Canonbury Stakes Explained

Surface:	Turf
Class:	Group 3
Horse Race:	Canonbury Stakes
Location:	Rosehill Racecourse
Inaugurated:	1930
Race Type:	Thoroughbred - flat
Distance:	1,100 metres
Track:	Right-handed
Qualification:	Two year old colts and geldings
Weight:	Set weights with penalties
Purse:	A$160,000 (2022)
Sponsor:	Fujitsu General (2022)

The Canonbury Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race, for two-year-old colts and geldings, held with set weights with penalties conditions, over a distance of 1100 metres at Rosehill Racecourse in Sydney, Australia in February.^[1] Total prize money for the race is A$160,000.

History

Name

The race is named after the name of the house Canonbury, which was built in 1911 by Harry Rickards near Darling Point in Sydney. After his death the house was sold to the Australian Jockey Club in 1919 and was used as a convalescent hospital for returned servicemen from World War I.^[2]

The race was originally held earlier in the racing season as an open two-year-old event but was moved for the 2007 - 2008 season to February as a colts and geldings event. Since 2008, the two-year-old fillies event, the Widden Stakes is held on the same racecard.

Three colts have captured the Canonbury Stakes  - Golden Slipper Stakes double:
Fine and Dandy (1958), Sebring (2007) and Vancouver (2015)

Distance

• 1930 - 1972 - 5 furlongs (~1000 metres)
• 1973 - 2003 – 1000 metres
• 2004 - 2006 – 1100 metres
• 2008 – 1000 metres
• 2009 onwards - 1100 metres

Grade

• 1930 - 1978 - Principal Race
• 1979 - 2014 - Listed Race
• 2015 onwards - Group 3

Venue

• 1930 - 2003 - Randwick Racecourse
• 2004 - 2006 - Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
• 2008 - 2011 - Randwick Racecourse
• 2012 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
• 2013 - 2019 - Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
• 2020 - Randwick Racecourse
• 2021 onwards - Rosehill Gardens Racecourse

Winners

• 2022 - Best Of Bordeaux^[3]
• 2021 - Zethus^[4]
• 2020 - Prague^[5]
• 2019 - McLaren^[6]
• 2018 - Performer^[7]
• 2017 - Pariah^[8]
• 2016 - Tessera^[9]
• 2015 - Vancouver^[10]
• 2014 - Fighting Sun^[11]
• 2013 - Never Can Tell^[12]
• 2012 - Raceway^[13]
• 2011 - Diamond To Pegasus^[14]
• 2010 - Hinchinbrook^[15]
• 2009 - Tickets^[16]
• 2008 - Sebring^[17]
• 2007 - race not held
• 2006 - Danehill Smile^[18]
• 2005 - Diego Garcia^[19]
• 2004 - Bradbury's Luck^[20]
• 2003 - Not A Single Doubt^[21]
• 2002 - Hammerbeam^[22]
• 2001 - Snowland^[23]
• 2000 - Excellerator^[24]
• 1999 - Kootoomootoo^[25]
• 1998 - Shogun Lodge^[26]
• 1997 - Brilliance^[27]
• 1996 - Hockney^[28]
• 1995 - The Oscars^[29]
• 1994 - Vernal^[30]
• 1993 - Dapper Magic^[31]
• 1992 - Jetball^[32]
• 1991 - Knight's Tale^[33]
• 1990 - Trooping
• 1989 - White Crest
• 1988 - Silver Appeal
• 1987 - Iga Ninja
• 1986 - Mardi Gras
• 1985 - The Barossa
• 1984 - Asarka
• 1983 - Kingston Jamaica
• 1982 - Been There
• 1981 - Golconda D'Or
• 1980 - Young Willie
• 1979 - Massacre
• 1978 - Mersing
• 1977 - Just A Steal
• 1976 - Flirting Prince
• 1975 - Timurkhan
• 1974 - †Dizzy Spell / Ortillo
• 1973 - Suggest
• 1972 - Jolly Peter
• 1971 - Radameson
• 1970 - Campanello
• 1969 - Prince O'Jazz
• 1968 - Star Rise
• 1967 - Slippery
• 1966 - Constellation
• 1965 - Later On
• 1964 - Cassius
• 1963 - Son Of Tod
• 1962 - Time And Tide
• 1961 - Bogan Road
• 1960 - Pan Shah
• 1959 - Hydrell
• 1958 - Fine And Dandy
• 1957 - †Gabonia / Meerut
• 1956 - Tulloch
• 1955 - My Kingdom
• 1954 - Aboukir
• 1953 - Indian Empire
• 1952 - Grand Vite
• 1951 - Royal Eagle
• 1950 - Fengari
• 1949 - Navigate
• 1948 - Aqua Regis
• 1947 - Heliofly
• 1946 - Deep Sea
• 1945 - Vigaro
• 1944 - Tactician
• 1943 - Majesty
• 1942 - race not held
• 1941 - Baroda
• 1940 - Mannerheim
• 1939 - Victorine
• 1938 - Rival Chief
• 1937 - Homily
• 1936 - Theolos
• 1935 - Law King
• 1934 - †Golden Promise / Buller
• 1933 - Pasha
• 1932 - Burlesque
• 1931 - Apparel
• 1930 - Lightning March

† Run in divisions

See also

• List of Australian Group races
• Group races

External links

• First three place getters Canonbury Stakes (ATC)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Winners and Past Results for the Canonbury Stakes . 15 January 2015. Progroup Racing (Australia). 2014.
2. Web site: Canonbury & Darling Point . 15 January 2015. Woolahra Library - Local History Center. 2014.
3. Web site: 2022 Result  - Fujitsu Feneral Canonbury Stakes (held 29 January 2022). breednet.com. 29 January 2022.
4. Web site: 2021 Result  - Canonbury Stakes (held 30 January 2021). breednet.com. 28 January 2022.
5. Web site: 2020 Result  - Iron Jack Canonbury Stakes (held 1 February 2020). breednet.com. 1 February 2020.
6. Web site: 2019 Result  - Canonbury Stakes (held 2 February 2019). breednet.com. 2 February 2019.
7. Web site: 2018 Result  - Toyota Canonbury Stakes (held 3 February 2018). breednet.com. 3 February 2017.
8. Web site: 2017 Result  - Canonbury Stakes (held 28 January 2017). breednet.com. 28 January 2017.
9. Web site: 2016 Result  - Canonbury Stakes (held 30 January 2016). breednet.com. 30 January 2016.
10. Web site: 2015 Result  - Canonbury Stakes (held 31 January 2015). breednet.com. 2 February 2015.
11. Web site: 2014 Result  - Canonbury Stakes (held 15 February 2014). breednet.com. 15 January 2015.
12. Web site: 2013 Result  - Canonbury Stakes (held 16 February 2013). breednet.com. 15 January 2015.
13. Web site: 2012 Result  - Canonbury Stakes (held 18 February 2012). breednet.com. 15 January 2015.
14. Web site: 2011 Result  - Phd Canonbury Stakes (held 12 February 2011). breednet.com. 15 January 2015.
15. Web site: 2010 Result  - McGrath R/FE Widden Stakes (held 13 February 2010). breednet.com. 15 January 2015.
16. Web site: 2009 Result  - Canonbury Stakes (held 14 February 2009). breednet.com. 15 January 2015. 2 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202075935/http://www.breednet.com.au/stakes-race-results/stakesResults.asp?mdate=14%2F02%2F2009&v=RANDWICK&r=1. dead.
17. Web site: 2008 Result  - Coast Clothing Canonbury Stakes (held 16 February 2008). Racing Victoria (Aus.). 15 January 2015.
18. Web site: 2006 Result  - Canonbury Stakes (held 23 December 2006). Racing Victoria (Aus.). 15 January 2015.
19. Web site: 2005 Result  - Canonbury Stakes (held 17 December 2005). Racing NSW (Aus.). 16 January 2015.
20. Web site: 2004 Result  - Canonbury Stakes (held 18 December 2004). https://archive.today/20150119032505/http://racing.racingnsw.com.au/InteractiveForm/Meeting.aspx?meetcode=MTM5OTY3NzQ0%23Race4. dead. 19 January 2015. Racing NSW (Aus.). 16 January 2015.
21. Web site: 2003 Result  - Canonbury Stakes (held 20 December 2003). Racing NSW (Aus.). 16 January 2015.
22. Web site: 2002 Result  - Canonbury Stakes (held 5 October 2002). Racing NSW (Aus.). 16 January 2015.
23. Web site: 2001 Result  - Canonbury Stakes (held 29 September 2001). Racing NSW (Aus.). 16 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20171206173401/http://racing.racingnsw.com.au/InteractiveForm/Meeting.aspx?meetcode=OTU1MzY4OTY%3d#Race1. 6 December 2017. dead.
24. Web site: 2000 Result  - Canonbury Stakes (held 2 October 2000). Racing NSW (Aus.). 16 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20171206173458/http://racing.racingnsw.com.au/InteractiveForm/Meeting.aspx?meetcode=OTE4MjE4MjQ%3d#Race1. 6 December 2017. dead.
25. Web site: 1999 Result  - Canonbury Stakes (held 2 October 1999). Racing NSW (Aus.). 16 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20170411141303/http://racing.racingnsw.com.au/InteractiveForm/Meeting.aspx?meetcode=NzkxNjU0NA%3d%3d#Race2. 11 April 2017. dead.
26. Web site: 1998 Result  - Canonbury Stakes (held 3 October 1998). Racing NSW (Aus.). 16 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20170410072132/http://racing.racingnsw.com.au/InteractiveForm/Meeting.aspx?meetcode=NzMyMDU3Ng%3d%3d#Race2. 10 April 2017. dead.
27. Web site: 1997 Result  - Canonbury Stakes (held 4 October 1997). Racing NSW (Aus.). 16 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20170414143318/http://racing.racingnsw.com.au/InteractiveForm/Meeting.aspx?meetcode=MTE3MjcxMDQ%3d#Race2. 14 April 2017. dead.
28. Web site: 1996 Result  - Canonbury Stakes (held 5 October 1996). Racing NSW (Aus.). 16 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304221021/http://racing.racingnsw.com.au/InteractiveForm/Meeting.aspx?meetcode=NjAxMzQ0MA%3D%3D#Race2. 4 March 2016. dead.
29. Web site: 1995 Result  - Canonbury Stakes (held 30 September 1995). Racing NSW (Aus.). 16 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20170414005752/http://racing.racingnsw.com.au/InteractiveForm/Meeting.aspx?meetcode=NTMxMDIwOA%3d%3d#Race2. 14 April 2017. dead.
30. Web site: 1994 Result  - Canonbury Stakes (held 1 October 1994). Racing NSW (Aus.). 16 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20170410000407/http://racing.racingnsw.com.au/InteractiveForm/Meeting.aspx?meetcode=NDYxMzEyMA%3d%3d#Race2. 10 April 2017. dead.
31. Web site: 1993 Result  - Canonbury Stakes (held 2 October 1993). Racing NSW (Aus.). 16 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20170410110734/http://racing.racingnsw.com.au/InteractiveForm/Meeting.aspx?meetcode=MzkwMzIzMg%3d%3d#Race2. 10 April 2017. dead.
32. Web site: 1992 Result  - Canonbury Stakes (held 3 October 1992). Racing NSW (Aus.). 16 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221619/http://racing.racingnsw.com.au/InteractiveForm/Meeting.aspx?meetcode=MzE5ODk3Ng%3D%3D#Race1. 3 March 2016. dead.
33. Web site: 1991 Result  - Canonbury Stakes (held 5 October 1991). Racing NSW (Aus.). 16 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20170410000411/http://racing.racingnsw.com.au/InteractiveForm/Meeting.aspx?meetcode=OTQ2MjAxNg%3d%3d#Race1. 10 April 2017. dead.