Storm Queen Stakes
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The Storm Queen Stakes is a Group 1
Australian Thoroughbred
horse race for three-year-old fillies at set weights run over a distance of 2,000 metres at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
, Sydney
in April. Currently known as the Vinery Stud Stakes, it is the main lead-up race for the AJC Oaks. The prizemoney in 2010 was A$404,700.
Group One
Group One or Group 1 is the term used for the highest level of Thoroughbred and Standardbred stakes races in many countries. Group One races may be run under handicap conditions in Australia but in Europe weight-for-age conditions always apply. Races may be also restricted to age groups or a...
Australian 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 for three-year-old fillies at set weights run over a distance of 2,000 metres at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
The Rosehill Gardens Racecourse is located in the Western Sydney suburb of Rosehill, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is home of the Sydney Turf Club. Rosehill holds horse races for thoroughbred gallopers on a grass surface. It is one of the two premier racecourses in Sydney, the...
, 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...
in April. Currently known as the Vinery Stud Stakes, it is the main lead-up race for the AJC Oaks. The prizemoney in 2010 was A$404,700.
Past winners
- 2011 Mirjulisa Lass
- 2010 Faint Perfume
- 2009 Purple
- 2008 Heavenly Glow
- 2007 Miss FinlandMiss Finland (horse)Miss Finland is a champion Australian Thoroughbred racehorse, trained by top South Australian trainer David Hayes. At two years old, she won the AAMI Golden Slipper, the world's richest juvenile race, which is run over 1,200 metres, and ran second in the Blue Diamond Stakes...
- 2006 Serenade Rose
- 2005 Hollow Bullet
- 2004 Special Harmony
- 2003 Shower Of Roses
- 2002 Sixty Seconds
- 2001 Tempest Morn
- 2000 Hill Of Grace
- 1999 Savannah Success
- 1998 Champagne
- 1997 Danendri
- 1996 Saleous
- 1995 Northwood Plume
- 1994 Alcove
- 1993 Slight Chance
- 1992 Electrique
- 1991 All Mine
- 1990 A Little Kiss
- 1989 Research
- 1988 Tennessee Vain
- 1987 Appreciation
- 1986 English Mint
- 1985 Centaurea
- 1984 Lotka's Star
- 1983 English Wonder
- 1982 Sheraco
- 1981 Evening Mist
- 1980 Lady Capri
- 1979 Impede