Winx Stakes

The 2018 Warwick Stakes is a weight-for-age event held at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney every August. The Group 1 event is run over a 1400m journey with $500,000 in prize money up for grabs.

It’s held on the same day as the Group 3 Up And Coming Stakes and also the Group 3 Silver Shadow Stakes, both events exclusively for three-year-olds. The Warwick Stakes used to be a feature event held at Warwick Farm racecourse.

The Warwick Stakes often fields runners which competed in the Group 3 Missile Stakes two weeks earlier at Rosehill Gardens. It’s another of the races that mixes the fresh spring talent with the winter campaigners well into their preparation.

Well performing horses will move from this race directly on to the Group 2 Chelmsford Stakes over a mile at Randwick in a fortnight.

Metal Bender won the 2010 event first up after a successful Brisbane Winter Carnival in which he claimed the Group 1 Doomben Cup. He joined a list of outstanding horses to have won the Warwick Stakes including Racing To Win in 2008, Sunline in 1999  and back to back winner Super Impose in 1991-1992.

The best ever though has to be Lohnro which won in 2001 and 2003 and only missed out in 2002 after finishing a tight second to Defier.

2017 Warwick Stakes Field

The $250,000 Group 2 Warwick Stakes for 2017 will be run on Saturday 19 August at Royal Randwick. The 2017 Warwick Stakes field is now published below.

No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Hcp Rating
1 16x113380x ECUADOR (NZ) Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Adam Hyeronimus 6 59kg 110
2 613311255x RED EXCITEMENT Gerald Ryan Joshua Parr 4 59kg 108
3 3x5543321x ALLERGIC James Cummings Tim Clark 1 59kg 106
4 1112x1240x ANTONIO GIUSEPPE (NZ) Chris Waller Tye Angland 5 59kg 103
5 1433x5126x INFERENCE Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Tommy Berry 8 58.5kg 100
6 31212652×5 HARPER’S CHOICE Gerald Ryan Glyn Schofield 7 58.5kg 89
7 1111x1111x WINX Chris Waller Hugh Bowman 2 57kg 132
8 114x24141x FOXPLAY Chris Waller Kerrin McEvoy 3 56.5kg 110

Warwick Stakes Nominations

No. Last 10 Horse Sex Age Trainer Hcp Rating
1 3x5543321x ALLERGIC G 6 James Cummings 106
2 1112x1240x ANTONIO GIUSEPPE (NZ) G 5 Chris Waller 103
3 16x113380x ECUADOR (NZ) G 8 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott 110
4 114x24141x FOXPLAY M 4 Chris Waller 110
5 31212652×5 HARPER’S CHOICE H 4 Gerald Ryan 89
6 1433x5126x INFERENCE H 4 Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes 100
7 x1541112x1 INVINCIBLE GEM M 4 Kris Lees 108
8 613311255x RED EXCITEMENT G 8 Gerald Ryan 108
9 7255x3642x WHO SHOT THEBARMAN (NZ) G 9 Chris Waller 108
10 1111x1111x WINX M 6 Chris Waller 132
11 0560x2612x ZANBAGH M 7 John P Thompson 108

Warwick Stakes Winners & Results

Winners and placers in the Warwick Stakes since 2000 with winning times.

Year Results Winning Time
2017 1 Winx 2 Foxplay 3 Ecuador  1:21.87
2016 1 Winx 2 Hartnell 3 Rebel Dane  1:23.83
2015 1 Royal Descent 2 Pornichet 3 Messene  1:21.57
2014 1 Tiger Tees 2 Royal Descent 3 Criterion  1:27.73
2013 1 Veyron 2 Streama 3 Rain Affair  1:21.55
2012 1 Pinwheel 2 Secret Admirer 3 Danleigh  1:22.5
2011 1 Pinwheel 2 Ilovethiscity 3 Startsmeup  1:25.8
2010 1 Metal Bender 2 Triple Honour 3 Danleigh  1:24.2
2009 1 Trusting 2 O’lonhro 3 Mr Baritone  1:21.5
2008 1 Racing to Win 2 Gallant Tess 3 Danzippo  1:24.5
2007 Race not run
2006 1 Courts In Session 2 Racing To Win 3 Desert War  1:23.3
2005 1 Sir Dex 2 Dizelle 3 Sportsman  1:22.8
2004 1 Private Steer 2 So Assertive 3 Niello  1:22.7
2003 1 Lonhro 2 Clangalang 3 Defier  1:24.3
2002 1 Defier 2 Lonhro 3 Republic Lass  1:22.8
2001 1 Lonhro 2 Diamond Dane 3 Shogun Lodge  1:17.3
2000 1 Al Mansour 2 Hire 3 Celestial Choir  1:14.7

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