| Class | Group 3 |
|---|---|
| Location | Rosehill Racecourse, Sydney, Australia |
| Inaugurated | 1979 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Canterbury Hurlstone Park RSL (2025) [1] |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,300 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Three year old colts and geldings |
| Weight | Quality handicap |
| Purse | $250,000 (2025) |
The Up and Coming Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old colts and geldings, run as a quality handicap over a distance of 1300 metres in Sydney, Australia in August.
The race is considered a good start to returning to racing in the new racing calendar for talented three-year-olds gearing up for an Australian spring campaign. It is often won by a classy three-year-old, as evidenced by the honour roll of past winners who went on to become genuine stars on the track and/or stud such as: [2]
The race is named in honour of the 1959 Warwick Stakes and Canterbury Stakes winner Up And Coming. [3] The race is held on the same racecard as the Warwick Stakes.
Winners of the race are as follows. [5] [6]
† Not held because of outbreak of equine influenza [47]