Skyline Stakes
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The Skyline Stakes is a Group 3
Australian Thoroughbred
horse race for colts and geldings aged two years old, at set weights, over a distance of 1200 metres. It is held annually at Randwick Racecourse
in Sydney
.
The race is named in honour of Skyline
, winner of the 1958 Golden Slipper Stakes.
Group races
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Australian Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
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horse race for colts and geldings aged two years old, at set weights, over a distance of 1200 metres. It is held annually at Randwick Racecourse
Randwick Racecourse
Royal Randwick Racecourse is a racecourse for horseracing in the Eastern Suburbs in Sydney, New South Wales. Randwick Racecourse, is operated by the Australian Jockey Club and known to many Sydney racegoers as headquarters...
in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
.
The race is named in honour of Skyline
Skyline (horse)
Skyline was a notable Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who was the best three-year-old of his year. He was a bay or brown stallion foaled in 1955 by the champion sire Star Kingdom from Flight’s Daughter by Helios from Flight by Royal Step...
, winner of the 1958 Golden Slipper Stakes.
Race history
- 1979 onwards held over 1200 metres.
- 1979 was a Principal Race
- 1980 – 1986 was a Listed Race
- 1987 onwards Group 3
- 1979 onwards the race has been called the ‘Skyline Stakes’.
The winners
- 2011 - Uate
- 2010 - Hinchinbrook
- 2009 - Manhattan Rain
- 2008 - All American
- 2007 - Murtajill
- 2006 - Casino Prince
- 2005 - Snitzel
- 2004 - Dance Hero
- 2003 - Kusi
- 2002 - ChoisirChoisirChoisir is an Australian-bred dual hemisphere-winning Thoroughbred racehorse. He became the first Australian-trained winner of the Group Two King's Stand Stakes...
- 2001 - Viscount
- 2000 - Kootoomootoo
- 1999 - Shogun LodgeShogun LodgeShogun Lodge was an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who won three Group One races, and had each of his 58 starts in Group races...
- 1998 - Prowl
- 1997 - Guineas
- 1996 - Excel Pilot
- 1995 - Strategic
- 1994 - Dr. Zackary
- 1993 - Allez Glen
- 1992 - Kenfair
- 1991 - Big Dreams
- 1990 - Our Horizon
- 1989 - Show County
- 1988 - Star Watch
- 1987 - Proven Valour
- 1986 - Pre Catelan
- 1985 - Timothy
- 1984 - Hula Drum
- 1983 - Sir Dapper
- 1982 - Hot Opera
- 1981 - Domino
- 1980 - Cosmic Delight
- 1979 - Top Hat Joe