Kingston Town Stakes
The Kingston Town Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race at set weights and penalties for horses aged three years old and older, over a distance of 2000 metres. It is held annually at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in September. Total prizemoney for the race is A$160,000.History
The race is named in honour of the champion Kingston Town, who also won this race as the STC Cup twice.Name
- 1948-1983 - STC Cup
- 1984 onwards - Kingston Town Stakes
Grade
- 1946-1978 - Principal Race
- 1979-1989 - Group 2
- 1990 onwards - Group 3
Distance
- 1948-1971 - miles
- 1972-1990 - 2400 metres
- 1991 - 1900 metres
- 1992 - onwards 2000 metres
Venue
- 1991 - Race held at Canterbury Park
Winners
- 2019 - Finche
- 2018 - Avilius
- 2017 - Libran
- 2016 - McCreery
- 2015 - Silverball
- 2014 - He's Your Man
- 2013 - Prince Cheri
- 2012 - Stout Hearted
- 2011 - Lamasery
- 2010 - Herculian Prince
- 2009 - Ready To Lift
- 2008 - Hurrah
- 2007 - †race not held
- 2006 - Mr Martini
- 2005 - Stormhill
- 2004 - Just Polite
- 2003 - Ariante
- 2002 - Dress Circle
- 2001 - Swiss Echo
- 2000 - Dashing Scene
- 1999 - Vita Man
- 1998 - Greenmailer
- 1997 - Classy Fella
- 1996 - Yobro
- 1995 - Balmeressa
- 1994 - Century Reign
- 1993 - Never Say
- 1992 - Regal Sea
- 1991 - Lord Revenir
- 1990 - Brixton Town
- 1989 - Copatonic
- 1988 - Kruthoffer
- 1987 - Easy Life
- 1986 - Wineglass
- 1985 - Pekamagess
- 1984 - Our Compromise
- 1983 - Tulsa Knight
- 1982 - Lordship
- 1981 - Kingston Town
- 1980 - Kingston Town
- 1979 - French Command
- 1978 - Lavache
- 1977 - Saramore
- 1976 - Gold And Black
- 1975 - Nourishing
- 1974 - History
- 1973 - Analie
- 1972 - With A Will
- 1971 - Tails
- 1970 - Regal Jane
- 1969 - Tails
- 1968 - Pirate Bird
- 1967 - El Gordo
- 1966 - Clovelly
- 1965 - Amusement Park
- 1964 - Piper's Son
- 1963 - Alpensea
- 1962 - River Seine
- 1961 - Sharply
- 1960 - Valerius
- 1959 - Valerius
- 1958 - Monte Carlo
- 1957 - Aqua Boy
- 1956 - Advocate
- 1955 - Sobriquet
- 1954 - Sir Pilot
- 1953 - Alinga
- 1952 - Aristocrat
- 1951 - Yeoval
- 1950 - Carapooe
- 1949 - Foxzami
- 1948 - Columnist
† Not held because of outbreak of equine influenza