Hyperion Stakes
Encyclopedia
The Hyperion Stakes is a Group 3
Australia
n Thoroughbred
horse race held under Weight for Age
conditions, for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1400 metres at Ascot Racecourse
, Perth
in March. Prizemoney is A$150,000.
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...
Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n 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 Weight for Age
Weight for Age
Weight for Age is a term in Thoroughbred horse racing which is one of the conditions for a race. It means that a horse will carry a set weight in accordance with the Weight for Age Scale. This weight varies depending on the horse’s age, its sex, the race distance and the month of the year...
conditions, for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1400 metres at Ascot Racecourse
Ascot Racecourse, Western Australia
Ascot Racecourse is the major racecourse in Perth, Western Australia, situated approximately 8 kilometres east of the Perth central business district, with the headquarters of the Western Australian Turf Club positioned directly opposite....
, Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
in March. Prizemoney is A$150,000.
Race History
- 1972 - 1973 the race distance was 5 furlongs
- 1974 the race distance was 1200 metres
- 1979 the race distance was 1450 metres
- 1983 the race distance was 1500 metres
- In 2005 the race was run at Belmont Park RacecourseBelmont Park, Western AustraliaBelmont Park Racecourse is one of the two major horse racing venues within the Perth, Western Australia metropolitan area, the other being Ascot Racecourse. The track has a circumference of 1,699 metres with a 333 metre straight...
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The winners
- 2011 King Kool Kat
- 2010 Marasco
- 2009 Tarzi
- 2008 Marasco
- 2007 No Questions
- 2006 Local Legend
- 2005 Amber's Halo
- 2004 Dedicated Miss
- 2003 Tribula
- 2002 Old Fashion
- 2001 Country Blazer
- 2000 Devilish Dealer
- 1999 Star System
- 1998 Willoughby
- 1997 Bar Dreamer
- 1996 Island Morn
- 1995 Jacks Or Better
- 1994 Brave Kite
- 1993 Craft Memory
- 1992 Jungle Hero
- 1991 Barrosa Boy
- 1990 Medicine Kid
- 1989 Tackle The Pak
- 1988 Fimiston
- 1987 Sky Filou
- 1986 Heron Bridge
- 1985 Jemoyn