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A regular winter feature is the Civic Stakes run at Rosehill on Saturday.
Mic Mac was a good winner of this race. Who takes out the 2020 Civic Stakes (1350m) at Rosehill on Saturday?
2020 Civic Stakes: Nominations
2020 CIVIC STAKES - RACE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND
The Civic Stakes is a Listed Race conducted by the Australian Turf Club at Rosehill Gardens.
The Civic Stakes was introduced by the Sydney Turf Club in 1950 as a feature winter sprint race and was won by De La Salle.
The race was known as the Civic Handicap until it became the Civic Stakes with it elevation to Listed status.
The distance of the Civic Stakes has varied many times from six furlongs/1200m up to seven and half furlongs/1500m.
The 2020 Civic Stakes was run for prizemoney of $150,000.
There has been only one dual winner of the Civic Stakes – Magic Gleam in 1988/89.
Other notable winners of the Civic Stakes include De La Salle, Knave, Fine And Dandy, Rush Bye, Cele's Image, Redcap, Calmness, Shakedown, Foresight, Special Girl, Zambari, Triton, Gilt Patten, Top Charger, Radiant Echo, New Atlantis, Silver Flyer, Notoire, Carael Boy, Mic Mac and Generalife.
The 2019 Civic Stakes was won by Gaulois from Firsthand and New Tipperary.