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The Winx Stakes, registered as the Warwick Stakes, is a Group 1 Australian Turf Club thoroughbred horse race at Weight for Age, for three-year-olds and older over a distance of 1400 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in August.

History

Name

In 2018 the race was renamed to the Winx Stakes, in honour of the champion Australian racehorse.

Records

  • Record time for the 1300 metres was set by Al Mansour (2000) in 1:14.77.

  • Jockey Darby Munro won six Warwick Stakes with Rogilla (1935), Allunga (1937), Beaulivre (1940), Katanga (1943), Removal (1945) and Tarien (1954).

Distance

  • 19231929 - 7 furlongs

  • 19301937 - 1 mile

  • 19381971 - 7 furlongs

  • 19721999 – 1400 metres

  • 20002001 – 1300 metres

  • 2002 onwards - 1400 metres

Grade

  • Prior to 1978 - Principal race

  • 19792017 - Group 2

  • 2018 onwards - Group 1

The prizemoney has increased significantly. In 2015 the stake was increased from $175,000 to $250,000 and in 2018 to $500,000. The 2022 event was for $750.000 and increased to $1,000,000 the following year.

Venue

Gallery of noted winners

1946 racebook

Winners

The following are past winners of the race.

  • 2026 - Autumn Glow

  • 2025 - Via Sistina

  • 2024 - Via Sistina

  • 2023 - Fangirl

  • 2022 - Anamoe

  • 2021 - Mo'unga

  • 2020 - Verry Elleegant

  • 2019 - Samadoubt

  • 2018 - Winx

  • 2017 - Winx

  • 2016 - Winx

  • 2015 - Royal Descent

  • 2014 - Tiger Tees

  • 2013 - Veyron

  • 2012 - Pinwheel

  • 2011 - Pinwheel

  • 2010 - Metal Bender

  • 2009 - Trusting

  • 2008 - Racing To Win

  • 2007 - †race not held

  • 2006 - Court's In Session

  • 2005 - Sir Dex

  • 2004 - Private Steer

  • 2003 - Lonhro

  • 2002 - Defier

  • 2001 - Lonhro

  • 2000 - Al Mansour

  • 1999 - Sunline

  • 1998 - What Can I Say

  • 1997 - Filante

  • 1996 - Filante

  • 1995 - Star Dancer

  • 1994 - March Hare

  • 1993 - Prince Of Praise

  • 1992 - Shaftesbury Avenue

  • 1991 - Super Impose

  • 1990 - Super Impose

  • 1989 - Groucho

  • 1988 - Flotilla

  • 1987 - Pablo's Pulse

  • 1986 - Riverdale

  • 1985 - Castanillia

  • 1984 - Phillip

  • 1983 - Yoyangamble

  • 1982 - Kingston Town

  • 1981 - Kingston Town

  • 1980 - Kingston Town

  • 1979 - Gypsy Kingdom

  • 1978 - Party's Pride

  • 1977 - Proficient

  • 1976 - Purple Patch

  • 1975 - Silver Shadow

  • 1974 - Jenarkol

  • 1973 - Longfella

  • 1972 - Nippon

  • 1971 - Ricochet

  • 1970 - Royal Show

  • 1969 - Fair Law

  • 1968 - Swift Peter

  • 1967 - Gay Gauntlet

  • 1966 - Prince Max

  • 1965 - Gay Gauntlet

  • 1964 - Reveille

  • 1963 - Cele's Image

  • 1962 - Sky High

  • 1961 - Sky High

  • 1960 - Sparkler

  • 1959 - Up And Coming

  • 1958 - Grey Ghost

  • 1957 - Tulloch

  • 1956 - El Khobar

  • 1955 - Prince Cortauld

  • 1954 - Tarien

  • 1953 - Tarien

  • 1952 - Foreign Exchange

  • 1951 - San Domenico

  • 1950 - San Domenico

  • 1949 - The Groom

  • 1948 - Septet

  • 1947 - Victory Lad

  • 1946 - Bernborough

  • 1945 - Removal

  • 1944 - Flight

  • 1943 - Katanga

  • 1942 - Yaralla

  • 1941 - High Caste

  • 1940 - Beaulivre

  • 1939 - Defaulter

  • 1938 - Stretto

  • 1937 - Allunga

  • 1936 - Talking

  • 1935 - ‡Rogilla/Silver King

  • 1934 - Chatham

  • 1933 - Chatham

  • 1932 - Johnnie Jason

  • 1931 - Johnnie Jason

  • 1930 - Amounis

  • 1929 - Limerick

  • 1928 - Limerick

  • 1927 - Limerick

  • 1926 - Windbag

  • 1925 - Whittier

  • 1924 - Glentruin

  • 1923 - Sunburst

† Not held because of outbreak of equine influenza ‡ Dead heat

Recent multiple winners

Trainers

  • Chris Waller- 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2023, 2024, 2025

Jockeys

See also

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