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Up and Coming Stakes

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The Up and Coming Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old colts and geldings, run as a quality handicap over a distance of 1300 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in August.[1] Prizemoney is A$200,000.

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The race is considered a good start to returning to racing in the new racing calendar for talented three-year-olds gearing up for an Australian spring campaign. The race is often won by a classy three-year-old, as evidenced by the honour roll of past winners. Top class gallopers Fastnet Rock, Exceed and Excel, Testa Rossa and General Nediym who won this race, each of these gallopers went on to become genuine stars.[2]

Name

The race is named in honour of the 1959 Warwick Stakes and Canterbury Stakes winner Up And Coming.[3] The race is held on the same racecard as the Warwick Stakes.[1]

Distance

  • 19801988 – 1200 metres
  • 1989 – 1160 metres[4]
  • 19902010 – 1200 metres
  • 2011 onwards - 1300 metres

Grade

  • 1979 - Listed race
  • 19801992 - Group 3
  • 19932004 - Group 2
  • 20052012 - Group 3
  • 2013 - Group 2
  • 2014 onwards - Group 3

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Winners

† Not held because of outbreak of equine influenza[44]

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