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Golden Pendant

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Race type
  
Thoroughbred

Surface
  
Turf

Distance
  
1,400 metres

Location
  
Rosehill Racecourse, Sydney, Australia

Inaugurated
  
1996 (as Research Fillies & Mares Quality Handicap)

Sponsor
  
Ronald McDonald House Westmead (2016)

The Golden Pendant, is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horserace for fillies and mares aged three years old and upwards with set weights with penalties conditions over a distance of 1400 metres, held annually at Rosehill Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in September. Total prizemoney for the race is A$400,000.

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Race name

Originally this race was run as the Research Stakes in honour of 1988-89 Australian Horse of the Year, Research who won the AJC Derby, AJC Oaks, Flight Stakes, VRC Oaks. In 2011 the race was renamed to the Golden Pendant.

Race grade

  • 1998–2000 - Listed race
  • 2001 onwards - Group 3
  • Race distance

  • 1996–2011 – 1200 metres
  • 2012 onwards - 1400 metres
  • References

    Golden Pendant Wikipedia


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