The Shorts (ATC)
The Shorts is an Australian Turf Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race for horses three years old and older, at set weights with penalties, over a distance of 1100 metres. It is held annually at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in September. Total prize money for the race is A$500,000.
History
Distance
- 1867-1971 - 6 furlongs
- 1972-2009 – 1100 metres
- 2010-2011 – 1200 metres
- 2012 onwards - 1100 metres
Venue
- Prior 2011 - Randwick Racecourse
- 2011 - Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
- 2012 onwards - Randwick Racecourse
Grade
- 1867-1978 - Principal Race
- 1979-1993 - Listed Race
- 1994 onwards - Group 3
Winners
- 2019 - Pierata
- 2018 - Ball Of Muscle
- 2017 - Redzel
- 2016 - Takedown
- 2015 - Rebel Dane
- 2014 - Terravista
- 2013 - Sessions
- 2012 - Pampelonne
- 2011 - Love Conquers All
- 2010 - Hot Danish
- 2009 - Gold Trail
- 2008 - Fritz's Princess
- 2007 - †race not held
- 2006 - Bentley Biscuit
- 2005 - Black Ink
- 2004 - Dance The Waves
- 2003 - Lucky Night
- 2002 - Empire
- 2001 - Oamaru Force
- 2000 - Bradshaw
- 1999 - Ab Initio
- 1998 - Mulugwa
- 1997 - Hot As Hell
- 1996 - Madison Point
- 1995 - Moss Rocket
- 1994 - Legal Agent
- 1993 - Chiliad
- 1992 - Classic Magic
- 1991 - Euclase
- 1990 - Rise 'N' Shine
- 1989 - Rigoletto
- 1988 - Potter Mcqueen
- 1987 - Mother Duck
- 1986 - Blazing Keel
- 1985 - Bemboka Spirit
- 1984 - Spritely Knight
- 1983 - Loch Ard
- 1982 - Marquee Star
- 1981 - Trench Digger
- 1980 - Hit It Benny
- 1979 - Biscawong
- 1978 - Tangfu
- 1977 - King's Favourite
- 1976 - King's Favourite
- 1975 - Purple Patch
- 1974 - Scarlet Man
- 1973 - Starplus
- 1972 - Kista
- 1971 - Welsh Prince
- 1970 - King Bogan
- 1969 - Grey Court
- 1968 - Somebody
- 1967 - Betelgeuse
- 1966 - Redcap
- 1965 - Levitator
- 1964 - Ferguson
- 1963 - Port Fair
- 1962 - Rush Bye
- 1961 - Tipperary Star
- 1960 - Merry Polly
- 1959 - Winchester
- 1958 - Cornelius
- 1957 - Reign
- 1956 - Aboukir
- 1955 - Lindbergh
- 1954 - Nagpuni
- 1953 - Nagpuni
- 1952 - Burncourt
- 1951 - Free Rule
- 1950 - Warrah King
- 1949 - Phalanx
- 1948 - Comedy Prince
- 1947 - Native Son
- 1946 - Chaperone
- 1945 - Warlock
- 1944 - Winnipeg
- 1943 - Marcondis
- 1942 - Soho
- 1941 - Winnipeg
- 1940 - Gold Salute
- 1939 - The Albatross
- 1938 - Thurles Lad
- 1937 - Beechwood
- 1936 - Some Boy
- 1935 - The Marne
- 1934 - Australia Fair
- 1933 - Golden Gate
- 1932 - Lightning March
- 1931 - High Disdain
- 1930 - Panola
- 1929 - Figure
- 1928 - Greenline
- 1927 - Calmest
- 1926 - Calmest
- 1925 - Bairn
- 1924 - Woodville
- 1923 - Duke Isinglass
- 1922 - Vodka
- 1921 - Greenstead
- 1920 - Elkin
- 1919 - Greenstead
- 1918 - Wolaroi
- 1917 - Mérimée
- 1916 - Colugo
- 1915 - Gigandra
- 1914 - Gigandra
- 1913 - Golden Hop
- 1912 - Gigandra
- 1911 - Hot Air
- 1910 - Maori King
- 1909 - Plush
- 1908 - Soultline
- 1907 - Mimer
- 1906 - Berthier
- 1905 - Machine Gun
- 1904 - Port Jackson
- 1903 - Ceres
- 1902 - Milos
- 1901 - Gameboy
- 1900 - Myosotis
- 1899 - Sequence
- 1898 - Johansen
- 1897 - Vivian
- 1896 - Old Clo
- 1895 - Waterfall
- 1894 - Wakawatea
- 1893 - Moorefield
- 1892 - Victor Hugo
- 1891 - Alexander
- 1890 - Alchemist
- 1889 - May Queen
- 1888 - Tilburn
- 1887 - The Felon
- 1886 - My Lord
- 1885 - Wanda
- 1884 - Brian O'Lynn
- 1883 - Blue And White
- 1882 - Twilight
- 1881 - Surrey
- 1880 - Chesterfield
- 1879 - Chorister
- 1878 - The Judge
- 1877 - Ino
- 1876 - Eros
- 1875 - Express
- 1874 - Sweetbriar
- 1873 - Rosalie
- 1872 - Wombo
- 1871 - The Count
- 1870 - Deceptive
- 1869 - Lucy
- 1868 - Tippler
- 1867 - Gunilda