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Quality stayers emanate from the Race History of the Gloaming Stakes run at Rosehill on Saturday.
So You Think won it before his Cox Plate. There aren't any of those in the 2020 Gloaming Stakes (1800m) at Rosehill on Saturday.
2020 Gloaming Stakes: Nominations
2020 GLOAMING STAKES - RACE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND
The Gloaming Stakes is a Group 3 race run under Set Weights conditions for three year olds at Rosehill conducted by the Australian Turf Club.
The Gloaming Stakes is run over 1800m. It was first run in 1978 and was won by Kapalaran.
The Gloaming Stakes was run over 1900m until 2000 then most runnings since have been at 1800m as a lead up to the Spring Champion Stakes.
Race was elevated to Group 2 until 2004 then back to Group 3 after that.
The race is named after a grand horse Gloaming who had 19 wins in a row at one time and won 57 from 67 starts on both sides of the Tasman.
Ace High won the Gloaming before taking the Spring Champion Stakes and Victoria Derby at his next two outings.
Others to do the Gloaming/Spring Champion double include Shadow Hero, Vanbrugh, Complacent, Dundeel, Fairway, Tie The Knot, Magic Of Sydney, Sir Dapper, Best Western and Kingston Town.
Bart Cummings used the Gloaming Stakes to qualify So You Think as a G3 winner to be eligible for the Cox Plate and he would win that race too at just his fifth start.
The only filly winner has been Constant Flight.
The 2007 race was not held due to the Equine Influenza break out.
The Gloaming Stakes was worth $200,000 in 2020.
Notable winners of the Gloaming Stakes include Shadow Hero (2019), Ace High (2017), Vanbrugh (2015), Complacent (2013), It's A Dundeel (2012), Retrieve (2010), So You Think (2009), Pendragon (2005), Al Maher (2004), Fairway (1999), Arena (1998), Tie The Knot (1997), Magic Of Sydney (1996), Brave Warrior (1994), Air Seattle (1992), Stargazer (1989), Sky Chase (1987), Drought (1986), Handy Proverb (1985), Sir Dapper (1983), Grosvenor (1982), Best Western (1981) and Kingston Town (1979).
The 2019 Gloaming Stakes was won by Shadow Hero from Subedar and Quick Thinker.