The Birthday Card Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred quality handicap horse race, for fillies and mares aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1200 metres, held at Rosehill Racecourse in Sydney, Australia in March. Total prize money for the race is A$200,000.
History
The race is named in honour of Birthday Card, winner of the 1962 Golden Slipper Stakes.
Name
1986–1991 - Birthday Card Quality Handicap
1992 - Clyde Kennedy Quality
1993–1998 - Birthday Card Quality Handicap
1999 - Birthday Card Stakes
2000–2004 - Birthday Card Quality Handicap
2005 - Birthday Card Stakes
2006 - Allied Express Stakes
2007–2008 - Cleanevent Stakes
2009 onwards - Birthday Card Stakes
Venue
1986–1996 - Canterbury
1997–1999 - Rosehill
2000–2002 - Canterbury
2003 onwards - Rosehill
Distance
1986–1987 - 1280 metres
1987–1993 - 1100 metres
1994 onwards - 1200 metres
Grade
1986–2005 - Listed race
2006 onwards - Group 3
Winners
2022 - Emanate
2021 - Seasons
2020 - Miss Exfactor
2019 - Avantage
2018 - Quilista
2017 - Raiment
2016 - Sultry Feeling
2015 - Shamalia
2014 - Avoid Lightning
2013 - Arinosa
2012 - Celts
2011 - Zingaling
2010 - Patronyme
2009 - Gamble Me
2008 - Throne Inn
2007 - Aunty Betty
2006 - Imana
2005 - Tui Song
2004 - Paraca
2003 - Toast Of The Coast
2002 - Hot Riff
2001 - Spinning Hill
2000 - Verdict Declared
1999 - Toorak
1998 - All The Rave
1997 - Unison
1996 - So Keen
1995 - Light Up The World
1994 - Baldeen
1993 - Miss Kariba
1992 - River Love
1991 - Settlers Cove
1990 - Deira
1989 - Simple Tastes
1988 - Mother Duck
1987 - Special
1986 - Kisim Hiat
See also
List of Australian Group races
Group races
References
External links
First three placegetters Birthday Card Stakes (ATC)