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Horse race
The Flight Stakes is an
Australian Turf Club
Group 1
Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies, at
Set Weights, run over a distance of 1600 metres at
Randwick Racecourse,
Sydney,
Australia in early October.
[1] Total prize money for the race is
A$750,000.
History
The race is named for champion
Australian Hall of Fame
mare
Flight, the winner of the
W. S. Cox Plate in 1945 and 1946. The race is part of the
Epsom Handicap racecard.
[1]
Grade
- 1947–1978 - Principal Race
- 1979–1984 - Group 2
- 1985 onwards - Group 1
Distance
- 1947–1971 - 1 mile (~1600 metres)
- 1972 onwards - 1600 metres
Venue
Winners
- 2022 - Zougotcha
[2]
- 2021 - Never Been Kissed
[3]
- 2020 - Montefilia
[4]
- 2019 - Funstar
[5]
- 2018 - Oohood
[6]
- 2017 -
Alizee
[7]
- 2016 - Global Glamour
[8]
- 2015 - Speak Fondly
[9]
- 2014 - First Seal
[10]
- 2013 - Guelph
[11]
- 2012 - Norzita
[12]
- 2011 - Streama
[13]
- 2010 - Secret Admirer
[14]
- 2009 -
More Joyous
[15]
- 2008 -
Samantha Miss
[16]
- 2007 - ‡race not held
- 2006 - Cheeky Choice
[17]
- 2005 - Fashions Afield
[18]
- 2004 - Lotteria
[19]
- 2003 - Unearthly
[20]
- 2002 - Royal Purler
[21]
- 2001 - Ha Ha
[22]
- 2000 - Unworldly
[23]
- 1999 - Danglissa
[24]
- 1998 -
Sunline
[25]
- 1997 - Only A Lady
[26]
- 1996 - †Assertive Lass / Dashing Eagle
[27]
- 1995 - Pontal Lass
[28]
- 1994 - Danarani
[29]
- 1993 - Angst
[30]
- 1992 - Slight Chance
[31]
- 1991 - Electrique
[32]
- 1990 - Triscay
[33]
- 1989 - A Little Kiss
[34]
- 1988 -
Research
[35]
- 1987 - Judyann
[36]
- 1986 - Bounding Away
[37]
- 1985 - Tingo Tango
[38]
- 1984 - Goleen
[39]
- 1983 - La Caissiere
[40]
- 1982 - Gelsomino
- 1981 - Allez Show
- 1980 - Fiancee
- 1979 - Snowing
- 1978 - Jubilee Walk
- 1977 - Sun Sally
- 1976 - Apollua
- 1975 - Gloomy Isle
- 1974 - Cap D'Antibes
- 1973 - Better Comment
- 1972 - Siduri
- 1971 - Better Gleam
- 1970 - Tropic Jewel
- 1969 - Natal Lass
- 1968 - Flying Fable
- 1967 - Flying Gauntlet
- 1966 - Candy Floss
- 1965 - Fawnia
- 1964 - Reveille
- 1963 - Slepsie
- 1962 - Jan's Image
- 1961 - Hoa Hine
- 1960 -
Wenona Girl
- 1959 - Weeamera
- 1958 - Straightlaced
- 1957 - Amneris
- 1956 - French Fable
- 1955 - Brimses
- 1954 - Travel Free
- 1953 - Redeswood
- 1952 - Bush Chapel
- 1951 - Blue's Sister
- 1950 - Putoko
- 1949 - Mona's Choice
- 1948 - Wattle
- 1947 - Nizam's Ring
References