# Canterbury Stakes

The Canterbury Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged three years old and upwards at weight for age, over a distance of 1300 metres, held annually at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia, in March.

## History

The race was always run at Canterbury Park Racecourse, but after the Australian Jockey Club and the Sydney Turf Club merged, the new club implemented major program changes and moved to Rosehill. Since 2014 the event has been held at Randwick Racecourse.

### Distance

* 1929–1972 - 6 furlongs (~1200 metres)
* 1973–2003 – 1200 metres
* 2004–2007 – 1300 metres
* 2008 – 1550 metres
* 2008 onwards - 1300 metres

### Grade

* 1929–1978 - Principal race
* 1979–2012 - Group 2 race
* 2013 onwards - Group 1

### Venue

* 1929–1996 - Canterbury Park Racecourse
* 1997–1999 - Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
* 2000–2003 - Canterbury Park Racecourse
* 2004–2007 - Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
* 2008 - Canterbury Park Racecourse
* 2009–2013 - Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
* 2014 onwards - Randwick Racecourse

### 1932 racebook

* 1932 STC Canterbury Stakes racebook front cover
* 1932 STC Canterbury Stakes showing race conditions & winner - Holdfast (3rd time)
* 1932 STC Canterbury Stakes page starters and results

### Gallery of noted winners

* Gold Rod, 1938 winner
* Yaralla, 1942 winner

## Winners

* 2025 - Royal Patronage
* 2024 - Lady Laguna
* 2023 - Artorius
* 2022 - Forbidden Love
* 2021 - Mizzy
* 2020 - The Bostonian
* 2019 - Trapeze Artist
* 2018 - Happy Clapper
* 2017 - Le Romain
* 2016 - Holler
* 2015 - Cosmic Endeavour
* 2014 - Appearance
* 2013 - Pierro
* 2012 - More Joyous
* 2011 - More Joyous
* 2010 - Hot Danish
* 2009 - All Silent
* 2008 - Mentality
* 2007 - Malcolm
* 2006 - Paratroopers
* 2005 - Dance Hero
* 2004 - Yell
* 2003 - Defier
* 2002 - Empire
* 2001 - Shogun Lodge
* 2000 - Easy Rocking
* 1999 - Kidman’s Cove
* 1998 - Quick Flick
* 1997 - All Our Mob
* 1996 - Sprint By
* 1995 - Miss Kariba
* 1994 - Al Akbar
* 1993 - Big Dreams
* 1992 - Alishan
* 1991 - Show County
* 1990 - Straussbrook
* 1989 - At Sea
* 1988 - At Sea
* 1987 - Placid Ark
* 1986 - Avon Angel
* 1985 - Chimes Square
* 1984 - Sir Dapper
* 1983 - Emancipation
* 1982 - Manikato
* 1981 - Turf Ruler
* 1980 - Stage Hit
* 1979 - Bernard
* 1978 - †race not held
* 1977 - Romantic Dream
* 1976 - Hartshill
* 1975 - Leica Show
* 1974 - Favoured
* 1973 - I’m Scarlet
* 1972 - Playbill
* 1971 - Baguette
* 1970 - Broker’s Tip
* 1969 - Fair Law
* 1968 - Cabochon
* 1967 - Prince Max
* 1966 - Academy Star
* 1965 - Aureo
* 1964 - Eskimo Prince
* 1963 - Kevejon
* 1962 - Sky High
* 1961 - Sky High
* 1960 - Wanton Lass
* 1959 - Up and Coming
* 1958 - ‡race not held
* 1957 - Prince Jambo
* 1956 - Starover
* 1955 - Star Realm
* 1954 - Iroquois
* 1953 - Regoli
* 1952 - Joy Lad
* 1951 - San Domenico
* 1950 - San Domenico
* 1949 - Bernbrook
* 1948 - Gay Monarch
* 1947 - Shannon
* 1946 - Good Idea
* 1945 - Sleepy Fox
* 1944 - Tea Rose
* 1943 - Katanga
* 1942 - Yaralla
* 1941 - Reading
* 1940 - Beaulivre
* 1939 - Beau Vite
* 1938 - Gold Rod
* 1937 - The Marne
* 1936 - Arachne
* 1935 - Bulldozer
* 1934 - Lough Neagh
* 1933 - Chatham
* 1932 - Holdfast
* 1931 - Holdfast
* 1930 - Holdfast
* 1929 - Amounis
† Change in scheduling of race from spring to autumn
‡ Meeting abandoned
Notes:
* ^(*) 2021 Mizzy promoted as winner after disqualification of Savatiano for positive swab.