Golden Pendant
# Golden Pendant

The Golden Pendant, is an Australian Turf Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horserace for fillies and mares aged three years old and upwards with set weights with penalties conditions over a distance of 1400 metres, held annually at Rosehill Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in September. Total prizemoney for the race is A$400,000.

## History

### Name

Originally this race was run as the Research Stakes in honour of 1988-89 Australian Horse of the Year, Research who won the AJC Derby, AJC Oaks, Flight Stakes, VRC Oaks. In 2011 the race was renamed to the Golden Pendant.

### Grade

* 1998–2000 - Listed race
* 2001–2014 - Group 3
* 2015 onwards - Group 2

### Distance

* 1996–2011 - 1200 metres
* 2012 onwards - 1400 metres

## Winners

* 2022 - Nimalee
* 2021 - Vangelic
* 2020 - Subpoenaed
* 2019 - Mizzy
* 2018 - Shumookh
* 2017 - Dayses Doom
* 2016 - Tycoon Tara
* 2015 - Peeping
* 2014 - Arabian Gold
* 2013 - Sharnee Rose
* 2012 - More Joyous
* 2011 - Screen
* 2010 - Trim
* 2009 - Hot Danish
* 2008 - Judged
* 2007 - race not held
* 2006 - Coolroom Candidate
* 2005 - Fumble
* 2004 - Besame Mucho
* 2003 - Classy Dane
* 2002 - Mica's Pride
* 2001 - La Rieuse
* 2000 - Spinning Hill
* 1999 - Brief Kiss
* 1998 - Dantelah
* 1997 - Unison
* 1996 - Fiddlestick
