H E Tancred Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race for horses three years old and older, run over 2,400 metres at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney, Australia.

History

The race is named after Henry Eugene Tancred (1897–1961), a former chairman of the Sydney Turf Club.

Name

This race has had several names in its existence:

  • 1963–1976 - H E Tancred Cup
  • 1977–1980 - H E Tancred Stakes
  • 1980 - Breville Tancred Stakes
  • 1981–1986 - Bowater-Scott Tancred Stakes
  • 1987 - Bowater Tancred Stakes
  • 1988–1989 - Tancred International Stakes
  • 1990 - The BMW International
  • 1991–1995 - The BMW
  • 1996–2001 - Mercedes Classic
  • 2002–2017 - The BMW
  • 2018 onwards - KIA Tancred Stakes

Distance

  • 1963 - 1+1⁄2 miles (~2400 metres)
  • 1964 - 1+1⁄4 miles (~2000 metres)
  • 1965–1972 - 1+1⁄2 miles (~2400 metres)
  • 1973 onwards - 2400 metres

Conditions

  • 1963–1976 - Quality Handicap
  • 1977 onwards - Weight for Age

Grade

  • 1963–1979 - Principal race
  • 1980 onwards - Group 1 race

Venue

  • 2022 - Newcastle Racecourse

Winners

The following are past winners of the race.

See also

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