Skyline Stakes

Winners and Past Results.

The Skyline Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Australian horse race for colts and geldings aged two years old run at set weights. FREE $200 Bet

It is contested over a distance of 1200 metres and is held annually at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney.

Prize money for the Skyline Stakes is worth $125,000 and is run on the same day as the Group 1 Randwick Guineas.

The race is named in honour of Skyline, winner of the 1958 Golden Slipper Stakes.

The winner of this race is exempt from ballot for the Golden Slipper Stakes.

Since the race was first run in 1979 some great champion horses have won the Skyline Stakes.

Well-known winners include Viscount (2001) who went on to claim victory in group one races including the Sires Produce Stakes, Champagne Stakes, and the George Main Stakes. And Shogun Lodge (1999) who placed third in the Golden Slipper Stakes and won group one races including the George Main Stakes.

Top Hat Joe was the first winner, when it was registered under the name the STC Skyline Stakes as a principal race. The following year in 1989 the event became a listed race through until 1987 when it reached group three status.

2012 Skyline Stakes will be run on the 17/3/2012.

2011 Skyline Stakes

This Group 3 event for colts and geldings was won by Uate who was content to let others dictate terms in the early stages before producing a strong run in the straight which was just enough to overtake pre-race favourite Hot Snitzel. Flight of Pegasus, although unfancied by punters, caught the eye with an impressive finish for third.

2011 Skyline Stakes result

1. Uate
2. Hot Snitzel
3. Flight of Pegasus

Then came:

4. Diamond To Pegasus
5. Irish Times
6. Written Consent
7. Dream Choice
8. Induna
9. Alkie