Railway Stakes (Perth racing)

Last updated
Railway Stakes
Group 1 race
Location Ascot Racecourse
Inaugurated1887
Race type Thoroughbred
Sponsor Furphy (2022)
Race information
Distance1,600 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationHorses three years old and older
Weighthandicap
Purse A$1,500,000 (2022)

The Railway Stakes is an Australian Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race under handicap race conditions over a distance of 1600 metres at Ascot Racecourse in Perth in late November. [1] Prizemoney is A$1,500,000.

Contents

History

The inaugural running of the event was held on Perth Cup day in 1887 [2] with stakes of 60 sovereigns when the three-year-old Nimrod won the event over Hermit. The following season the race was held on New Year's Day 1889 and in the renewal of the race Hermit won the race while Nimrod finished third. [3] The event continued to be part of the Western Australian Turf Club's Summer Carnival with the race being scheduled on the same day as the Perth Cup. In 2001 the WATC rescheduled the event to late November. From 2011 to 2015 the race date was considered the richest day in thoroughbred racing in Perth, known as Super Saturday, with the Winterbottom Stakes, WA Guineas and several other Listed Races. [1] The Winterbottom Stakes was moved to the following Saturday in 2016. In 2003 the race was held at Belmont Park Racecourse. [4]

1930 racebook

Distance

Grade

Double winners

Only two horses have won it twice:

Thoroughbreds that have won the Railway Stakes Kingston Town Classic double:

Winners

  1. In 2011 He's Remarkable crossed the finish line first, but was relegated to second place on protest due to interference.

See also

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