Location Randwick Racecourse Surface Turf Qualification Two year old fillies Sponsor IG Group (2016) | Race type Thoroughbred - flat Track Right-handed Distance 1,200 m Purse 500,000 AUD (2016) | |
Inaugurated 1960 (as Keith Mackay Handicap) | ||
Randwick race 4 april 9th 2016 percy sykes stakes
The Percy Sykes Stakes, registered as the Keith Mackay Handicap is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race, for two year old fillies, at set weights with penalties, over a distance of 1200 metres, held at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia in the autumn during the ATC Championships series. It is run on the same day as the Sydney Cup. Total prize money for the race is A$500,000.
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Race history
The registered racename is named in honour of the former AJC Chairman Keith Mackay.
In 2014 the ATC substantially increased the prizemoney and the race was scheduled as part of the ATC Championships series and renamed the race to the Royal Randwick Stakes. In 2015 the race was once again renamed in honour of the veterinarian Percy Sykes (1920–2014), who had saved Tulloch and had worked with famous trainers in the industry, including T J Smith, Bart Cummings, Gai Waterhouse and Jack Denham.