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The Race History of the Triscay Stakes run at Randwick on Saturday suggests you need a really good mare to win.

Sweet Deal won it last year. Can we see another good one in the 2021 Triscay Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday?

2021 Triscay Stakes: Nominations

2021 TRISCAY STAKES - RACE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND

The Triscay Stakes is a Group 3 race for Four Year Old mares and up and is conducted by the Australian Turf Club at Randwick.

The Triscay Stakes was first run in 1995 and was won by Light Up The World.

The Triscay Stakes is run over 1200m under Quality handicap conditions.

It was worth $160,000 in 2021. Since it began it was a Listed race until upgrade in 2014.

The race is named after elite filly/mare Triscay who won many big races including an AJC Oaks, Queensland Oaks and Australian Guineas.

Even though only just over 20 years old, all four Sydney courses have conducted the race with the vast majority at Rosehill.

Sweet Deal won a Toy Show the following Spring to her win in 2020 and then The Hunter in November.

Notable winners of the Triscay Stakes include Light Up The World (1995), Shindig (1997), Victory Vein (2004), Doubting (2007), Hot Danish (2008), Madame Pedrille (2009), Dystopia (2012), Sultry Feeling (2016), Alassio (2019) and Sweet Deal (2020).

The 2020 Triscay Stakes was won by Sweet Deal from Spiritual Pursuit and Pohutukawa.