Gilgai Stakes
Horse race
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The Gilgai Stakes, registered as the Baguette Stakes, is a Victoria Racing Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race for horses three years old and older, at Set Weights with penalties, over a distance of 1200 metres. It is held annually at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in early October.[1] Total prize money for the race is A$300,000.
| Class | Group 2 |
|---|---|
| Location | Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia |
| Inaugurated | 1984 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,200 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Qualification | Three years old and older that are not maidens |
| Weight | Set weights with penalties |
| Purse | $300,000 (2024) |
History
Originally the race was named after the former VRC chairman Sir Rupert Steele.[2] The registered name of the race, Baguette Stakes, is named after the champion horse Baguette. The current race name is named after Gilgai Farm Stud, a horse breeding farm in Nagambie, Victoria,[3] the birthplace of the champion racehorse Black Caviar.
Name
- 1984–1998 - Sir Rupert Steele Stakes
- 1999 - Gilgai Farm Stakes
- 2000 onwards - Gilgai Stakes
Grade
- 1984–1986 - Listed Race
- 1987–2006 - Group 3
- 2007 onwards - Group 2
Winners
- 2024 - Right To Party[4]
- 2023 - Star Patrol[5]
- 2022 - Private Eye[6]
- 2021 - Kementari[7]
- 2020 - Zoutori[8]
- 2019 - Sunlight[9]
- 2018 - I Am Excited[10]
- 2017 - Keen Array[11]
- 2016 - The Quarterback[12]
- 2015 - Chautauqua[13]
- 2014 - Chautauqua[14]
- 2013 - Platelet[15]
- 2012 - Hallowell Belle[16]
- 2011 - Temple Of Boom[17]
- 2010 - Hay List[18]
- 2009 - All Silent[19]
- 2008 - El Cambio[20]
- 2007 - Stanzout[21]
- 2006 - Fast N Famous[22]
- 2005 - Falkirk[23]
- 2004 - Recapitalize[24]
- 2003 - Bomber Bill[25]
- 2002 - Cosmic Strike[26]
- 2001 - Belle Du Jour[27]
- 2000 - Bomber Bill[28]
- 1999 - Black Bean[29]
- 1998 - Rebel[30]
- 1997 - Rock You[31]
- 1996 - Poetic King[32]
- 1995 - Racer's Edge[33]
- 1994 - Hareeba[34]
- 1993 - Simonstad[35]
- 1992 - Storaia[36]
- 1991 - Vain Sovereign[37]
- 1990 - Joanne[38]
- 1989 - Grandiose[39]
- 1988 - Redelva[40]
- 1987 - Placid Ark[41]
- 1986 - Campaign King
- 1985 - Rich Fields Lad
- 1984 - Royal Troubador