The Emancipation 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...

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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 fillies and mares aged three-years-old and upwards, over a distance of 1600 metres. Total prize money for the race is A$175,000.

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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Australia

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 and named in honour of the former champion mare Emancipation

Emancipation (horse)

Emancipation was a champion Australian Thoroughbred racehorse. By Bletchingly, Emancipation was a grey, like her dam, Ammo Girl, and her damsire, Gunsynd...

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Race History

The race was first run in 1985.

1985–1995 was a Listed race

1996–1998 was a Group 3

1999 onwards Group 2.

The winners

• 2011 - Sworn to Secrecy
• 2010 - Sacred Choice
• 2009 - Amberino
• 2008 - Kosi Bay
• 2007 - Hot Danish
• 2006 - Fantasia
• 2005 - Perfect Promise
  Perfect Promise
  Perfect Promise, sired by Caesour out of Meretricious is a South African thoroughbred race mare who now races in Australia. On 11 February 2006, she claimed her first Australian Group One victory by winning the C F Orr Stakes at Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne.She was bred by Heinrich Winterbach at...
  
  
• 2004 - Hec Of A Party
• 2003 - Faith Hill
• 2002 - Miss Zoe
• 2001 - Heather
• 2000 - Beat The Fade
• 1999 - Staging
• 1998 - Palia
• 1997 - Almazyoon
• 1996 - Star County
• 1995 - Vital Consent
• 1994 - Ausmart
• 1993 - Hysterical
• 1992 - Romanee Conti
• 1991 - Ice Cream Sundae
• 1990 - Top Dance
• 1989 - Twining
• 1988 - Balmoral
• 1987 - Clavell’s Girl
• 1986 - Sea Pictures
• 1985 - Aspirations