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horserace for fillies and mares aged three years old and upwards with set weights with penalties conditions over a distance of 1400 metres, held annually at

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in September. Total prizemoney for the race is A$400,000.

History

Name

Originally this race was run as the Research Stakes in honour of 1988-89

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who won the

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. In 2011 the race was renamed to the Golden Pendant.

Grade

* 1998–2000 - Listed race * 2001–2014 - Group 3 * 2015 onwards - Group 2

Distance

* 1996–2011 - 1200 metres * 2012 onwards - 1400 metres

Winners

* 2022 - Nimalee * 2021 - Vangelic * 2020 - Subpoenaed * 2019 - Mizzy * 2018 - Shumookh * 2017 - Dayses Doom * 2016 - Tycoon Tara * 2015 - Peeping * 2014 - Arabian Gold * 2013 - Sharnee Rose * 2012 -

More Joyous More Joyous (foaled 20 August 2006) is an Australian trained and New Zealand bred Thoroughbred racemare, trained by Gai Waterhouse, who has won eight Group 1 races. Pedigree More Joyous is by the leading Southern Halo sire More Than Ready, an ...

* 2011 - Screen * 2010 - Trim * 2009 - Hot Danish * 2008 - Judged * 2007 - ''race not held'' * 2006 - Coolroom Candidate * 2005 - Fumble * 2004 - Besame Mucho * 2003 - Classy Dane * 2002 - Mica's Pride * 2001 - La Rieuse * 2000 - Spinning Hill * 1999 - Brief Kiss * 1998 - Dantelah * 1997 - Unison * 1996 - Fiddlestick

References