Breeders Classic
Horse race
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The Breeders Classic, raced as the Hot Danish Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race, for mares three-years old and upwards, at set weights with penalties, over a distance of 1400 metres run at Rosehill Racecourse in Sydney, Australia every November.[1] Total prize money for the race is A$500,000.
| Class | Group 2 |
|---|---|
| Location | Rosehill Racecourse |
| Inaugurated | 1996 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - flat |
| Sponsor | Cincotta Chemist (2024) |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,400 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Three year old and older mares |
| Weight | Set weights with penalties |
| Purse | A$500,000 (2024) |
History
The event was moved for the 2019–20 racing season to November as part of The Everest carnival and hence the event was held twice in 2019.[2]
Distance
- 1996 – 1200 metres
- 1997 – 1250 metres
- 1998 – 1300 metres
- 1999–2003 – 1200 metres
- 2004 – 1180 metres
- 2005–2019 (Autumn) - 1200 metres
- 2019 (Spring) - 1400 metres
Grade
- 1996–2005 - Listed race
- 2006–2007 - Group 3
- 2008 onwards - Group 2
Venue
- 1996–2001 - Randwick Racecourse
- 2002 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
- 2003–2011 - Randwick Racecourse
- 2012 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
- 2013–2016 - Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
- 2017 - Randwick Racecourse
- 2018–2019 (Autumn) - Warwick Farm Racecourse
- 2019 (Spring) - Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
Winners
Past winners of the race.Hot Danish Stakes[3][4]
- 2025 - Arctic Glamour
- 2024 - Belclare[5]
- 2023 - Roots[6]
- 2022 - Sheeza Belter[7]
- 2021 - Electric Girl[8]
- 2020 - Savatiano[9]
- 2019 (spring) - Reelem In Ruby[10]
- 2019 (autumn) - Champagne Cuddles[11]
- 2018 - Prompt Response[12]
- 2017 - In Her Time[13]
- 2016 - Amicus[14]
- 2015 - Catkins[15]
- 2014 - Catkins[16]
- 2013 - Steps In Time[17]
- 2012 - Steps In Time[18]
- 2011 - More Joyous[19]
- 2010 - Alverta[20]
- 2009 - Hot Danish[21]
- 2008 - Gallant Tess[22]
- 2007 - Pasikatera[23]
- 2006 - Steflara[24]
- 2005 - Winning Belle[25]
- 2004 - Private Steer[26]
- 2003 - Miss Helterskelter[27]
- 2002 - Gwendolyn[28]
- 2001 - Spinning Hill[29]
- 2000 - Staging[30]
- 1999 - My Halo Broke[31]
- 1998 - Arletty[32]
- 1997 - Misty Dawn[33]
- 1996 - Destruct[34]
