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The BMW is a Sydney Turf Club
Group 1
Thoroughbred
horse race held over 2,400m (a mile and a half) at Weight for Age
. It is held each year in April at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
in Sydney Australia. The prizemoney in 2008 was A$2,271,400. It is run on the same day as the Golden Slipper Stakes.
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 1
Group One
Group One or Group 1 is the term used for the highest level of Thoroughbred and Standardbred stakes races in many countries. Group One races may be run under handicap conditions in Australia but in Europe weight-for-age conditions always apply. Races may be also restricted to age groups or a...
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 over 2,400m (a mile and a half) 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...
. It is held each year in April 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...
in Sydney Australia. The prizemoney in 2008 was A$2,271,400. It is run on the same day as the Golden Slipper Stakes.
Race History
This race was previously known as:- H E Tancred Stakes
- The Tancred Cup
- Mercedes Classic
The winners
- 2011 Cedarberg
- 2010 Littorio
- 2009 Fiumicino
- 2008 Tuesday Joy
- 2007 Blutigeroo
- 2006 EremeinEremeinEremein was a notable Australian Thoroughbred racehorse. He was a chestnut gelding foaled in 2001 and bred by Bhima Stud in New South Wales. Eremein was by Timber Country from Marrego by Marscay....
- 2005 Makybe DivaMakybe DivaMakybe Diva is a British-bred, Australian-trained Thoroughbred who became the first racehorse to win the famed Melbourne Cup on three occasions: 2003, 2004, and 2005. In 2005, she also won the Cox Plate. Makybe Diva is the highest stakes-earner in Australasian horse racing history, with winnings...
- 2004 Grand ZuluGrand ZuluGrand Zulu was an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse. A bay gelding foaled on 19 September 2000 in Australia he was sired by Grand Lodge , a son of Chief's Crown, and out of dam Bravo Zulu by Military Plume ....
- 2003 FreemasonFreemason (horse)Freemason was an Australian racehorse from the early 2000's. He was owned by the Inghams and trained by John Hawkes. His most famous win was the 2003 BMW Stakes where he raced neck and neck down the straight with Northerly and just prevailed. He won A$3,482,440....
- 2002 EtherealEthereal (horse)Ethereal is a New Zealand Thoroughbred mare who was a very successful racehorse. She was owned and bred by brothers, Peter and Phillip Vela who own Pencarrow Stud and New Zealand Bloodstock. Ethereal was sired by the 1989 U.S. Champion 2-Yr-Old Colt and Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner, Rhythm . Her...
- 2001 Curata Storm
- 2000 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:...
- 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 Might and PowerMight and PowerMight and Power was a New Zealand bred, Australian owned and trained Thoroughbred racehorse who was named Australian Horse of the Year in 1998 and 1999. As a four-year-old, Might And Power won the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups, and returned at five to become only the second horse in the history of...
- 1997 OctagonalOctagonalOctagonal is a retired champion New Zealand-bred, Australian raced Thoroughbred racehorse, also known as 'The Big O' or 'Occy'. He was by the champion sire Zabeel, out of the champion broodmare Eight Carat, who also produced Group One winners Mouawad, Kaapstad, Diamond Lover and Marquise.Trained...
- 1996 OctagonalOctagonalOctagonal is a retired champion New Zealand-bred, Australian raced Thoroughbred racehorse, also known as 'The Big O' or 'Occy'. He was by the champion sire Zabeel, out of the champion broodmare Eight Carat, who also produced Group One winners Mouawad, Kaapstad, Diamond Lover and Marquise.Trained...
- 1995 Stony Bay
- 1994 Miltak
- 1993 Kaaptive Edition
- 1992 Heroicity
- 1991 Dr. Grace
- 1990 SydestonSydestonSydeston was one of the best racehorses to come out of Tasmania in the history of Australian racing, and easily the best to do so in the modern era. After winning a number of races in his home state, the plain brown gelding was transferred to Bob Hoysted in the middle of 1989...
- 1989 Our Poetic Prince
- 1988 Beau Zam
- 1987 Myocard
- 1986 BonecrusherBonecrusher (horse)Bonecrusher Is a retired champion New Zealand Thoroughbred racehorse who was widely admired in both Australia and New Zealand. Bred by Bill Punch, his dam's sire was a son of a French champion, Tantieme. Bonecrusher was purchased by Peter Mitchell for just $3,250 at the Waikato Yearling Sales,...
- 1985 Alibhai
- 1984 Hayai
- 1983 Trissaro
- 1982 Prince Majestic
- 1981 Blue Denim
- 1980 Kingston TownKingston TownKingston Town was an outstanding Australian bred Thoroughbred racehorse who won a record three Cox Plates and 11 other Group One races in a career spanning from 1979 to 1982...
- 1979 Shivaree
- 1978 HypernoHypernoHyperno was a Thoroughbred racehorse foaled in New Zealand. He was a wayward but brilliant galloper that won the Melbourne Cup and other group and listed races....
- 1977 Our Cavalier
- 1976 Major Battle
- 1975 Sovereign Yacht
- 1974 Knee High
- 1973 Apollo ElevenApollo ElevenApollo Eleven is a New Zealand thoroughbred racehorse, foaled in 1967 by Cyrus out of Lady Rizzio.He is notable for winning the Tancred Stakes and the Auckland Cup.-Major races won:* 1975 Chipping Norton Stakes* 1973 Auckland Cup...
(NZ) - 1972 Tails
- 1971 Natural Trump
- 1970 Bright Shadow