Class | Group 2 |
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Location | Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia |
Inaugurated | 1973 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - flat |
Sponsor | Yarraman Park (2023) |
Race information | |
Distance | 1,200 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Two year old fillies |
Weight | Set weights 55+1⁄2 kg |
Purse | A$300,000 (2023) |
Bonuses | Automatic entry to Golden Slipper Stakes (if nominated) |
The Reisling Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race, for two-year-old fillies, at set weights, over a distance of 1200 metres, held at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia in March. Total prize money for the race is A$300,000.
The race is named in honour of the 1965 Golden Slipper winner Reisling.
The winner of this race receives automatic entry to the ATC Golden Slipper Stakes [1] and the race is considered an important prep test due to the same distance as the Golden Slipper Stakes. [1]
Seven fillies have captured the Reisling – Golden Slipper double:
Hartshill (1974), Burst (1992), Merlene (1996), Belle Du Jour (2000), Polar Express (2003), Overreach (2013) and Estijaab (2018)