| Class | Group 3 |
|---|---|
| Location | Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia |
| Inaugurated | 1993 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Hyland Race Colours (2025) |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,200 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Horses three years old and older |
| Weight | Quality Minimum weight – 53 kg Maximum weight – 61 kg |
| Purse | $250,000 (2025) |
The Show County Quality is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds and older, run as a quality handicap over a distance of 1200 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in August.[1]
History
The race is named in honour of the versatile sprinter Show County, who as a two-year-old and three year old in 1988 and 1989 won the following races:[2]
- Breeders' Plate
- Silver Slipper Stakes
- Maribyrnong Plate
- Skyline Stakes
- Stan Fox Stakes
- San Domenico Stakes
- Roman Consul Stakes.
Grade
- 1993–2012 - Listed race
- 2013 onwards - Group 3
Venue
- 1993–1994 - Randwick Racecourse
- 1995–1999 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
- 2000 - Canterbury Park Racecourse
- 2001–2004 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
- 2005–2006 - Randwick Racecourse
- 2008 onwards - Warwick Farm Racecourse
- 2009 - Randwick Racecourse
- 2010–2013 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
- 2014 onwards - Randwick Racecourse
Winners
Previous winners of the race are:[3]
- 2025 - Lazzura
- 2024 - Joliestar
- 2023 - Buenos Noches
- 2022 - Showmanship[4]
- 2021 - Private Eye[5]
- 2020 - Roheryn[6]
- 2019 - Deprive[7]
- 2018 - Le Romain[8]
- 2017 - Deploy[9]
- 2016 - Tycoon Tara[10]
- 2015 - Decision Time[11]
- 2014 - Terravista[12]
- 2013 - Rebel Dane[13]
- 2012 - Moment of Change[14]
- 2011 - Skytrain[15]
- 2010 - Kenny's World[16]
- 2009 - Swift Alliance[17]
- 2008 - Bank Robber[18]
- 2007 - †race not held
- 2006 - Primus[19]
- 2005 - Lotteria[20]
- 2004 - Athelnoth[21]
- 2003 - Sportsman[22]
- 2002 - Presently[23]
- 2001 - Kingsgate[24]
- 2000 - Stanzaic[25]
- 1999 - Upright[26]
- 1998 - Siddinghausen[27]
- 1997 - Might And Power[28]
- 1996 - Winning Hand[29]
- 1995 - Identikit[30]
- 1994 - Remouche[31]
- 1993 - Big Dreams[32]
† Not held because of outbreak of equine influenza[33]
See also
References
- ^ "Show County Quality | Past Winners | Results | Australia | Racing and Sports".
- ^ "Races won by Show County". Pedigree Online Thoroughbred Database. 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ "Feature Race Results - Australian Turf Club". racing.australianturfclub.com.au.
- ^ "2022 Result – Mostyn Copper Show County Quality (held 20 August 2022)". racingpost.com. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "2021 Result – Mostyn Copper Show County Quality (held 21 August 2021)". breednet.com. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "2020 Result – Mostyn Copper Show County Quality (held 22 August 2020)". breednet.com. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ "2019 Result – Mostyn Copper Show County Quality (held 24 August 2019)". breednet.com. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "2018 Result – Nexon Show County Qlty (held 18 August 2018)". breednet.com. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ "2017 Result – Suttons Show County Qlty (held 19 August 2017)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ "2016 Result – Bob Ingham Show County Qlty (held 20 August 2016)". breednet.com. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ "2015 Result – Sky T'bred Show County Qlty (held 22 August 2015)". breednet.com. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ "2014 Result – Show County Qlty (held 23 August 2014)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "2013 Result – Show County Qlty (held 24 August 2013)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "2012 Result – Show County Quality (held 25 August 2012)". Racing Vic. (Aus). Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "2011 Result – Carnes Hill Marketplace Show County Quality (held 20 August 2011)". Racing Vic. (Aus). Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "2010 Result – Shimano Fishing Show County Quality (held 21 August 2010)". Racing Vic. (Aus). Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "2009 Result – MTA Dealers Show County Quality (held 22 August 2009)". Racing Vic. (Aus). Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "2008 Result – Sharp Toy Show Quality Handicap (held 23 August 2008)". Racing Vic. (Aus). Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "2006 Result – McGrath Estate Agents Show County Quality (held 26 August 2006)". Racing Vic. (Aus). Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "2005 Result – McGrath Show County Quality (held 20 August 2005)". Racing Vic. (Aus). Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "2004 Result – Show County Qlty Hcp (held 21 August 2004)". Racing Vic. (Aus). Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "2003 Result – Show County Qlty Hcp (held 23 August 2003)". Racing Vic. (Aus). Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "2002 Result – Show County Qlty Hcp (held 24 August 2002)". Racing Vic. (Aus). Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "2001 Result – Show County Qlty Hcp (held 18 August 2001)". Racing Vic. (Aus). Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "2000 Result – Show County Qlty Hcp (held 19 August 2000)". Racing Vic. (Aus). Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "1999 Result – Show County Quality Hcp (held 21 August 1999)". Racing NSW (Aus). Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "1998 Result – Show County Quality Hcp (held 22 August 1998)". Racing NSW (Aus). Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "1997 Result – Show County Quality Hcp (held 23 August 1997)". Racing NSW (Aus). Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "1996 Result – Show County Quality Hcp (held 25 August 1996)". Racing NSW (Aus). Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "1995 Result – Show County Quality Hcp (held 19 August 1994)". Racing NSW (Aus). Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "1994 Result – Show County Quality Hcp (held 21 August 1994)". Racing NSW (Aus). Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "1993 Result – Show County Quality Hcp (held 21 August 1993)". Racing NSW (Aus). Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "Carnival may be delayed". The Age, Melbourne. 25 August 2007. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
