The George Ryder Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds and over at Weight for age conditions, over a distance of 1500 metres at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in March or April. It is run on the same day as the Golden Slipper Stakes. The prize money is A$1,000,000.
Winx is the only horse to have won the race more than two times.
History
The origins of the race are from 1903 when the race was run as the Railway Stakes on the same race card as the Rawson Stakes. The race was renamed in 1974 in honour of George E. Ryder who was a racing administrator, stud master and businessman.
The winner is exempt from ballot for the prestigious Doncaster Handicap.
Name
1903–1914 - Railway Stakes
1915–1945 - Railway Handicap
1946–1973 - Railway Quality Handicap
1968–1970 - CP Air Quality Hcp
1971–1973 - Railway Quality Handicap
1974–2017 - George Ryder Stakes
Distance
1903–1914 - furlongs (~1300 metres) 1915–1972 - 7 furlongs (~1400 metres) 1973–1984 - 1400 metres 1985 - 1450 metres (~7.2 furlongs) 1986 onwards - 1500 metres (~7.5 furlongs)
Grade
1903–1979 - Principal race
1980 onwards - Group 1 race
Winners
2022 - Forbidden Love
2021 - Think It Over
2020 - Dreamforce
2019 - Winx
2018 - Winx
2017 - Winx
2016 - Winx
2015 - Real Impact
2014 - Gordon Lord Byron
2013 - Pierro
2012 - Metal Bender
2011 - Rangirangdoo
2010 - Danleigh
2009 - Vision And Power
2008 - Weekend Hussler
2007 - Haradasun
2006 - Racing To Win
2005 - Court's In Session
2004 - Lonhro
2003 - Lonhro
2002 - Lord Essex
2001 - Landsighting
2000 - Al Mansour
1999 - Referral
1998 - Quick Flick
1997 - Mouawad
1996 - Ravarda
1995 - March Hare
1994 - Telesto
1993 - Schillaci
1992 - Kinjite
1991 - Bureaucracy
1990 - Straussbrook
1989 - Wong
1988 - Campaign King
1987 - Campaign King
1986 - Heat Of The Moment
1985 - Hula Drum
1984 - Emancipation
1983 - Emancipation
1982 - Pure Of Heart
1981 - Prince Ruling
1980 - Manikato
1979 - Manikato
1978 - Command Module
1977 - Pacific Ruler
1976 - Superior Air
1975 - Dalrello
1974 - Itchy Feet
1973 - All Shot
1972 - Triton
1971 - Baguette
1970 - Boy Dandy
1969 - Foresight
1968 - Foresight
1967 - Time And Tide
1966 - Rakaia
1965 - Rush Bye
1964 - Time And Tide
1963 - Prince Regoli
1962 - Prince Regoli
1961 - Grecian Vale
1960 - Man Of Iron
1959 - Book Link
1958 - Chieti
1957 - New Spec
1956 - King's Fair
1955 - Gay Vista
1954 - Carioca
1953 - Regoli
1952 - Coniston
1951 - Drastic
1950 - Buzmark
1949 - Comedy Prince
1948 - Heroic Sovereign
1947 - Tamaroa
1946 - Bragger
1945 - Melhero
1944 - Warlock
1943 - Triad
1942 - race not held
1941 - Evergreen
1940 - Cigarette
1939 - Bramol
1938 - Mohican
1937 - Cereza
1936 - Gay Blonde
1935 - †Sarcherie / High
1934 - Leila Vale
1933 - Whittingham
1932 - Myles La Coplen
1931 - Casque D'Or
1930 - †Sir Chrystopher / Greenline
1929 - Cleave
1928 - Vaals
1928 - Ascalon
1927 - †Fujisan / Cavedweller
1926 - Lausanne
1925 - Encre
1925 - Valiant
1924 - Claro
1923 - Naharadan
1923 - Volpi
1922 - †Sir Maitland / Braehead
1921 - Beauford
1920 - Chrysolaus
1919 - Hem
1918 - Dame Acre
1917 - Spurn
1916 - Gold Brew
1915 - Eugeny
1914 - Sunlike
1913 - race not held
1912 - Miocene
1911 - Maltster Maid
1910 - Vauntie
1909 - Microscope
1908 - Lord Merv
1907 - Thalaba
1906 - Zythos
1905 - Lucknow
1904 - Cressy
1903 - Marvel Loch
† Race run in Divisions
See also
List of Australian Group races
Group races
External links
First three placegetters George Ryder Stakes (ATC)