The Shorts is an
Australian Turf Club
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Thoroughbred
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horse race
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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
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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Sydney
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Australia
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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 onwards - 1100 metres
Venue
* Prior 2011 -
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 ...
* 2011 -
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 ...
* 2012 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 ...
Grade
* 1867–1978 - Principal Race
* 1979–1993 - Listed Race
* 1994–2006 - Group 3
* 2008 onwards - Group 2
Winners
* 2022 -
Nature Strip
* 2021 - Eduardo
* 2020 -
Classique Legend
Classique Legend (foaled 8 September 2015) is an Australian bred thoroughbred racehorse that is most notable for winning the 2020 running of The Everest.
Background
Classique Legend was sold for A$400,000 at the 2017 Inglis Classic Yearling ...
* 2019 -
Pierata
* 2018 - Ball Of Muscle
* 2017 -
Redzel
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* 2016 - Takedown
* 2015 - Rebel Dane
* 2014 - Terravista
* 2013 - Sessions
* 2012 - Pampelonne
* 2011 - Love Conquers All
* 2010 - Hot Danish
* 2009 - Gold Trail
* 2008 - Fritz's Princess
* 2007 - †''race not held''
* 2006 - Bentley Biscuit
* 2005 - Black Ink
* 2004 - Dance The Waves
* 2003 - Lucky Night
* 2002 - Empire
* 2001 - Oamaru Force
* 2000 - Bradshaw
* 1999 - Ab Initio
* 1998 - Mulugwa
* 1997 - Hot As Hell
* 1996 - Madison Point
* 1995 - Moss Rocket
* 1994 - Legal Agent
*1993 - Chiliad
*1992 - Classic Magic
*1991 - Euclase
*1990 - Rise 'N' Shine
*1989 - Rigoletto
*1988 - Potter Mcqueen
*1987 - Mother Duck
*1986 - Blazing Keel
*1985 - Bemboka Spirit
*1984 - Spritely Knight
*1983 - Loch Ard
*1982 - Marquee Star
*1981 - Trench Digger
*1980 - Hit It Benny
*1979 - Biscawong
*1978 - Tangfu
*1977 - King's Favourite
*1976 - King's Favourite
*1975 - Purple Patch
*1974 - Scarlet Man
*1973 - Starplus
*1972 - Kista
*1971 - Welsh Prince
*1970 - King Bogan
*1969 - Grey Court
*1968 - Somebody
*1967 - Betelgeuse
*1966 - Redcap
*1965 - Levitator
*1964 - Ferguson
*1963 - Port Fair
*1962 - Rush Bye
*1961 - Tipperary Star
*1960 - Merry Polly
*1959 - Winchester
*1958 - Cornelius
*1957 - Reign
*1956 - Aboukir
*1955 - Lindbergh
*1954 - Nagpuni
*1953 - Nagpuni
*1952 - Burncourt
*1951 - Free Rule
*1950 - Warrah King
*1949 - Phalanx
*1948 - Comedy Prince
*1947 - Native Son
*1946 - Chaperone
*1945 - Warlock
*1944 - Winnipeg
*1943 - Marcondis
*1942 - Soho
*1941 - Winnipeg
*1940 - Gold Salute
*1939 - The Albatross
*1938 - Thurles Lad
*1937 - Beechwood
*1936 - Some Boy
*1935 - The Marne
*1934 - Australia Fair
*1933 - Golden Gate
*1932 - Lightning March
*1931 - High Disdain
*1930 - Panola
*1929 - Figure
*1928 - Greenline
*1927 - Calmest
*1926 - Calmest
*1925 - Bairn
*1924 - Woodville
*1923 - Duke Isinglass
*1922 - Vodka
*1921 - Greenstead
*1920 - Elkin
*1919 - Greenstead
*1918 - Wolaroi
*1917 - Mérimée
*1916 - Colugo
*1915 - Gigandra
*1914 - Gigandra
*1913 - Golden Hop
*1912 - Gigandra
*1911 - Hot Air
*1910 - Maori King
*1909 - Plush
*1908 - Soultline
*1907 - Mimer
*1906 - Berthier
*1905 - Machine Gun
*1904 - Port Jackson
*1903 - Ceres
*1902 - Milos
*1901 - Gameboy
*1900 - Myosotis
*1899 - Sequence
*1898 - Johansen
*1897 - Vivian
*1896 - Old Clo
*1895 - Waterfall
*1894 - Wakawatea
*1893 - Moorefield
*1892 - Victor Hugo
*1891 - Alexander
*1890 - Alchemist
*1889 - May Queen
*1888 - Tilburn
*1887 - The Felon
*1886 - My Lord
*1885 - Wanda
*1884 - Brian O'Lynn
*1883 - Blue And White
*1882 - Twilight
*1881 - Surrey
*1880 - Chesterfield
*1879 - Chorister
*1878 - The Judge
*1877 - Ino
*1876 - Eros
*1875 - Express
*1874 - Sweetbriar
*1873 - Rosalie
*1872 - Wombo
*1871 - The Count
*1870 - Deceptive
*1869 - Lucy
*1868 - Tippler
*1867 - Gunilda
† Not held because of outbreak of
equine influenza
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See also
*
List of Australian Group races
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The Pattern Committee of the Australian Racing Board (ARB) recommends which races shall be designated as Group and Listed r ...
*
Group races
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References
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1867 establishments in Australia
Sport in New South Wales
Horse races in Australia