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The Race History of the All Aged Stakes run at Randwick on Saturday shows it has been transformed.
Elite horses win this again. Cascadian showed his class last year and could again in the 2023 All Aged Stakes (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday.
2023 All Aged Stakes: Nominations
2023 ALL AGED STAKES - RACE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND
The All Aged Stakes is a Group 1 race for Open Class horses conducted by the Australian Turf Club at Randwick.
The All Aged Stakes was first run in 1866 and was won by Falcon.
The All Aged Stakes is run over 1400m under Standard Weight For Age conditions. Until 2004 when the carnival had a revamp, it was over the mile.
The All Aged Stakes was also the original name of the race we now know as the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot.
Since 2000, nine fillies and mares have won at Randwick. The previous mare winner was Tofane (2020) and the previous filly winner was English (2016).
The most recent 3yo Colt or Gelding to score was Trapeze Artist (2018).
Gai Waterhouse has won it the most times as a trainer with five ahead of Tom Lamond, Maurice McCarten and Tommy Smith with four.
For the jockeys Jim Pike has seven wins in front of Neville Sellwood with five.
After the race was reduced to 1400m in 2004, the TJ Smith Stakes run the fortnight before is the main guide with nine coming through that including the last five. However five other races have provided the winner, either at WFA or at handicap.
Fiorente flashed home for third in a one run preparation in 2013 and would then win the Melbourne Cup that Spring.
Cascadian winning for James Cummings in 2022 meant it was the second time he and his father Anthony won G1s on the same program (2019 Stradbroke day).
The 2023 All Aged Stakes was worth $1,500,000.
Orr Stakes-All Aged Stakes double – Lord (1959), Tobin Bronze (1967), All Too Hard (2013), Dissident (2015).
Futurity Stakes-All Aged Stakes double – Gladsome (1905), Amounis (1930), Winooka (1933), Ajax (1938, 1939, 1940), Bernborough (1946), San Domenico (1952), Lord (1959), Sky High (1961), Always Welcome (1978), Vite Cheval (1985), All Too Hard (2013).
Doncaster Mile-All Aged Stakes double – Cremorne (1893), Specialty (1921), Valicare (1926), Sir Christopher (1931), Winooka (1933), Chatham (1934), Cuddle (1936), Unpainted (1968), Broker's Tips (1970), Tontonan (1974), Belmura Lad (1979), My Gold Hope (1982), Sunline (2002), Private Steer (2004).
Multiple winners of the All Aged Stakes include Tim Whiffler (1870, 1871), Carbine (1889, 1890), Marvel (1891, 1894), Gladsome (1904, 1905), Malt King (1911,1912), Ajax (1938, 1939, 1940), Yaralla (1942, 1943), Kilshery (1962, 1963), Dalrello (1976, 1977), Rough Habit (1992, 1993) and Sunline (2000, 2002).
In the last 18 editions, barrier 7 has won an incredible 8 times.
Other notable winners are Briseis (1876), Wakeful (1902), Amounis (1930), Chatham (1934), Peter Pan (1935), Bernborough (1946), San Domenico (1952), Tulloch (1958), Lord (1959), Noholme (1960), Sky High (1961), Wenona Girl (1964), Tobin Bronze (1967), Triton (1972), Tontonan (1974), Emancipation (1984), Campaign King (1987), Shaftesbury Avenue (1991), Private Steer (2004), Racing To Win (2008), Hay List (2011), Atlantic Jewel (2012), All Too Hard (2013), Hana's Goal (2014), Trapeze Artist (2018), Pierata (2019), Kolding (2021) and Cascadian (2022).
The 2022 All Aged Stakes was won by Cascadian from Tofane and Ellsberg.
