Star Kingdom Stakes

Star Kingdom Stakes

Group 3 race
Location	Rosehill Gardens Racecourse Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Inaugurated	1979
Race type	Thoroughbred – Flat racing
Sponsor	E-Group Security (2022)
Race information
Distance	1,200 metres
Surface	Turf
Track	Right-handed
Qualification	Three years old and older
Weight	Quality Handicap
Purse	$160,000 (2022)

The Star Kingdom Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred quality handicap horse race, for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1200 metres, held annually at Rosehill Racecourse in Sydney, Australia. Total prize money for the race is A$160,000.

History

The registered race is named in honour of Star Kingdom, the five times Leading sire in Australia and sire of the winner of the first five Golden Slipper Stakes.

The race has been run as the Sebring Stakes between 2010–14 in honour of Sebring winner of the 2008 Golden Slipper Stakes. The race reverted to the registered race name in 2015 while the Listed race registered as the Darby Munro Stakes, was run as The Sebring.

Name

• 1979–1999 - Star Kingdom Stakes
• 2000–2004 - Star Kingdom Quality Stakes
• 2005–2008 - Nivea Visage Stakes
• 2009 - Star Kingdom Stakes
• 2010–2012 - Sebring Stakes
• 2013 - Sebring HKJC Stakes
• 2014 - Sebring Stakes
• 2015 - Star Kingdom Stakes

Distance

• 1979–2007 – 1200 metres
• 2008 – 1200 metres (held at Canterbury)
• 2009–2012 – 1100 metres
• 2013 onwards – 1200 metres

Grade

• 1979–1987 - Listed Race
• 1988 onwards - Group 3

Venue

• 2022 - Newcastle Racecourse

Winners

See also

• List of Australian Group races
• Group races