Festival Stakes (ATC)
# Festival Stakes (ATC)

The Festival Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred quality handicap horse race, for horses aged three years old and older, over a distance of 1500 metres, held annually at Rosehill Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in early December. Total prize money for the race is A$200,000.

## History

### Name

* 1948–2001 - Festival Handicap
* 2002 onwards - Festival Stakes

### Grade

* 1948–1978 - Principal race
* 1979–2015 - Listed race
* 2016 - Group 3

### Distance

* 1948–1972 - 7 furlongs (~1400 metres)
* 1973–1983 - 1400 metres
* 1984 - 1350 metres
* 1985–1990 – 1300 metres
* 1991 - 1280 metres
* 1992–2001 - 1300 metres
* 2002–2006 - 1400 metres
* 2008 onwards - 1500 metres

### Venue

* 1948–1983 - Rosehill Racecourse
* 1984 - Canterbury Park Racecourse
* 1985–1990 - Rosehill Racecourse
* 1991 - Canterbury Park Racecourse
* 1992 onwards - Rosehill Racecourse

## Winners

* 2022 - Dajraan
* 2021 - Ellsberg
* 2020 - Outrageous
* 2019 - Ranier
* 2018 - My Nordic Hero
* 2017 - Testashadow
* 2016 - Sweet Redemption
* 2015 - Mighty Lucky
* 2014 - I'm Imposing
* 2013 - White Sage
* 2012 - Malavio
* 2011 - Monton
* 2010 - Dysphonia
* 2009 - Rabbuka
* 2008 (Dec.) - Voice Commander
* 2008 (Jan.) - Eremein
* 2007 - †Race not run
* 2006 - Utzon
* 2005 - Spirit Of Tara
* 2004 - Ike's Dream
* 2003 - This Manshood
* 2002 - This Manshood
* 2001 - Nanny Maroon
* 2000 - Adam
* 1999 - Highest Calibre
* 1998 - Monet's Cove
* 1997 - Masked Party
* 1996 - Sherwood
* 1995 - Garrin
* 1994 - Headstrong
* 1993 - Welsh Miner
* 1992 - Top Comedian
* 1991 - Fort Isle
* 1990 - Ice Cream Sundae
* 1989 - Dance Band
* 1988 - Tetue Topaze
* 1987 - Allamanda Boy
* 1986 - Plum Shore
* 1985 - At Sea
* 1984 - Manuan
* 1983 - Nosey Parker
* 1982 - Artist Man
* 1981 - Grey Receiver
* 1980 - Robrick Star
* 1979 - Mondiso
* 1978 - Tattenham Lad
* 1977 - Dream Pratten
* 1976 - Just Ideal
* 1975 - Purple Patch
* 1974 - Magic Beam
* 1973 - Barrier Star
* 1972 - Rocky Gold
* 1971 - Race not run
* 1970 - King Bogan
* 1969 - Regal Rhythm
* 1968 - Todvale
* 1967 - Victory Roll
* 1966 - Aureo
* 1965 - Castanea
* 1964 - Liege Lord
* 1963 - Miss Hiliers
* 1962 - Our Cobbler
* 1961 - Ginnagulla
* 1960 - Race not run
* 1959 - Boorala
* 1958 - Amneris
* 1957 - Indian Empire
* 1956 - Compound
* 1955 - Belbeiys
* 1954 - Blond Val
* 1953 - Bronze Peak
* 1952 - Forest Beau
* 1951 - Coniston
* 1950 - Hesdin
* 1949 - Blue Ensign
* 1948 - Cragside

† Race moved to January 2008 because of outbreak of equine influenza

