Sky High Stakes
The Sky High Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race, for three year olds and older, over a distance of 2000 metres, under set weights with penalties conditions at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney, Australia in March. Total prize money for the race is A$350,000.
History
The race is named in honour of the Australian Thoroughbred racehorse and sire, Sky High, who won the 1960 Golden Slipper Stakes and 1961 Epsom Handicap.Name
- 1992-2005 - Sky High Quality Stakes
- 2006 - The Roxy Hotel Parramatta Stakes
- 2007 onwards - Sky High Stakes
Grade
- Prior 1991 - Handicap
- 1992-2013 - Listed race
- 2014 onwards - Group 3
Distance
- Prior 2014 - 1900 metres
- 2015 - 2000 metres
Venue
In 2008 the race was held at Canterbury Park Racecourse.Conditions
In 2016 the race was changed from a Quality handicap to Set Weights plus Penalties conditions.Winners
- 2024 - Lindermann
- 2023 - Protagonist
- 2022 - Stockman
- 2021 - Toffee Tongue
- 2020 - Master Of Wine
- 2019 - Red Cardinal
- 2018 - Auvray
- 2017 - Tavago
- 2016 - Sir John Hawkwood
- 2015 - Hartnell
- 2014 - Entirely Platinum
- 2013 - Julienas
- 2012 - Single
- 2011 - Older Than Time
- 2010 - Bellagio Wynn
- 2009 - Kettledrum
- 2008 - Nuclear Sky
- 2007 - Coalesce
- 2006 - County Tyrone
- 2005 - Seul Amour
- 2004 - Daniel's The Man
- 2003 - National Treasure
- 2002 - Restless
- 2001 - Bello Signor
- 2000 - Spysept
- 1999 - For The Moment
- 1998 - Joss Sticks
- 1997 - Buzzoff
- 1996 - Darbaas
- 1995 - Balmeressa
- 1994 - Cross Swords
- 1993 - Upwards
- 1992 - Native Neptune
- 1991 - String Quartet
- 1990 - Galligaskins
- 1989 - Eye Of The Sky