Winx Stakes
Horse race
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The Winx Stakes, registered as the Warwick Stakes, is a Group 1 Australian Turf Club thoroughbred horse race at Weight for Age, for three-year-olds and older over a distance of 1400 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in August.[1] Prize money is currently A$1,000,000.
 Rogilla, 1935 DH winner | |
| Class | Group 1 |
|---|---|
| Location | Randwick Racecourse Sydney, Australia |
| Inaugurated | 1923 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,400 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Three year olds and older |
| Weight | Weight for Age |
| Purse | $1,000,000 (2025) |
History
In 2015 prizemoney was increased from $175,000 to $250,000 and in 2018 to $500,000. As of 2025, the total prizemoney for the Winx Stakes is $1,000,000.
1946 racebook
1946 AJC Warwick Stakes racebook front cover
1946 AJC Warwick Stakes showing raceday officials
1946 AJC Warwick Stakes showing the winner, Bernborough
Back cover showing charges at the entrance gates
Name
In 2018 the race was renamed to the Winx Stakes, in honour of the champion Australian racehorse.[2]
Records
- Record time for the 1300 metres was set by Al Mansour (2000) in 1:14.77.[3]
- Jockey Darby Munro won six Warwick Stakes with Rogilla (1935), Allunga (1937), Beaulivre (1940), Katanga (1943), Removal (1945) and Tarien (1954).[3]
Distance
Grade
- Prior to 1978 - Principal race
- 1979–2017 - Group 2
- 2018 onwards - Group 1
Venue
- 1923–1939 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
- 1940–1950 - Randwick Racecourse
- 1951–1992 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
- 1993 - Randwick Racecourse
- 1994–1999 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
- 2000 - Canterbury Park Racecourse
- 2001–2002 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
- 2003 - Randwick Racecourse
- 2004 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
- 2005–2006 - Randwick Racecourse
- 2008 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
- 2009 - Randwick Racecourse
- 2010–2013 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
- 2014 onwards - Randwick Racecourse
Gallery of noted winners
Yaralla, 1942 winner
San Domenico, 1950 & 1951 winner
Flight, 1944 winner
Talking, 1936 winner
Prince Cortauld, 1955 winner
Winners
- 2025 - Via Sistina [4]
- 2024 - Via Sistina
- 2023 - Fangirl
- 2022 - Anamoe
- 2021 - Mo'unga[5]
- 2020 - Verry Elleegant[6]
- 2019 - Samadoubt[7]
- 2018 - Winx[8]
- 2017 - Winx[9]
- 2016 - Winx[10]
- 2015 - Royal Descent[11]
- 2014 - Tiger Tees[12]
- 2013 - Veyron[13]
- 2012 - Pinwheel[14]
- 2011 - Pinwheel[15]
- 2010 - Metal Bender[16]
- 2009 - Trusting[17]
- 2008 - Racing To Win[18]
- 2007 - †race not held
- 2006 - Court's In Session[19]
- 2005 - Sir Dex[20]
- 2004 - Private Steer[21]
- 2003 - Lonhro[22]
- 2002 - Defier[23]
- 2001 - Lonhro[24]
- 2000 - Al Mansour[25]
- 1999 - Sunline[26]
- 1998 - What Can I Say[27]
- 1997 - Filante[28]
- 1996 - Filante[29]
- 1995 - Star Dancer[30]
- 1994 - March Hare[31]
- 1993 - Prince Of Praise[32]
- 1992 - Shaftesbury Avenue[33]
- 1991 - Super Impose[34]
- 1990 - Super Impose[35]
- 1989 - Groucho[36]
- 1988 - Flotilla[37]
- 1987 - Pablo's Pulse[38]
- 1986 - Riverdale[39]
- 1985 - Castanillia[40]
- 1984 - Phillip[41]
- 1983 - Yoyangamble[42]
- 1982 - Kingston Town
- 1981 - Kingston Town
- 1980 - Kingston Town[43]
- 1979 - Gypsy Kingdom
- 1978 - Party's Pride
- 1977 - Proficient
- 1976 - Purple Patch
- 1975 - Silver Shadow[44]
- 1974 - Jenarkol
- 1973 - Longfella
- 1972 - Nippon
- 1971 - Ricochet
- 1970 - Royal Show
- 1969 - Fair Law
- 1968 - Swift Peter
- 1967 - Gay Gauntlet
- 1966 - Prince Max
- 1965 - Gay Gauntlet
- 1964 - Reveille
- 1963 - Cele's Image
- 1962 - Sky High
- 1961 - Sky High
- 1960 - Sparkler
- 1959 - Up And Coming[45]
- 1958 - Grey Ghost
- 1957 - Tulloch
- 1956 - El Khobar
- 1955 - Prince Cortauld
- 1954 - Tarien
- 1953 - Tarien
- 1952 - Foreign Exchange
- 1951 - San Domenico
- 1950 - San Domenico
- 1949 - The Groom
- 1948 - Septet
- 1947 - Victory Lad
- 1946 - Bernborough
- 1945 - Removal
- 1944 - Flight
- 1943 - Katanga
- 1942 - Yaralla
- 1941 - High Caste
- 1940 - Beaulivre
- 1939 - Defaulter
- 1938 - Stretto
- 1937 - Allunga
- 1936 - Talking
- 1935 - ‡Rogilla/Silver King
- 1934 - Chatham
- 1933 - Chatham
- 1932 - Johnnie Jason
- 1931 - Johnnie Jason
- 1930 - Amounis
- 1929 - Limerick
- 1928 - Limerick
- 1927 - Limerick
- 1926 - Windbag
- 1925 - Whittier
- 1924 - Glentruin
- 1923 - Sunburst
† Not held because of outbreak of equine influenza[46]
‡ Dead heat[47]