Sky High Stakes
# Sky High Stakes

The Sky High Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race, for three year olds and older, over a distance of 2000 metres, under set weights with penalties conditions at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney, Australia in March. Total prize money for the race is A$350,000.

## History

The race is named in honour of the Australian Thoroughbred racehorse and sire, Sky High, who won the 1960 Golden Slipper Stakes and 1961 Epsom Handicap.

### Name

* 1992–2005 - Sky High Quality Stakes
* 2006 - The Roxy Hotel Parramatta Stakes
* 2007 onwards - Sky High Stakes

### Grade

* Prior 1991 - Handicap (Unlisted race)
* 1992–2013 - Listed race
* 2014 onwards - Group 3

### Distance

* Prior 2014 - 1900 metres
* 2015 - 2000 metres

### Venue

In 2008 the race was held at Canterbury Park Racecourse.

### Conditions

In 2016 the race was changed from a Quality handicap to Set Weights plus Penalties conditions.

## Winners

* 2023 - Protagonist
* 2022 - Stockman
* 2021 - Toffee Tongue
* 2020 - Master Of Wine
* 2019 - Red Cardinal
* 2018 - Auvray
* 2017 - Tavago
* 2016 - Sir John Hawkwood
* 2015 - Hartnell
* 2014 - Entirely Platinum
* 2013 - Julienas
* 2012 - Single
* 2011 - Older Than Time
* 2010 - Bellagio Wynn
* 2009 - Kettledrum
* 2008 - Nuclear Sky
* 2007 - Coalesce
* 2006 - County Tyrone
* 2005 - Seul Amour
* 2004 - Daniel's The Man
* 2003 - National Treasure
* 2002 - Restless
* 2001 - Bello Signor
* 2000 - Spysept
* 1999 - For The Moment
* 1998 - Joss Sticks
* 1997 - Buzzoff
* 1996 - Darbaas
* 1995 - Balmeressa
* 1994 - Cross Swords
* 1993 - Upwards
* 1992 - Native Neptune
* 1991 - String Quartet
* 1990 - Galligaskins
* 1989 - Eye Of The Sky
