Gloaming Stakes
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History
The Gloaming Stakes is a Group 3 race run under Set Weights conditions for three year olds conducted by the Australian Turf Club.
The Gloaming Stakes is run over 1800m. It was first run in 1978 and was won by Kapalaran.
The Gloaming Stakes was run over 1900m until 2000 then most runnings since have been at 1800m as a lead up to the Spring Champion Stakes.
In 2022 it was to be moved to Randwick, upped in prizemoney as the lead up to the later run Spring Champion. However it was rained out and run midweek at Warwick Farm over 1600m.
Race was elevated to Group 2 until 2004 then back to Group 3 after that.
The race is named after a grand horse Gloaming who had 19 wins in a row at one time and won 57 from 67 starts on both sides of the Tasman.
Ace High won the Gloaming before taking the Spring Champion Stakes and Victoria Derby at his next two outings.
Others to do the Gloaming/Spring Champion double include Sharp 'N' Smart, Shadow Hero, Vanbrugh, Complacent, Dundeel, Fairway, Tie The Knot, Magic Of Sydney, Sir Dapper, Best Western and Kingston Town.
Bart Cummings used the Gloaming Stakes to qualify So You Think as a G3 winner to be eligible for the Cox Plate and he would win that race too at just his fifth start.
The only filly winner has been Constant Flight.
The 2007 race was not held due to the Equine Influenza break out.
The Gloaming Stakes was worth $500,000 in 2024.
Notable winners of the Gloaming Stakes include Sharp 'N' Smart (2022), Shadow Hero (2019), Ace High (2017), Vanbrugh (2015), Complacent (2013), It's A Dundeel (2012), Retrieve (2010), So You Think (2009), Pendragon (2005), Al Maher (2004), Fairway (1999), Arena (1998), Tie The Knot (1997), Magic Of Sydney (1996), Brave Warrior (1994), Air Seattle (1992), Stargazer (1989), Sky Chase (1987), Drought (1986), Handy Proverb (1985), Sir Dapper (1983), Grosvenor (1982), Best Western (1981) and Kingston Town (1979).
The 2023 Gloaming Stakes was won by Raf Attack from Tom Kitten and Cap Ferrat.
Previous Gloaming Stakes Winners
Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
RAF ATTACK
(NZ)
3C SATONO ALADDIN (JPN) - SIMA (AUS) COMMANDS (AUS) |
REGAN BAYLISS | 56.5 | G WATERHOUSE & A BOTT | 2 |
|
SHARP 'N' SMART
(NZ)
3G REDWOOD (GB) - QUEEN MARGARET (NZ) SWISS ACE (AUS) |
HUGH BOWMAN | 56.5 | GRAEME & DEBBIE ROGERSON | 1 |
|
HEAD OF STATE
(AUS)
3C AMERICAN PHAROAH (USA) - DERELIQUE (AUS) DANEHILL DANCER (IRE) |
JAMES MCDONALD | 56.5 | CHRIS WALLER | 6 |
|
LOVE TAP
(AUS)
3G TAPIT (USA) - SMOKEY'S LOVE (USA) FORESTRY (USA) |
N RAWILLER | 56.5 | R & M FREEDMAN | 1 |
|
SHADOW HERO
(AUS)
3G PIERRO (AUS) - SOOKIE (AUS) CASINO PRINCE (AUS) |
J PARR | 56.5 | MARK NEWNHAM | 3 |
|
THINKIN' BIG
(AUS)
3C HIGH CHAPARRAL (IRE) - NOTHIN' LEICA CAT (NZ) TALE OF THE CAT (USA) |
TIM CLARK | 56.5 | G WATERHOUSE & A BOTT | 5 |
|
ACE HIGH
(AUS)
3C HIGH CHAPARRAL (IRE) - COME SUNDAY (AUS) REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) |
T ANGLAND | 56.5 | DAVID PAYNE | 9 |
|
VELADERO
(AUS)
3G MEDAGLIA D'ORO (USA) - STACKED (AUS) BELONG TO ME (USA) |
RORY HUTCHINGS | 56.5 | CHRIS WALLER | 6 |
|
VANBRUGH
(AUS)
3C ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) - SOHO SECRET (AUS) LUCKY OWNERS (NZ) |
HUGH BOWMAN | 56.5 | CHRIS WALLER | 5 |
|
SWEYNESSE
(AUS)
3C LONHRO (AUS) - SWANSEA (IRE) SINGSPIEL (IRE) |
K MCEVOY | 56.5 | JOHN O'SHEA | 6 |
|
COMPLACENT
(AUS)
3C AUTHORIZED (IRE) - INSOUCIANCE (AUS) QUEST FOR FAME (GB) |
K MCEVOY | 56.5 | PETER SNOWDEN | 1 |
|
DUNDEEL
(NZ)
3C HIGH CHAPARRAL (IRE) - STAREEL (NZ) ZABEEL (NZ) |
JAMES MCDONALD | 56.5 | MURRAY BAKER & ANDREW FORSMAN | 1 |
|
STRIKE THE STARS
(NZ)
3G SAVABEEL (AUS) - AMBITIOUS (NZ) LAST TYCOON (IRE) |
HUGH BOWMAN | 56.5 | ANTHONY CUMMINGS | 5 |
|
RETRIEVE
(AUS)
3G RAHY (USA) - HOLD TO RANSOM (USA) RED RANSOM (USA) |
J PARR | 56.5 | PETER SNOWDEN | 6 |
|
SO YOU THINK
(NZ)
3C HIGH CHAPARRAL (IRE) - TRIASSIC (NZ) TIGHTS (USA) |
HUGH BOWMAN | 56.5 | BART CUMMINGS | 8 |
|
PREDATORY PRICER
(AUS)
3C STREET CRY (IRE) - SHADY STREAM (AUS) ARCHREGENT (CAN) |
G SCHOFIELD | 56.5 | PAUL MURRAY | 1 |
|
ALL BLACK GOLD
(AUS)
3C CANNY LAD (AUS) - EXPLANATION (AUS) COUNTY (AUS) |
J FORD | 55.5 | CHRIS WALLER | 2 |
|
PENDRAGON
(NZ)
3C ELNADIM (USA) - ALACRITY (NZ) GROSVENOR (NZ) |
HUGH BOWMAN | 55.5 | BART CUMMINGS | 9 |
|
AL MAHER
(AUS)
3C DANEHILL (USA) - SHOW DANCING (NZ) DON'T SAY HALO (USA) |
J CASSIDY | 55.5 | MS G WATERHOUSE | 3 |
|
TSUIMAI
(AUS)
3C THUNDER GULCH (USA) - TRISCAY (AUS) MARSCAY (AUS) |
Z PURTON | 55.5 | JACK DENHAM | 10 |
|
MASKERADO
(NZ)
3G STRAIGHT STRIKE (USA) - CLASSIC EVE (NZ) NOBLE BIJOU (USA) |
C W BROWN | 55.5 | GRAEME ROGERSON | 3 |
|
COURVOISIER
(AUS)
3C VOLKSRAAD (GB) - REGENSINA (AUS) PRINCE REGENT (FR) |
G BOSS | 55.5 | GRAEME ROGERSON | 11 |
|
GO BINT
(NZ)
3G BIN AJWAAD (IRE) - MARTINA BEL (NZ) IVORY HUNTER (USA) |
D MCLELLAN | 55.5 | NEVILLE MCBURNEY | 2 |
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