# The Shorts (ATC)

The Shorts is an Australian Turf Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race for horses three years old and older, at set weights with penalties, over a distance of 1100 metres. It is held annually at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in September. Total prize money for the race is A$1,000,000.

## History
### 1942 racebook

* Front page 1942 AJC The Shorts racebook
* 1942 AJC The Shorts showing raceday officials
* Starters and results showing the winner, Soho
* Starters and results of the 1942 The Shorts
* Starters and results of the 1942 The Shorts
* Inside cover charges at the entrance gates

### Distance

* 1867–1971 - 6 furlongs
* 1972–2009 – 1100 metres
* 2010–2011 – 1200 metres
* 2012 onwards - 1100 metres

### Venue

* Prior 2011 - Randwick Racecourse
* 2011 - Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
* 2012 onwards - Randwick Racecourse

### Grade

* 1867–1978 - Principal Race
* 1979–1993 - Listed Race
* 1994–2006 - Group 3
* 2008 onwards - Group 2

## Winners

* 2022 - Nature Strip
* 2021 - Eduardo
* 2020 - Classique Legend
* 2019 - Pierata
* 2018 - Ball Of Muscle
* 2017 - Redzel
* 2016 - Takedown
* 2015 - Rebel Dane
* 2014 - Terravista
* 2013 - Sessions
* 2012 - Pampelonne
* 2011 - Love Conquers All
* 2010 - Hot Danish
* 2009 - Gold Trail
* 2008 - Fritz's Princess
* 2007 - †race not held
* 2006 - Bentley Biscuit
* 2005 - Black Ink
* 2004 - Dance The Waves
* 2003 - Lucky Night
* 2002 - Empire
* 2001 - Oamaru Force
* 2000 - Bradshaw
* 1999 - Ab Initio
* 1998 - Mulugwa
* 1997 - Hot As Hell
* 1996 - Madison Point
* 1995 - Moss Rocket
* 1994 - Legal Agent
* 1993 - Chiliad
* 1992 - Classic Magic
* 1991 - Euclase
* 1990 - Rise 'N' Shine
* 1989 - Rigoletto
* 1988 - Potter Mcqueen
* 1987 - Mother Duck
* 1986 - Blazing Keel
* 1985 - Bemboka Spirit
* 1984 - Spritely Knight
* 1983 - Loch Ard
* 1982 - Marquee Star
* 1981 - Trench Digger
* 1980 - Hit It Benny
* 1979 - Biscawong
* 1978 - Tangfu
* 1977 - King's Favourite
* 1976 - King's Favourite
* 1975 - Purple Patch
* 1974 - Scarlet Man
* 1973 - Starplus
* 1972 - Kista
* 1971 - Welsh Prince
* 1970 - King Bogan
* 1969 - Grey Court
* 1968 - Somebody
* 1967 - Betelgeuse
* 1966 - Redcap
* 1965 - Levitator
* 1964 - Ferguson
* 1963 - Port Fair
* 1962 - Rush Bye
* 1961 - Tipperary Star
* 1960 - Merry Polly
* 1959 - Winchester
* 1958 - Cornelius
* 1957 - Reign
* 1956 - Aboukir
* 1955 - Lindbergh
* 1954 - Nagpuni
* 1953 - Nagpuni
* 1952 - Burncourt
* 1951 - Free Rule
* 1950 - Warrah King
* 1949 - Phalanx
* 1948 - Comedy Prince
* 1947 - Native Son
* 1946 - Chaperone
* 1945 - Warlock
* 1944 - Winnipeg
* 1943 - Marcondis
* 1942 - Soho
* 1941 - Winnipeg
* 1940 - Gold Salute
* 1939 - The Albatross
* 1938 - Thurles Lad
* 1937 - Beechwood
* 1936 - Some Boy
* 1935 - The Marne
* 1934 - Australia Fair
* 1933 - Golden Gate
* 1932 - Lightning March
* 1931 - High Disdain
* 1930 - Panola
* 1929 - Figure
* 1928 - Greenline
* 1927 - Calmest
* 1926 - Calmest
* 1925 - Bairn
* 1924 - Woodville
* 1923 - Duke Isinglass
* 1922 - Vodka
* 1921 - Greenstead
* 1920 - Elkin
* 1919 - Greenstead
* 1918 - Wolaroi
* 1917 - Mérimée
* 1916 - Colugo
* 1915 - Gigandra
* 1914 - Gigandra
* 1913 - Golden Hop
* 1912 - Gigandra
* 1911 - Hot Air
* 1910 - Maori King
* 1909 - Plush
* 1908 - Soultline
* 1907 - Mimer
* 1906 - Berthier
* 1905 - Machine Gun
* 1904 - Port Jackson
* 1903 - Ceres
* 1902 - Milos
* 1901 - Gameboy
* 1900 - Myosotis
* 1899 - Sequence
* 1898 - Johansen
* 1897 - Vivian
* 1896 - Old Clo
* 1895 - Waterfall
* 1894 - Wakawatea
* 1893 - Moorefield
* 1892 - Victor Hugo
* 1891 - Alexander
* 1890 - Alchemist
* 1889 - May Queen
* 1888 - Tilburn
* 1887 - The Felon
* 1886 - My Lord
* 1885 - Wanda
* 1884 - Brian O'Lynn
* 1883 - Blue And White
* 1882 - Twilight
* 1881 - Surrey
* 1880 - Chesterfield
* 1879 - Chorister
* 1878 - The Judge
* 1877 - Ino
* 1876 - Eros
* 1875 - Express
* 1874 - Sweetbriar
* 1873 - Rosalie
* 1872 - Wombo
* 1871 - The Count
* 1870 - Deceptive
* 1869 - Lucy
* 1868 - Tippler
* 1867 - Gunilda
† Not held because of outbreak of equine influenza