Golden Pendant

The Golden Pendant, is an Australian Turf Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horserace for fillies and mares aged three years old and upwards with set weights with penalties conditions over a distance of 1400 metres, held annually at Rosehill Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in September. Total prizemoney for the race is A$400,000.

Name
Originally this race was run as the Research Stakes in honour of 1988-89 Australian Horse of the Year, Research who won the AJC Derby, AJC Oaks, Flight Stakes, VRC Oaks. In 2011 the race was renamed to the Golden Pendant.

Grade

 * 1998–2000 - Listed race
 * 2001–2014 - Group 3
 * 2015 onwards - Group 2

Distance

 * 1996–2011 - 1200 metres
 * 2012 onwards - 1400 metres

Winners

 * 2022 - Nimalee
 * 2021 - Vangelic
 * 2020 - Subpoenaed
 * 2019 - Mizzy
 * 2018 - Shumookh
 * 2017 - Dayses Doom
 * 2016 - Tycoon Tara
 * 2015 - Peeping
 * 2014 - Arabian Gold
 * 2013 - Sharnee Rose
 * 2012 - More Joyous
 * 2011 - Screen
 * 2010 - Trim
 * 2009 - Hot Danish
 * 2008 - Judged
 * 2007 - race not held
 * 2006 - Coolroom Candidate
 * 2005 - Fumble
 * 2004 - Besame Mucho
 * 2003 - Classy Dane
 * 2002 - Mica's Pride
 * 2001 - La Rieuse
 * 2000 - Spinning Hill
 * 1999 - Brief Kiss
 * 1998 - Dantelah
 * 1997 - Unison
 * 1996 - Fiddlestick