Up and Coming Stakes
# Up and Coming Stakes

The Up and Coming Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old colts and geldings, run as a quality handicap over a distance of 1300 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in August. Prizemoney is A$200,000.

## History

The race is considered a good start to returning to racing in the new racing calendar for talented three-year-olds gearing up for an Australian spring campaign. The race is often won by a classy three-year-old, as evidenced by the honour roll of past winners. Top class gallopers Fastnet Rock, Exceed and Excel, Testa Rossa and General Nediym who won this race, each of these gallopers went on to become genuine stars.

### Name

The race is named in honour of the 1959 Warwick Stakes and Canterbury Stakes winner Up And Coming. The race is held on the same racecard as the Warwick Stakes.

### Distance

* 1980–1988 – 1200 metres
* 1989 – 1160 metres
* 1990–2010 – 1200 metres
* 2011 onwards - 1300 metres

### Grade

* 1979 - Listed race
* 1980–1992 - Group 3
* 1993–2004 - Group 2
* 2005–2012 - Group 3
* 2013 - Group 2
* 2014 onwards - Group 3

### Venue

* 1979–1992 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
* 1993–1996 - Randwick Racecourse
* 1997–1999 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
* 2000 - Canterbury Park Racecourse
* 2001–2004 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
* 2005–2006 - Randwick Racecourse
* 2008 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
* 2009 - Randwick Racecourse
* 2010–2013 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
* 2014–2020 - Randwick Racecourse
* 2021 - Kembla Grange Racecourse
* 2022 - Rosehill Racecourse

## Winners

* 2022 - Kibou
* 2021 - Tiger Of Malay
* 2020 - North Pacific
* 2019 - True Detective
* 2018 - Master Ash
* 2017 - Dracarys
* 2016 - Divine Prophet
* 2015 - Shards
* 2014 - Scissor Kick
* 2013 - War
* 2012 - Albrecht
* 2011 - Manawanui
* 2010 - Blackball
* 2009 - Rarefied
* 2008 - Dreamscape
* 2007 - †race not held
* 2006 - Court Command
* 2005 - Snitzel
* 2004 - Fastnet Rock
* 2003 - Exceed And Excel
* 2002 - Snowland
* 2001 - Newquay
* 2000 - Zariz
* 1999 - Testa Rossa
* 1998 - Paris Dream
* 1997 - General Nediym
* 1996 - Paint
* 1995 - Our Maizcay
* 1994 - Bulldog Yeats
* 1993 - Mahogany
* 1992 - West End
* 1991 - Kinjite
* 1990 - The Bullfighter
* 1989 - Patronise
* 1988 - Star Watch
* 1987 - Sky Chase
* 1986 - Broad Reach
* 1985 - Timothy
* 1984 - Royal Troubador
* 1983 - Sir Dapper
* 1982 - Marscay
* 1981 - Best Western
* 1980 - John's Hero
* 1979 - Spear

† Not held because of outbreak of equine influenza

