Southern Cross Stakes
Encyclopedia
The Southern Cross Stakes is a Group 3
Australia
n Thoroughbred
horse race for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1200 metres. It is held annually at Randwick Racecourse
in Sydney
in February.
1973 onwards held over 1200m.
1940 - 1979 was as a Principal race.
1980 - 1988 was as a Listed race.
1989 onwards Group 3
race.
1940 - 1992 the race was known as the ‘Frederick Clissold Handicap’
1993 the race was known as the ‘Anniversary Cup’
1994 the race was known as the ‘Frederick Clissold Handicap’
1995 the race was known as the ‘Frederick Clissold Quality’
1996 - 1998 the race was known as the ‘Frederick Clissold Handicap’
1999 - 2002 the race was known as the ‘Frederick Clissold Stakes’
2003 the race was known as the ‘Premier Express Freight Stakes’
2004 - 2008 the race was known as the ‘Frederick Clissold Stakes’
2009 onwards the race has been called the ‘Southern Cross Stakes’
Group races
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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...
horse race for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1200 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
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 February.
Race history
1940 - 1972 held over 6 furlongs (approx. 1200m)1973 onwards held over 1200m.
1940 - 1979 was as a Principal race.
1980 - 1988 was as a Listed race.
1989 onwards Group 3
Group 3
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race.
1940 - 1992 the race was known as the ‘Frederick Clissold Handicap’
1993 the race was known as the ‘Anniversary Cup’
1994 the race was known as the ‘Frederick Clissold Handicap’
1995 the race was known as the ‘Frederick Clissold Quality’
1996 - 1998 the race was known as the ‘Frederick Clissold Handicap’
1999 - 2002 the race was known as the ‘Frederick Clissold Stakes’
2003 the race was known as the ‘Premier Express Freight Stakes’
2004 - 2008 the race was known as the ‘Frederick Clissold Stakes’
2009 onwards the race has been called the ‘Southern Cross Stakes’
The winners
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Gunsynd Gunsynd 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.... |
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