title: Sky High Stakes
text: # Sky High Stakes
  
  The Sky High Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race, for three year olds and older, over a distance of 2000 metres, under set weights with penalties conditions at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney, Australia in March. Total prize money for the race is A$350,000.
  
  ## History
  
  The race is named in honour of the Australian Thoroughbred racehorse and sire, Sky High, who won the 1960 Golden Slipper Stakes and 1961 Epsom Handicap.
  
  ### Name
  
  * 1992–2005 - Sky High Quality Stakes
  * 2006 - The Roxy Hotel Parramatta Stakes
  * 2007 onwards - Sky High Stakes
  
  ### Grade
  
  * Prior 1991 - Handicap (Unlisted race)
  * 1992–2013 - Listed race
  * 2014 onwards - Group 3
  
  ### Distance
  
  * Prior 2014 - 1900 metres
  * 2015 - 2000 metres
  
  ### Venue
  
  In 2008 the race was held at Canterbury Park Racecourse.
  
  ### Conditions
  
  In 2016 the race was changed from a Quality handicap to Set Weights plus Penalties conditions.
  
  ## Winners
  
  * 2023 - Protagonist
  * 2022 - Stockman
  * 2021 - Toffee Tongue
  * 2020 - Master Of Wine
  * 2019 - Red Cardinal
  * 2018 - Auvray
  * 2017 - Tavago
  * 2016 - Sir John Hawkwood
  * 2015 - Hartnell
  * 2014 - Entirely Platinum
  * 2013 - Julienas
  * 2012 - Single
  * 2011 - Older Than Time
  * 2010 - Bellagio Wynn
  * 2009 - Kettledrum
  * 2008 - Nuclear Sky
  * 2007 - Coalesce
  * 2006 - County Tyrone
  * 2005 - Seul Amour
  * 2004 - Daniel's The Man
  * 2003 - National Treasure
  * 2002 - Restless
  * 2001 - Bello Signor
  * 2000 - Spysept
  * 1999 - For The Moment
  * 1998 - Joss Sticks
  * 1997 - Buzzoff
  * 1996 - Darbaas
  * 1995 - Balmeressa
  * 1994 - Cross Swords
  * 1993 - Upwards
  * 1992 - Native Neptune
  * 1991 - String Quartet
  * 1990 - Galligaskins
  * 1989 - Eye Of The Sky
  