The Eskimo Prince Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race, for three-year-olds, with set weights with penalties conditions, over a distance of 1200 metres that has been raced at Randwick, Rosehill, Canterbury Park Racecourse and Warwick Farm Racecourse in Sydney, Australia in February.
History The race is named after Eskimo Prince, who was the champion two-year-old in 1964, winning the Golden Slipper Stakes and continuing later in the year won the Canterbury Stakes and Rosehill Guineas.The horse was sold and stood at stud in the US and died in 1979 in Oklahoma. The race was part of the Canterbury Stakes Carnival and was raced at night. From 2008–2010 the race was sponsored by the Widden Stud. The race was renamed to the Strada Stakes in honour of the winner of this race in 2006 who also stood as a sire at Widden Stud.
Name 1984–2000 - Eskimo Prince Quality Handicap 2001–2002 - Eskimo Prince Stakes 2003–2005 - 3com Stakes 2006–2007 - Eskimo Prince Stakes 2008–2010 - Strada Stakes 2011 onwards - Eskimo Prince Stakes
Distance 1984–1986 - 1280 metres 1987–1990 - 1200 metres 1991–2007 - 1100 metres 2008 onwards - 1200 metres Grade
1986–2014 - Listed Race 2015 onwards - Group 3
Venue 1984–1996 - Canterbury Park Racecourse 1997–1999 - Rosehill Gardens Racecourse 2000–2005 - Canterbury Park Racecourse 2006–2010 - Randwick Racecourse 2011 - Warwick Farm Racecourse 2012 - Randwick Racecourse 2013 - Warwick Farm Racecourse 2014–2015 - Rosehill Gardens Racecourse 2016–2017 - Randwick Racecourse 2018–2020 - Warwick Farm Racecourse 2021 onwards – Randwick Racecourse
Records In 2003 Dehero broke the course record for 1100 metres at Canterbury with a time of 1:03.05 which stood for eleven years and was broken in 2014.
Winners
The following are past winners of the race.
2026 - Tempted 2025 - Public Attention 2024 - Caballus 2023 - Aft Cabin 2022 - Paulele 2021 - Peltzer 2020 - abandoned 2019 - Gem Song 2018 - Kementari 2017 - Man From Uncle 2016 - Spill The Beans 2015 - Scissor Kick 2014 - El Roca 2013 - Ichihara 2012 - Nobby Snip 2011 - Agister 2010 - The Mikado 2009 - Bhutane Dane 2008 - Tenant's Tiara 2007 - Absolutelyfabulous 2006 - Strada 2005 - Snippetson 2004 - Spark Of Life 2003 - Dehero 2002 - Red Hannigan 2001 - National Saint 2000 - Major 1999 - Troon 1998 - Noble Challenge 1997 - Investigation 1996 - Quick Flick 1995 - Magic Winner 1994 - Sympose 1993 - Our Replica 1992 - Yallah Lad 1991 - Varikos 1990 - Sir Laurence 1989 - Ideal Score 1988 - Royal Handout 1987 - Cupillus 1986 - All In A Name 1985 - Pago's Yarn 1984 - Run Ashore
See also List of Australian Group races Group races
External links First three place getters Eskimo Prince (ATC)
References