Flight Stakes
The Flight Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies, at Set Weights, run over a distance of 1600 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in early October. Total prize money for the race is A$500,000.History
The race is named for champion Australian Hall of Fame mare Flight, the winner of the W S Cox Plate in 1945 and 1946. The race is part of the Epsom Handicap racecard.
Grade
- 1947-1978 - Principal Race
- 1979-1984 - Group 2
- 1985 onwards - Group 1
Distance
- 1947-1971 - 1 mile
- 1972 onwards - 1600 metres
Venue
- 1947-1982 - Randwick Racecourse
- 1983 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
- 1984-2000 - Randwick Racecourse
- 2001 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
- 2012 onwards - Randwick Racecourse
Winners
- 2019 - Funstar
- 2018 - Oohood
- 2017 - Alizee
- 2016 - Global Glamour
- 2015 - Speak Fondly
- 2014 - First Seal
- 2013 - Guelph
- 2012 - Norzita
- 2011 - Streama
- 2010 - Secret Admirer
- 2009 - More Joyous
- 2008 - Samantha Miss
- 2007 - ‡race not held
- 2006 - Cheeky Choice
- 2005 - Fashions Afield
- 2004 - Lotteria
- 2003 - Unearthly
- 2002 - Royal Purler
- 2001 - Ha Ha
- 2000 - Unworldly
- 1999 - Danglissa
- 1998 - Sunline
- 1997 - Only A Lady
- 1996 - †Assertive Lass / Dashing Eagle
- 1995 - Pontal Lass
- 1994 - Danarani
- 1993 - Angst
- 1992 - Slight Chance
- 1991 - Electrique
- 1990 - Triscay
- 1989 - A Little Kiss
- 1988 - Research
- 1987 - Judyann
- 1986 - Bounding Away
- 1985 - Tingo Tango
- 1984 - Goleen
- 1983 - La Caissiere
- 1982 - Gelsomino
- 1981 - Allez Show
- 1980 - Fiancee
- 1979 - Snowing
- 1978 - Jubilee Walk
- 1977 - Sun Sally
- 1976 - Apollua
- 1975 - Gloomy Isle
- 1974 - Cap D'Antibes
- 1973 - Better Comment
- 1972 - Siduri
- 1971 - Better Gleam
- 1970 - Tropic Jewel
- 1969 - Natal Lass
- 1968 - Flying Fable
- 1967 - Flying Gauntlet
- 1966 - Candy Floss
- 1965 - Fawnia
- 1964 - Reveille
- 1963 - Slepsie
- 1962 - Jan's Image
- 1961 - Hoa Hine
- 1960 - Wenona Girl
- 1959 - Weeamera
- 1958 - Straightlaced
- 1957 - Amneris
- 1956 - French Fable
- 1955 - Brimses
- 1954 - Travel Free
- 1953 - Redeswood
- 1952 - Bush Chapel
- 1951 - Blue's Sister
- 1950 - Putoko
- 1949 - Mona's Choice
- 1948 - Wattle
- 1947 - Nizam's Ring
† Dead heat
‡ Not held because of outbreak of equine influenza