3 minute read

The Race History of the 2017 Civic Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday shows it as a very competitive Winter feature for the sprinters.

Last year Ninth Legion carried topweight to win and in the 2017 Civic Stakes (1350m) at Rosehill on Saturday, The Monstar will try to do the same.

2017 CIVIC STAKES - RACE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND

The Civic Stakes is a Listed Race conducted by the Australian Turf Club at Rosehill Gardens.

The Civic Stakes was introduced by the Sydney Turf Club in 1950 as a feature winter sprint race.

The race was known as the Civic Handicap until it became the Civic Stakes with it elevation to Listed status.

The distance of the Civic Stakes has varied many times from six furlongs/1200m up to seven and half furlongs/1500 metres.

The 2017 Civic Stakes will be run over 1350 metres at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday July 1 for prizemoney of $150,000.

There has been only one dual winner of the Civic Stakes – Magic Gleam in 1988/89.

Other notable winners of the Civic Stakes include De La Salle, Knave, Fine And Dandy, Rush Bye, Cele’s Image, Redcap, Calmness, Shakedown, Foresight, Special Girl, Zambari, Triton, Gilt Patten, Top Charger, Radiant Echo, New Atlantis, Silver Flyer, Notoire, Carael Boy, Mic Mac and Generalife.

The 2016 Civic Stakes was won by Ninth Legion from Better Not Blue and Vergara.