Southern Cross Stakes
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History
The Southern Cross Stakes is a Group 3 race for open sprinters conducted by the Australian Turf Club at Rosehill.
The Southern Cross Stakes was first run in 1940 and was won by Gold Rod.
The Southern Cross Stakes is run over 1200m under Quality handicap conditions.
It was worth $250,000 in 2024. It was a Listed race until 1989 when upgraded to G3.
It has always been run at the 1200m but all four metro tracks have held the race at any one time for varying reasons.
The Southern Cross Stakes is registered as the Frederick Clissold Stakes.
After winning the Caulfield Stakes and Mackinnon Stakes with a failure in the Cox Plate in between when knocked over, Danewin won this first up under 60kg.
Le Romain stepped up to win the Canterbury Stakes after winning in 2017.
Only mares to win in the last 20 years are No Evidence Needed, Sister Madly, Eckstein and Lady Laguna.
Masked Crusader won a William Reid Stakes and was runner up in The Everest in the 12 months that followed.
Lost And Running came back from his Everest campaign to win this race first up.
Notable winners of the Southern Cross Stakes include San Domenico (1950), Evening Peal (1956), Roman Consul (1969), Gunsynd (1972), Hartshill (1976), Scomeld (1979), Ubetido (1982), Avon Angel (1986), Wong (1988), Comrade (1990), Joanne (1991), Big Dreams (1993), Danewin (1996), Secret Savings (1997), Terravista (2014), Le Romain (2017), Masked Crusader (2021) and Lost And Running (2022).
The 2024 Southern Cross Stakes was won by Lady Laguna from Hard To Say and Malkovich.
Previous Southern Cross Stakes Winners
Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LADY LAGUNA
(AUS)
4M OVERSHARE (AUS) - CATALINA DE LAGO (NZ) ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) |
JAMES MCDONALD | 56.0 | ANNABEL NEASHAM | 6 |
|
QUANTICO
(AUS)
6G I AM INVINCIBLE (AUS) - HOSS AMOR (AUS) GENERAL NEDIYM (AUS) |
K MCEVOY | 55.0 | JOHN O'SHEA | 2 |
|
LOST AND RUNNING
(NZ)
5G PER INCANTO (USA) - DREAMLIFE (NZ) DANROAD (AUS) |
HUGH BOWMAN | 61.0 | JOHN O'SHEA | 5 |
|
MASKED CRUSADER
(AUS)
4G TORONADO (IRE) - SHE'S GOT GEARS (AUS) INVINCIBLE SPIRIT (IRE) |
TOMMY BERRY | 53.5 | MICHAEL & WAYNE & JOHN HAWKES | 6 |
|
SPECIAL REWARD
(AUS)
4G DEMERIT (AUS) - SPECIAL KISEKI (AUS) SPECIAL BOND (AUS) |
B AVDULLA | 54.0 | KRIS LEES | 4 |
|
ECKSTEIN
(AUS)
5M I AM INVINCIBLE (AUS) - COMRIE (AUS) CHOISIR (AUS) |
SAM CLIPPERTON | 54.5 | KURT GOLDMAN | 6 |
|
KAEPERNICK
(AUS)
6G FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - VOLCADA (NZ) STRAVINSKY (USA) |
B AVDULLA | 55.5 | JOHN O'SHEA | 7 |
|
LE ROMAIN
(AUS)
4G HARD SPUN (USA) - MIGNARD (AUS) STRATEGIC (AUS) |
HUGH BOWMAN | 61.0 | KRIS LEES | 6 |
|
BIG MONEY
(AUS)
6G CHOISIR (AUS) - LYN'S MONEY (AUS) HUMAM (IRE) |
R THOMPSON | 57.5 | RODNEY NORTHAM | 3 |
|
HEART TESTA
(AUS)
5G TESTA ROSSA (AUS) - GRACIELA (AUS) FLYING SPUR (AUS) |
JASON COLLETT | 55.0 | CHRIS WALLER | 7 |
|
TERRAVISTA
(AUS)
4G CAPTAIN RIO (GB) - PARFORE (NZ) GOLD BROSE (AUS) |
JASON COLLETT | 54.0 | JOSEPH PRIDE | 4 |
|
SKYTRAIN
(AUS)
7G LONHRO (AUS) - QUE SERA SERA (AUS) LUSKIN STAR (AUS) |
J PARR | 57.0 | PETER SNOWDEN | 8 |
|
NO EVIDENCE NEEDED
(AUS)
5M SHAMARDAL (USA) - GENEROSA (NZ) GENEROUS (IRE) |
JOAO MOREIRA | 55.0 | JOHN P THOMPSON | 3 |
|
SISTER MADLY
(AUS)
4M REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - JADE TIARA (AUS) BUREAUCRACY (NZ) |
R M QUINN | 53.0 | ANTHONY CUMMINGS | 5 |
|
KENNY'S WORLD
(AUS)
5G KENNY'S BEST PAL (AUS) - SEE THE STARS (AUS) MR. HENRYSEE (USA) |
C W BROWN | 53.0 | GRAEME MURRAY | 1 |
|
VITAL FLYER
(AUS)
3G MAGIC ALBERT (AUS) - ELISHIR (AUS) SPECTACULAR SPY (USA) |
GRANT BUCKLEY | 53.0 | TRACEY BARTLEY | 2 |
|
HOYSTAR
(AUS)
4G DANZERO (AUS) - PROFESSIONELLE (NZ) CENTAINE (AUS) |
D NIKOLIC | 53.0 | PETER SNOWDEN | 8 |
|
THE FREE STATER
(AUS)
4G OVER (AUS) - PAPIER MACHE (NZ) STRAIGHT STRIKE (USA) |
JAMES P INNES | 53.0 | W P CAVE | 5 |
|
COLLATE
(AUS)
4H CATBIRD (AUS) - CALFREE (AUS) CAN'T FIGHT FATE (AUS) |
Z PURTON | 53.5 | ALLAN DENHAM | 6 |
|
COOL FRONT
(AUS)
4G HURRICANE SKY (AUS) - OH SO SIRIUS (AUS) COSMIC PLANET (AUS) |
D BEADMAN | 52.0 | JOHN O'SHEA | 2 |
|
BRITT'S BEST
(NZ)
5G DANEHILL (USA) - BAL DES SIRENES (IRE) WARNING (GB) |
L V CASSIDY | 53.5 | KRIS LEES | 8 |
|
GORDO
(AUS)
4G BRIEF TRUCE (USA) - SPIRIT (AUS) DANEHILL (USA) |
C W BROWN | 54.5 | JOHN HAWKES | 10 |
|
LORD ESSEX
(AUS)
5G SCENIC (IRE) - DARLING BESS (AUS) BISCAY (AUS) |
R M QUINN | 54.5 | JOHN HAWKES | 11 |
|
AB INITIO
(AUS)
6G SPECTACULAR SPY (USA) - ZEMELDA (AUS) STANDAAN (FR) |
L V CASSIDY | 56.0 | JOHN HAWKES | 11 |
|
PIMPALA PRINCE
(AUS)
6G YALLAH PRINCE (AUS) - PLAY OUR SONG (IRE) PERSIAN BOLD (IRE) |
S TREWEEK | 54.5 | GORDON YORKE | 11 |
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