Premiere Stakes

Premiere Stakes

Group 2 race
Location	Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia
Inaugurated	1972
Race type	Thoroughbred - flat
Sponsor	Bisley Workwear (2022)
Race information
Distance	1,200 metres
Surface	Turf
Track	Right-handed
Qualification	Three year olds and older
Weight	Weight for Age
Purse	A$1,000,000 (2022)
Bonuses	Winner exemption from a ballot on the T J Smith Stakes

The Premiere Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race at Weight for Age for three-year-olds and older run over a distance of 1200 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia. Prize money is A$1,000,000.

History

The race originally was scheduled in mid August but after the merging of the Australian Jockey Club and Sydney Turf Club the race was moved in 2011 to early October and is part of the Epsom Handicap racecard.

Grade

• 1972–1978 - Listed race
• 1979–1996 - Group 3
• 1997 onwards Group 2

Distance

• 1972–1975 - 1300 metres
• 1976 onwards - 1200 metres

Venue

• 1972–1983 - Rosehill Racecourse
• 1984 - Canterbury Park Racecourse
• 1985–1992 - Rosehill Racecourse
• 1993 - Canterbury Park Racecourse
• 1994–2010 - Rosehill Racecourse
• 2011 onwards - Randwick Racecourse

Winners

See also

• List of Australian Group races
• Group races