The Adrian Knox Stakes is an AJC

Australian Jockey Club

The Australian Jockey Club was founded in January 1842. It morphed from the former Australian Racing Committee set up in May 1840 to set the standards for racing in the colony...

 Group 3

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

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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...

 quality handicap horse race for three year old fillies, over a distance of 2000 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

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 in September. Total prize money for the race is A$125,000.

The race is named for Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia and former chairman of the Australian Jockey Club, Adrian Knox

Adrian Knox

Sir Adrian Knox KCMG, KC , Australian judge, was the second Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia, sitting on the bench of the High Court from 1919 to 1930.-Education:...

, who died in 1932. It is a lead-up race to the AJC Australian Oaks, which is run a week later.

Race history

• This race was called the Princess Stakes from 1949 until 1958.

The winners

2011 Crafty Irna 2010 Speedy Natalie 2009 Miss Darcey 2008 Raise 2007 Rena's Lady 2006 Operetta Lass 2005 Don't Tell Clang 2004 Wild Iris 2003 Crianca 2002 Republic Lass 2001 Lady Mulan 2000 Dottoressa 1999 Starry Way 1998 Star Alight 1997 Sybeel 1996 Eureka Jewel 1995 Circles Of Gold 1994 Seto Flowerian 1993 Lady Agnes 1992 Alma Mater 1991 Lee's Bid 1990 Dual Treasures

1989 Chaleyer 1988 Lady Liberty 1987 Adraanette 1986 Just Now 1985 Our Sophia 1984 String Of Pearls 1983 Starzaan 1982 Queen's Road 1981 Market 1980 Starshine Girl 1979 Love's Delight 1978 Nobbidge 1977 Of Two Cities 1976 Calera 1975 La Grisette 1974 Leilani Leilani (horse) Leilani was a champion Thoroughbred racemare that was bred in New Zealand and raced in Australia. She won six Group One races and a total of 12 black type equivalent races, during her short racing career... 1973 Cowper Queen 1972 Better Gleam 1971 Sparkling Red 1970 Affectionate 1969 With Respect

1968 Lowland 1967 Sialia 1966 Bareme's Image 1965 Light Fingers Light Fingers Light Fingers was a New Zealand bred thoroughbred racehorse who won the Melbourne Cup in 1965.The lightly built chestnut was by the highly successful sire of stayers, Le Filou, from Cuddlesome by Red Mars , by Hyperion... 1964 Jane Hero 1963 Fun For All 1962 Fastest 1961 Winnipeg 1960 Waitful 1959 Morning Gleam 1958 Duchess Delville 1957 New Amber 1956 Franlyle 1955 Sabah 1954 Edelweiss 1953 Tamuncha 1952 Defame 1951 Lady Rosetta 1950 Lady Kristine 1949 Persist 1948 Respond