Auraria Stakes
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The Auraria Stakes is a Group 3
Australian Thoroughbred
horse race for fillies aged three years old, over a distance of 1800 metres. Total prize money for the race is A$115,000. It is held annually at Cheltenham Park
in Adelaide
.
The race is named in honour of the horse Auraria, winner of the 1895 Melbourne Cup
.
Group races
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Australian Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
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horse race for fillies aged three years old, over a distance of 1800 metres. Total prize money for the race is A$115,000. It is held annually at Cheltenham Park
Cheltenham Park Racecourse
Cheltenham Park Racecourse was a horse racing track located in the suburb of Cheltenham in Adelaide, South Australia. It is situated north-west of the centre of the city and approximately five kilometres from Port Adelaide...
in Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
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The race is named in honour of the horse Auraria, winner of the 1895 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
The Melbourne Cup is Australia's major Thoroughbred horse race. Marketed as "the race that stops a nation", it is a 3,200 metre race for three-year-olds and over. It is the richest "two-mile" handicap in the world, and one of the richest turf races...
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Distance
- 1944 - 1972 held over 9 furlongs (approx. 1800 metres)
- 1973 - 1980 held over 1800 metres
- 1981 - 1984 held over 1850 metres
- 1985 onwards held over 1200 metres
Name
- 1944 - 1998 the race was known as the Auraria Stakes
- 1999 - 2005 the race was known as the Lakewood Stud Stakes
- 2006 onwards the race has been called the Auraria Stakes
The winners
- 2011 - Shylight
- 2010 - Fairy Oak
- 2009 - Princess Pulse
- 2008 - Moment In Time
- 2007 - Devil Moon
- 2006 - Purde
- 2005 - Overclock
- 2004 - Dane Belltar
- 2003 - Yvonne
- 2002 - Clothilde
- 2001 - Shelbourne Lass
- 2000 - Grand Echezeaux
- 1999 - Episode
- 1998 - La Volta
- 1997 - Exalted Miss
- 1996 - Miss Margaret
- 1995 - Tranquility
- 1994 - Ascona
- 1993 - Prime Again
- 1992 - Gatherneaux
- 1991 - Shavano Miss
- 1990 - Alleged Lady
- 1989 - Our Libra Lady
- 1988 - Faithful Thought
- 1987 - Flaming Wonder
- 1986 - Miss Clipper
- 1985 - Katikate
- 1984 - Maintenon
- 1983 - no race held
- 1982 - Irish Heiress
- 1981 - Sheraco
- 1980 - Kaupo
- 1979 - Hot Silk
- 1978 - Laurente
- 1977 - Pushy
- 1976 - Marist Lady
- 1975 - Yaraandoo
- 1974 - Soma
- 1973 - Hi Maralie
- 1972 - Tressi
- 1971 - Quseir
- 1970 - Rain Amore
- 1969 - Goliette
- 1968 - Anthony’s Daughter
- 1967 - Kasota
- 1966 - Lady Twilight
- 1965 - Te Parae
- 1964 - Nickel Shot
- 1963 - Raindear
- 1962 - Kirksite
- 1961 - Shady Lass
- 1960 - Serene Princess
- 1959 - Mintaway
- 1958 - Demeter
- 1957 - Cherete
- 1956 - Sleep Tight
- 1955 - Wine Lover
- 1954 - Everest Victory
- 1953 - Nokomis
- 1952 - Naetor
- 1951 - Gay Comedy
- 1950 - Carry Abbie
- 1949 - Classee
- 1948 - Could Be
- 1947 - Gallery Girl
- 1946 - Look
- 1945 - Maraken
- 1944 - Chariot