The Angas Armanasco Stakes is a Group 2

Group races

Group races are the highest standard of Thoroughbred horseraces in Australia. The Australian Pattern Committee recommends to the Australian Racing Board which races shall be designated as Group races...

 Australian Thoroughbred

Thoroughbred

The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...

 horse race held under set weight conditions, for fillies aged three years old, over a distance of 1600 metres. It is held at Caulfield Racecourse

Caulfield Racecourse

Caulfield Racecourse is one of Melbourne, Australia's best-known horse-racing tracks. Commonly known as "The Heath" by local racegoers, it is located eight kilometres from the Melbourne CBD, on the boundary of Caulfield and Caulfield East in Melbourne's south eastern suburbs...

 in Melbourne

Melbourne

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 every February. Prizemoney in 2008 was A$176,000.

The race is named for the late Australian Racing Hall of Fame

Australian Racing Hall of Fame

The Australian Racing Hall of Fame is part of the Australian Racing Museum which documents and honours the horseracing legends of Australia. The museum officially opened in 1981 and created the Hall of Fame in 2000....

 horse trainer

Horse trainer

In horse racing, a trainer prepares a horse for races, with responsibility for exercising it, getting it race-ready and determining which races it should enter...

, Angus Armanasco.

Race History

1976–1981 held over 1400m

1982–1985 held over 1600m

1986–1996 held over 1400m

1997 onwards held over 1600m

1976–1979 was a Principal Race

1980–1999 was a Group 3

2000 onwards Group 2

1976 - 1990 the race was known as the ‘Tranquil Star Stakes’

1991 - 1993 the race was known as ‘The Dalgety Stakes’

1994 the race was known as ‘The Inglis Premier Sale Stakes’

1995 the race was known as ‘The Jewel Stakes’

1996 onwards the race has been called the ‘Angas Armanasco Stakes’.

The winners

• 2011 - Pinker Pinker
• 2010 - Set For Fame
• 2009 - Gold Water
• 2008 - Zarita
• 2007 - Miss Finland
  Miss Finland (horse)
  Miss Finland is a champion Australian Thoroughbred racehorse, trained by top South Australian trainer David Hayes. At two years old, she won the AAMI Golden Slipper, the world's richest juvenile race, which is run over 1,200 metres, and ran second in the Blue Diamond Stakes...
  
  
• 2006 - Serenade Rose
• 2005 - Ballet Society
• 2004 - Special Harmony
• 2003 - La Bella Dame
• 2002 - Elegant Fashion
• 2001 - Rose Archway
• 2000 - I Am A Ripper
• 1999 - Rose O' War
• 1998 - Champagne
• 1997 - Cheval Place
• 1996 - Not On Friday
• 1995 - Northwood Plume
• 1994 - Party Time / Sovereign Appeal (dead heat)
• 1993 - Big Jamaica
• 1992 - Rockabye
• 1991 - Tessuti
• 1990 - Deira
• 1989 - Seapost
• 1988 - Golden Unicorn
• 1987 - Shackle
• 1986 - Golden Twig
• 1985 - Delightful Belle
• 1984 - Richebourg
• 1983 - Irish Heiress
• 1982 - Rogue's Delight
• 1981 - Tynia
• 1980 - Bravita
• 1979 - Sonstone
• 1978 - Pushy
• 1977 - Brett’s Honour
• 1976 - Better Draw