Golden Pendant
Horse race
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The Golden Pendant, is an Australian Turf Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horserace for fillies and mares aged three years old and upwards with set weights with penalties conditions over a distance of 1400 metres, held annually at Rosehill Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in September. Total prizemoney for the race is A$400,000.[1]
ClassGroup 2
LocationRosehill Racecourse, Sydney, Australia
Inaugurated1996 (as Research Fillies & Mares Quality Handicap)
Race typeThoroughbred
| Class | Group 2 |
|---|---|
| Location | Rosehill Racecourse, Sydney, Australia |
| Inaugurated | 1996 (as Research Fillies & Mares Quality Handicap) |
| Race type | Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Racing and Sports (2025) |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,400 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Fillies and mares, three years old and older |
| Weight | Set weights with penalties |
| Purse | $400,000 (2025) |
History
Name
Originally this race was run as the Research Stakes in honour of 1988-89 Australian Horse of the Year, Research who won the AJC Derby, AJC Oaks, Flight Stakes, VRC Oaks.[2] In 2011 the race was renamed to the Golden Pendant.[1]
Grade
- 1998–2000 - Listed race
- 2001–2014 - Group 3
- 2015 onwards - Group 2
Distance
- 1996–2011 - 1200 metres
- 2012 onwards - 1400 metres
Winners
- 2025 - Manaal[3]
- 2024 - Makarena[4]
- 2023 - Espiona[5]
- 2022 - Nimalee[6]
- 2021 - Vangelic[7]
- 2020 - Subpoenaed[8]
- 2019 - Mizzy[9]
- 2018 - Shumookh[10]
- 2017 - Dayses Doom[11]
- 2016 - Tycoon Tara[12]
- 2015 - Peeping[13]
- 2014 - Arabian Gold[14]
- 2013 - Sharnee Rose[15]
- 2012 - More Joyous[16]
- 2011 - Screen[17]
- 2010 - Trim[18]
- 2009 - Hot Danish[19]
- 2008 - Judged[20]
- 2007 - race not held
- 2006 - Coolroom Candidate[21]
- 2005 - Fumble[22]
- 2004 - Besame Mucho[23]
- 2003 - Classy Dane[24]
- 2002 - Mica's Pride[25]
- 2001 - La Rieuse[26]
- 2000 - Spinning Hill[27]
- 1999 - Brief Kiss[28]
- 1998 - Dantelah[29]
- 1997 - Unison[30]
- 1996 - Fiddlestick[31]