title: Festival Stakes (ATC)
text: # Festival Stakes (ATC)
  
  The Festival Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred quality handicap horse race, for horses aged three years old and older, over a distance of 1500 metres, held annually at Rosehill Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in early December. Total prize money for the race is A$200,000.
  
  ## History
  
  ### Name
  
  * 1948–2001 - Festival Handicap
  * 2002 onwards - Festival Stakes
  
  ### Grade
  
  * 1948–1978 - Principal race
  * 1979–2015 - Listed race
  * 2016 - Group 3
  
  ### Distance
  
  * 1948–1972 - 7 furlongs (~1400 metres)
  * 1973–1983 - 1400 metres
  * 1984 - 1350 metres
  * 1985–1990 – 1300 metres
  * 1991 - 1280 metres
  * 1992–2001 - 1300 metres
  * 2002–2006 - 1400 metres
  * 2008 onwards - 1500 metres
  
  ### Venue
  
  * 1948–1983 - Rosehill Racecourse
  * 1984 - Canterbury Park Racecourse
  * 1985–1990 - Rosehill Racecourse
  * 1991 - Canterbury Park Racecourse
  * 1992 onwards - Rosehill Racecourse
  
  ## Winners
  
  * 2022 - Dajraan
  * 2021 - Ellsberg
  * 2020 - Outrageous
  * 2019 - Ranier
  * 2018 - My Nordic Hero
  * 2017 - Testashadow
  * 2016 - Sweet Redemption
  * 2015 - Mighty Lucky
  * 2014 - I'm Imposing
  * 2013 - White Sage
  * 2012 - Malavio
  * 2011 - Monton
  * 2010 - Dysphonia
  * 2009 - Rabbuka
  * 2008 (Dec.) - Voice Commander
  * 2008 (Jan.) - Eremein
  * 2007 - †Race not run
  * 2006 - Utzon
  * 2005 - Spirit Of Tara
  * 2004 - Ike's Dream
  * 2003 - This Manshood
  * 2002 - This Manshood
  * 2001 - Nanny Maroon
  * 2000 - Adam
  * 1999 - Highest Calibre
  * 1998 - Monet's Cove
  * 1997 - Masked Party
  * 1996 - Sherwood
  * 1995 - Garrin
  * 1994 - Headstrong
  * 1993 - Welsh Miner
  * 1992 - Top Comedian
  * 1991 - Fort Isle
  * 1990 - Ice Cream Sundae
  * 1989 - Dance Band
  * 1988 - Tetue Topaze
  * 1987 - Allamanda Boy
  * 1986 - Plum Shore
  * 1985 - At Sea
  * 1984 - Manuan
  * 1983 - Nosey Parker
  * 1982 - Artist Man
  * 1981 - Grey Receiver
  * 1980 - Robrick Star
  * 1979 - Mondiso
  * 1978 - Tattenham Lad
  * 1977 - Dream Pratten
  * 1976 - Just Ideal
  * 1975 - Purple Patch
  * 1974 - Magic Beam
  * 1973 - Barrier Star
  * 1972 - Rocky Gold
  * 1971 - Race not run
  * 1970 - King Bogan
  * 1969 - Regal Rhythm
  * 1968 - Todvale
  * 1967 - Victory Roll
  * 1966 - Aureo
  * 1965 - Castanea
  * 1964 - Liege Lord
  * 1963 - Miss Hiliers
  * 1962 - Our Cobbler
  * 1961 - Ginnagulla
  * 1960 - Race not run
  * 1959 - Boorala
  * 1958 - Amneris
  * 1957 - Indian Empire
  * 1956 - Compound
  * 1955 - Belbeiys
  * 1954 - Blond Val
  * 1953 - Bronze Peak
  * 1952 - Forest Beau
  * 1951 - Coniston
  * 1950 - Hesdin
  * 1949 - Blue Ensign
  * 1948 - Cragside
  
  † Race moved to January 2008 because of outbreak of equine influenza
  
  