Star Kingdom Stakes
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History
The Star Kingdom Stakes is a Group 3 open company sprint race conducted by the Australian Turf Club at Rosehill Gardens.
The Star Kingdom Stakes was first run in 1979 and is run under quality handicap conditions with a maximum topweight of 61kg.
The Star Kingdom Stakes is named in honour of the imported stallion who was the five times leading sire in Australia and sired the first five Golden Slipper Stakes winners.
The Star Kingdom Stakes is run over 1200m. The race was run over 1200m from 1979 until 2008. From 2009 to 2012 the distance was 1100m but reverted to 1200m in 2013.
The Star Kingdom Stakes has been run at Rosehill since its inception in 1979 with the exception of 2008 when it was run at Canterbury.
The Star Kingdom Stakes was a Listed Race from 1979 to 1987. It has been Group 3 since 1988. It was run as the Sebring Stakes from 2010-2013.
The race has a habit of producing horses that either win or run well in Group 1 company in the future, often in the Brisbane Winter Carnival.
The 2024 Star Kingdom Stakes was worth prizemoney of $250,000.
They ran the Star Kingdom Stakes on the Monday at Newcastle when Rosehill was abandoned in 2022.
Notable winners of the Star Kingdom Stakes include The Judge, Bold Jet, Manuan, At Sea, Magic Gleam, Kessem, Jetball, Moss Rocket, Red Oog, Mustard, The Jackal, Hot Snitzel, Flamberge, Malaguerra, Jungle Edge and Spright.
The 2024 Star Kingdom Stakes was won by Bandi's Boy from Malkovich and Roots.
Previous Star Kingdom Stakes Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
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BANDI'S BOY
(AUS)
4G THE BROTHERS WAR (USA) - TIBIDABO (AUS) HINCHINBROOK (AUS) |
J FORD | 53.0 | DANNY WILLIAMS | 8 |
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BACCHANALIA
(AUS)
4G EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) - THALIA (AUS) MEDAGLIA D'ORO (USA) |
RACHEL KING | 53.0 | JAMES CUMMINGS | 4 |
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GEM SONG
(AUS)
6G YOUR SONG (AUS) - BEAUTIFUL GEM (AUS) PEINTRE CELEBRE (USA) |
HUGH BOWMAN | 56.5 | KRIS LEES | 6 |
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SIGNORE FOX
(AUS)
5H EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) - SHARP SUSAN (USA) TOUCH GOLD (USA) |
JAMES MCDONALD | 55.5 | P & P SNOWDEN | 1 |
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VEGADAZE
(AUS)
4G LOPE DE VEGA (IRE) - RAINY DAZE (AUS) COMMANDS (AUS) |
TOM MARQUAND | 54.5 | ANTHONY CUMMINGS | 7 |
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SIREN'S FURY
(AUS)
5M MYBOYCHARLIE (IRE) - DE CHORUS (AUS) UNBRIDLED'S SONG (USA) |
TIM CLARK | 53.0 | JASON COYLE | 1 |
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SPRIGHT
(AUS)
4M HINCHINBROOK (AUS) - DASHOFF (AUS) DASH FOR CASH (AUS) |
J FORD | 53.0 | GARRY FRAZER | 3 |
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JUNGLE EDGE
(AUS)
6G DUBAWI (IRE) - JUNGLE GIRL (NZ) CARNEGIE (IRE) |
K FORRESTER | 56.0 | MICK BELL | 4 |
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MALAGUERRA
(AUS)
4G MAGNUS (AUS) - TENNESSEE MORN (AUS) BLETCHINGLY (AUS) |
B SHINN | 57.5 | LEE & ANTHONY FREEDMAN | 1 |
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GENERALIFE
(AUS)
5G LONHRO (AUS) - ALBAICIN (AUS) REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) |
JAMES MCDONALD | 56.0 | JOHN O'SHEA | 3 |
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FLAMBERGE
(AUS)
4G EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) - RAZOR BLADE (AUS) BLAZING SWORD (AUS) |
CHAD SCHOFIELD | 55.5 | PETER G MOODY | 6 |
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HOT SNITZEL
(AUS)
4G SNITZEL (AUS) - FLAMES OF PARIS (USA) BLUSHING GROOM (FR) |
B SHINN | 56.5 | GERALD RYAN | 3 |
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ZARATONE
(AUS)
6G ZARIZ (AUS) - COMEBACK QUEEN (AUS) KING'S THEATRE (IRE) |
MS K O'HARA | 54.0 | NICK OLIVE | 1 |
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SWIFT ALLIANCE
(AUS)
5H DON EDUARDO (NZ) - VISUAL EMOTION (USA) SILVER DEPUTY (CAN) |
N RAWILLER | 60.0 | MS G WATERHOUSE | 1 |
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SWIFT ALLIANCE
(AUS)
4H DON EDUARDO (NZ) - VISUAL EMOTION (USA) SILVER DEPUTY (CAN) |
N RAWILLER | 57.0 | MS G WATERHOUSE | 6 |
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THE JACKAL
(AUS)
6G BITE THE BULLET (USA) - POSITIVE SURPRISE (AUS) BEST WESTERN (AUS) |
R THOMPSON | 58.0 | PAUL ST VINCENT | 8 |
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HOYSTAR
(AUS)
4G DANZERO (AUS) - PROFESSIONELLE (NZ) CENTAINE (AUS) |
D NIKOLIC | 53.5 | PETER SNOWDEN | 4 |
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POSADAS
(AUS)
4G COMMANDS (AUS) - NAVIDAD (AUS) CHRISTMAS TREE (AUS) |
D BEADMAN | 54.5 | JOHN HAWKES | 9 |
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MUSTARD
(AUS)
8G VETTORI (IRE) - ALTEZZA (AUS) RIGOLETTO (AUS) |
J CASSIDY | 53.5 | JOHN MCNAIR | 2 |
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RED OOG
(AUS)
5G BRIEF TRUCE (USA) - MARY JULIA (AUS) ZOFFANY (USA) |
HUGH BOWMAN | 54.5 | JOSEPH PRIDE | 3 |
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TAIKUN
(AUS)
3G ANABAA (USA) - TYRISES (AUS) LAST TYCOON (IRE) |
G BOSS | 53.0 | BART CUMMINGS | 1 |
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BRADSHAW
(AUS)
7G LAST TYCOON (IRE) - SHAYBISC (AUS) BISCAY (AUS) |
C W BROWN | 55.5 | JOHN HAWKES | 2 |
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BRADSHAW
(AUS)
6G LAST TYCOON (IRE) - SHAYBISC (AUS) BISCAY (AUS) |
R M QUINN | 57.0 | JOHN HAWKES | 1 |
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CAMENA
(AUS)
4M SNIPPETS (AUS) - SODA WATCH (AUS) STAR WATCH (AUS) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 56.0 | GERALD RYAN | 3 |
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KING OF ACAPULCO
(AUS)
5G SWITCH IN TIME (IRE) - STEELINGO (AUS) TINGO (GB) |
C MUNCE | 52.5 | JOHN SIZE | 11 |
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