Rose Of Kingston Stakes

Winners and Past Results

The Victoria Racing Club offers $200,000 in prize money for the Group 2 Rose Of Kingston Stakes, a race for mares four years old and above. The race is named after the 1981-82 Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year Rose of Kingston. Free $200 Bet

Horses trek over 1400 metres of the Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne under set weight plus penalty conditions. The event is usually held in the beginning of October during the spring racing carnival on a day which includes the Group 1 Turnbull Stakes among other group races. For some mares, it may be their first run after a spell.

The Rose Of Kingston Stakes has undergone several name changes over the years, the latest being the Blazer Stakes. The event typically fancies the better performing mares that can get the better of the set weights and penalty conditions over the long Flemington home straight.

Horses may tackle a number of group races under similar conditions before they make their way here including the 1400 M Let's Elope Stakes at Flemington and the 1200 M Group 1 Manikato Stakes at Moonee Valley Racecourse.

Piper's Belle won the first Rose of Kingston Stakes as a listed race in 1990. It was promoted to Group 3 in 1997 while Divine Madonna was the first to claim the title as a Group 2 race in 2006.

2011 Rose Of Kingston Stakes (Blazer Stakes)

Lady Lynette had a wide barrier draw to contend with, but she was pushed forward to be on the pace as the field settled and was in a prime position to strike when they came into the straight. The mare drew level with the leaders with 250 metres to run and eventually moved ahead of them in a relentless rather than explosive finish, winning by just over a length from Booklet with Dysphonia in third.

2011 Rose Of Kingston Stakes (Blazer Stakes) result

1. Lady Lynette
2. Booklet
3. Dysphonia

Then came:

4. I'm Discreet
5. Parables
6. Sophie's Spirit
7. So Pristine
8. Moment In Time
9. Keep The Peace
10. Goon Serpent
11. Zubbaya
12. Annlea
13. Smoulder
14. Charlie's Queen
15. Sublimity