The Dane Ripper Stakes is a Brisbane Racing Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race held, under quality handicap conditions, for fillies and mares, over a distance of 1300 metres held at Eagle Farm Racecourse in Brisbane during the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival.
History The race was inaugurated as a supporting race (Race 7) on the Stradbroke Handicap racecard on 6 June 1992.1992 partial result Recently the race has been scheduled on Queensland Oaks day but was moved in 2013 to Stradbroke Handicap day. The race was upgraded to a Listed race in 2003.
Due to track reconstruction of Eagle Farm Racecourse for the 2014–15 racing season the event was transferred to Doomben Racecourse and run over a slightly shorter distance.
Winners of the Dane Ripper Stakes–Winter Stakes double are: Blushing Bijou (1992) and Tripping (1996).
Name
1992–1994 - Crown Lager Fillies and Mares Quality Handicap 1995 - Icegold Handicap 1996–1999 - Global TV Fillies and Mares Quality Handicap 2000–2001 - Dane Ripper Handicap 2002 - Triple M's Blood, Sweat 'n' Beers Handicap 2003–2004 - Dane Ripper Handicap 2005–2006 - Dane Ripper Quality 2007 onwards - Dane Ripper Stakes
Grade
2003–2005 - Listed Race 2006–2009 - Group 3 2010 onwards - Group 2
Distance
1992–1993 – 1200 metres 1994–2005 – 1300 metres 2006–2014 – 1400 metres 2015 – 1350 metres 2016–2020 – 1400 metres 2021 onwards – 1300 metres
Venue 2017 - Doomben Racecourse 2015 - Doomben Racecourse
Winners The following are past winners of the race.
2026 - She's Got Pizzazz 2025 - Floozie 2024 - C'est Magique 2023 - Comrade Rosa 2022 - Palaisipan 2021 - Brooklyn Hustle 2020 - Love You Lucy 2019 - Invincibella 2018 - Invincibella 2017 - Prompt Response 2016 - Cradle Me 2015 - Hazard 2014 - Cosmic Endeavour 2013 - Red Tracer 2012 - Red Tracer 2011 - Hurtle Myrtle 2010 - Set For Fame 2009 - Chinchilla Rose 2008 - Vietnam 2007 - Rosa’s Spur 2006 - Countess Bathory 2005 - Our Sweet Moss 2004 - Ta Ta Tatiana 2003 - Recurring 2002 - Princess Clang 2001 - China Amber 2000 - Annunciation 1999 - Grouse Lane 1998 - Dynamic Reason 1997 - Belle Salieri 1996 - Tripping 1995 - Jazz Heaven 1994 - Seawinne 1993 - Vanity Queen 1992 - Blushing Bijou
See also
Brisbane Cup Gunsynd Classic J. J. Atkins Queensland Derby Queensland Guineas Stradbroke Handicap The Q22 (Eagle Farm Cup / P J O'Shea Stakes) List of Australian Group races Group races
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