Festival Stakes (ATC)

The Festival Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred quality handicap horse race, for horses aged three years old and older, over a distance of 1500 metres, held annually at Rosehill Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in early December. Total prize money for the race is A$200,000.

Name

 * 1948–2001 - Festival Handicap
 * 2002 onwards - Festival Stakes

Grade

 * 1948–1978 - Principal race
 * 1979–2015 - Listed race
 * 2016 - Group 3

Distance

 * 1948–1972 - 7 furlongs (~1400 metres)
 * 1973–1983 - 1400 metres
 * 1984 - 1350 metres
 * 1985–1990 – 1300 metres
 * 1991 - 1280 metres
 * 1992–2001 - 1300 metres
 * 2002–2006 - 1400 metres
 * 2008 onwards - 1500 metres

Venue

 * 1948–1983 - Rosehill Racecourse
 * 1984 - Canterbury Park Racecourse
 * 1985–1990 - Rosehill Racecourse
 * 1991 - Canterbury Park Racecourse
 * 1992 onwards - Rosehill Racecourse

Winners

 * 2022 - Dajraan
 * 2021 - Ellsberg
 * 2020 - Outrageous
 * 2019 - Ranier
 * 2018 - My Nordic Hero
 * 2017 - Testashadow
 * 2016 - Sweet Redemption
 * 2015 - Mighty Lucky
 * 2014 - I'm Imposing
 * 2013 - White Sage
 * 2012 - Malavio
 * 2011 - Monton
 * 2010 - Dysphonia
 * 2009 - Rabbuka
 * 2008 (Dec.) - Voice Commander
 * 2008 (Jan.) - Eremein
 * 2007 - †Race not run
 * 2006 - Utzon
 * 2005 - Spirit Of Tara
 * 2004 - Ike's Dream
 * 2003 - This Manshood
 * 2002 - This Manshood
 * 2001 - Nanny Maroon
 * 2000 - Adam
 * 1999 - Highest Calibre
 * 1998 - Monet's Cove
 * 1997 - Masked Party
 * 1996 - Sherwood
 * 1995 - Garrin
 * 1994 - Headstrong
 * 1993 - Welsh Miner
 * 1992 - Top Comedian
 * 1991 - Fort Isle
 * 1990 - Ice Cream Sundae
 * 1989 - Dance Band
 * 1988 - Tetue Topaze
 * 1987 - Allamanda Boy
 * 1986 - Plum Shore
 * 1985 - At Sea
 * 1984 - Manuan
 * 1983 - Nosey Parker
 * 1982 - Artist Man
 * 1981 - Grey Receiver
 * 1980 - Robrick Star
 * 1979 - Mondiso
 * 1978 - Tattenham Lad
 * 1977 - Dream Pratten
 * 1976 - Just Ideal
 * 1975 - Purple Patch
 * 1974 - Magic Beam
 * 1973 - Barrier Star
 * 1972 - Rocky Gold
 * 1971 - Race not run
 * 1970 - King Bogan
 * 1969 - Regal Rhythm
 * 1968 - Todvale
 * 1967 - Victory Roll
 * 1966 - Aureo
 * 1965 - Castanea
 * 1964 - Liege Lord
 * 1963 - Miss Hiliers
 * 1962 - Our Cobbler
 * 1961 - Ginnagulla
 * 1960 - Race not run
 * 1959 - Boorala
 * 1958 - Amneris
 * 1957 - Indian Empire
 * 1956 - Compound
 * 1955 - Belbeiys
 * 1954 - Blond Val
 * 1953 - Bronze Peak
 * 1952 - Forest Beau
 * 1951 - Coniston
 * 1950 - Hesdin
 * 1949 - Blue Ensign
 * 1948 - Cragside

† Race moved to January 2008 because of outbreak of equine influenza