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Many stars of the turf are in the Race History of the Expressway Stakes run at Rosehill on Saturday.

Tie The Knot was a superb winner given he was known more as a stayer. Which big name takes the 2021 Expressway Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill on Saturday?

2021 Expressway Stakes: Nominations

2021 EXPRESSWAY STAKES - RACE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND

The Expressway Stakes is a Group 2 race for open sprinters conducted by the Australian Turf Club at Rosehill.

The Expressway Stakes was first run in 1974 and was won by I'm Scarlet.

The Expressway Stakes is run over 1200m under Weights For Age conditions. It was worth $200,000 in 2021. It has been a Group 2 race from 1979.

The race has been differing in distances but settled at 1200m from 2005.

The Expressway Stakes has been run at all four of Sydney's metro tracks at some stage. Was held at Randwick in 2020 due to oppressive conditions out west.

Appearance and Alizee are the only mares to win the race in the last decade.

Tie The Knot, best known as a stayer, won the Expressway Stakes in 2001 first up off a Cox Plate preparation.

Trapeze Artist scored first up in 2018 and by the end of the campaign had won Group 1s during the Championships – the TJ Smith Stakes and the All Aged Stakes.

Alizee won the Futurity Stakes following her win in 2019.

Notable winners of the Expressway Stakes include Zephyr Bay (1975), Luskin Star (1978), Kingston Town (1980), Sheraco (1983), Sir Dapper (1984), Diamond Shower (1987), At Sea (1988), Groucho (1989), Potrero (1991), Joanne (1992), Soho Square (1994), Saintly (1996), Mr Innocent (2000), Tie The Knot (2001), Lonhro (2003), Court's In Session (2005/2006), Mentality (2007), Paratroopers (2008), Rangirangdoo (2010), Rain Affair (2012), Appearance (2014), Music Magnate (2017), Trapeze Artist (2018) and Alizee (2019).

The 2020 Expressway Stakes was won by Standout from Alizee and White Moss.