Hill Stakes
Horse race
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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.
ClassGroup 2
LocationRandwick Racecourse,
Sydney, Australia
Sydney, Australia
Inaugurated1921
Race typeThoroughbred - flat
 Bernborough, 1946 winner | |
| Class | Group 2 |
|---|---|
| Location | Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia |
| 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) |
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
Past winners of the Hill Stakes.[2][3]
- 2025 - Lindermann
- 2024 - Attrition
- 2023 - Montefilia
- 2022 - Cascadian[4]
- 2021 - Think It Over[5]
- 2020 - Kolding[6]
- 2019 - Verry Elleegant[7]
- 2018 - Ace High[8]
- 2017 - Classic Uniform[9]
- 2016 - Hartnell[10]
- 2015 - Preferment[11]
- 2014 - Junoob[12]
- 2013 - Moriarty[13]
- 2012 - Lamasery[14]
- 2011 - Trusting[15]
- 2010 - Descarado[16]
- 2009 - Miss Marielle[17]
- 2008 - Fiumicino[18]
- 2007 - †race not held
- 2006 - Desert War[19]
- 2005 - Desert War[20]
- 2004 - Natural Blitz[21]
- 2003 - Excellerator[22]
- 2002 - Dress Circle[23]
- 2001 - Mulan Princess[24]
- 2000 - Pasta Express[25]
- 1999 - Tie The Knot[26]
- 1998 - Arena[27]
- 1997 - Ebony Grosve[28]
- 1996 - Saintly[29]
- 1995 - Stony Bay[30]
- 1994 - Slight Chance[31]
- 1993 - Silk Ali[32]
- 1992 - Muirfield Village[33]
- 1991 - Super Impose[34]
- 1990 - Eastern Classic[35]
- 1989 - Riverina Charm[36]
- 1988 - Natural Habit[37]
- 1987 - Beau Zam[38]
- 1986 - Colour Page[39]
- 1985 - Greatness[40]
- 1984 - Trissaro[41]
- 1983 - Emancipation[42]
- 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[43]