Group 1 race | |
Location | Randwick Racecourse Sydney, Australia |
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Inaugurated | 1923 |
Race type | Thoroughbred |
Race information | |
Distance | 1,400 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Three year olds and older |
Weight | Weight for Age |
Purse | $500,000 (2021) |
The Winx Stakes, registered as the Warwick Stakes, is a Group 1 Australian Turf Club thoroughbred horse race at Weight for Age, for three-year-olds and older over a distance of 1400 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in August.[1] Prize money is currently A$500,000.
In 2015 prizemoney was increased from $175,000 to $250,000 and in 2018 to $500,000.
In 2018 the race was renamed to the Winx Stakes, in honour of the champion Australian racehorse.[2]
† Not held because of outbreak of equine influenza[45]
‡ Dead heat[46]