Gloaming Stakes

Gloaming Stakes

The Gloaming Stakes is a Group 2 Australian horse race which takes place every year at Sydney’s Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in September. Worth $250,000 in prize money the Gloaming Stakes is for three-year-olds to compete at set weights over 1800 metres.

The Gloaming Stakes falls on George Main Stakes Day, a feature of the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival. The headlining race is the $350,000 Group 1 George Main Stakes (1600m), while other races include the Group 2 Hill Stakes, the Group 2 Tea Rose Stakes and the Group 2 The Shorts.

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Gloaming Stakes Race Details

• Date: September
• Racecourse: Royal Randwick Racecourse, Sydney
• Distance: 1800 metres
• Race Type: 3YO, Set Weights
• Group Listing: Group Three
• Prize Money: $250,000

Gloaming Stakes – History & Betting

The Gloaming Stakes was first run in 1985 and saw Handy Proverb claim the initial honours. Over the years several quality Australian stayers have competed in the Gloaming Stakes, with names such as Tie The Knot (1997), Al Maher (2004) and So You Think (2009) gracing the winner’s list. The race is named after the record-breaking gelding Gloaming who jointly holds the Australasian record for successive wins at 19.

When it comes to betting, the Gloaming Stakes is the perfect guide to the spring features. Many Gloaming Stakes placegetters back up and run in the $300,000 Group One Spring Champion Stakes (2000m) a few weeks later – so keep an eye on the favourites with Luxbet. Below we have listed recent winners of the Gloaming Stakes and the times they recorded. Take a look through to familiarise yourself with the sorts of horses which claim the honours, then see if there are any similarities with this year’s runners.

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