The Galaxy 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 ...

Group One Group One, Group 1, Grade I or G1 is the term used for the highest level of Thoroughbred and Standardbred stakes races in many countries. In Europe, the level of races for Thoroughbred racing is determined using the Pattern races, Pattern race sys ...

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 ...

open 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 ...

, run over a distance of 1100 metres at

Rosehill Gardens 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 ...

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

, Australia in March or April. Total prize money for the race is A$700,000.

History

Grade

* 1972–1978 - Principal Race * 1979 - Listed Race * 1980–1983 - Group 2 * 1984 onwards - Group 1

Venue

* 1972–2006 -

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 ...

* 2007 -

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 ...

* 2008–2012 -

* 2013 onwards -

Winners

* 2022 - Shelby Sixtysix * 2021 - Eduardo * 2020 - I Am Excited * 2019 - Nature Strip * 2018 -

In Her Time In Her Time (foaled 9 September 2012) is a multiple Group 1 winning Australian thoroughbred racehorse. Background At the 2014 Inglis Classic yearling sale, In Her Time had a reserve price of A$ 40,000, however this was not met. Racing career ...

* 2017 - Russian Revolution * 2016 - Griante * 2015 - Sweet Idea * 2014 - Tiger Tees * 2013 - Bel Sprinter * 2012 - Temple Of Boom * 2011 - Atomic Force * 2010 - †Shellscrape * 2009 - Nicconi * 2008 - Typhoon Zed * 2007 - Magnus * 2006 - Proprietor * 2005 - Charge Forward * 2004 - Spark Of Life * 2003 - Snowland * 2002 - Mistegic * 2001 - Padstow * 2000 - Black Bean * 1999 - Masked Party * 1998 - La Baraka * 1997 - Accomplice * 1996 - Gold Ace * 1995 - Magic Of Money * 1994 - Jetball * 1993 - Sublimate * 1992 - Schillaci * 1991 -

Mr Tiz Mr Tiz (2 February 1984 – 30 January 2014) was a champion New Zealand thoroughbred racehorse. He is best known for his three consecutive wins in the Railway Stakes (1,200 metres) at Ellerslie, the country's premier sprint race for thoro ...

* 1990 - Potrero * 1989 - Targlish * 1988 - Snippets * 1987 - Princely Heart * 1986 - Rich Fields Lad * 1985 - Manuan * 1984 - Mr Illusion * 1983 - Bronze Spirit * 1982 - Grey Receiver * 1981 - Grey Receiver * 1980 - Hit It Benny * 1979 - Mistress Anne * 1978 -

Luskin Star Luskin Star (1974-2002) was a Thoroughbred racehorse and winner of the Australian two-year-old Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing. Breeding The colt by Kaoru Star out of Promising (NZ) was consigned to the 1976 Sydney Easter Yearling Sales as ...

* 1977 - Salaam * 1976 - Wayne's Bid * 1975 -

Bletchingly Bletchingly (1970–1993) was an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse and stallion. A brilliant sprinter, he was by the successful speed stallion Biscay out of Coogee (GB) (by Relic (USA)). Bletchingly was bred by Stanley Wootton on the Baramul S ...

* 1974 - Starglow * 1973 - Kista * 1972 - Playbill † Ortensia was first past the post but was disqualified for positive drug test

External links

First three placegetters The Galaxy (ATC)

References