Kingston Town Stakes
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ClassGroup 3
LocationRandwick Racecourse
Sydney, Australia
Sydney, Australia
Inaugurated1948
Race typeThoroughbred - flat
| Class | Group 3 |
|---|---|
| Location | Randwick Racecourse Sydney, Australia |
| Inaugurated | 1948 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - flat |
| Sponsor | Furphy (2022) |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2,000 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Three year old and older |
| Weight | Set weights and penalties |
| Purse | A$200,000 (2022) |
| Bonuses | Winner is exempt from ballot in The Metropolitan |
The Kingston Town Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race at set weights and penalties for horses aged three years old and older, over a distance of 2000 metres. It is held annually at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in September.[1] Total prizemoney for the race is A$200,000.
Name
The race is named in honour of the champion Kingston Town, who also won this race as the STC Cup twice.[1]
- 1948–1983 - STC Cup
- 1984 onwards - Kingston Town Stakes
Grade
- 1946–1978 - Principal Race
- 1979–1989 - Group 2
- 1990 onwards - Group 3
Distance
- 1948–1971 - 1+1⁄2 miles (~2400 metres)
- 1972–1990 - 2400 metres
- 1991 - 1900 metres[2]
- 1992 - onwards 2000 metres
Venue
- 1991 - Race held at Canterbury Park[2]
Winners
- 2022 - Alegron[3]
- 2021 - She's Ideel[4]
- 2020 - Taikomochi[5]
- 2019 - Finche[6]
- 2018 - Avilius[7]
- 2017 - Libran[8]
- 2016 - McCreery[9]
- 2015 - Silverball[10]
- 2014 - He's Your Man[11]
- 2013 - Prince Cheri[12]
- 2012 - Stout Hearted[13]
- 2011 - Lamasery[14]
- 2010 - Herculian Prince[15]
- 2009 - Ready To Lift[16]
- 2008 - Hurrah[17]
- 2007 - †race not held
- 2006 - Mr Martini[18]
- 2005 - Stormhill[19]
- 2004 - Just Polite[20]
- 2003 - Ariante[21]
- 2002 - Dress Circle[22]
- 2001 - Swiss Echo[23]
- 2000 - Dashing Scene[24]
- 1999 - Vita Man[25]
- 1998 - Greenmailer[26]
- 1997 - Classy Fella[27]
- 1996 - Yobro[28]
- 1995 - Balmeressa[29]
- 1994 - Century Reign[30]
- 1993 - Never Say[31]
- 1992 - Regal Sea[32]
- 1991 - Lord Revenir[2]
- 1990 - Brixton Town[33]
- 1989 - Copatonic[34]
- 1988 - Kruthoffer[35]
- 1987 - Easy Life[36]
- 1986 - Wineglass[37]
- 1985 - Pekamagess[38]
- 1984 - Our Compromise[39]
- 1983 - Tulsa Knight[40]
- 1982 - Lordship
- 1981 - Kingston Town
- 1980 - Kingston Town
- 1979 - French Command
- 1978 - Lavache
- 1977 - Saramore
- 1976 - Gold and Black
- 1975 - Nourishing
- 1974 - History
- 1973 - Analie
- 1972 - With A Will
- 1971 - Tails
- 1970 - Regal Jane
- 1969 - Tails
- 1968 - Pirate Bird
- 1967 - El Gordo
- 1966 - Clovelly
- 1965 - Amusement Park
- 1964 - Piper's Son
- 1963 - Alpensea
- 1962 - River Seine
- 1961 - Sharply
- 1960 - Valerius
- 1959 - Valerius
- 1958 - Monte Carlo
- 1957 - Aqua Boy
- 1956 - Advocate
- 1955 - Sobriquet
- 1954 - Sir Pilot
- 1953 - Alinga
- 1952 - Aristocrat
- 1951 - Yeoval
- 1950 - Carapooe
- 1949 - Foxzami
- 1948 - Columnist
† Not held because of outbreak of equine influenza[41]