P J O'Shea Stakes
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The P J O'Shea Stakes is a Group 2
Australia
n Thoroughbred
horse race held under weight for age
conditions, for horses aged 3 years old and upwards, over a distance of 2400 metres at Eagle Farm Racecourse
, Brisbane
in June. Prizemoney in 2008 was A$250,000.
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 3 years old and upwards, over a distance of 2400 metres at Eagle Farm Racecourse
Eagle Farm Racecourse
Eagle Farm Racecourse is a horse racing venue in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is located in the suburb of Ascot, 7 km from the Brisbane central business district....
, Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
in June. Prizemoney in 2008 was A$250,000.
Race history
- 1887-1899 known as Royal Stakes.
- 1900-1904 Known as Queen's Plate.
- 1905-1946 known as King's Plate
Past winners
- 2011 Glass Harmonium
- 2010 Triple Honour
- 2009 Scenic Shot
- 2008 Scenic Shot
- 2007 Pentathon
- 2006 Mahtoum
- 2005 Natural Blitz
- 2004 Pentastic
- 2003 Maguire
- 2002 Hey Pronto
- 2001 Yippyio
- 2000 Ken's Joy
- 1999 Sharscay
- 1998 Intergaze
- 1997 Pakaraka Star
- 1996 The Phantom Chance
- 1995 Rough HabitRough HabitRough Habit was a New Zealand-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who won 11 Group One races on both sides of the Tasman, and won New Zealand's Horse of the Year Award in 1992 and 1995....
- 1994 Full Suit
- 1993 Dark Ksar
- 1992 Mountain Rule
- 1991 Magnolia Hall/Spring Thaw (dead-heat)
- 1990 Shuzohra
- 1989 Card Shark
- 1988 Lord Hybrow
- 1987 Our Silver Elm
- 1986 Rising Fear
- 1985 Our Boyfriend
- 1984 Godarchi
- 1983 Prince Majestic
- 1982 Shamrock
- 1981 Four Crowns
- 1980 Iko
- 1979 Belmura Lad
- 1978 Tod Bay
- 1977 Ngawyni
- 1976 Balmerino
- 1975 Nourishing
- 1974 Passetreul
- 1973 Baghdad Note
- 1972 Tails
- 1971 Bluelough
- 1970 Roman Consul
- 1969 Roman Consul
- 1968 Swift Peter
- 1967 Striking Force
- 1966 Striking Force
- 1965 Fair Patton
- 1964 Count Radiant
- 1963 Oakland
- 1962 Rural Loch
- 1961 TullochTulloch (horse)Tulloch was a Thoroughbred racehorse, who is regarded as one of the three finest racehorses in Australian racing history...
- 1960 TullochTulloch (horse)Tulloch was a Thoroughbred racehorse, who is regarded as one of the three finest racehorses in Australian racing history...
- 1959 Caesar
- 1958 Sailor's GuideSailor's GuideSailor's Guide was an outstanding Thoroughbred racehorse that was conceived in England and foaled in Australia. He is notable in that he won races in the United States, Canada, and a number of principal Australian races, and was a high stakes earner....
- 1957 RedcrazeRedcrazeRedcraze was a champion New Zealand Thoroughbred racehorse who raced both in Australia and New Zealand, winning major races in both countries....
- 1956 RedcrazeRedcrazeRedcraze was a champion New Zealand Thoroughbred racehorse who raced both in Australia and New Zealand, winning major races in both countries....
- 1955 Surprise Ending
- 1954 Gallant Archer
- 1953 Hydrogen
- 1952 Spellman
- 1951 Voussoir
- 1950 Persist
- 1949 Dark Marne
- 1948 On Cor
- 1947 RussiaRussia (horse)Russia was a hardy Australian bred Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1946 Melbourne Cup and other staying races.-Breeding:He was a chestnut stallion foaled in 1940 by the unplaced, but good sire, Excitement from the unraced Lady March by the useful broodmare sire, Bonnement . Lady March also had...