Maurice McCarten Stakes

Maurice McCarten Stakes

Group 3 race
Location	Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
Inaugurated	1993
Race type	Thoroughbred
Sponsor	Smooth FM (2016)
Race information
Distance	1,100 metres
Surface	Turf
Track	Right-handed
Qualification	Horses three years old and over
Weight	Quality handicap
Purse	$150,000 (2016)

The Maurice McCarten Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred quality handicap horse race, for three years old and older, over a distance of 1100 metres at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney, Australia in March.^[1] Total prize money for the race is A$150,000.

Race history

The race is named in honour of jockey and racehorse-trainer Maurice Thomas Joseph McCarten (1902–1971).^[2]

Prior to 2010 the race is held on the Golden Slipper race card.

Race name

• 1993–1996 - The Moet & Chandon Handicap
• 1997–1998 - The Moet & Chandon
• 1999–2002 - Moet & Chandon Stakes
• 2003–2004 - Maurice McCarten Stakes
• 2005–2009 - The Schweppervesence
• 2010–2011 - Maurice McCarten Stakes
• 2012 - Bacardi Together Stakes
• 2013 - Bacardi World's No.1 Rum Stakes
• 2014 - Bacardi Untameable Stakes
• 2015 onwards - Maurice McCarten Stakes

Race distance

• 1993–2009 - 1200 metres
• 2010 - 1100 metres

Race grade

• 1993–2013 - Listed race
• 2014 onwards - Group 3

The winners

• 2016 - Alberto Magic ^[3]
• 2015 - Target In Sight ^[4]
• 2014 - Kencella ^[5]
• 2013 - See The World ^[6]
• 2012 - Title ^[7]
• 2011 - Atomic Force ^[8]
• 2010 - Welkom Gold ^[9]
• 2009 - Mount Verde ^[10]
• 2008 - Hoystar ^[11]
• 2007 - Double Dare ^[12]
• 2006 - Snippetson ^[13]
• 2005 - Britt's Best ^[14]
• 2004 - Mustard ^[15]
• 2003 - Sex Machine ^[16]
• 2002 - Crete ^[17]
• 2001 - †Stanzaic / Knickerbocker Kid ^[18]
• 2000 - Antiquity ^[19]
• 1999 - Appoint ^[20]
• 1998 - Appoint ^[21]
• 1997 - Quick Flick ^[22]
• 1996 - Identikit ^[23]
• 1995 - Magic Of Money ^[24]
• 1994 - Brawny Spirit ^[25]
• 1993 - Friend's Venture ^[26]

† Dead heat

See also

• List of Australian Group races
• Group races

External links

• First three place getters Maurice McCarten Stakes (ATC)

References

1. "Winners and Past Results for the Maurice McCarten Stakes". Progroup Racing (Australia). 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
2. Waterhouse, Robert (2000). "McCarten, Maurice Thomas Joseph (1902–1971)". Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
3. "2016 Result – Smooth Fm Maurice McCarten (held 12 March 2016)". breednet.com. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
4. "2015 Result – Maurice McCarten Stakes (held 14 March 2015)". breednet.com. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
5. "2014 Result – Bacardi Untameable Stakes (held 22 March 2014)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
6. "2013 Result – Bacardi - World's No.1 Rum Stakes (held 23 March 2013)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 6 March 2015.
7. "2012 Result – Bacardi Together Stakes (held 24 March 2012)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 6 March 2015.
8. "2011 Result – Fortessa Dinnerware Maurice McCarten Stakes (held 19 March 2011)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 6 March 2015.
9. "2010 Result – Sydney Confidential Maurice McCarten Stakes (held 20 March 2010)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 6 March 2015.
10. "2009 Result – The Schweppervesence (held 4 April 2009)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 6 March 2015.
11. "2008 Result – The Schweppervesence (held 19 April 2008)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 6 March 2015.
12. "2007 Result – The Schweppervesence (held 31 March 2007)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 6 March 2015.
13. "2006 Result – The Schweppervesence (held 8 April 2006)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 6 March 2015.
14. "2005 Result – The Schweppervesence (held 19 March 2005)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 6 March 2015.
15. "2004 Result – Maurice McCarten Stakes (held 3 April 2004)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 6 March 2015.
16. "2003 Result – Maurice McCarten Stakes (held 12 April 2003)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 6 March 2015.
17. "2002 Result – Moet & Chandon Stakes (held 23 March 2002)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 6 March 2015.
18. "2001 Result – Moet & Chandon Stakes (held 7 April 2001)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 6 March 2015.
19. "2000 Result – Moet & Chandon Stakes (held 15 April 2000)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 6 March 2015.
20. "1999 Result – Moet & Chandon Stakes (held 27 March 1999)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 6 March 2015.
21. "1998 Result – Moet & Chandon Stakes (held 4 April 1998)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 6 March 2015.
22. "1997 Result – The Moet & Chandon (held 22 March 1997)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 6 March 2015.
23. "1996 Result – The Moet Chandon Hcp (held 30 March 1996)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 6 March 2015.
24. "1995 Result – The Moet & Chandon (held 8 April 1995)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 6 March 2015.
25. "1994 Result – The Moet & Chandon Hcp (held 26 March 1994)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 6 March 2015.
26. "1993 Partial Result – The Moet & Chandon Hcp (held 3 April 1993)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 6 March 2015.