Sapphire Stakes (ATC)

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Sapphire Stakes
Group 2 race
LocationRandwick Racecourse
Inaugurated1998
Race typeThoroughbred
SponsorTAB (2019)
Race information
Distance1,200 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationFillies and mares, three years old and older
WeightSet weights with penalties
Purse$300,000 (2019)

The Sapphire Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares three years old and older, at set weights with penalties, over a distance of 1200 metres, held annually at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in the autumn during the ATC Championships series. Total prize money for the race is A$300,000.[1]

History[]

Grade[]

  • 1998–2001 - Listed Race
  • 2002–2006 - Group 3
  • 2007 onwards - Group 2

Name[]

In 2010 the race was named as the Lady Sonia McMahon Memorial Stakes[2] in honour of Lady Sonia McMahon, wife of Sir William McMahon, former Prime Minister of Australia who died in April of that year.

Winners[]

†In 1999 Little Pattie was first past the post, but later disqualified for returning a positive swab.[22]

See also[]

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Winners and Past Results for the Sapphire Stakes". Progroup Racing (Australia). 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  2. ^ a b "2010 Result – Lady McMahon Mem. Sapphire Stk (held 10 April 2010)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  3. ^ "2019 Result – TAB Sapphire Stakes (held 13 April 2019)". breednet.com. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  4. ^ "2018 Result – TAB Sapphire Stakes (held 14 April 2018)". breednet.com. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  5. ^ "2017 Result – Tab Sapphire Stakes (held 8 April 2017)". breednet.com. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  6. ^ "2016 Result – Sensis Sapphire Stakes (held 9 April 2016)". breednet.com. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  7. ^ "2015 Result – Sapphire Stakes (held 11 April 2015)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  8. ^ "2014 Result – Drummond Golf Sapphire Stakes (held 19 April 2014)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  9. ^ "2013 Result – Belvedere Sapphire Stakes (held 13 April 2013)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  10. ^ "2012 Result – Yellowglen Sapphire Stakes (held 14 April 2012)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  11. ^ "2011 Result – Yellowglen Sapphire Stakes (held 9 April 2011)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  12. ^ "2009 Result – Tabcorp Sapphire Stakes (held 11 April 2009)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  13. ^ "2008 Result – Sapphire Stakes (held 30 April 2008)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  14. ^ "2007 Result – Sapphire Stakes (held 7 April 2007)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  15. ^ "2006 Result – Sapphire Stks (held 15 April 2006)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  16. ^ "2005 Result – Sapphire Stks (held 26 March 2005)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  17. ^ "2004 Result – Sapphire Stks (held 10 April 2004)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  18. ^ "2003 Result – Sapphire Stks (held 19 April 2003)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  19. ^ "2002 Result – Sapphire Stks (held 30 March 2002)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  20. ^ "2001 Result – Sapphire F-&-M Stakes (held 14 April 2001)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  21. ^ "2000 Result – Sapphire F-&-M Stakes (held 22 April 2000)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  22. ^ a b "1999 Result – Sapphire Stakes (held 17 April 1999)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  23. ^ "1998 Result – Sapphire Stakes (held 25 April 1998)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 6 April 2015.
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