| Class | Group 3 |
|---|---|
| Location | Ascot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia |
| Inaugurated | 1978 (Principal Race) |
| Race type | Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Swan Draught (2025) |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,100 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Qualification | Two year old fillies |
| Weight | Set weights with penalties |
| Purse | $200,000 (2025) |
The Gimcrack Stakes is a Perth Racing Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-old fillies, run at set weights with penalties, over a distance of 1100 metres at Ascot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia in March. Total prize money is A$200,000. [1]
The event is named after Gimcrack, a successful English racehorse in the 18th century. Gimcrack won twenty-seven times in a career of thirty-six races.
The race is a preparatory race for the highly regarded Karrakatta Plate held a couple of weeks later. Usually the winner will be entered in the event.
In 1983 the race was run as the Toyota Stakes.
¶ The event was run in divisions
‡ Race moved in the WATC racing calendar forward from late spring (November) to autumn (March) of 1998
