The 2017 Star Kingdom Stakes is a Group 3 race that takes place at Rosehill racecourse in late March or early April each year.
Run over a distance of 1,100 metres, the Star Kingdom Stakes is held as part of the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival. The Star Kingdom Stakes is run under open handicap conditions and is worth $150,000 in prize money.
The Star Kingdom Stakes was first run in 1985 when it was won by a horse named Gunyatti. It is named after the horse Star Kingdom, who was the leading sire in Australia for five seasons.
Horses that run in the Star Kingdom Stakes have often come via races such as the Group 2 Challenge Stakes, while those that run well in the race may go on to Group 1 The Galaxy later in the carnival.
The Star Kingdom Stakes is run on Golden Slipper Day, which is the richest day in the autumn carnival. The race shares its day with the Group 1 Golden Slipper Stakes, Group 1 The BMW, Group 1 Queen Of The Turf Stakes, Group 1 George Ryder Stakes, Group 1 Storm Queen Stakes, Group 2 Tulloch Stakes, Group 3 Neville Sellwood Stakes and Group 3 TL Baillieu Handicap.
Notable winners of the Star Kingdom Stakes include At Sea (1986), Investor (1990), Friend’s Venture (1992-1993), Camena (2001), Bradshaw (2002-2003), Mustard (2006) and Swift Alliance (2010-2011).
2017 Star Kingdom Stakes Field
The Star Kingdom Stakes field usually draws some very decent sprinters from major Sydney stables. It’s not unusual for a few raiders to contest the Star Kingdom Stakes field either, however the majority tend to be local.
The 2017 Star Kingdom Stakes field is provided here.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Hcp Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 85520x21x1 | ARTISTRY | Peter & Paul Snowden | Blake Shinn | 4 | 58kg | 105 |
| 2 | 18x359x473 | DANISH TWIST | Kris Lees | Hugh Bowman | 7 | 57.5kg | 104 |
| 3 | 13x3314x64 | IMPENDING | John O’Shea | James Doyle | 8 | 56kg | 98 |
| 4 | 2134028×53 | JUNGLE EDGE | Mick Bell | Kevin Forrester | 6 | 56kg | 97 |
| 5 | 19x30380x9 | SAVOUREUX | Kris Lees | Tim Clark | 3 | 54kg | 96 |
| 6 | 214x41412x | SORT AFTER | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Adam Hyeronimus | 5 | 54kg | 94 |
| 7 | 2x600x2117 | DAL CIELO (NZ) | Kris Lees | Glyn Schofield | 2 | 54kg | 93 |
| 8 | 6045561621 | KUDERO | Clarry Conners | Christian Reith | 9 | 54kg | 88 |
| 9 | 47×2768468 | WOULDNT IT BE NICE | Paul Perry | Andrew Adkins (a) | 1 | 54kg | 88 |
Star Kingdom Stakes Winners & Results
Below you will find a list of Star Kingdom Stakes winners and results since 2000.
| Year | Results | Winning Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 Jungle Edge | 2 Dal Cielo | 3 Impending | 1:13.1 |
| 2016 | 1 Malaguerra | 2 Target In Sight | 3 Coolring | 1:09.4 |
| 2015 | 1 Generalife | 2 Target In Sight | 3 Hot Snitzel | 1:09.6 |
| 2014 | 1 Flamberge | 2 Hot Snitzel | 3 Bennetta | 1:11.7 |
| 2013 | 1 Hot Snitzel | 2 Smokin’ Joey | 3 See The World | 1:10.7 |
| 2012 | 1 Zaratone | 2 Winter King | 3 Master of Design | 1:03.0 |
| 2011 | 1 Swift Alliance | 2 News Alert | 3 Cardinal Virtue | 1:03.4 |
| 2010 | 1 Swift Alliance | 2 Welkom Gold | 3 Typhoon Zed | 1:04.2 |
| 2009 | 1 The Jackal | 2 Black Prince | 3 Kiloton | 1:03.8 |
| 2008 | 1 Hoystar | 2 Strong Choice | 3 Master Magic | 1:09.0 |
| 2007 | 1 Posadas | 2 Century Serb | 3 New Edge | 1:05.0 |
| 2006 | 1 Mustard | 2 Shannon Bank | 3 Denmarket | 1:04.4 |
| 2005 | 1 Red Oog | 2 Presently | 3 Damigos | 1:04.2 |
| 2004 | 1 Taikun | 2 Bradshaw | 3 Naden | 1:03.0 |
| 2003 | 1 Bradshaw | 2 Into The Night | 3 Pompeii | 1:02.8 |
| 2002 | 1 Bradshaw | 2 Canny Fly | 3 Pembleton | 1:03.9 |
| 2001 | 1 Camena | 2 Steel City | 3 Cosset | 1:02.7 |
| 2000 | 1 King Of Acapulco | 2 Bradshaw | 3 Stanzaic | 1:04.0 |
