Winx Stakes

The Winx Stakes, registered as the Warwick Stakes, is a Group 1 Australian Turf Club thoroughbred horse race at Weight for Age, for three-year-olds and older over a distance of 1400 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in August. Prize money is currently A$500,000.



History
In 2015 prizemoney was increased from $175,000 to $250,000 and in 2018 to $500,000.

Name
In 2018 the race was renamed to the Winx Stakes, in honour of the champion Australian racehorse.

Records

 * Record time for the 1300 metres was set by Al Mansour (2000) in 1:14.77.
 * Jockey Darby Munro won six Warwick Stakes with Rogilla (1935), Allunga (1937), Beaulivre (1940), Katanga (1943), Removal (1945) and Tarien (1954).

Distance

 * 1923–1929 - 7 furlongs
 * 1930–1937 - 1 mile
 * 1938–1971 - 7 furlongs
 * 1972–1999 – 1400 metres
 * 2000–2001 – 1300 metres
 * 2002 onwards - 1400 metres

Grade

 * Prior to 1978 - Principal race
 * 1979–2017 - Group 2
 * 2018 onwards - Group 1

Venue

 * 1923–1939 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
 * 1940–1950 - Randwick Racecourse
 * 1951–1992 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
 * 1993 - Randwick Racecourse
 * 1994–1999 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
 * 2000 - Canterbury Park Racecourse
 * 2001–2002 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
 * 2003 - Randwick Racecourse
 * 2004 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
 * 2005–2006 - Randwick Racecourse
 * 2008 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
 * 2009 - Randwick Racecourse
 * 2010–2013 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
 * 2014 onwards - Randwick Racecourse

Winners

 * 2021 - Mo'unga
 * 2020 - Verry Elleegant
 * 2019 - Samadoubt
 * 2018 - Winx
 * 2017 - Winx
 * 2016 - Winx
 * 2015 - Royal Descent
 * 2014 - Tiger Tees
 * 2013 - Veyron
 * 2012 - Pinwheel
 * 2011 - Pinwheel
 * 2010 - Metal Bender
 * 2009 - Trusting
 * 2008 - Racing To Win
 * 2007 - †race not held
 * 2006 - Court's In Session
 * 2005 - Sir Dex
 * 2004 - Private Steer
 * 2003 - Lonhro
 * 2002 - Defier
 * 2001 - Lonhro
 * 2000 - Al Mansour
 * 1999 - Sunline
 * 1998 - What Can I Say
 * 1997 - Filante
 * 1996 - Filante
 * 1995 - Star Dancer
 * 1994 - March Hare
 * 1993 - Prince Of Praise
 * 1992 - Shaftesbury Avenue
 * 1991 - Super Impose
 * 1990 - Super Impose
 * 1989 - Groucho
 * 1988 - Flotilla
 * 1987 - Pablo's Pulse
 * 1986 - Riverdale
 * 1985 - Castanillia
 * 1984 - Phillip
 * 1983 - Yoyangamble
 * 1982 - Kingston Town
 * 1981 - Kingston Town
 * 1980 - Kingston Town
 * 1979 - Gypsy Kingdom
 * 1978 - Party's Pride
 * 1977 - Proficient
 * 1976 - Purple Patch
 * 1975 - Silver Shadow
 * 1974 - Jenarkol
 * 1973 - Longfella
 * 1972 - Nippon
 * 1971 - Ricochet
 * 1970 - Royal Show
 * 1969 - Fair Law
 * 1968 - Swift Peter
 * 1967 - Gay Gauntlet
 * 1966 - Prince Max
 * 1965 - Gay Gauntlet
 * 1964 - Reveille
 * 1963 - Cele's Image
 * 1962 - Sky High
 * 1961 - Sky High
 * 1960 - Sparkler
 * 1959 - Up And Coming
 * 1958 - Grey Ghost
 * 1957 - Tulloch
 * 1956 - El Khobar
 * 1955 - Prince Cortauld
 * 1954 - Tarien
 * 1953 - Tarien
 * 1952 - Foreign Exchange
 * 1951 - San Domenico
 * 1950 - San Domenico
 * 1949 - The Groom
 * 1948 - Septet
 * 1947 - Victory Lad
 * 1946 - Bernborough
 * 1945 - Removal
 * 1944 - Flight
 * 1943 - Katanga
 * 1942 - Yaralla
 * 1941 - High Caste
 * 1940 - Beaulivre
 * 1939 - Defaulter
 * 1938 - Stretto
 * 1937 - Allunga
 * 1936 - Talking
 * 1935 - ‡Rogilla/Silver King
 * 1934 - Chatham
 * 1933 - Chatham
 * 1932 - Johnnie Jason
 * 1931 - Johnnie Jason
 * 1930 - Amounis
 * 1929 - Limerick
 * 1928 - Limerick
 * 1927 - Limerick
 * 1926 - Windbag
 * 1925 - Whittier
 * 1924 - Glentruin
 * 1923 - Sunburst

† Not held because of outbreak of equine influenza ‡ Dead heat