Challenge Stakes (ATC)


The Challenge Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race at weight for age for horses three years old and older, over a distance of 1000 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney in March. Total prize money for the race is A$500,000.

History

The race was first run in 1906. Before 2003 the race was run in January or early February.
The track and race record was set by Redzel in 2018 in a time of 55.73 seconds.

Grade

  • 1906-1978 - Principal Race
  • 1987 onwards - Group 2

    Venue

  • 1906-2001 - Randwick
  • 2002-2006 - Warwick Farm
  • 2007-2010 - Randwick
  • 2011 - Warwick Farm
  • 2012 - Rosehill
  • 2013 - Warwick Farm
  • 2014 onwards - Randwick

    Distance

  • 1906-1972 - 5 furlongs
  • 1973-2011 – 1000 metres
  • 2012 – 1100 metres
  • 2013 onwards – 1000 metres

    Winners

  • 2023 - Passive Aggressive
  • 2022 - Eduardo
  • 2021 - Eduardo
  • 2020 - Nature Strip
  • 2019 - Ball Of Muscle
  • 2018 - Redzel
  • 2017 - English
  • 2016 - English
  • 2015 - Miracles Of Life
  • 2014 - Villa Verde
  • 2013 - Snitzerland
  • 2012 - Rain Affair
  • 2011 - Hay List
  • 2010 - De Lightning Ridge
  • 2009 - Olonana
  • 2008 - Hurried Choice
  • 2007 - Spark Of Life
  • 2006 - Snitzel
  • 2005 - Impaler
  • 2004 - Star Of Florida
  • 2003 - Star Of Florida
  • 2002 - Bomber Bill
  • 2001 - Pimpala Prince
  • 2000 - Easy Rocking
  • 1999 - Ab Initio
  • 1998 - Cangronde
  • 1997 - Cangronde
  • 1996 - Light Up The World
  • 1995 - Moss Rocket
  • 1994 - Classic Magic
  • 1993 - Spanish Mix
  • 1992 - All Archie
  • 1991 - Lightning Bend
  • 1990 - Show County
  • 1989 - Groucho
  • 1988 - Snippets
  • 1987 - At Sea
  • 1986 - At Sea
  • 1985 - At Sea
  • 1984 - Razor Sharp
  • 1983 - Razor Sharp
  • 1982 - Razor Sharp
  • 1981 - Steel Blade
  • 1980 - Acamer
  • 1979 - Christole
  • 1978 - Monreale
  • 1977 - Crimson Cloud
  • 1976 - River Ridge
  • 1975 - Zephyr Bay
  • 1974 - War Island
  • 1973 - Bounty
  • 1972 - Playbill
  • 1971 - Farlara
  • 1970 - †Constant Rhythm / Biarritz Star
  • 1969 - Gay Gauntlet
  • 1968 - Dawn Boy
  • 1967 - Gay Gauntlet
  • 1966 - Tar Girl
  • 1965 - Time And Tide
  • 1964 - The Tempest
  • 1963 - Wenona Girl
  • 1962 - Rush Bye
  • 1961 - Gili
  • 1960 - Olympiad
  • 1959 - Huntly
  • 1958 - Dubbo
  • 1957 - My Kingdom
  • 1956 - Apple Bay
  • 1955 - Gay Vista
  • 1954 - Tarien
  • 1953 - Apex
  • 1952 - True Leader
  • 1951 - Donegal
  • 1950 - San Domenico
  • 1949 - San Domenico
  • 1948 - Gay Monarch
  • 1947 - Brazier
  • 1946 - Felbeam
  • 1945 - Felbeam
  • 1944 - Yaralla
  • 1943 - Gold Salute
  • 1942 - High Caste
  • 1941 - Caesar
  • 1940 - High Caste
  • 1939 - Bradford
  • 1938 - Hammer Head
  • 1937 - Silver Rose
  • 1936 - Heritor
  • 1935 - The Marne
  • 1934 - Air Queen
  • 1933 - Captivation
  • 1932 - Golden Gate
  • 1931 - Casque D'Or
  • 1930 - Venetian Lady
  • 1929 - Whitta
  • 1928 - Greenline
  • 1927 - Don Moon
  • 1926 - Quixotic
  • 1925 - The Hawk
  • 1924 - Laneffe
  • 1923 - Duke Isinglass
  • 1922 - Sir Maitland
  • 1921 - Maltgilla
  • 1920 - Aries
  • 1919 - Sydney Damsel
  • 1918 - Bonnie Plume
  • 1917 - Wedding Day
  • 1916 - Quinn's Post
  • 1915 - Ninfia
  • 1914 - Golden Hop
  • 1913 - Golden Hop
  • 1912 - Pride Of Murillo
  • 1911 - Poi Dance
  • 1910 - Fille Fogi
  • 1909 - Neith
  • 1908 - Lord Merv
  • 1907 - Queen's Court
  • 1906 - The Pet
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