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Star Kingdom Stakes

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Inaugurated
  
1979

Track
  
Right-handed

Purse
  
150,000 USD (2016)

Surface
  
Turf

Distance
  
1,200 m

Location
  
Rosehill Gardens RacecourseSydney, New South Wales, Australia

Race type
  
Thoroughbred – Flat racing

Qualification
  
Three years old and older

Sponsor
  

The Star Kingdom Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred quality handicap horse race, for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1200 metres, held annually at Rosehill Racecourse in Sydney, Australia in March and April. Total prize money for the race is A$150,000.

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Race history

The registered race is named in honour of Star Kingdom, the five times Leading sire in Australia sire of the winner of the first five Golden Slipper Stakes.

The race has been run as the Sebring Stakes between 2010–14 in honour of Sebring winner of the 2008 Golden Slipper Stakes. The race reverted to the registered race name in 2015 while the Listed race registered as the Darby Munro Stakes was run as The Sebring.

Race name

  • 1979–1999 - Star Kingdom Stakes
  • 2000–2004 - Star Kingdom Quality Stakes
  • 2005–2008 - Nivea Visage Stakes
  • 2009 - Star Kingdom Stakes
  • 2010–2012 - Sebring Stakes
  • 2013 - Sebring HKJC Stakes
  • 2014 - Sebring Stakes
  • 2015 - Star Kingdom Stakes
  • Race distance

  • 1979–2007 – 1200 metres
  • 2008 – 1200 metres (held at Canterbury)
  • 2009–2012 – 1100 metres
  • 2013 onwards – 1200 metres
  • Race grade

  • 1979–1987 - Listed Race
  • 1988 onwards - Group 3
  • References

    Star Kingdom Stakes Wikipedia


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