- Salinger Stakes
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The Salinger Stakes is a Victoria Racing Club Group 2 Australian Thoroughbred horse race held at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne on VRC Derby Day. The event is an open handicap run over a distance of 1200 metres. Total prize money for the race is A$300,000 and $2,000 trophy. It was run as a Group 2 for the first time in 2007, taking over the Group 2 status of The Age Classic, a 1200 metre WFA race run one week later.
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Race history
- Held as Craven A Stakes 1960-79
- Pure-Pak Stakes 1980-84
- Gasden Rheem Stakes 1985-93
- Southcorp Stakes 1994-95
- In 2007, it was downgraded from Group 1 to Group 2 status.
The winners
- 2011 : Sister Madly [1]
- 2010 : Whitefriars [2]
- 2009 : Eagle Falls [3]
- 2008 : Hot Danish [4]
- 2007 : Swick [5]
- 2006 : Dance Hero
- 2005 : Glamour Puss
- 2004 : Takeover Target
- 2003 : Ancient Song
- 2002 : Rubitano
- 2001 : Sudurka
- 2000 : Easy Rocking
- 1999 : Pharein
- 1998 : Flavour
- 1997 : Notoire
- 1996 : Gold Ace
- 1995 : Brawny Spirit
- 1994 : Hareeba
- 1993 : Alishan
- 1992 : Unspoken Word
- 1991 : Final Card
- 1990 : Planet Ruler
- 1989 : Planet Ruler
- 1988 : Special
- 1987 : Sky Filou
- 1986 : Taj Quillo
- 1985 : Lord Ballina
- 1984 : River Rough
- 1983 : River Rough
- 1982 : Forgone Conclusion
- 1981 : Zegna
- 1980 : Watney
- 1979 : Rooney
- 1978 : Always Welcome
- 1977 : Galway Bay
- 1976 : Maybe Mahal
- 1975 : Miss Lockleys
- 1974 : Scamanda
- 1973 : Century
- 1972 : Beaches
- 1971 : Welsh Prince
- 1970 : Dual Choice
- 1969 : Vain
- 1968 : Snub
- 1967 : Iga Ninja
- 1966 : Marmion
- 1965 : Picca
- 1964 : Star Of Heaven
- 1963 : Ripa
- 1962 : Samson
- 1961 : Bengal Tiger
- 1960 : Karina
See also
References
Categories:- Horse races in Australia
- Open sprint category horse races
- Flemington Racecourse
- Horse race stubs
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