Winx Stakes


The Winx Stakes, registered as the Warwick Stakes, is a Group 1 Australian Turf Club thoroughbred horse race at Weight for Age, for three-year-olds and older over a distance of 1400 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in August. Prize money is currently A$1,000,000.

History

In 2015 prizemoney was increased from $175,000 to $250,000 and in 2018 to $500,000. As of 2025, the total prizemoney for the Winx Stakes is $1,000,000.

1946 racebook

Name

In 2018 the race was renamed to the Winx Stakes, in honour of the champion Australian racehorse.

Records

  • Record time for the 1300 metres was set by Al Mansour in 1:14.77.
  • Jockey Darby Munro won six Warwick Stakes with Rogilla, Allunga, Beaulivre, Katanga, Removal and Tarien.

    Distance

  • 1923-1929 - 7 furlongs
  • 1930-1937 - 1 mile
  • 1938-1971 - 7 furlongs
  • 1972-1999 – 1400 metres
  • 2000-2001 – 1300 metres
  • 2002 onwards - 1400 metres

    Grade

  • Prior to 1978 - Principal race
  • 1979-2017 - Group 2
  • 2018 onwards - Group 1

    Venue

  • 1923-1939 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
  • 1940-1950 - Randwick Racecourse
  • 1951-1992 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
  • 1993 - Randwick Racecourse
  • 1994-1999 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
  • 2000 - Canterbury Park Racecourse
  • 2001-2002 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
  • 2003 - Randwick Racecourse
  • 2004 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
  • 2005-2006 - Randwick Racecourse
  • 2008 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
  • 2009 - Randwick Racecourse
  • 2010-2013 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
  • 2014 onwards - Randwick Racecourse

    Winners

  • 2025 - Via Sistina
  • 2024 - Via Sistina
  • 2023 - Fangirl
  • 2022 - Anamoe
  • 2021 - Mo'unga
  • 2020 - Verry Elleegant
  • 2019 - Samadoubt
  • 2018 - Winx
  • 2017 - Winx
  • 2016 - Winx
  • 2015 - Royal Descent
  • 2014 - Tiger Tees
  • 2013 - Veyron
  • 2012 - Pinwheel
  • 2011 - Pinwheel
  • 2010 - Metal Bender
  • 2009 - Trusting
  • 2008 - Racing To Win
  • 2007 - †race not held
  • 2006 - Court's In Session
  • 2005 - Sir Dex
  • 2004 - Private Steer
  • 2003 - Lonhro
  • 2002 - Defier
  • 2001 - Lonhro
  • 2000 - Al Mansour
  • 1999 - Sunline
  • 1998 - What Can I Say
  • 1997 - Filante
  • 1996 - Filante
  • 1995 - Star Dancer
  • 1994 - March Hare
  • 1993 - Prince Of Praise
  • 1992 - Shaftesbury Avenue
  • 1991 - Super Impose
  • 1990 - Super Impose
  • 1989 - Groucho
  • 1988 - Flotilla
  • 1987 - Pablo's Pulse
  • 1986 - Riverdale
  • 1985 - Castanillia
  • 1984 - Phillip
  • 1983 - Yoyangamble
  • 1982 - Kingston Town
  • 1981 - Kingston Town
  • 1980 - Kingston Town
  • 1979 - Gypsy Kingdom
  • 1978 - Party's Pride
  • 1977 - Proficient
  • 1976 - Purple Patch
  • 1975 - Silver Shadow
  • 1974 - Jenarkol
  • 1973 - Longfella
  • 1972 - Nippon
  • 1971 - Ricochet
  • 1970 - Royal Show
  • 1969 - Fair Law
  • 1968 - Swift Peter
  • 1967 - Gay Gauntlet
  • 1966 - Prince Max
  • 1965 - Gay Gauntlet
  • 1964 - Reveille
  • 1963 - Cele's Image
  • 1962 - Sky High
  • 1961 - Sky High
  • 1960 - Sparkler
  • 1959 - Up And Coming
  • 1958 - Grey Ghost
  • 1957 - Tulloch
  • 1956 - El Khobar
  • 1955 - Prince Cortauld
  • 1954 - Tarien
  • 1953 - Tarien
  • 1952 - Foreign Exchange
  • 1951 - San Domenico
  • 1950 - San Domenico
  • 1949 - The Groom
  • 1948 - Septet
  • 1947 - Victory Lad
  • 1946 - Bernborough
  • 1945 - Removal
  • 1944 - Flight
  • 1943 - Katanga
  • 1942 - Yaralla
  • 1941 - High Caste
  • 1940 - Beaulivre
  • 1939 - Defaulter
  • 1938 - Stretto
  • 1937 - Allunga
  • 1936 - Talking
  • 1935 - ‡Rogilla/Silver King
  • 1934 - Chatham
  • 1933 - Chatham
  • 1932 - Johnnie Jason
  • 1931 - Johnnie Jason
  • 1930 - Amounis
  • 1929 - Limerick
  • 1928 - Limerick
  • 1927 - Limerick
  • 1926 - Windbag
  • 1925 - Whittier
  • 1924 - Glentruin
  • 1923 - Sunburst
† Not held because of outbreak of equine influenza


‡ Dead heat