The Winterbottom Stakes is a

Perth Racing The Western Australian Turf Club (WATC), later known as Perth Racing, was established in late nineteenth century as an elite social institution and administrator of the Western Australian horse racing industry. They manage two racecourses in Pe ...

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horse race held under

weight for age {{use dmy dates, date=October 2022 Weight for Age (WFA) is a term in thoroughbred horse racing which is one of the conditions for a race. History The principle of WFA was developed by Admiral Rous, a handicapper with the English Jockey Club. Rous ...

conditions, for horses aged three and upwards, over a distance of 1200 metres at

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Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...

, Western Australia in November. Prizemoney is A$1,500,000.

History

The race has grown in importance over the recent years with increases in prizemoney and class and has become Western Australia's premier sprint race. The race is run on the middle weekend of the Perth Summer Carnival, being run the week after the Railway Stakes and WA Guineas, and the weekend before the Kingston Town Classic. In 2003 the race was run at

Belmont Park Racecourse Belmont Park Racecourse is one of the two major horse racing venues within the Perth, Western Australia metropolitan area, the other being Ascot Racecourse, and is located just outside of the central business district on the Burswood Peninsula ...

. The prizemoney was raised to $1 million in 2015.

Grade

*1937–1978 - Principal race *1979–2010 - Group 2 *2011 onwards - Group 1

Distance

*1952–1971 - 7

furlong A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and United States customary units equal to one eighth of a mile, equivalent to 660 feet, 220 yards, 40 rods, 10 chains or approximately 201 metres. It is now mostly confined to use in hors ...

s (~1400 metres) *1972–1993 – 1400 metres *1994 onwards - 1200 metres

Winners

* 2022 -

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* 2021 - Graceful Girl * 2020 - Elite Street * 2019 -

Hey Doc Hey Doc (foaled 7 September 2013) is a retired Australian bred thoroughbred racehorse that won four Group 1 races, most notably the Manikato Stakes on two occasions. Background Hey Doc was sold at the Inglis Victorian yearling sales for the amo ...

* 2018 - Voodoo Lad * 2017 - Viddora * 2016 - Takedown * 2015 - Buffering * 2014 - Magnifisio * 2013 - Buffering * 2012 - Barakey * 2011 - Ortensia * 2010 - Hadabeclorka * 2009 - Ortensia * 2008 -

Takeover Target Takeover Target (27 September 1999 – 20 June 2015) was a much-travelled Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who won top sprinting races in each of the five major cities in Australia as well as in the United Kingdom, Japan, and Singapore. ...

* 2007 - Glory Hunter * 2006 - Marasco * 2005 -

Miss Andretti Miss Andretti was the 2007 Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year and is the only Thoroughbred in racing history to simultaneously hold a total of five track records in Australia and England. Breeding She is a bay or brown mare that was foal ...

* 2004 - Ellicorsam * 2003 - Hardrada * 2002 - Hardrada * 2001 - Fair Alert * 2000 - Noble Sky * 1999 - Double Blue * 1998 - Bradson * 1997 - Cranky Tikit * 1996 - French Sound * 1995 - Jacks Or Better * 1994 - Petite Amour * 1993 - Sir Tinka * 1992 - Barrosa Boy - * 1991 - M'Lady's Jewel * 1990 - Century God * 1989 - Carry A Smile * 1988 - Sky Filou * 1987 -

Placid Ark Placid Ark (1983-1988) was an Australian thoroughbred foaled in Western Australia. His sire Arkenstone was a winning son of the Western Australian champion sire Zvornik and his dam was Northern Queen a mare bred in South Australia by the United ...

* 1986 - Fimiston * 1985 - Jungle Mist * 1984 - Casshoney * 1983 - Hanging In * 1982 - Nitro Lad * 1981 - Soldier Of Fortune * 1980 - Scarlet Gem * 1979 - Asian Beau * 1978 - Marjoleo * 1977 - Romantic Dream * 1976 - Belinda's Star * 1975 - Belinda's Star * 1974 - My Friend Paul * 1973 - Starglow * 1972 - Acello * 1971 - La Trice * 1970 - La Trice * 1969 - Sherolythe * 1968 - Torecan * 1967 - Railway Boy * 1966 - Aquitania * 1965 - Watersan * 1964 - Copper Son * 1963 - Big Bob * 1962 - Nicopolis * 1961 - Coco * 1960 - On Guard * 1959 - Young Filipino * 1958 - Bebe Grande * 1957 - Fairflow * 1956 - Mcharry * 1955 - Asteroid * 1954 - Chestnut Lady * 1953 - Asteroid * 1952 - Raconteur

Notes

{{Reflist, 2 Group 1 stakes races in Australia Open sprint category horse races Sport in Perth, Western Australia

History

Grade

Distance

Winners

See also

Notes