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Colin Stephen Quality

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History

FIRST LIGHT winning the TOYOTA FORKLIFTS COLIN STEPHEN QUALITY
FIRST LIGHT winning the TOYOTA FORKLIFTS COLIN STEPHEN QUALITY Picture: Martin King / Sportpix

The Colin Stephen Quality is a Group 3 race run under Quality Handicaps conditions for three year olds and up at Rosehill conducted by the Australian Turf Club.

The Colin Stephen Quality is run over 2400m. It was first run in 1870 and was won by Illumination.

The Colin Stephen Quality has basically been at 2400m since inception.

A principal race from the start, it has been Group 3 since 1987.

This is the traditional lead up for the Metropolitan Handicap and numerous horses have done the double. The winner is exempt from ballot and penalty for the Metrop. 

Railings won the race in 2005, then The Metropolitan before heading to Melbourne and taking the Caulfield Cup.

In 2017 the same three horses would run the trifecta in the Newcastle Cup and Colin Stephen eight days apart but in a different order.

Gai Waterhouse (now with Adrian Bott) has trained the winner of this race on 10 occasions.

The 2007 race was not held due to the Equine Influenza break out.

The Colin Stephen Quality was worth $250,000 in 2024.

Notable winners of the Colin Stephen Quality include Amelie's Star (2015), No Wine No Song (2010), Railings (2005), Dress Circle (2001), Coco Cobanna (2000), Vita Man (1999), In Joyment (1998), Heart Ruler (1997), Hula Flight (1996), Zamination (1993), Macquarie Prince (1989), Natski (1988), Gunsynd (1972), Roman Consul (1968), Summer Fair (1963), Prince Darius (1958), Redcraze (1956), Hydrogen (1953), Delta (1950/1951), Russia (1945), Flight (1944), Peter Pan (1935), Phar Lap (1930/1931), Windbag (1925), Gloaming (1924), Poitrel (1918/1919/1920), Poseidon (1907), Wakeful (1902) and Carbine (1890).

The 2024 Colin Stephen Quality was won by First Light from Changingoftheguard and Strathtay.


Racing and Sports

Previous Colin Stephen Quality Winners

Date Horse Jockey WT Trainer BP
FIRST LIGHT (GB) 6G
DUBAWI (IRE) - ANZHELIKA (IRE) GALILEO (IRE)
TOMMY BERRY 54.0 CHRIS WALLER 4
ATHABASCAN (FR) 4G
ALMANZOR (FR) - ALZUBRA (GB) DANSILI (GB)
TOM SHERRY 55.0 JOHN O'SHEA 6
GROVE FERRY (IRE) 5G
EXCELEBRATION (IRE) - REBELLINE (IRE) ROBELLINO (USA)
TIM CLARK 55.0 G WATERHOUSE & A BOTT 4
ENTENTE (AUS) 5G
DUNDEEL (NZ) - NEXTESS (AUS) STRATUM (AUS)
TIM CLARK 56.5 G WATERHOUSE & A BOTT 4
ATTORNEY (FR) 5G
MAKFI (GB) - TIA KIA (IRE) MONTJEU (IRE)
JASON COLLETT 54.0 MATTHEW SMITH 1
STAMPEDE (AUS) 7H
HIGH CHAPARRAL (IRE) - NOTHIN' LEICA CAT (NZ) TALE OF THE CAT (USA)
ADAM HYERONIMUS 59.0 G WATERHOUSE & A BOTT 9
MISS ADMIRATION (AUS) 4M
SEBRING (AUS) - ADMIRING (AUS) STREET CRY (IRE)
J FORD 53.0 MICK PRICE 4
AUVRAY (FR) 6G
LE HAVRE (IRE) - AMEYRAH (IRE) IN THE WINGS (GB)
G SCHOFIELD 57.0 RICHARD FREEDMAN 2
ALLERGIC (AUS) 5G
STREET CRY (IRE) - CAJOU (AUS) ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS)
JAMES MCDONALD 58.0 JOHN O'SHEA 4
AMELIE'S STAR (AUS) 4M
TESTA ROSSA (AUS) - ZAZITA (AUS) ZABEEL (NZ)
J PARR 56.5 PETER G MOODY 5
DEANE MARTIN (NZ) 5G
KEEPER (AUS) - ELA NIMUE (NZ) ZABEEL (NZ)
B AVDULLA 55.0 B WALLACE 5
JULIENAS (IRE) 6G
CAPE CROSS (IRE) - DORA CARRINGTON (IRE) SRI PEKAN (USA)
N RAWILLER 59.0 MS G WATERHOUSE 3
KELINNI (IRE) 4G
REFUSE TO BEND (IRE) - ORINOCO (IRE) DARSHAAN (GB)
G SCHOFIELD 55.5 CHRIS WALLER 7
LAMASERY (AUS) 5G
COMMANDS (AUS) - VERSE (AUS) QUEST FOR FAME (GB)
B AVDULLA 57.0 DAVID VANDYKE 7
NO WINE NO SONG (AUS) 9G
SONG OF TARA (IRE) - DEEP TIME (NZ) KINJITE (NZ)
J CASSIDY 58.0 KEVIN MOSES 5
MR CLANGTASTIC (AUS) 6G
CLANG (AUS) - SOVERINA (NZ) SOVEREIGN EDITION (IRE)
C AGNEW 57.0 MARC CONNERS 6
GET UP JUDE (AUS) 5G
RES JUDICATA (GB) - MINSK SQUARE (AUS) RED TONY (IRE)
B SHINN 53.0 DIANE POIDEVIN-LAINE 3
EXINITE (NZ) 5G
LORD BALLINA (AUS) - CENTREPIECE (NZ) CENTAINE (AUS)
L V CASSIDY 52.5 KRIS LEES 2
RAILINGS (AUS) 4G
ZABEEL (NZ) - LA SUFFRAGETTE (NZ) PALACE MUSIC (USA)
D BEADMAN 55.5 JOHN HAWKES 1
DON RAPHAEL (AUS) 5G
RUNYON (IRE) - RAIN QUEEN (AUS) BEEN THERE (AUS)
G BOSS 56.5 KERRY PARKER 5
OUTLAWS (AUS) 6G
BROCCO (USA) - BALMERESSA (NZ) BALMERINO (NZ)
D BEADMAN 53.5 JOHN HAWKES 8
RED TRINKET (AUS) 4G
LURE (USA) - SERENGETI PARK (USA) WOODMAN (USA)
C MUNCE 54.0 MS G WATERHOUSE 1
DRESS CIRCLE (NZ) 5G
ZABEEL (NZ) - FLIGHT QUEEN (NZ) NOBLE BIJOU (USA)
L BEASLEY 52.0 MS G WATERHOUSE 8
COCO COBANNA (NZ) 4M
CASUAL LIES (USA) - COBANNA (NZ) STAR WAY (GB)
C MUNCE 55.5 MS G WATERHOUSE 9