Silver Slipper Stakes
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| Class | Group 2 |
|---|---|
| Location | Rosehill Gardens Racecourse |
| Inaugurated | 1963 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - flat |
| Sponsor | Chandon (2026) |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,100 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Two year old |
| Weight | Set weights colts and geldings – 56+1⁄2 kg fillies – 54+1⁄2 kg |
| Purse | A$300,000 (2026) |
| Bonuses | Winner exempt from ballot for Golden Slipper Stakes |
The Silver Slipper Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged two years old, over a distance of 1100 metres. It is held annually at Rosehill Racecourse in Sydney, Australia. The race is regarded as a traditional lead up race for the Golden Slipper Stakes.[1]
Distance
The following thoroughbreds captured the Silver Slipper – Golden Slipper double:
Eskimo Prince (1964), Baguette (1970), Luskin Star (1977), Pierro (2012), Mossfun (2014), She Will Reign (2017), Farnan (2020)
- 1963–1969 - 4 furlongs (~800 metres)
- 1970 held - 5 furlongs (~1000 metres)
- 1971–1972 - 4 furlongs (~800 metres)
- 1973–1983 - 900 metres
- 1984 onwards held over 1100 metres.
Grade
- 1963–1978 - Principal Race
- 1979 onwards - Group 2
Venue
- 1991 - Canterbury Park Racecourse
Winners
The following are past winenrs of the race.[2]
- 2026 - Stretan Ruler
- 2025 - Beiwacht[3]
- 2024 - Straight Charge[4]
- 2023 - Cylinder[5]
- 2022 - Best Of Bordeaux[6]
- 2021 - Home Affairs[7]
- 2020 - Farnan[8]
- 2019 - Time To Reign[9]
- 2018 - Sunlight[10]
- 2017 - She Will Reign[11]
- 2016 - Astern[12]
- 2015 - Headwater[13]
- 2014 - Mossfun[14]
- 2013 - Sweet Idea[15]
- 2012 - Pierro[16]
- 2011 - Satin Shoes[17]
- 2010 - Chance Bye[18]
- 2009 - Melito[19]
- 2008 - Amelia’s Dream[20]
- 2007 - Shaft[21]
- 2006 - Plagiarize[22]
- 2005 - Domesday[23]
- 2004 - Ballybleue[24]
- 2003 - Hasna[25]
- 2002 - Victory Vein[26]
- 2001 - Excellerator[27]
- 2000 - French Braids[28]
- 1999 - Passmore[29]
- 1998 - Iglesia[30]
- 1997 - †race not held
- 1996 - Millward[31]
- 1995 - Clang[32]
- 1994 - Strategic[33]
- 1993 - Dapper Magic[34]
- 1992 - Gold Brose[35]
- 1991 - Kenfair[36]
- 1990 - Honey Be Quick[37]
- 1989 - Triscay[38]
- 1988 - Show County[39]
- 1987 - Ballook[40]
- 1986 - Maizcay[41]
- 1985 - Pre Catelan[42]
- 1984 - Kisses For Kathy[43]
- 1983 - Giostra[44]
- 1982 - Been There
- 1981 - Vaindarra
- 1980 - Black Shoes
- 1979 - Fiancee
- 1978 - Mersing
- 1977 - Inventive
- 1976 - Luskin Star
- 1975 - Rainbeam
- 1974 - St. Louis Belle
- 1973 - Royal Britannia
- 1972 - Jewel Thief
- 1971 - Sovereign Slipper
- 1970 - Regal Gauntlet
- 1969 - Baguette
- 1968 - Gaelic Spirit
- 1967 - Topmost
- 1966 - Tod Maid
- 1965 - Very Merry
- 1964 - Peace Council
- 1963 - Eskimo Prince
† Not raced in calendar year due to change of schedule as race moved from spring to late summer