# 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$500,000.

## History

In 2015 prizemoney was increased from $175,000 to $250,000 and in 2018 to $500,000.

## 1946 racebook

* 1946 AJC Warwick Stakes racebook front cover
* 1946 AJC Warwick Stakes showing raceday officials
* 1946 AJC Warwick Stakes showing the winner, Bernborough
* Back cover showing charges at the entrance gates

### 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 (2000) in 1:14.77.
* Jockey Darby Munro won six Warwick Stakes with Rogilla (1935), Allunga (1937), Beaulivre (1940), Katanga (1943), Removal (1945) and Tarien (1954).

### 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

### Gallery of noted winners

* Yaralla, 1942 winner
* San Domenico, 1950 & 1951 winner
* Flight, 1944 winner
* Talking, 1936 winner
* Prince Cortauld, 1955 winner

## Winners

* 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