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 in Sydney, Australia in August.
History 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. It is often won by a three-year-old, as evidenced by the honour roll of past winners who went on to become stars on the track and/or stud such as:
Exceed and Excel - Australian Champion Sprinter (2003/04) and Australian Champion Sire (2012/13) Fastnet Rock - Australian Champion Sprinter (2004/05), Australian Champion Three Year Old Colt/Gelding (2004/05), Australian Champion Stallion (2011/12 & 2014/15) General Nediym Marscay - Australian Champion sire in 1990–91 and 1992–93 Mahogany - Australian Champion Three Year Old (1993-1994), Australian Horse of the Year(1993-1994) Snitzel - Australian Champion Sire (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) Testa Rossa - Australian Champion Sprinter (1999-2000).
Name The race is named in honour of the 1959 Warwick Stakes and Canterbury Stakes winner Up And Coming.
Distance 1980–1988 – 1200 metres 1989 – 1160 metres 1990–2010 – 1200 metres 2011 onwards - 1300 metres
Grade 1979 - Listed race 1980–1992 - Group 3 1993–2004 - Group 2 2005–2012 - Group 3 2013 - Group 2 2014 onwards - Group 3
Venue 1979–1992 - Warwick Farm Racecourse 1993–1996 - Randwick Racecourse 1997–1999 - Warwick Farm Racecourse 2000 - Canterbury Park Racecourse 2001–2004 - Warwick Farm Racecourse 2005–2006 - Randwick Racecourse 2008 - Warwick Farm Racecourse 2009 - Randwick Racecourse 2010–2013 - Warwick Farm Racecourse 2014–2020 - Randwick Racecourse 2021 - Kembla Grange Racecourse 2022 onwards - Rosehill Racecourse
Winners
The following are past winners of the race.
2026 - Plagiarism 2025 - Grand Prairie 2024 - Autumn Glow 2023 - Tom Kitten 2022 - Kibou 2021 - Tiger Of Malay 2020 - North Pacific 2019 - True Detective 2018 - Master Ash 2017 - Dracarys 2016 - Divine Prophet 2015 - Shards 2014 - Scissor Kick 2013 - War 2012 - Albrecht 2011 - Manawanui 2010 - Blackball 2009 - Rarefied 2008 - Dreamscape 2007 - †race not held 2006 - Court Command 2005 - Snitzel 2004 - Fastnet Rock 2003 - Exceed And Excel 2002 - Snowland 2001 - Newquay 2000 - Zariz 1999 - Testa Rossa 1998 - Paris Dream 1997 - General Nediym 1996 - Paint 1995 - Our Maizcay 1994 - Bulldog Yeats 1993 - Mahogany 1992 - West End 1991 - Kinjite 1990 - The Bullfighter 1989 - Patronise 1988 - Star Watch 1987 - Sky Chase 1986 - Broad Reach 1985 - Timothy 1984 - Royal Troubador 1983 - Sir Dapper 1982 - Marscay 1981 - Best Western 1980 - John's Hero 1979 - Spear
† The 2007 event was not held because of outbreak of equine influenza
See also San Domenico Stakes List of Australian Group races Group races
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