The Schillaci 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...

 Australia

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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 1000 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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 during October.

Previously known as the ‘Chirnside Stakes’ it was re-named in 2000 in honour of the former champion sprinter Schillaci

Schillaci (horse)

Schillaci was an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who was an eight-time Group One winner. He was by Salieri out of Biscarina . A huge grey gelding, Schillaci was a $70,000 purchase at the 1990 yearling sales, and was named after Salvatore Schillaci, who was the leading goal scorer at the 1990...

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Distance

1970 - 1972 held over 6 furlongs (approx. 1200m)

1973 - 1985 held over 1200m

1986 held over 1219m

1987 held over 1200m

1988 onwards held over 1000m

Name

1970 - 1999 the race was known as the ‘Chirnside Stakes’

2000 onwards the race re-named and known as the ‘Schillaci Stakes’

The winners

• 2011 - Black Caviar
  Black Caviar (horse)
  Black Caviar is an undefeated Australian Thoroughbred racehorse, considered to be the best sprinter in the world, having been named WTRR World Champion Sprinter in 2010. On 31 March 2011 Black Caviar was rated one of the top Thoroughbred racehorses in the world for the first quarter of 2011 by...
  
  
• 2010 - Black Caviar
  Black Caviar (horse)
  Black Caviar is an undefeated Australian Thoroughbred racehorse, considered to be the best sprinter in the world, having been named WTRR World Champion Sprinter in 2010. On 31 March 2011 Black Caviar was rated one of the top Thoroughbred racehorses in the world for the first quarter of 2011 by...
  
  
• 2009 - Lucky Secret
• 2008 - Wilander
• 2007 - Gold Edition
• 2006 - Miss Andretti
  Miss Andretti
  Miss Andretti was the 2007 Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year and is the only Thoroughbred in racing history to simultaneously hold a total of five track records in Australia and England.-Breeding:...
  
  
• 2005 - Segments
• 2004 - Patpong
• 2003 - Halibery
• 2002 - Spinning Hill
• 2001 - Mistegic
• 2000 - Falvelon
• 1999 - Magic Music
• 1998 - Show No Emotion
• 1997 - Mahogany
  Mahogany (horse)
  Mahogany was an Australian thoroughbred who raced in the mid-1990s. He was aimed at the three-year-old staying events, where he won the Victoria Derby and the Australian Derby. But as an older horse he usually was restricted to sprint races.The notable exception was the 1995 W.S. Cox Plate where...
  
  
• 1996 - Sequalo / Sword (dead heat)

• 1995 - Moss Rocket
• 1994 - Bint Marscay
• 1993 - Green Sweeper
• 1992 - King Marauding
• 1991 - Street Ruffian
• 1990 - Street Ruffian
• 1989 - Scarlet Bisque
• 1988 - Rancho Ruler
• 1987 - Ever Ready
• 1986 - Belle Spirit
• 1985 - Lake Worth
• 1984 - Mighty Avenger
• 1983 - Qubeau

• 1982 - Galleon
• 1981 - Opera Prince
• 1980 - Countess Marizza
• 1979 - Mr.Magic
• 1978 - The Judge
• 1977 - Desirable
• 1976 - Bold Mayo
• 1975 - Tontonan
• 1974 - Grey Way
  Grey Way
  Grey Way, the Washdyke Wonder was a champion New Zealand Thoroughbred racehorse. He was born in Washkdyke in 1970 near Timaru by Grey William out of Waybrooke. The other racehorse born in this area is Phar Lap....
  
  
• 1973 - Prize Lad
• 1972 - Tolerance
• 1971 - Proud Toff
• 1970 - Regal Vista