The Winx Stakes, registered as the Warwick Stakes, is a

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horse race at

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, for three-year-olds and older over a distance of 1400 metres at

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, Sydney, Australia in August. Prize money is currently A$500,000. Bernborough 1946 Tatts Chelmsford Stakes Randwick Racecourse Jockey Athol Mulley Trainer Harry Plant

Bernborough 1946 Tatts Chelmsford Stakes Randwick Racecourse Jockey Athol Mulley Trainer Harry Plant

Amounis 1930 VATC Futurity Stakes Jockey Harold Jones Trainer Frank McGrath

History

In 2015 prizemoney was increased from $175,000 to $250,000 and in 2018 to $500,000.

1946 racebook

File:1946 AJC Warwick Stakes Racebook P1.jpg, Front cover of the 1946 AJC Warwick Stakes racebook. File:1946 AJC Warwick Stakes Racebook P2.jpg, Inside cover showing raceday officials. File:1946 AJC Warwick Stakes Racebook P3.jpg, Starters and results of the 1946 Warwick Stakes showing the winner, Bernborough. File:1946 AJC Warwick Stakes Racebook P4.jpg, Back cover showing charges at the entrance gates.

Name

In 2018 the race was renamed to the Winx Stakes, in honour of the champion Australian racehorse.

Records

* Record time for the 1300 metres was set by Al Mansour (2000) in 1:14.77. * Jockey

Darby Munro David Hugh "Darby" Munro (5 March 1913 – 3 April 1966) also known as "the Demon" or the "Brown Bomber" was an Aboriginal Australian jockey born in Caulfield. He was a three-time winner of the Melbourne Cup. Early life He was educated at ...

won six Warwick Stakes with

Rogilla Rogilla was a chestnut Australian thoroughbred gelding, who was a versatile racehorse performing in Australia. Known as the ''Coalfields Champion'' from Newcastle, Rogilla raced during a vintage era of the Australian turf. He won in each of th ...

(1935), Allunga (1937), Beaulivre (1940), Katanga (1943), Removal (1945) and Tarien (1954).

Distance

* 1923–1929 - 7

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* 1930–1937 - 1 mile * 1938–1971 - 7 furlongs * 1972–1999 – 1400 metres * 2000–2001 – 1300 metres * 2002 onwards - 1400 metres

Grade

* Prior to 1978 - Principal race * 1979–2017 - Group 2 * 2018 onwards - Group 1

Venue

*1923–1939 -

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*1940–1950 -

*1951–1992 -

*1993 -

*1994–1999 -

*2000 - Canterbury Park Racecourse *2001–2002 -

*2003 -

*2004 -

*2005–2006 -

*2008 -

*2009 -

*2010–2013 -

*2014 onwards -

Gallery of noted winners

File:Yaralla 1940 AJC Breeders Plate Randwick Racecourse Jockey Ted McMenamin Trainer Fred Cush.jpg, Yaralla, 1942 winner. File:San Domenico 1949 AJC Challenge Stakes Jockey Arthur Ward Trainer Ray Formosa.jpg, San Domenico, 1950 & 1951 winner. File:Flight 1946 VRC LKS Mackinnon Stakes Flemington Racecourse Jockey Jack O'Sullivan Trainer Frank Nowland.jpg,

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, 1944 winner. File:Talking 1936 VRC Derby Flemington Racecourse Jockey Andy Knox Trainer Alf Papworth.jpg, Talking, 1936 winner.

Winners

* 2021 - Mo'unga * 2020 -

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* 2019 - Samadoubt * 2018 - Winx * 2017 - Winx * 2016 - Winx * 2015 - Royal Descent * 2014 - Tiger Tees * 2013 - Veyron * 2012 - Pinwheel * 2011 - Pinwheel * 2010 - Metal Bender * 2009 - Trusting * 2008 - Racing To Win * 2007 - †''race not held'' * 2006 - Court's In Session * 2005 - Sir Dex * 2004 - Private Steer * 2003 - Lonhro * 2002 - Defier * 2001 - Lonhro * 2000 - Al Mansour * 1999 - Sunline * 1998 - What Can I Say * 1997 - Filante * 1996 - Filante * 1995 - Star Dancer * 1994 - March Hare * 1993 - Prince Of Praise * 1992 -

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* 1991 - Super Impose * 1990 - Super Impose * 1989 - Groucho * 1988 - Flotilla * 1987 - Pablo's Pulse * 1986 - Riverdale * 1985 - Castanillia * 1984 - Phillip * 1983 - Yoyangamble * 1982 - Kingston Town * 1981 - Kingston Town * 1980 - Kingston Town * 1979 - Gypsy Kingdom * 1978 - Party's Pride * 1977 - Proficient * 1976 - Purple Patch * 1975 - Silver Shadow * 1974 - Jenarkol * 1973 - Longfella * 1972 - Nippon * 1971 - Ricochet * 1970 - Royal Show * 1969 - Fair Law * 1968 - Swift Peter * 1967 - Gay Gauntlet * 1966 - Prince Max * 1965 - Gay Gauntlet * 1964 - Reveille * 1963 - Cele's Image * 1962 - Sky High * 1961 - Sky High * 1960 - Sparkler * 1959 - Up And Coming * 1958 - Grey Ghost * 1957 -

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* 1956 - El Khobar * 1955 -

Prince Cortauld Prince Cortauld, was a brown Thoroughbred stallion, performing in Australia trained by Australian Racing Hall of Fame trainer Maurice McCarten raced from a two-year-old to a five-year-old recording 25 wins from 5 furlongs to 1¾ miles with cham ...

* 1954 - Tarien * 1953 - Tarien * 1952 - Foreign Exchange * 1951 - San Domenico * 1950 - San Domenico * 1949 - The Groom * 1948 - Septet * 1947 - Victory Lad * 1946 -

Bernborough Bernborough (1939–1960) was an outstanding Australian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who competed from 1941 to 1946. He carried heavy weights in 15 consecutive wins that included the Doomben 10,000 while carrying 10 stone 5 pounds. Bernborough w ...

* 1945 - Removal * 1944 -

* 1943 - Katanga * 1942 - Yaralla * 1941 -

High Caste High Caste was a Thoroughbred racehorse and stallion that was bred in New Zealand and was considered the best two-year-old in New Zealand after winning three of his four race starts. He was a good racehorse under handicap and weight for age con ...

* 1940 - Beaulivre * 1939 - Defaulter * 1938 - Stretto * 1937 - Allunga * 1936 - Talking * 1935 - ‡

/Silver King * 1934 -

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* 1933 -

* 1932 - Johnnie Jason * 1931 - Johnnie Jason * 1930 -

Amounis Amounis was an Australian Thoroughbred Hall of Fame racehorse. He won 33 races over distances ranging from 6 to 12 furlongs (1,200 to 2,400 metres). Of these wins, 27 were in "Principal Races" (equivalent to today's Group races or "Black Type" ra ...

* 1929 -

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* 1928 -

* 1927 -

* 1926 - Windbag * 1925 - Whittier * 1924 - Glentruin * 1923 - Sunburst † Not held because of outbreak of

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‡ Dead heat

External links

Warwick Stakes (ATC)

References

{{reflist Horse races in Australia