Hill Stakes
Encyclopedia
The Hill Stakes is a STC
Group 2
Australia
n Thoroughbred
horse race at run at Weight for Age
over a distance of 1900 metres at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
, Sydney
in September.
Sydney Turf Club
The Sydney Turf Club was founded in 1943 and is the youngest of Australia's Principal Race Clubs. It was formed following an Act passed by the New South Wales parliament called the Sydney Turf Club Act...
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...
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 at run at 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...
over a distance of 1900 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 September.
Past winners
- 2011 - Trusting
- 2010 - Descarado
- 2009 - Miss Marielle
- 2008 - Fiumicino
- 2007 - no race
- 2006 - Desert WarDesert War (horse)Desert War was an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse gelding that won six Group one races including the Epsom Handicap , Chipping Norton Stakes, LKS Mackinnon Stakes, AJC Queen Elizabeth Stakes and Ranvet Stakes....
- 2005 - Desert WarDesert War (horse)Desert War was an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse gelding that won six Group one races including the Epsom Handicap , Chipping Norton Stakes, LKS Mackinnon Stakes, AJC Queen Elizabeth Stakes and Ranvet Stakes....
- 2004 - Natural Blitz
- 2003 - Excellerator
- 2002 - Dress Circle
- 2001 - Mulan Princess
- 2000 - Pasta Express
- 1999 - Tie The KnotTie the KnotTie the Knot was an Australian bred Thoroughbred racehorse, who won 13 Group One races and in 1999-2000 he was voted Australian Champion Stayer.-Breeding:...
- 1998 - Arena
- 1997 - Ebony Grosve
- 1996 - SaintlySaintlySaintly was an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who was named Australia's champion racehorse in 1997. A giant chestnut gelding by Sky Chase out of All Grace , he was bred by his trainer, Bart Cummings, who owned him in partnership with a Malaysian businessman, Dato Tan Chin Nam.Saintly gained...
- 1995 - Stony Bay
- 1994 - Slight Chance
- 1993 - Silk Ali
- 1992 - Muirfield Village
- 1991 - Super ImposeSuper ImposeSuper Impose was a New Zealand bred Thoroughbred racehorse who was inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame. In a career spanning 74 starts, Super Impose won eight Group One races and a then Australasian record $5.6 million in prize money...
- 1990 - Eastern Classic
- 1989 - Riverina Charm
- 1988 - Natural Habit
- 1987 - Beau Zam
- 1986 - Colour Page
- 1985 - Greatness
- 1984 - Trissaro
- 1983 - EmancipationEmancipation (horse)Emancipation was a champion Australian Thoroughbred racehorse. By Bletchingly, Emancipation was a grey, like her dam, Ammo Girl, and her damsire, Gunsynd...
- 1982 - Cossack Prince
- 1981 - Canarthus
- 1980 - Silver Wraith
- 1979 - ImposingImposingImposing was a notable Australian thoroughbred racehorse.He was a chestnut son of Todman from the Arctic Explorer mare Hialeah.Some of his major race victories included the 1979 AJC Epsom Handicap, AJC George Main Stakes and the STC Hill Stakes....
- 1978 - Marceau
- 1977 - Carlaw
- 1976 - Ngawyni
- 1975 - Skyjack
- 1974 - Leica Lover
- 1973 - Grand Cidium
- 1972 - GunsyndGunsyndGunsynd was a champion Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who won 29 races and A$280,455 in prizemoney. In his seven starts over one mile he was only once defeated, by half-a-head in the Epsom Handicap....
- 1971 - BaguetteBaguette (horse)Baguette was an Australian bred Thoroughbred racehorse that was undefeated as a two-year-old and became the first winner of the Two Year Old Triple Crown. His wins included 14 Principal Races and he retired to become a good sire.-Breeding:...
- 1970 - Flagrante
- 1969 - Black Onyx
- 1968 - Eternal Youth
- 1967 - Winfreux
- 1966 - Prince Grant
- 1965 - Eskimo Prince
- 1964 - Toi Port
- 1963 - Toi Port
- 1962 - Sky HighSky High (horse)Sky High was an outstanding Australian Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. Some of his major race victories include the 1960 STC Golden Slipper Stakes, 1960 VRC Derby, 1961 and 1962 VRC Lightning Stakes and the 1961 AJC Epsom Handicap.-Breeding:...
- 1961 - Lord Fury
- 1960 - Waipari
- 1959 - NoholmeNoholmeNoholme was an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who was the 1959 Australian Horse of the Year and who took nearly a full second off the race record in winning the prestigious Cox Plate. In 1959 he was Australian Horse of the Year.He was sired by Star Kingdom , the Leading sire in Australia on...
- 1958 - Skyline
- 1957 - RedcrazeRedcrazeRedcraze was a champion New Zealand Thoroughbred racehorse who raced both in Australia and New Zealand, winning major races in both countries....
- 1956 - RedcrazeRedcrazeRedcraze was a champion New Zealand Thoroughbred racehorse who raced both in Australia and New Zealand, winning major races in both countries....
- 1955 - Somerset Fair
- 1954 - Prince Cortauld
- 1953 - Hydrogen
- 1952 - Hydrogen
- 1951 - San Domenico
- 1950 - Playboy
- 1949 - Vagabond
- 1948 - Dark Marne
- 1947 - Columnist
- 1946 - BernboroughBernboroughBernborough was an outstanding Australian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who competed from 1941 to 1946. He carried heavy weights to victory in a sequence of 15 consecutive wins that included the Doomben 10,000 carrying 10 stone 5 pounds....
- 1945 - ShannonShannon (horse)Shannon , named Shannon II in America, was an outstanding Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who was inducted into the Hall of Fame. He created new racecourse records in Australia before he was sold to an American buyer who exported him to California in 1948...
- 1944 - Mayfowl
- 1943 - Yaralla
- 1942 - Yaralla
- 1941 - High CasteHigh CasteHigh Caste was a Thoroughbred racehorse and stallion that was bred in New Zealand and was considered the best two-year-old in New Zealand after winning three of his four race starts. He was a good racehorse under handicap and weight for age conditions and combined this with wins in good races from...
- 1940 - Beau Vite
- 1939 - Gold Rod
- 1938 - Gold Rod
- 1937 - Talking
- 1936 - Silver Ring
- 1935 - Peter Pan IIIPeter Pan IIIPeter Pan was a chestnut Australian Thoroughbred stallion by Pantheon out of Alwina by St Alwyne . He was foaled at the Baroona Stud north of Sydney Australia in 1929. His sire, Pantheon was an outstanding racehorse winning 10 races from 44 starts in England and Australia...
- 1934 - ChathamChatham (horse)Chatham was an outstanding Australian Thoroughbred racehorse that was bred by Percy Miller at the Kia Ora Stud near Scone in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales.-Pedigree:...
- 1933 - ChathamChatham (horse)Chatham was an outstanding Australian Thoroughbred racehorse that was bred by Percy Miller at the Kia Ora Stud near Scone in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales.-Pedigree:...
- 1932 - Peter Pan IIIPeter Pan IIIPeter Pan was a chestnut Australian Thoroughbred stallion by Pantheon out of Alwina by St Alwyne . He was foaled at the Baroona Stud north of Sydney Australia in 1929. His sire, Pantheon was an outstanding racehorse winning 10 races from 44 starts in England and Australia...
- 1931 - Phar LapPhar LapPhar Lap was a champion Thoroughbred racehorse whose achievements captured the public's imagination during the early years of the Great Depression. Foaled in New Zealand, he was trained and raced in Australia. Phar Lap dominated Australian racing during a distinguished career, winning a Melbourne...
- 1930 - Phar LapPhar LapPhar Lap was a champion Thoroughbred racehorse whose achievements captured the public's imagination during the early years of the Great Depression. Foaled in New Zealand, he was trained and raced in Australia. Phar Lap dominated Australian racing during a distinguished career, winning a Melbourne...
- 1929 - Winalot
- 1928 - Limerick
- 1927 - Limerick
- 1926 - Valicare
- 1925 - The HawkThe Hawk (horse)The Hawk was a exceptional New Zealand bred Thoroughbred racehorse. He had 136 race starts, winning top quality races in both New Zealand and Australia, and set Australasian records for six and eight furlongs...
- 1924 - Ballymena
- 1923 - The HawkThe Hawk (horse)The Hawk was a exceptional New Zealand bred Thoroughbred racehorse. He had 136 race starts, winning top quality races in both New Zealand and Australia, and set Australasian records for six and eight furlongs...
- 1922 - GloamingGloaming (horse)Gloaming was an outstanding Thoroughbred racehorse, owned, trained, and based in New Zealand. He set many records which includes the Australasian record of 19 successive wins, many in Principal Races. Gloaming was unusual that he was a champion who won many major races in both Australia and New...
- 1921 - Beauford