The Birthday Card Stakes is an
Australian Turf Club
Australian Turf Club (ATC) owns and operates thoroughbred racing, events and hospitality venues across Sydney, Australia. The ATC came into being on 7 February 2011 when the Australian Jockey Club (AJC) and the Sydney Turf Club (STC) merged. The ...
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*Group 3, the third tier of races in worldwide Thoroughbred horse racing
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Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word ''thoroughbred'' is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed. Thoroughbreds are c ...
quality handicap
horse race
Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its basic p ...
, for fillies and mares aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1200 metres, held at
Rosehill Racecourse
The Rosehill Gardens Racecourse is located in the Western Sydney suburb of Rosehill, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is operated by the Australian Turf Club. Rosehill holds horse races for thoroughbred gallopers on a grass su ...
in Sydney, Australia in March. Total prize money for the race is
A$200,000.
History
The race is named in honour of
Birthday Card
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, winner of the 1962 Golden Slipper Stakes.
Name
*1986–1991 - Birthday Card Quality Handicap
* 1992 - Clyde Kennedy Quality
*1993–1998 - Birthday Card Quality Handicap
* 1999 - Birthday Card Stakes
*2000–2004 - Birthday Card Quality Handicap
* 2005 - Birthday Card Stakes
* 2006 - Allied Express Stakes
*2007–2008 - Cleanevent Stakes
*2009 onwards - Birthday Card Stakes
Venue
*1986–1996 -
Canterbury
Canterbury (, ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, situated in the heart of the City of Canterbury local government district of Kent, England. It lies on the River Stour, Kent, River Stour.
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*1997–1999 - Rosehill
*2000–2002 -
Canterbury
Canterbury (, ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, situated in the heart of the City of Canterbury local government district of Kent, England. It lies on the River Stour, Kent, River Stour.
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*2003 onwards - Rosehill
Distance
*1986–1987 - 1280 metres
*1987–1993 - 1100 metres
*1994 onwards - 1200 metres
Grade
*1986–2005 - Listed race
*2006 onwards - Group 3
Winners
* 2022 - Emanate
* 2021 - Seasons
* 2020 - Miss Exfactor
* 2019 -
Avantage
* 2018 - Quilista
* 2017 - Raiment
* 2016 - Sultry Feeling
* 2015 - Shamalia
* 2014 - Avoid Lightning
* 2013 - Arinosa
* 2012 - Celts
* 2011 - Zingaling
* 2010 - Patronyme
* 2009 - Gamble Me
* 2008 - Throne Inn
* 2007 - Aunty Betty
* 2006 - Imana
* 2005 - Tui Song
* 2004 - Paraca
* 2003 - Toast Of The Coast
* 2002 - Hot Riff
* 2001 - Spinning Hill
* 2000 - Verdict Declared
* 1999 - Toorak
* 1998 - All The Rave
* 1997 - Unison
* 1996 - So Keen
* 1995 - Light Up The World
* 1994 - Baldeen
* 1993 - Miss Kariba
* 1992 - River Love
* 1991 - Settlers Cove
* 1990 - Deira
* 1989 - Simple Tastes
* 1988 - Mother Duck
* 1987 - Special
* 1986 - Kisim Hiat
See also
*
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 ...
*
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 ...
References
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External links
First three placegetters Birthday Card Stakes (ATC)
Horse races in Australia