Sapphire Stakes (ATC)
Horse race
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The Sapphire Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares three years old and older, at set weights with penalties, over a distance of 1200 metres, held annually at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in the autumn during the ATC Championships series.[1]
| Class | Group 2 |
|---|---|
| Location | Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia |
| Inaugurated | 1998 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | TRESemmé (2026) |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,200 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Fillies and mares, three years old and older |
| Weight | Set weights with penalties |
| Purse | $300,000 (2026) |
History
Grade
- 1998–2001 - Listed Race
- 2002–2006 - Group 3
- 2007 onwards - Group 2
Name
In 2010 the race was named as the Lady Sonia McMahon Memorial Stakes[2] in honour of Lady Sonia McMahon, wife of Sir William McMahon, former Prime Minister of Australia who died in April of that year.
Winners
The following are past winners of the race.[3]
- 2026 - In Flight
- 2025 - Infancy
- 2024 - Wee Nessy
- 2023 - Zapateo[4]
- 2022 - Bella Nipotina[5]
- 2021 - Fasika[6]
- 2020 - White Moss[7]
- 2019 - White Moss[8]
- 2018 - Quilista[9]
- 2017 - Secret Agenda[10]
- 2016 - Two Blue[11]
- 2015 - Avoid Lightning[12]
- 2014 - Cosmic Endeavour[13]
- 2013 - Arinosa[14]
- 2012 - Atlantic Jewel[15]
- 2011 - Hurtle Myrtle[16]
- 2010 - Renaissance[2]
- 2009 - Court[17]
- 2008 - Belong to Many[18]
- 2007 - Fire Song[19]
- 2006 - Coolroom Candidate[20]
- 2005 - Glamour Puss[21]
- 2004 - Recurring[22]
- 2003 - Fatoon[23]
- 2002 - Fair Embrace[24]
- 2001 - Spinning Hill[25]
- 2000 - Spinning Hill[26]
- 1999 - †Snippet's Lass[27]
- 1998 - What Can I Say[28]
†In 1999 Little Pattie was first past the post, but later disqualified for returning a positive swab.[27]
