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Gloaming Stakes

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Inaugurated
  
1978

Sponsor
  
Schweppes (2016)

Surface
  
Turf

Race type
  
Thoroughbred

Distance
  
1,800 metres

Location
  
Rosehill Racecourse, Sydney, Australia

The Gloaming Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race, for three-year-olds, at set weights, over a distance of 1800 metres, held annually at Rosehill Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in September. Total prize money for the race is A$200,000.

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Race name

The race is named for Gloaming who jointly at one time held the Australasian record (with Desert Gold) of 19 successive wins. Gloaming had 67 race starts, won 57 and was second 9 times.

Race grade

  • 1978 - Principal race
  • 1979–2004 - Group 2
  • 2005 onwards - Group 3
  • Race distance

  • 1978–2000 – 1900 metres
  • 2001 - 1750 metres
  • 2002 - 1900 metres
  • 2003 onwards - 1800 metres
  • Race venue

  • 1978–1990 - Rosehill Racecourse
  • 1991 - Canterbury Park Racecourse
  • 1992–2011 - Rosehill Racecourse
  • 2012 - Randwick Racecourse
  • 2013 onwards - Rosehill Racecourse
  • References

    Gloaming Stakes Wikipedia


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