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The Race History of the Star Kingdom Stakes run at Rosehill on Saturday sees plenty of strong sprinters to the fore.
Flamberge won multiple big races as well as this. Can the 2020 Star Kingdom Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill on Saturday provide more form like that?
2020 Star Kingdom Stakes: Nominations
2020 STAR KINGDOM STAKES - RACE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND
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 2020 Star Kingdom Stakes was worth prizemoney of $160,000.
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 2019 Star Kingdom Stakes was won by Siren's Fury from Manuel and Ardrossan.
