The Shorts (ATC)

The Shorts is an Australian Turf Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race for horses three years old and older, at set weights with penalties, over a distance of 1100 metres. It is held annually at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in September. Total prize money for the race is A$1,000,000.

Distance

 * 1867–1971 - 6 furlongs
 * 1972–2009 – 1100 metres
 * 2010–2011 – 1200 metres
 * 2012 onwards - 1100 metres

Venue

 * Prior 2011 - Randwick Racecourse
 * 2011 - Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
 * 2012 onwards - Randwick Racecourse

Grade

 * 1867–1978 - Principal Race
 * 1979–1993 - Listed Race
 * 1994–2006 - Group 3
 * 2008 onwards - Group 2

Winners

 * 2022 - Nature Strip
 * 2021 - Eduardo
 * 2020 - Classique Legend
 * 2019 - Pierata
 * 2018 - Ball Of Muscle
 * 2017 - Redzel
 * 2016 - Takedown
 * 2015 - Rebel Dane
 * 2014 - Terravista
 * 2013 - Sessions
 * 2012 - Pampelonne
 * 2011 - Love Conquers All
 * 2010 - Hot Danish
 * 2009 - Gold Trail
 * 2008 - Fritz's Princess
 * 2007 - †race not held
 * 2006 - Bentley Biscuit
 * 2005 - Black Ink
 * 2004 - Dance The Waves
 * 2003 - Lucky Night
 * 2002 - Empire
 * 2001 - Oamaru Force
 * 2000 - Bradshaw
 * 1999 - Ab Initio
 * 1998 - Mulugwa
 * 1997 - Hot As Hell
 * 1996 - Madison Point
 * 1995 - Moss Rocket
 * 1994 - Legal Agent
 * 1993 - Chiliad
 * 1992 - Classic Magic
 * 1991 - Euclase
 * 1990 - Rise 'N' Shine
 * 1989 - Rigoletto
 * 1988 - Potter Mcqueen
 * 1987 - Mother Duck
 * 1986 - Blazing Keel
 * 1985 - Bemboka Spirit
 * 1984 - Spritely Knight
 * 1983 - Loch Ard
 * 1982 - Marquee Star
 * 1981 - Trench Digger
 * 1980 - Hit It Benny
 * 1979 - Biscawong
 * 1978 - Tangfu
 * 1977 - King's Favourite
 * 1976 - King's Favourite
 * 1975 - Purple Patch
 * 1974 - Scarlet Man
 * 1973 - Starplus
 * 1972 - Kista
 * 1971 - Welsh Prince
 * 1970 - King Bogan
 * 1969 - Grey Court
 * 1968 - Somebody
 * 1967 - Betelgeuse
 * 1966 - Redcap
 * 1965 - Levitator
 * 1964 - Ferguson
 * 1963 - Port Fair
 * 1962 - Rush Bye
 * 1961 - Tipperary Star
 * 1960 - Merry Polly
 * 1959 - Winchester
 * 1958 - Cornelius
 * 1957 - Reign
 * 1956 - Aboukir
 * 1955 - Lindbergh
 * 1954 - Nagpuni
 * 1953 - Nagpuni
 * 1952 - Burncourt
 * 1951 - Free Rule
 * 1950 - Warrah King
 * 1949 - Phalanx
 * 1948 - Comedy Prince
 * 1947 - Native Son
 * 1946 - Chaperone
 * 1945 - Warlock
 * 1944 - Winnipeg
 * 1943 - Marcondis
 * 1942 - Soho
 * 1941 - Winnipeg
 * 1940 - Gold Salute
 * 1939 - The Albatross
 * 1938 - Thurles Lad
 * 1937 - Beechwood
 * 1936 - Some Boy
 * 1935 - The Marne
 * 1934 - Australia Fair
 * 1933 - Golden Gate
 * 1932 - Lightning March
 * 1931 - High Disdain
 * 1930 - Panola
 * 1929 - Figure
 * 1928 - Greenline
 * 1927 - Calmest
 * 1926 - Calmest
 * 1925 - Bairn
 * 1924 - Woodville
 * 1923 - Duke Isinglass
 * 1922 - Vodka
 * 1921 - Greenstead
 * 1920 - Elkin
 * 1919 - Greenstead
 * 1918 - Wolaroi
 * 1917 - Mérimée
 * 1916 - Colugo
 * 1915 - Gigandra
 * 1914 - Gigandra
 * 1913 - Golden Hop
 * 1912 - Gigandra
 * 1911 - Hot Air
 * 1910 - Maori King
 * 1909 - Plush
 * 1908 - Soultline
 * 1907 - Mimer
 * 1906 - Berthier
 * 1905 - Machine Gun
 * 1904 - Port Jackson
 * 1903 - Ceres
 * 1902 - Milos
 * 1901 - Gameboy
 * 1900 - Myosotis
 * 1899 - Sequence
 * 1898 - Johansen
 * 1897 - Vivian
 * 1896 - Old Clo
 * 1895 - Waterfall
 * 1894 - Wakawatea
 * 1893 - Moorefield
 * 1892 - Victor Hugo
 * 1891 - Alexander
 * 1890 - Alchemist
 * 1889 - May Queen
 * 1888 - Tilburn
 * 1887 - The Felon
 * 1886 - My Lord
 * 1885 - Wanda
 * 1884 - Brian O'Lynn
 * 1883 - Blue And White
 * 1882 - Twilight
 * 1881 - Surrey
 * 1880 - Chesterfield
 * 1879 - Chorister
 * 1878 - The Judge
 * 1877 - Ino
 * 1876 - Eros
 * 1875 - Express
 * 1874 - Sweetbriar
 * 1873 - Rosalie
 * 1872 - Wombo
 * 1871 - The Count
 * 1870 - Deceptive
 * 1869 - Lucy
 * 1868 - Tippler
 * 1867 - Gunilda

† Not held because of outbreak of equine influenza