Ming Dynasty Quality
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History
The Ming Dynasty Quality is a Group 3 race run under quality handicap conditions for three year olds usually at Rosehill conducted by the Australian Turf Club.
The Ming Dynasty Quality is run over 1400m. It was first run in 1977 and was won by Little Diamond.
The Ming Dynasty Quality has been run at Randwick and Warwick Farm and has been moved to Rosehill in 2017. The race in 2021 had to be run at Kembla Grange due to geographic coronavirus protocols.
The Ming Dynasty Quality has swapped between Listed and Group 3 company but has been G3 from 2013.
The race is named after a grand stayer in Ming Dynasty who won two Caulfield Cups, three years apart. He also won a couple of Australian Cups two years apart.
More Than Great won by a nose in 2009 over a reasonable horse in So You Think in a very close finish. So You Think would win a Cox Plate three runs later as a 3yo.
Lonhro and Kenwood Melody would win a Caulfield Guineas following wins in the Ming Dynasty. Golden Mile would also take the Caulfield Guineas two runs after winning this in 2022.
Lion Tamer won the Victoria Derby at the end of his 2010 campaign after earlier taking this race. He had won a Champagne Stakes at Ellerslie as a 2yo before a spell. Quick Thinker did the same thing in 2019 also for Murray Baker (and Andrew Forsman).
Lady Shenandoah would win the Flight Stakes in the Spring and then the Surround and Coolmore Classic in the Autumn at the highest level.
The 2007 race was not held due to the Equine Influenza break out.
The 2025 Ming Dynasty Quality was run for prizemoney of $250,000.
Notable winners of the Ming Dynasty Quality include Lady Shenandoah (2024), Golden Mile (2022), Quick Thinker (2019), Panzer Division (2014), Tatra (2012), Ambidexter (2011), Lion Tamer (2010), Predatory Pricer (2008), Dane Shadow (2004), Lonhro (2001), Kenwood Melody (1998), Adam (1997), Magic Of Sydney (1996), Muirfield Village (1992), Kinjite (1991), Royal Pardon (1988) and Drawn (1985).
The 2025 Ming Dynasty Quality was won by Sixties from Autumn Boy and Without Peer.
Previous Ming Dynasty Quality Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
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SIXTIES
(AUS)
3C FLYING ARTIE (AUS) - GRACIE'S LASS (AUS) REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) |
RACHEL KING | 54.5 | CHRIS WALLER | 3 |
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LADY SHENANDOAH
(AUS)
3F SNITZEL (AUS) - STAR PUPIL (AUS) STARCRAFT (NZ) |
J FORD | 53.0 | CHRIS WALLER | 3 |
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ENCAP
(AUS)
3G CAPITALIST (AUS) - ENQUARE (AUS) STRATUM (AUS) |
B PREBBLE | 54.0 | GARY PORTELLI | 1 |
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GOLDEN MILE
(AUS)
3C ASTERN (AUS) - CALAVERITE (AUS) LONHRO (AUS) |
SAM CLIPPERTON | 54.0 | JAMES CUMMINGS | 2 |
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COASTWATCH
(AUS)
3G FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - BULLION MANSION (AUS) ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) |
JAMES MCDONALD | 55.5 | CHRIS WALLER | 1 |
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HOLYFIELD
(AUS)
3C I AM INVINCIBLE (AUS) - HURTLE MYRTLE (AUS) DANE SHADOW (AUS) |
TIM CLARK | 59.0 | C MAHER & D EUSTACE | 8 |
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QUICK THINKER
(AUS)
3C SO YOU THINK (NZ) - ACOUPLAMAS (AUS) AL MAHER (AUS) |
HUGH BOWMAN | 57.0 | MURRAY BAKER & ANDREW FORSMAN | 9 |
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DANAWI
(AUS)
3C EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) - SECRET ADMIRER (AUS) DUBAWI (IRE) |
JAMES INNES JNR | 53.5 | T R MARTIN | 6 |
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ADDICTIVE NATURE
(AUS)
3C SAVABEEL (AUS) - GENEROUS NATURE (AUS) CARNEGIE (IRE) |
TIM CLARK | 55.5 | BJORN BAKER | 6 |
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SWEAR
(AUS)
3C REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - CROSSYOURHEART (NZ) SHOW A HEART (AUS) |
TOMMY BERRY | 57.5 | MICHAEL & WAYNE & JOHN HAWKES | 5 |
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METALLIC CROWN
(AUS)
3G NORTHERN METEOR (AUS) - PEGASUS QUEEN (AUS) FUSAICHI PEGASUS (USA) |
J CASSIDY | 54.0 | CHRIS WALLER | 5 |
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PANZER DIVISION
(AUS)
3C REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - DESERT FIGHT (CHI) HUSSONET (USA) |
T ANGLAND | 55.0 | PAUL MESSARA | 9 |
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AUSSIES LOVE SPORT
(AUS)
3G REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - MISS JAKEO (AUS) UNBRIDLED'S SONG (USA) |
J CASSIDY | 54.0 | MS G WATERHOUSE | 12 |
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TATRA
(AUS)
3C HUSSONET (USA) - SLOVAKIA (USA) DANZIG (USA) |
K MCEVOY | 58.5 | PETER SNOWDEN | 9 |
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AMBIDEXTER
(AUS)
3C COMMANDS (AUS) - DEXTROUS (AUS) QUEST FOR FAME (GB) |
C REITH | 53.0 | PETER SNOWDEN | 8 |
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LION TAMER
(NZ)
3C STORMING HOME (GB) - LIONESS (NZ) GENEROUS (IRE) |
HUGH BOWMAN | 58.0 | MURRAY & BJORN BAKER | 1 |
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MORE THAN GREAT
(AUS)
3C MORE THAN READY (USA) - GREAT TEMPTATION (AUS) LUSKIN STAR (AUS) |
N RAWILLER | 54.5 | DAVID PAYNE | 9 |
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PREDATORY PRICER
(AUS)
3C STREET CRY (IRE) - SHADY STREAM (AUS) ARCHREGENT (CAN) |
G SCHOFIELD | 53.5 | PAUL MURRAY | 11 |
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MEARAS
(AUS)
3C REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - ELDARIN (AUS) MARAUDING (NZ) |
D BEADMAN | 53.0 | JOHN HAWKES | 10 |
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PRIMUS
(AUS)
3C FLYING SPUR (AUS) - COPA DE ORO (AUS) HECTOR PROTECTOR (USA) |
G BOSS | 54.5 | JOHN O'SHEA | 10 |
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DANE SHADOW
(AUS)
3C DANEHILL (USA) - SLIGHT CHANCE (NZ) CENTAINE (AUS) |
C W BROWN | 56.5 | JOHN HAWKES | 5 |
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PLAY AROUND
(AUS)
3G CANNY LAD (AUS) - DANCING JESTER (AUS) RORY'S JESTER (AUS) |
HUGH BOWMAN | 54.0 | JOHN O'SHEA | 7 |
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HALF HENNESSY
(AUS)
3C HENNESSY (USA) - SINGEING LAMP (AUS) BLAZING SADDLES (AUS) |
C W BROWN | 60.0 | BEDE MURRAY | 1 |
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LONHRO
(AUS)
3C OCTAGONAL (NZ) - SHADEA (NZ) STRAIGHT STRIKE (USA) |
R M QUINN | 57.5 | JOHN HAWKES | 3 |
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CONTINUUM
(AUS)
3G HURRICANE SKY (AUS) - BEYOND ME (NZ) BAKHAROFF (USA) |
R M QUINN | 56.5 | JOHN HAWKES | 2 |
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