Birthday Card Stakes
# Birthday Card Stakes

The Birthday Card Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred quality handicap horse race, for fillies and mares aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1200 metres, held at Rosehill Racecourse in Sydney, Australia in March. Total prize money for the race is A$200,000.

## History

The race is named in honour of Birthday Card, winner of the 1962 Golden Slipper Stakes.

### Name

* 1986–1991 - Birthday Card Quality Handicap
* 1992 - Clyde Kennedy Quality
* 1993–1998 - Birthday Card Quality Handicap
* 1999 - Birthday Card Stakes
* 2000–2004 - Birthday Card Quality Handicap
* 2005 - Birthday Card Stakes
* 2006 - Allied Express Stakes
* 2007–2008 - Cleanevent Stakes
* 2009 onwards - Birthday Card Stakes

### Venue

* 1986–1996 - Canterbury
* 1997–1999 - Rosehill
* 2000–2002 - Canterbury
* 2003 onwards - Rosehill

### Distance

* 1986–1987 - 1280 metres
* 1987–1993 - 1100 metres
* 1994 onwards - 1200 metres

### Grade

* 1986–2005 - Listed race
* 2006 onwards - Group 3

## Winners

* 2022 - Emanate
* 2021 - Seasons
* 2020 - Miss Exfactor
* 2019 - Avantage
* 2018 - Quilista
* 2017 - Raiment
* 2016 - Sultry Feeling
* 2015 - Shamalia
* 2014 - Avoid Lightning
* 2013 - Arinosa
* 2012 - Celts
* 2011 - Zingaling
* 2010 - Patronyme
* 2009 - Gamble Me
* 2008 - Throne Inn
* 2007 - Aunty Betty
* 2006 - Imana
* 2005 - Tui Song
* 2004 - Paraca
* 2003 - Toast Of The Coast
* 2002 - Hot Riff
* 2001 - Spinning Hill
* 2000 - Verdict Declared
* 1999 - Toorak
* 1998 - All The Rave
* 1997 - Unison
* 1996 - So Keen
* 1995 - Light Up The World
* 1994 - Baldeen
* 1993 - Miss Kariba
* 1992 - River Love
* 1991 - Settlers Cove
* 1990 - Deira
* 1989 - Simple Tastes
* 1988 - Mother Duck
* 1987 - Special
* 1986 - Kisim Hiat
