Gloaming Stakes
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| Class | Group 3 |
|---|---|
| Location | Rosehill Racecourse Sydney, Australia |
| Inaugurated | 1978 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | TAB (2024) |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,800 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Three year old |
| Weight | Set weights Colts & geldings: 561⁄2kg Fillies: 541⁄2kg |
| Purse | A$500,000 (2024) |
| Bonuses | Winner exemption from a ballot on the Spring Champion Stakes |
The Gloaming Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race, for three-year-olds, at set weights, over a distance of 1800 metres, held annually at Rosehill Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in September. Total prize money for the race is A$500,000.[1]
Name
The race is named for Gloaming who jointly at one time held the Australasian record (with Desert Gold) of 19 successive wins. Gloaming had 67 race starts, won 57 and was second 9 times.
Grade
- 1978 - Principal race
- 1979–2004 - Group 2
- 2005 onwards - Group 3
Distance
- 1978–2000 – 1900 metres
- 2001 – 1750 metres
- 2002 – 1900 metres
- 2003 onwards - 1800 metres
Venue
- 1978–1990 - Rosehill Racecourse
- 1991 - Canterbury Park Racecourse
- 1992–2011 - Rosehill Racecourse
- 2012 - Randwick Racecourse
- 2013–2021 - Rosehill Racecourse
- 2022 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
- 2023 onwards - Rosehill Racecourse