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Group races total over 540+ races each year which works out around 2-3% of total races held each season in Australia.
Group races are divided into 4 categories;
Group 1 - at least $250,000 prizemoney - 60+ races per season
Group 2 - at least $125,000 prizemoney - 80+ races per season
Group 3 - at least $75,000 prizemoney - 110+ races per season
Listed - at least $50,000 prizemoney - 280+ races per season
The Australian horse racing season runs from August to July each year and we have listed all the Group 1 and Group 2 races on the racing calendar.
The Sapphire Stakes is a Group 2 race for fillies & mares that takes place each April at Randwick racecourse in Sydney, New South Wales. The race is run over a distance of 1200 metres under set weight & penalty conditions.
The race takes place on the same day as the Gr1 AJC Australian Derby.
| 2009 |
Court |
Group 2 |
1200m |
| 2008 |
Belong To Many |
Group 2 |
1200m |
| 2007 |
Fire Song |
Group 2 |
1200m |
| 2006 |
Coolroom Candidate |
Group 2 |
1200m |
| 2005 |
Glamour Puss |
Group 3 |
1200m |
| 2004 |
Recurring |
Group 3 |
1200m |
| 2003 |
Fatoon |
Group 3 |
1200m |
| 2002 |
Fair Embrace |
Group 3 |
1200m |
| 2001 |
Spinning Hill |
Listed |
1200m |
| 2000 |
Spinning Hill |
Listed |
1200m |
| 1999 |
Little Pattie |
Listed |
1200m |
| 1998 |
What Can I Say |
Listed |
1200m |
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