Strickland Stakes
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The Strickland 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 1800 metres at Ascot Racecourse
, Perth
in April. Prizemoney is A$125,000.
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 1800 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 April. Prizemoney is A$125,000.
Race History
- 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...
over 2000 metres.
The winners
- 2010 Marasco
- 2009 Marasco
- 2008 Action Pak
- 2007 Forest Frolic
- 2006 Exchequer
- 2005 True Steel
- 2004 Dedicated Miss
- 2003 Money Is Magic
- 2002 Finito
- 2001 Finito
- 2000 Iron Horse
- 1999 No race
- 1998 Summer Beau
- 1997 News Review
- 1996 Western Cossack
- 1995 Forge On
- 1994 Prime Again
- 1993 Wabasso
- 1992 Lincoln's Court
- 1991 Higginsville
- 1990 Acquired
- 1989 Timeless Action
- 1988 Perfect Answer
- 1987 Tabharry
- 1986 Track Jester
- 1985 Bungling