Gimcrack Stakes (PR)
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ClassGroup 3
LocationAscot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia
Inaugurated1978 (Principal Race)
Race typeThoroughbred
| Class | Group 3 |
|---|---|
| Location | Ascot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia |
| Inaugurated | 1978 (Principal Race) |
| Race type | Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Swan Draught (2025 & 2026) |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,100 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Qualification | Two year old fillies |
| Weight | Set weights with penalties |
| Purse | $200,000 (2026) |
The Gimcrack Stakes is a Perth Racing Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-old fillies, run at set weights with penalties, over a distance of 1100 metres at Ascot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia in March.[1]
Name
The event is named after Gimcrack, a successful English racehorse in the 18th century. Gimcrack won twenty-seven times in a career of thirty-six races.
The race is a preparatory race for the highly regarded Karrakatta Plate held a couple of weeks later. Usually the winner will be entered in the event.
In 1983 the race was run as the Toyota Stakes.
Distance
- 1978–1998 - 5 furlongs (~1000 metres)
- 1999–2004 – 1100 metres
- 2005 – 1200 metres
- 2006 onwards - 1100 metres
Grade
- 1978 - Principal Race
- 1979–2014 - Listed Race
- 2015 onwards - Group 3
Venue
- In 2005 the race was run at Belmont Park Racecourse.[2]
