| Class | Group 3 |
|---|---|
| Location | Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia |
| Inaugurated | 1948 (as Princess Handicap) |
| Race type | Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | TAB (2023) |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2,000 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Three year old fillies |
| Weight | Quality handicap - Minimum 54 kg |
| Purse | $250,000 (2025) |
| Bonuses | Exempt from a ballot Australian Oaks |
The Adrian Knox Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred quality handicap horse race for three-year-old fillies, over a distance of 2000 metres, held annually at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia in April. Total prize money for the race is A$200,000. [1]
The race is named in honour of Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia and former chairman of the Australian Jockey Club, Adrian Knox.
The event is a lead-up race to the Australian Oaks with the winner exempt from a ballot. [1] The Australian Oaks was called the Australian Jockey Club Adrian Knox (Oaks) Stakes from 1922 to 1956. [2]
Past winners of the race are as follows. [4] [5]