Sheraco Stakes
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| Class | Group 3 |
|---|---|
| Location | Rosehill Racecourse, Sydney, Australia |
| Inaugurated | 1998 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Irresistible Pools (2022) |
| 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 | $250,000 (2021) |
The Sheraco Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race for horses three years old and older, fillies and mares, at set weights with penalties, over a distance of 1200 metres. It is held annually at Rosehill Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in September. Total prize money for the race is A$250,000.[1]
Distance
The race is named in honour of the 1982 Australian Oaks winning filly Sheraco.[2]
- Prior 2012 – 1100 metres
- 2013 onwards - 1200 metres
Grade
- Prior to 1999 - Unlisted quality handicap
- 2000–2012 - Listed Race
- 2013 onwards - Group 3
Name
- 2002–2004 - Winning Edge Presentation Stakes
Venue
- 2021 - Kembla Grange Racecourse
Winners
- 2022 - Shades Of Rose[3]
- 2021 - Entriviere[4]
- 2020 - Haut Brion Her[5]
- 2019 - Mizzy[6]
- 2018 - Invincibella[7]
- 2017 - Ravi[8]
- 2016 - Heavens Above[9]
- 2015 - Catkins[10]
- 2014 - Catkins[11]
- 2013 - Driefontein[12]
- 2012 - More Joyous[13]
- 2011 - Gybe[14]
- 2010 - More Joyous[15]
- 2009 - Madame Pedrille[16]
- †2008 - Hairy[17]
- 2008 - Mimi Lebrock[18]
- 2006 - At Ease[19]
- 2005 - Shannon Bank[20]
- 2004 - Covet Thee[21]
- 2003 - Oomph[22]
- 2002 - Pompeii[23]
- 2001 - Nanny Maroon[24]
- 2000 - Brief Kiss[25]
- 1999 - Monisha[26]
- 1998 - Patou[27]
† Race moved in the racing calendar from late summer to early spring in 2008 due to the equine influenza outbreak in 2007[28]