Storm Queen Stakes

The Storm Queen Stakes is a Group 1 race for three-year-old fillies held annually in April at Rosehill racecourse in Sydney, New South Wales during the autumn carnival. The race is run over a distance of 2000 metres under set weights and worth $400,000 in prizemoney. The 2013 Storm Queen Stakes was won by Norzita from Longport with Habibi third.

In recent years the Storm Queen Stakes has been run as the 'Vinery Stud Stakes' and takes place on Golden Slipper Day which is Rosehill's biggest day of racing, featuring a total of five Group 1 races, including the Golden Slipper Stakes, George Ryder Stakes, Queen Of The Turf Stakes and The BMW.

Storm Queen Stakes info
Date:	Saturday 6th April 2013
Track:	Rosehill racecourse, Sydney
Distance:	2000 metres
Race Type:	3yo Fillies - Set Weights
Status:	Group 1
Prizemoney:	$400,000
2013 Winner:	Norzita

The Storm Queen Stakes is a fillies only event and the first autumn race over 2000m specifically for fillies which provides the perfect lead up race to the Gr1 AJC Australian Oaks (2400m) in a fortnight at Randwick. In recent times Heavenly Glow (2008) and Serenade Rose (2006) have taken out the Storm Queen Stakes & AJC Oaks double.

Purple (2009) failed in the AJC Oaks but was good enough to win the Gr1 Queensland Oaks during the Brisbane winter carnival in May.

Generally attracting quality fillies, some memorable Storm Queen Stakes winners include Miss Finland (2007), Special Harmony (2004), Champagne (1998) & Research (1989), who all continued on to become top class mares of the Australian turf.

Norzita (2013) ran third in the Gr1 Coolmore Classic over 1500m at Rosehill on her way to taking out this event and recent Storm Queen Stakes winners have been Mosheen (2012) and Mirjulisa Lass (2011).

2013 Storm Queen Stakes result
1. $3.00 Norzita 56.0 Hugh Bowman
2. $26.00 Longport 56.0 Christian Reith
3. $4.20 Habibi 56.0 Vinnie Colgan

then followed
4. $51.00 Gondokoro 56.0 Rhys McLeod
5. $6.00 Dear Demi 56.0 Jim Cassidy
6. $12.00 Driefontein 56.0 Nash Rawiller
7. $16.00 Summerbliss 56.0 Craig Williams
8. $10.00 You’Re So Good 56.0 Vlad Duric
9. $201.00 Campania 56.0 Tommy Berry
10. $51.00 Purple Muse 56.0 Luke Nolen
11. $18.00 Alzora 56.0 James McDonald
12. $151.00 She’S A Girl 56.0 Nathan Berry
13. $41.00 Cameo 56.0 Kerrin McEvoy
14. $91.00 Hoybell 56.0 Dwayne Dunn

Margins: Long Neck, 2 3/4 len
Time: 2:06.12

Other group races on Storm Queen Stakes day feature the Gr2 Tulloch Stakes, Gr3 Star Kingdom Stakes, Gr3 TL Baillieu Handicap and Gr3 Neville Sellwood Stakes.

Storm Queen Stakes recent winners & placegetters
Year	Winner	2nd	3rd	Time
2013	Norzita	Longport	Habibi	2:06.1
2012	Mosheen	Streama	Aliyana Tilde	2:02.3
2011	Mirjulisa Lass	Fibrillation	Brazilian Pulse	2:03.4
2010	Faint Perfume	Valdemoro	Absolute Faith	2:02.5
2009	Purple	Gold Water	Gallica	2:07.0
2008	Heavenly Glow	Galileo's Daughter	Pentura	2:09.2
2007	Miss Finland	Banc De Fortune	Just Dancing	2:03.8
2006	Serenade Rose	Beauty Watch	Flora Danica	2:01.3
2005	Hollow Bullet	Lotteria	She's Justa Tad	2:00.5
2004	Special Harmony	Shamekha	Ike's Dream	2:01.8
2003	Shower Of Roses	Bramble Rose	Rasberry Ripple	2:04.4
2002	Sixty Seconds	Hosannah	Quays	2:00.1
2001	Tempest Mom	Rose Archway	Calm Smytzer	2:02.9
2000	Hill Of Grace	Kirkstall Lane	Miss Zoe	2:02.4
1999	Savannah Success	Light Work	Camarena	2:02.4
1998	Champagne	On Air	For The Moment	2:02.4
1997	Danendri	Ellakapella	Assertive Lass	2:01.4
1996	Saleouos	Kenbelle	Hello Darl	2:03.0
1995	Northwood Plume	Vedodara	Euphoria	2:02.9
1994	Alcove	Sky Watch	Nobellotto	2:03.9
1993	Slight Chance	Burst	Orsay	2:01.6
1992	Electrique	My Brilliant Star	Richfield Lady	2:03.4
1991	All Mine	Marinella	Mannerism	2:02.6
1990	A Little Kiss	Kensington Gardens	Domino	2:08.8
1989	Research	Courtalista	Salisopra	2:07.7
1988	Tennessee Vain	Savana City	Constant Star	2:10.5