The Black Opal Stakes is a Canberra Racing Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race, for two-year-olds, at set weights, over a distance of 1200 metres, held annually at Canberra Racecourse in Canberra, Australia in March. Total prize money for the race is A$200,000.
History
Grade
1975–1978 - Principal Race
1979–1986 - Group 3
1987–1998 - Group 2
1999–2005 - Group 3
2006–2014 - Listed Race
2015 onwards - Group 3
Records
Catbird (1999) is the only two-year-old to have taken out the Black Opal Stakes & Golden Slipper Stakes double since its inception. Race record is held by St Covet in 1994 with the time of 1.09.6.
Winners
2023 - Autumn Ballet
2022 - Queen Of The Ball
2021 - Kalashnikov
2020 - Barbaric
2019 - Pin Sec
2018 - Encryption
2017 - Trapeze Artist
2016 - Defcon
2015 - Takedown
2014 - Lucky Raquie
2013 - Criterion
2012 - Epaulette
2011 - You're Canny
2010 - Decision Time
2009 - Delago Bolt
2008 - Sarthemare
2007 - †race not held
2006 - Down The Wicket
2005 - Al Samer
2004 - Uber
2003 - Handsome Ransom
2002 - Planchet
2001 - Coral Salute
2000 - Pembleton
1999 - Catbird
1998 - Speed Week
1997 - Fraud
1996 - Paint
1995 - Zadok
1994 - St. Covet
1993 - Danger
1992 - Clan O'Sullivan
1991 - Sormani
1990 - Unspoken Word
1989 - Marks Gain
1988 - Comely Girl
1987 - Maizcay
1986 - Just Blooming
1985 - New Atlantis
1984 - Spirit Of Kingston
1983 - Brummel Who
1982 - Beans
1981 - Chinese Treasure
1980 - Nasau
1979 - Star Grace
1978 - Gold Mosaic
1977 - Blazing Saddles
1976 - Bianca
1975 - Silver Shadow
1974 - Royal Brittania
1973 - Rich Reward
† Canberra's racetrack, Thoroughbred Park was under redevelopment.