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The Apollo Stakes is an Australian Turf Club
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Thoroughbred horse race for three years and older, held under Weight for Age conditions over a distance of 1400 metres at
Randwick Racecourse Royal Randwick Racecourse is a racecourse for horse racing located in the Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales. Randwick Racecourse is Crown Land leased to the Australian Turf Club and known to many Sydney ra ...
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in February. Total prize money for the race is A$250,000.


History


Name

*1977–2006 - Apollo Stakes *2007–2010 - Winning Edge Presentations Classic *2011 onwards - Apollo Stakes


Grade

*1977–1978 - Principal Race *1979 onwards - Group 2


Venue

* 1977–1992 -
Randwick Racecourse Royal Randwick Racecourse is a racecourse for horse racing located in the Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales. Randwick Racecourse is Crown Land leased to the Australian Turf Club and known to many Sydney ra ...
* 1993–2001 -
Warwick Farm Racecourse Warwick Farm Racecourse is a racecourse at Warwick Farm, a south-west suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is used as a racecourse for Thoroughbred horse racing. The racecourse is owned and operated by the Australian Turf Club. Hist ...
* 2002–2005 -
Randwick Racecourse Royal Randwick Racecourse is a racecourse for horse racing located in the Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales. Randwick Racecourse is Crown Land leased to the Australian Turf Club and known to many Sydney ra ...
* 2005–2012 - Rosehill Gardens Racecourse * 2014 onwards -
Randwick Racecourse Royal Randwick Racecourse is a racecourse for horse racing located in the Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales. Randwick Racecourse is Crown Land leased to the Australian Turf Club and known to many Sydney ra ...


Winners

* 2022 - Think It Over * 2021 - Colette * 2020 - Alizee * 2019 - Winx * 2018 - Endless Drama * 2017 - Winx * 2016 - Winx * 2015 - Contributer * 2014 - Appearance * 2013 - Alma's Fury * 2012 - Rain Affair * 2011 - Melito * 2010 - Danleigh * 2009 - Tuesday Joy * 2008 - Racing To Win * 2007 - Desert War * 2006 - Ike's Dream * 2005 -
Grand Armee Grand may refer to: People with the name * Grand (surname) * Grand L. Bush (born 1955), American actor * Grand Mixer DXT, American turntablist * Grand Puba (born 1966), American rapper Places * Grand, Oklahoma * Grand, Vosges, village and commu ...
* 2004 - Private Steer * 2003 -
Lonhro Lonhro (foaled 10 December 1998) was a champion Australian racehorse who is now standing at stud. Nicknamed "The Black Flash", he was from the first crop of the champion Octagonal out of the Group One-placed Shadea (by Straight Strike), who a ...
* 2002 - Ha Ha * 2001 -
Sunline Sunline (29 September 1995 – 1 May 2009) was a champion New Zealand-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who was the world's highest earning race mare of her time. She won 32 of her 48 races with earnings of NZ$14,200,000. She was named the New Zealand ...
* 2000 -
Sunline Sunline (29 September 1995 – 1 May 2009) was a champion New Zealand-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who was the world's highest earning race mare of her time. She won 32 of her 48 races with earnings of NZ$14,200,000. She was named the New Zealand ...
* 1999 - Kidman's Cove * 1998 - Quick Flick * 1997 - Juggler * 1996 - Juggler * 1995 - Pharaoh * 1994 - Burst * 1993 - Naturalism * 1992 - Quick Score * 1991 - Triscay * 1990 - Key Dancer * 1989 -
Beau Zam Beau Zam (6 November 1984 – 17 April 2000) was a New Zealand-bred and Australian-trained Thoroughbred racehorse that won five Group 1 races. Racing career Beau Zam was the first Australian horse to win over $2 million in stake money. Races h ...
* 1988 - At Sea * 1987 - Diamond Shower * 1986 - Drawn * 1985 -
Red Anchor Red Anchor was a New Zealand-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who raced in Australia. In the 1984 Spring Racing Carnival he won the Caulfield Guineas, W. S. Cox Plate and the Victoria Derby. In 2021 he was inducted into the Australian Racing Hall ...
* 1984 - Emancipation * 1983 - Dalmacia * 1982 - Calm Joe * 1981 - Red Nose * 1980 - Embasadora * 1979 - Scomeld * 1978 - Just Ideal * 1977 - Visit


See also

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List of Australian Group races This List of Australian Group races is recognized as a list of Australia's classified Black type thoroughbred horse races. The Pattern Committee of the Australian Racing Board (ARB) recommends which races shall be designated as Group and Listed r ...
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Group races Group races, also known as Pattern races, or Graded races in some jurisdictions, are the highest level of races in Thoroughbred horse racing. They include most of the world's iconic races, such as, in Europe, the Derby, Irish Derby and Prix de l'A ...


External links


First three placegetters Apollo Stakes (ATC)


References

{{Reflist Horse races in Australia