San Domenico Stakes
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 San Domenico & Arthur Ward. | |
| Class | Group 3 |
|---|---|
| Location | Rosehill Gardens Racecourse Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Inaugurated | 1980 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Sponsor | Smithfield RSL (2025) [1] |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,100 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
| Weight | Set weights with penalties |
| Purse | $250,000 (2025) |
The San Domenico Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds, run at set weights with penalties, over a distance of 1100 metres at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse, Sydney in August.[2]
Distance
The race is named after former champion sprinter San Domenico, winner of 4 Group 1 races including the 1949 Oakleigh Plate, 1950 George Main Stakes, 1952 Futurity Stakes and the 1952 All Aged Stakes.[3]
- 1980–2007 – 1000 metres
- 2008 – 1100 metres
- 2009–2010 – 1000 metres
- 2011 onwards - 1100 metres
Grade
- 1980–1983 - Listed Race
- 1984–1985 - Group 3
- 1986–2004 - Group 2
- 2005 onwards - Group 3
Venue
- 1980–1983 - Randwick Racecourse
- 1984–1985 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
- 1986 - Randwick Racecourse
- 1987–1989 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
- 1990 - Randwick Racecourse
- 1991–1992 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
- 1993–1999 - Randwick Racecourse
- 2000 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
- 2001–2007 - Randwick Racecourse
- 2008 - Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
- 2009–2010 - Randwick Racecourse
- 2011–2020 - Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
- 2021 - Kembla Grange Racecourse
- 2022 - Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
Winners
Winners of the race are as follows.[4][5]
- 2025 - Raging Force[6]
- 2024 - Storm Boy
- 2023 - Libertad
- 2022 - Sweet Ride[7]
- 2021 - In The Congo[8]
- 2020 - Anders[9]
- 2019 - Exceedance[10]
- 2018 - Graff[11]
- 2017 - Pariah[12]
- 2016 - Star Turn[13]
- 2015 - Japonisme[14]
- 2014 - Nostradamus[15]
- 2013 - Va Pensiero[16]
- 2012 - Snitzerland[17]
- 2011 - Foxwedge[18]
- 2010 - Obsequious[19]
- 2009 - Shellscrape[20]
- 2008 - Duporth[21]
- 2007 - Sliding Cube[22]
- 2006 - Gold Edition[23]
- 2005 - Media[24]
- 2004 - Charge Forward[25]
- 2003 - Regimental Gal[26]
- 2002 - Star Of Florida[27]
- 2001 - Mistegic[28]
- 2000 - Zariz[29]
- 1999 - Testa Rossa[30]
- 1998 - race not held
- 1997 - General Nediym[31]
- 1996 - Sovereign State[32]
- 1995 - Our Maizcay[33]
- 1994 - Lord Jim[34]
- 1993 - Sashed[35]
- 1992 - Surtee[36]
- 1991 - Tierce[37]
- 1990 - Acecay[38]
- 1989 - Show County[39]
- 1988 - Merimbula Bay[40]
- 1987 - Omnicorp[41]
- 1986 - Gallery Level[42]
- 1985 - Let's Get Physical[43]
- 1984 - Quiet Little Drink[44]
- 1983 - Sir Dapper
- 1982 - Rosebrook
- 1981 - Black Shoes
- 1980 - Proud Knight