The Hill Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race run at Weight for Age over a distance of 2000 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in September. Total prize money for the race is A$2,000,000.

History

1921 racebook

Venue

1921–1990 - Rosehill Gardens Racecourse

1991 - Canterbury Park Racecourse

1991–2011 - Rosehill Gardens Racecourse

2012 onwards - Randwick Racecourse

Grade

1921–1978 - Principal Race

1979 onwards - Group 2

Distance

1921–1940 - 1 mile (~1600 metres) 1941–1971 - 8 furlongs (~1700 metres) 1972–1990 – 1750 metres 1991–2000 – 1900 metres 2001 – 1750 metres 2002–2010 – 1900 metres 2011–2016 – 2000 metres 2017 – 1800 metres 2018 onwards - 2000 metres

Hill Stakes

Gallery of noted winners

Winners

2023 - Montefilia

2022 - Cascadian

2021 - Think It Over

2020 - Kolding

2019 - Verry Elleegant

2018 - Ace High

2017 - Classic Uniform

2016 - Hartnell

2015 - Preferment

2014 - Junoob

2013 - Moriarty

2012 - Lamasery

2011 - Trusting

2010 - Descarado

2009 - Miss Marielle

2008 - Fiumicino

2007 - †race not held

2006 - Desert War

2005 - Desert War

2004 - Natural Blitz

2003 - Excellerator

2002 - Dress Circle

2001 - Mulan Princess

2000 - Pasta Express

1999 - Tie The Knot

1998 - Arena

1997 - Ebony Grosve

1996 - Saintly

1995 - Stony Bay

1994 - Slight Chance

1993 - Silk Ali

1992 - Muirfield Village

1991 - Super Impose

1990 - Eastern Classic

1989 - Riverina Charm

1988 - Natural Habit

1987 - Beau Zam

1986 - Colour Page

1985 - Greatness

1984 - Trissaro

1983 - Emancipation

1982 - Cossack Prince

1981 - Canarthus

1980 - Silver Wraith

1979 - Imposing

1978 - Marceau

1977 - Carlaw

1976 - Ngawyni

1975 - Skyjack

1974 - Leica Lover

1973 - Grand Cidium

1972 - Gunsynd

1971 - Baguette

1970 - Flagrante

1969 - Black Onyx

1968 - Eternal Youth

1967 - Winfreux

1966 - Prince Grant

1965 - Eskimo Prince

1964 - Toi Port

1963 - Toi Port

1962 - Sky High

1961 - Lord Fury

1960 - Waipari

1959 - Noholme

1958 - Skyline

1957 - Redcraze

1956 - Redcraze

1955 - Somerset Fair

1954 - Prince Cortauld

1953 - Hydrogen

1952 - Hydrogen

1951 - San Domenico

1950 - Playboy

1949 - Vagabond

1948 - Dark Marne

1947 - Columnist

1946 - Bernborough

1945 - Shannon

1944 - Mayfowl

1943 - Yaralla

1942 - Yaralla

1941 - High Caste

1940 - Beau Vite

1939 - Gold Rod

1938 - Gold Rod

1937 - Talking

1936 - Silver Ring

1935 - Peter Pan

1934 - Chatham

1933 - Chatham

1932 - Peter Pan

1931 - Phar Lap

1930 - Phar Lap

1929 - Winalot

1928 - Limerick

1927 - Limerick

1926 - Valicare

1925 - The Hawk

1924 - Ballymena

1923 - The Hawk

1922 - Gloaming

1921 - Beauford

† Not held because of outbreak of equine influenza

See also

List of Australian Group races

Group races

References

Horse races in Australia

Open middle distance horse races

Hill Stakes