Birthday Card Stakes


The Birthday Card Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred quality handicap horse race, for fillies and mares aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1200 metres, held at Rosehill Racecourse in Sydney, Australia in March. Total prize money for the race is A$250,000.

History

The race is named in honour of Birthday [Card (horse)|Birthday Card], winner of the 1962 Golden Slipper Stakes.

Name

  • 1986-1991 - Birthday Card Quality Handicap
  • 1992 - Clyde Kennedy Quality
  • 1993-1998 - Birthday Card Quality Handicap
  • 1999 - Birthday Card Stakes
  • 2000-2004 - Birthday Card Quality Handicap
  • 2005 - Birthday Card Stakes
  • 2006 - Allied Express Stakes
  • 2007-2008 - Cleanevent Stakes
  • 2009 onwards - Birthday Card Stakes

Venue

Distance

  • 1986-1987 - 1280 metres
  • 1987-1993 - 1100 metres
  • 1994 onwards - 1200 metres

Grade

Winners

  • 2024 - Chain of Lightning
  • 2023 - Zapateo
  • 2022 - Emanate
  • 2021 - Seasons
  • 2020 - Miss Exfactor
  • 2019 - Avantage
  • 2018 - Quilista
  • 2017 - Raiment
  • 2016 - Sultry Feeling
  • 2015 - Shamalia
  • 2014 - Avoid Lightning
  • 2013 - Arinosa
  • 2012 - Celts
  • 2011 - Zingaling
  • 2010 - Patronyme
  • 2009 - Gamble Me
  • 2008 - Throne Inn
  • 2007 - Aunty Betty
  • 2006 - Imana
  • 2005 - Tui Song
  • 2004 - Paraca
  • 2003 - Toast Of The Coast
  • 2002 - Hot Riff
  • 2001 - Spinning Hill
  • 2000 - Verdict Declared
  • 1999 - Toorak
  • 1998 - All The Rave
  • 1997 - Unison
  • 1996 - So Keen
  • 1995 - Light Up The World
  • 1994 - Baldeen
  • 1993 - Miss Kariba
  • 1992 - River Love
  • 1991 - Settlers Cove
  • 1990 - Deira
  • 1989 - Simple Tastes
  • 1988 - Mother Duck
  • 1987 - Special
  • 1986 - Kisim Hiat