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John Hawkes (horseman)
John Hawkes is an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse trainer who is notable for heading: * the national trainers' premiership ten times * the Sydney premiership nine times (1993/94, 94/95, 95/96, 97/98, 98/99, 99/2000, 2003/04, 05/06, 06/07) * leading Group One trainer six times * leading stakes-winning trainer nine times. Hawkes started in the racing industry in Adelaide as an apprentice jockey. From 1989 to the mid 2000s, John Hawkes managed stables in Adelaide, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne for Bob and Jack Ingham. In 2004 Hawkes was inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame. He is also inducted into the South Australian Racing Hall of Fame. In 2007 Hawkes left the Ingham operation and has subsequently trained in partnership with his sons Michael and Wayne. Notable horses and victories Hawkes has trained, or co-trained, a large number of high-class horses, including: * Accomplice, winner of the 1997 Doomben 10,000 * All Too Hard, winner of the 2012 Caulfiel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Racing Hall Of Fame
The Australian Racing Hall of Fame is part of the Australian Racing Museum which documents and honours the horseracing legends of Australia. The museum officially opened in 1981 and created the Hall of Fame in 2000. The numbers in brackets after each name indicates the year of induction into the Hall of Fame. Racehorses * Abercorn (2018) * Ajax (2004) * Amounis (2006) * Aquanita (2018) * Archer (2017) * Balmerino (2019) * Beau Vite (2021) * Bernborough (Inaugural - 2001) * Better Loosen Up (2004) * Black Caviar (2013) * Briseis (2015) * Carbine (Inaugural - 2001) * Chatham (2005) * Choisir (2015) * Comic Court (2009) * Crisp (2013) * Dalray (2015) * Danehill (2015) * Delta (2013) * Dulcify (2014) * Eurythmic (2005) * Flight (2007) * Galilee (2005) * Gloaming (2004) * Grand Flaneur (2007) * Gunsynd (2005) * Hall Mark (2019) * Heroic (2003) * High Caste (2012) * Karasi (2018) * Kingston Town (Inaugural - 2001) * Leilani (2016) * Let's Elope (2012) * Light Fingers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Horse Of The Year
The Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year is awarded to the Thoroughbred horse who is voted to be the champion horse within an Australian racing season. This award is open to all racehorses racing within Australia, regardless of age and sex, and includes overseas performances. This award originally started as the VRC Award and was renamed Australia's Champion Racehorse in 1982. A separate award was voted on between 1976/77 and 1993/4 by the ARMA with the only variations being Gurner's Lane (1982/3) and Bonecrusher (1986/7). The voting bodies combined from 1993/4. Winx has won the award four times. Black Caviar and Sunline three times. * ''Two awards made in 1982-83 & 1986-87 with ARMA selecting different winner'' Other Australian Thoroughbred Awards Australian Champion Two Year Old Australian Champion Three Year Old Australian Champion Sprinter Australian Champion Middle Distance Racehorse Australian Champion Stayer Australian Champion Filly or Mare Australian Champion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Thousand Guineas
The Thousand Guineas is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for three year old fillies at set weights run over a distance of 1600 metres at Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in early October. Total prize money for the race is A$1,000,000. History Between 1988 and 2013 the race was scheduled on the second day of the MRC Spring Carnival which is held on a Wednesday but it was moved to the first day in 2014. Prior to 1988 the race was run on the third day of the carnival on the Caulfield Cup racecard. Distance * 1946–1971 - 1 mile (~1600 metres) * 1972 onwards - 1600 metres Grade * 1946–1978 - Principal Race * 1979 onwards - Group 1 1950 Racebook File:1950 VATC Caulfield Cup Racebook P1.jpg, Front page 1950 VATC Caulfield Cup racebook. File:1950 VATC Caulfield Cup Racebook P2.jpg, 1950 VATC Caulfield Cup raceday officials. File:1950 VATC One Thousand Guineas Racebook P1.jpg, 1950 One Thousand Guineas page showing starters & results. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perth Cup
The Perth Cup is a Perth Racing Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race run under quality handicap conditions over a distance of at Ascot Racecourse in Perth, Western Australia in January, usually on New Year's Day. The total prize money is $400,000. History Distance * 1887–1946 - Two miles (~3,219 metres) * 1947–1961 - Two miles and 11 yards (~3,230 metres) * 1962–1972 - Two miles (~3,219 metres) * 1972–2008 - 3,200 metres * 2009 onwards - 2,400 metres Grade * 1887–1978 - Principal race * 1972–1992 - Group 1 * 1993 onwards - Group 2 Records Mr. P.A. Connolly had an amazing five consecutive and two later wins in the Perth Cup, with Blue Spec (in 1904), Czarowitch (1905), May King (1906), Post Town (1907), Scorcher (1908), Jolly Beggar (1910) and Jolly Cosy (a son of Jolly Beggar) in 1922.Barrie, Douglas M., The Australian Bloodhorse, Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1956 Winners * 2023 - Buster Bash * 2022 - Midnight Blue * 2021 - Neufbosc * 2020 - M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caulfield Cup
The Caulfield Cup is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held under handicap conditions, although the Melbourne Racing Club is in the process of turning the race into weight for age (WFA) conditions. This is for all horses aged three years old and older. It takes place over a distance of 2400 metres at the Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in mid October. The prize money is A$5,000,000. History The race has become one of Australia's richest Thoroughbred horse races. The race is held annually on the third Saturday in October, the third day and final day of the Caulfield Carnival. Performances in the Caulfield Cup are one of the possible qualification methods for a run in the Melbourne Cup which is held 16 days later. During World War II the race was run at Flemington Racecourse and in 1943 the race was run in divisions. Race qualification The field is limited to 18 starters with four emergency entries which is decided by a ballot system. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tancred Stakes
H E Tancred Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group One, Group 1 Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race for horses three years old and older, run over 2,400 metres at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney, Australia. The prize money for the event is A$1,500,000. History The race is named after Harry Tancred, Henry Eugene Tancred (1897–1961), a former Chairman of the Sydney Turf Club. Name This race has had several names in its existence: * 1963–1976 - H E Tancred Cup * 1977–1980 - H E Tancred Stakes * 1981–1989 - Tancred Stakes * 1990 - The BMW International Stakes * 1991–1995 - The BMW Stakes * 1996–2001 - Mercedes Classic * 2002–2017 - The BMW * 2018 onwards - Tancred Stakes Distance * 1963 - miles (~2400 metres) * 1964 - miles (~2000 metres) * 1965–1972 - miles (~2400 metres) * 1973 onwards - 2400 metres Grade * 1963–1979 - Principal race * 1980 onwards - Group 1 race Venue *2022 - Newcastle Racecourse Winners * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Derby
Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia ** European Australians ** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists ** Aboriginal Australians, indigenous peoples of Australia as identified and defined within Australian law * Australia (continent) ** Indigenous Australians * Australian English, the dialect of the English language spoken in Australia * Australian Aboriginal languages * ''The Australian ''The Australian'', with its Saturday edition, ''The Weekend Australian'', is a broadsheet newspaper published by News Corp Australia since 14 July 1964.Bruns, Axel. "3.1. The active audience: Transforming journalism from gatekeeping to gatew ...'', a newspaper * Australiana, things of Australian origins Other uses * Australian (horse), a racehorse * Australian, British Columbia, an unincorporated community in Canada See also * The Australian (disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cox Plate
The W. S. Cox Plate is a Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged three years old and over under Weight for age conditions, over a distance of 2040 metres (approximately 1m 2f), that is held by the Moonee Valley Racing Club at Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in late October. The race has a purse of A$5,000,000. History The race is named in honour of William Samuel (W. S.) Cox, the racing club's founder. It was first run on Saturday 28 October 1922 with a purse of £1,000. Between 1999–2005 the event was included in the Emirates World Series Racing Championship, a global "grand prix" of horse racing. The series included the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot, the Japan Cup, the Dubai World Cup, the Arlington Million, the Hong Kong Cup, the Canadian International Stakes, the Grosser Preis von Baden, the Irish Champion Stakes, the Breeders' Cup Turf and the Breeders' Cup Classic. 1938 & 1948 racebooks Image:1938 MVRC W S Cox ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Slipper Stakes
The Golden Slipper Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-old horses run over 1,200 metres on turf at set weights conditions, held at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney, Australia. It is the premier two year old race in Australia and is the world's richest race for two-year-old Thoroughbreds. Prize money is A$5,000,000. History The first Golden Slipper Stakes took place in 1957 and was won by Todman, by Star Kingdom, who also sired the next four winners of the Golden Slipper. Star Kingdom bloodlines can still be found in many of today's winners.de Bourg, Ross, “The Australian and New Zealand Thoroughbred”, Nelson, West Melbourne, 1980, In 1986 it became the first race in New South Wales to have A$1 million in prize money. From 2009 to 2014 the race was held on the first Saturday in April. In 2008 it was held in mid-April - four weeks after Easter in March. Prior to 2008, the race was held on the Saturday before Good Friday in conjun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Shorts (ATC)
The Shorts is an Australian Turf Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race for horses three years old and older, at set weights with penalties, over a distance of 1100 metres. It is held annually at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in September. Total prize money for the race is A$1,000,000. History 1942 racebook File:1942 AJC Metropolitan Handicap Racebook P1.jpg, Front page 1942 AJC The Shorts racebook. File:1942 AJC Metropolitan Handicap Racebook P2.jpg, 1942 AJC The Shorts showing raceday officials. File:1942 AJC The Shorts Racebook P2.jpg, Starters and results showing the winner, Soho. File:1942 AJC The Shorts Racebook P3.jpg, Starters and results of the 1942 The Shorts. File:1942 AJC The Shorts Racebook P4.jpg, Starters and results of the 1942 The Shorts. File:1942 AJC Metropolitan Handicap Racebook P7.jpg, Inside cover charges at the entrance gates. Distance * 1867–1971 - 6 furlongs * 1972–2009 – 1100 metres * 2010–2011 – 1200 metres * 2012 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moonga Stakes
The Moonga Stakes is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race, for four year olds and upwards, at Set Weights with penalties, over a distance of 1400 metres, held annually at Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in October. Total prize money for the race is A$200,000. History Name * 1987–1992 - Richard Ellis Plate * 1993–1994 - The Myer Stakes * 1995 - Richard Ellis Plate * 1996 - Vo Rogue Stakes (In honour of champion - Vo Rogue) * 1997 - Tablerite Stakes * 1998–1999 - IGA Supermarkets Stakes * 2000 - Ansett Australia Stakes * 2001–2002 - Melbourne Racing Club Stakes * 2003 - Farewell To Northerly Stakes (In honour of champion - Northerly) * 2004 - Melbourne Racing Club Stakes * 2005–2006 - Harrolds 101 Stakes * 2007–2008 - Jayco Cup * 2009–2011 - Betfair Stakes * 2012 onwards - Moonga Stakes Grade * 1988–1993 - Principal race * 1994 onwards - Group 3 Winners * 2023 - Buffalo River * 2022 - Aegon * 2021 - Bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Missile Stakes
The Missile Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race for three year olds and older run at Weight for Age over a distance of 1200 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in August. Prizemoney is A$200,000. History The race was first run in 1978. The event is the first Group race in the new racing calendar in New South Wales. Grade * 1978–1979 - Principal Race * 1980–2013 - Group 3 * 2014 onwards - Group 2 Venue * 1978–2011 - Rosehill * 2012 - Warwick Farm * 2013 onwards - Randwick Distance * 1978–2009 - 1100 metres * 2010 onwards - 1200 metres Winners * 2021 - Phobetor * 2020 - Eduardo * 2019 - Alizee * 2018 - Pierata * 2017 - Invincible Gem * 2016 - Tycoon Tara * 2015 - Burbero * 2014 - Sweet Idea * 2013 - Rain Affair * 2012 - Pinwheel * 2011 - Rain Affair * 2010 - Love Conquers All * 2009 - Teasing * 2008 - Captain Bax * 2007 - German Chocolate * 2006 - Imprisoned * 2005 - Dance Hero * 2004 - Spark Of Life * 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
