 1992)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "1991 Result – Hill Stks (held 21 September 1991)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "1990 Result – Hill Stks (held 15 September 1990)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "1989 Result – Hill Stks (held 16 September 1989)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "1988 Result – Hill Stks (held 17 September 1988)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "1987 Result – Hill Stks (held 19 September 1987)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "1986 Result – Hill Stks (held 20 September 1986)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "1985 Result – Hill Stks (held 21 September 1985)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "1984 Result – Hill Stks (held 15 September 1984)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "1983 Result – Hill Stks (held 17 September 1983)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "Carnival may be delayed". The Age, Melbourne. 25 August 2007. Retrieved 30 September 2014.