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Ming Dynasty Quality

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History

LADY SHENANDOAH winning the Precise Air Ming Dynasty Quality at Rosehill in Australia.
LADY SHENANDOAH winning the Precise Air Ming Dynasty Quality at Rosehill in Australia. Picture: Steve Hart

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).

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

The 2024 Ming Dynasty Quality was run for prizemoney of $250,000.

Notable winners of the Ming Dynasty Quality include 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 2024 Ming Dynasty Quality was won by Lady Shenandoah from Mayfair and Snack Bar.


Racing and Sports

Previous Ming Dynasty Quality Winners

Date Horse Jockey WT Trainer BP
LADY SHENANDOAH (AUS) 3F
SNITZEL (AUS) - STAR PUPIL (AUS) STARCRAFT (NZ)
J FORD 53.0 CHRIS WALLER 3
ENCAP (AUS) 3G
CAPITALIST (AUS) - ENQUARE (AUS) STRATUM (AUS)
B PREBBLE 54.0 GARY PORTELLI 1
GOLDEN MILE (AUS) 3C
ASTERN (AUS) - CALAVERITE (AUS) LONHRO (AUS)
SAM CLIPPERTON 54.0 JAMES CUMMINGS 2
COASTWATCH (AUS) 3G
FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - BULLION MANSION (AUS) ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS)
JAMES MCDONALD 55.5 CHRIS WALLER 1
HOLYFIELD (AUS) 3C
I AM INVINCIBLE (AUS) - HURTLE MYRTLE (AUS) DANE SHADOW (AUS)
TIM CLARK 59.0 C MAHER & D EUSTACE 8
QUICK THINKER (AUS) 3C
SO YOU THINK (NZ) - ACOUPLAMAS (AUS) AL MAHER (AUS)
HUGH BOWMAN 57.0 MURRAY BAKER & ANDREW FORSMAN 9
DANAWI (AUS) 3C
EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) - SECRET ADMIRER (AUS) DUBAWI (IRE)
JAMES INNES JNR 53.5 T R MARTIN 6
ADDICTIVE NATURE (AUS) 3C
SAVABEEL (AUS) - GENEROUS NATURE (AUS) CARNEGIE (IRE)
TIM CLARK 55.5 BJORN BAKER 6
SWEAR (AUS) 3C
REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - CROSSYOURHEART (NZ) SHOW A HEART (AUS)
TOMMY BERRY 57.5 MICHAEL & WAYNE & JOHN HAWKES 5
METALLIC CROWN (AUS) 3G
NORTHERN METEOR (AUS) - PEGASUS QUEEN (AUS) FUSAICHI PEGASUS (USA)
J CASSIDY 54.0 CHRIS WALLER 5
PANZER DIVISION (AUS) 3C
REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - DESERT FIGHT (CHI) HUSSONET (USA)
T ANGLAND 55.0 PAUL MESSARA 9
AUSSIES LOVE SPORT (AUS) 3G
REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - MISS JAKEO (AUS) UNBRIDLED'S SONG (USA)
J CASSIDY 54.0 MS G WATERHOUSE 12
TATRA (AUS) 3C
HUSSONET (USA) - SLOVAKIA (USA) DANZIG (USA)
K MCEVOY 58.5 PETER SNOWDEN 9
AMBIDEXTER (AUS) 3C
COMMANDS (AUS) - DEXTROUS (AUS) QUEST FOR FAME (GB)
C REITH 53.0 PETER SNOWDEN 8
LION TAMER (NZ) 3C
STORMING HOME (GB) - LIONESS (NZ) GENEROUS (IRE)
HUGH BOWMAN 58.0 MURRAY & BJORN BAKER 1
MORE THAN GREAT (AUS) 3C
MORE THAN READY (USA) - GREAT TEMPTATION (AUS) LUSKIN STAR (AUS)
N RAWILLER 54.5 DAVID PAYNE 9
PREDATORY PRICER (AUS) 3C
STREET CRY (IRE) - SHADY STREAM (AUS) ARCHREGENT (CAN)
G SCHOFIELD 53.5 PAUL MURRAY 11
MEARAS (AUS) 3C
REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - ELDARIN (AUS) MARAUDING (NZ)
D BEADMAN 53.0 JOHN HAWKES 10
PRIMUS (AUS) 3C
FLYING SPUR (AUS) - COPA DE ORO (AUS) HECTOR PROTECTOR (USA)
G BOSS 54.5 JOHN O'SHEA 10
DANE SHADOW (AUS) 3C
DANEHILL (USA) - SLIGHT CHANCE (NZ) CENTAINE (AUS)
C W BROWN 56.5 JOHN HAWKES 5
PLAY AROUND (AUS) 3G
CANNY LAD (AUS) - DANCING JESTER (AUS) RORY'S JESTER (AUS)
HUGH BOWMAN 54.0 JOHN O'SHEA 7
HALF HENNESSY (AUS) 3C
HENNESSY (USA) - SINGEING LAMP (AUS) BLAZING SADDLES (AUS)
C W BROWN 60.0 BEDE MURRAY 1
LONHRO (AUS) 3C
OCTAGONAL (NZ) - SHADEA (NZ) STRAIGHT STRIKE (USA)
R M QUINN 57.5 JOHN HAWKES 3
CONTINUUM (AUS) 3G
HURRICANE SKY (AUS) - BEYOND ME (NZ) BAKHAROFF (USA)
R M QUINN 56.5 JOHN HAWKES 2