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Group races total over 540+ races each year which works out around 2-3% of total races held each season in Australia.
Group races are divided into 4 categories;
Group 1 - at least $250,000 prizemoney - 60+ races per season
Group 2 - at least $125,000 prizemoney - 80+ races per season
Group 3 - at least $75,000 prizemoney - 110+ races per season
Listed - at least $50,000 prizemoney - 280+ races per season
The Australian horse racing season runs from August to July each year and we have listed all the Group 1 and Group 2 races on the racing calendar.
The Challenge Stakes is Group 2 race contested at Warwick Farm racecourse in New South Wales, Australia, each March, and is a sprint that is run over 1000 metres.
It is an open race for mares and fillies of all ages, and is held under weight for age conditions.
As a part of the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival, the 1000m sprint event offers over $150,000 in prize money. Many of the Challenge Stakes runners will go on to compete in the Group 2 Star Kingdom Stakes (1100m) or the Group 1 The Galaxy (1000m).
The race has recorded a number of triple and double winners including Star Of Florida in 2003-04, Cangronde in 1997-98, At Sea from 1985 to 1987 and Razor Sharp from 1982 to 1984.
| 2009 |
Olonana |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 2008 |
Hurried Choice |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 2007 |
Spark Of Life |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 2006 |
Snitzel |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 2005 |
Impaler |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 2004 |
Star Of Florida |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 2003 |
Star Of Florida |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 2002 |
Bomber Bill |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 2001 |
Pimpala Prince |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 2000 |
Easy Rocking |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1999 |
Ab Initio |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1998 |
Cangronde |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1997 |
Cangronde |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1996 |
Light Up The World |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1995 |
Moss Rocket |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1994 |
Classic Magic |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1993 |
Spanish Mix |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1992 |
All Archie |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1991 |
Lightning Bend |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1990 |
Show County |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1989 |
Groucho |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1988 |
Snippets |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1987 |
At Sea |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1986 |
At Sea |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1985 |
At Sea |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1984 |
Razor Sharp |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1983 |
Razor Sharp |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1982 |
Razor Sharp |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1981 |
Steel Blade |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1980 |
Acamar |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1979 |
Christole |
AJC Toohey's Challenge Stakes |
| 1978 |
Monreale |
AJC Toohey's Challenge Stakes |
| 1977 |
Crimson Cloud |
AJC Toohey's Challenge Stakes |
| 1976 |
River Ridge |
AJC Toohey's Challenge Stakes |
| 1975 |
Zephyr Bay |
AJC Toohey's Challenge Stakes |
| 1974 |
War Island |
AJC Toohey's Challenge Stakes |
| 1973 |
Bounty |
AJC Toohey's Challenge Stakes |
| 1972 |
Playbill |
AJC Toohey's Challenge Stakes |
| 1971 |
Farlara |
AJC Toohey's Challenge Stakes |
| 1970 |
Biarritz Star
Constant Rhythm |
AJC Toohey's Challenge Stakes |
| 1969 |
Gay Gauntlet |
AJC Toohey's Challenge Stakes |
| 1968 |
Dawn Boy |
AJC Toohey's Challenge Stakes |
| 1967 |
Gay Gauntlet |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1966 |
Tar Girl |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1965 |
Time And Tide |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1964 |
The Tempest |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1963 |
Wenona Girl |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1962 |
Rush Bye |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1961 |
Gili |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1960 |
Olympiad |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1959 |
Huntly |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1958 |
Dubbo |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1957 |
My Kingdom |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1956 |
Apple Bay |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1955 |
Gay Vista |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1954 |
Tarien |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1953 |
Apex |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1952 |
True Leader |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1951 |
Donegal |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1950 |
San Domenico |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1949 |
San Domenico |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1948 |
Gay Monarch |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1947 |
Brazier |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1946 |
Felbeam |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1945 |
Felbeam |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1944 |
Yaralla |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1943 |
Gold Salute |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1942 |
High Caste |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1941 |
Caesar |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1940 |
High Caste |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1939 |
Bradford |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1938 |
Hammer Head |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1937 |
Silver Rose |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1936 |
Heritor |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1935 |
The Marne |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1934 |
Air Queen |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1933 |
Captivation |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1932 |
Golden Gate |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1931 |
Casque D'Or |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1930 |
Venetian Lady |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1929 |
Whitta |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1928 |
Greenline |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1927 |
Don Moon |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1926 |
Quixotic |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1925 |
The Hawk |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1924 |
Laneffe |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1923 |
Duke Isinglass |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1922 |
Sir Maitland |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1921 |
Maltgilla |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1920 |
Aries |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1919 |
Sydney Damsel |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1918 |
Bonnie Plume |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1917 |
Wedding Day |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1916 |
Quinn's Post |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1915 |
Ninfia |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1914 |
Golden Hop |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1913 |
Golden Hop |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1912 |
Pride Of Murillo |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1911 |
Poi Dance |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1910 |
Fille Fogi |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1909 |
Neith |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1908 |
Lord Merv |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1907 |
Queen's Court |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
| 1906 |
The Pet |
AJC Challenge Stakes |
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