Sky High Stakes

The Sky High Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race, for three year olds and older, over a distance of 2000 metres, under set weights with penalties conditions at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney, Australia in March. Total prize money for the race is A$350,000.

History
The race is named in honour of the Australian Thoroughbred racehorse and sire, Sky High, who won the 1960 Golden Slipper Stakes and 1961 Epsom Handicap.

Name

 * 1992–2005 - Sky High Quality Stakes
 * 2006 - The Roxy Hotel Parramatta Stakes
 * 2007 onwards - Sky High Stakes

Grade

 * Prior 1991 - Handicap (Unlisted race)
 * 1992–2013 - Listed race
 * 2014 onwards - Group 3

Distance

 * Prior 2014 - 1900 metres
 * 2015 - 2000 metres

Venue
In 2008 the race was held at Canterbury Park Racecourse.

Conditions
In 2016 the race was changed from a Quality handicap to Set Weights plus Penalties conditions.

Winners

 * 2024 - Lindermann
 * 2023 - Protagonist
 * 2022 - Stockman
 * 2021 - Toffee Tongue
 * 2020 - Master Of Wine
 * 2019 - Red Cardinal
 * 2018 - Auvray
 * 2017 - Tavago
 * 2016 - Sir John Hawkwood
 * 2015 - Hartnell
 * 2014 - Entirely Platinum
 * 2013 - Julienas
 * 2012 - Single
 * 2011 - Older Than Time
 * 2010 - Bellagio Wynn
 * 2009 - Kettledrum
 * 2008 - Nuclear Sky
 * 2007 - Coalesce
 * 2006 - County Tyrone
 * 2005 - Seul Amour
 * 2004 - Daniel's The Man
 * 2003 - National Treasure
 * 2002 - Restless
 * 2001 - Bello Signor
 * 2000 - Spysept
 * 1999 - For The Moment
 * 1998 - Joss Sticks
 * 1997 - Buzzoff
 * 1996 - Darbaas
 * 1995 - Balmeressa
 * 1994 - Cross Swords
 * 1993 - Upwards
 * 1992 - Native Neptune
 * 1991 - String Quartet
 * 1990 - Galligaskins
 * 1989 - Eye Of The Sky