The Colin Stephen Quality Handicap is an AJC

Australian Jockey Club

The Australian Jockey Club was founded in January 1842. It morphed from the former Australian Racing Committee set up in May 1840 to set the standards for racing in the colony...

 Group 3

Group races

Group races are the highest standard of Thoroughbred horseraces in Australia. The Australian Pattern Committee recommends to the Australian Racing Board which races shall be designated as Group races...

 Australia

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Thoroughbred

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 open quality handicap horse race for three year olds and upwards, over a distance of 2,400 metres. It is held annually at Randwick Racecourse

Randwick Racecourse

Royal Randwick Racecourse is a racecourse for horseracing in the Eastern Suburbs in Sydney, New South Wales. Randwick Racecourse, is operated by the Australian Jockey Club and known to many Sydney racegoers as headquarters...

 in Sydney

Sydney

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 in September. Total prize money for the race is A$150,000.

The race is named for the former chairman of the Australian Jockey Club, Sir Colin Stephen, who died in 1937 .

Race history

• The race was run at Weight for age
  Weight for Age
  Weight for Age is a term in Thoroughbred horse racing which is one of the conditions for a race. It means that a horse will carry a set weight in accordance with the Weight for Age Scale. This weight varies depending on the horse’s age, its sex, the race distance and the month of the year...
  
   from 1938 to 1972. This race was called the AJC Spring Stakes until 1938. In 1976, 1988 and 2006 it was known as the AJC Queens Cup. During 1989 and 1995 the race was called the AJC The Japan Trophy race. In 1977 it was the AJC Jubilee Handicap.

The winners

2011 Lamasery 2010 No Wine No Song 2009 Mr Clangtastic 2008 Get Up Jude 2007 race not run 2006 Exinite 2005 Railings Railings Railings is an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who is notable for winning the 2005 Caulfield Cup when trained by John Hawkes. Other notable wins include the Metropolitan Handicap and he has been placed in races such as the BMW Classic... 2004 Don Raphael 2003 Outlaws 2002 Red Trinket 2001 Dress Circle 2000 Coco Cobanna 1999 Vita Man 1998 In Joyment 1997 Heart Ruler 1996 Hula Flight 1995 Western Approaches 1994 Restitution 1993 Zamination 1992 Garter King 1991 Pontiac Lass 1990 Fine Catch 1989 Macquarie Prince 1988 Natski 1987 Algonquin Club 1986 Rising Fear 1985 Silver Award 1984 Forward Charge 1983 Noble Heights 1982 Nicholas John 1981 Granite King 1980 Bragabout 1979 Outcome

1978 Taksan 1977 Saramore 1976 Tara Regent 1975 Medici 1974 Public Service 1973 The Fixer 1972 Gunsynd Gunsynd Gunsynd was a champion Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who won 29 races and A$280,455 in prizemoney. In his seven starts over one mile he was only once defeated, by half-a-head in the Epsom Handicap.... 1971 Regal Rhythm 1970 Great Exploits 1969 Nausori 1968 Roman Consul 1967 Garcon 1966 Prince Grant 1965 Amusement Park 1964 Piper's Son 1963 Summer Fair 1962 Burgos 1961 Lord Fury 1960 Valerius 1959 Valerius 1958 Prince Darius 1957 Baron Boissier 1956 Redcraze Redcraze Redcraze was a champion New Zealand Thoroughbred racehorse who raced both in Australia and New Zealand, winning major races in both countries.... 1955 Electro 1954 Advocate 1953 Hydrogen 1952 Dalray 1951 Delta 1950 Delta 1949 Vagabond 1948 Dark Marne

1947 Russia/Silver Link (Dead Heat) 1946 Good Idea 1945 Russia 1944 Flight Flight (horse) Flight was an Australian Thoroughbred racemare that was the highest stakes winning mare in Australasia. Her courageous efforts made her a crowd favourite during the post World War II era and she had victories over some of the great horses of the time including Shannon, Bernborough, Royal Gem and... 1943 Katanga 1942 Katanga 1941 Beau Vite 1940 Beau Vite 1939 Royal Chief/Mosaci (Dead Heat) 1938 Royal Chief 1935 Peter Pan Peter Pan III Peter Pan was a chestnut Australian Thoroughbred stallion by Pantheon out of Alwina by St Alwyne . He was foaled at the Baroona Stud north of Sydney Australia in 1929. His sire, Pantheon was an outstanding racehorse winning 10 races from 44 starts in England and Australia... 1934 Rogilla Rogilla Rogilla, was a chestnut Australian Thoroughbred gelding, who was a versatile racehorse performing in Australia. Known as the Coalfields Champion in Newcastle, Rogilla raced during a vintage era of the Australian turf. He won in each of the six seasons that he raced as a three-year-old to a... 1933 Rogilla Rogilla Rogilla, was a chestnut Australian Thoroughbred gelding, who was a versatile racehorse performing in Australia. Known as the Coalfields Champion in Newcastle, Rogilla raced during a vintage era of the Australian turf. He won in each of the six seasons that he raced as a three-year-old to a... 1931 Phar Lap Phar Lap Phar Lap was a champion Thoroughbred racehorse whose achievements captured the public's imagination during the early years of the Great Depression. Foaled in New Zealand, he was trained and raced in Australia. Phar Lap dominated Australian racing during a distinguished career, winning a Melbourne... 1930 Phar Lap Phar Lap Phar Lap was a champion Thoroughbred racehorse whose achievements captured the public's imagination during the early years of the Great Depression. Foaled in New Zealand, he was trained and raced in Australia. Phar Lap dominated Australian racing during a distinguished career, winning a Melbourne... 1924 Gloaming Gloaming (horse) Gloaming was an outstanding Thoroughbred racehorse, owned, trained, and based in New Zealand. He set many records which includes the Australasian record of 19 successive wins, many in Principal Races. Gloaming was unusual that he was a champion who won many major races in both Australia and New... 1920 Kennaquhair Kennaquhair (horse) Kennaquhair was an Australian bred Thoroughbred racehorse that won the Sydney Cup , and the AJC Metropolitan Handicap as well as finishing second in the 1918 Melbourne Cup.-Pedigree:... 1890 Carbine Carbine (horse) Carbine , was an outstanding New Zealand bred Thoroughbred racehorse, who competed in New Zealand and later Australia. During his racing career he won 30 stakes or principal races...