title: Adrian Knox Stakes
text: # Adrian Knox Stakes
  
  The Adrian Knox Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred quality handicap horse race for three-year-old fillies, over a distance of 2000 metres, held annually at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia in April. Total prize money for the race is A$200,000.
  
  ## History
  
  The race is named in honour of Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia and former chairman of the Australian Jockey Club, Adrian Knox.
  
  The event is a lead-up race to the Australian Oaks with the winner exempt from a ballot. The Australian Oaks was called the Australian Jockey Club Adrian Knox (Oaks) Stakes from 1922 to 1956.
  
  ### Name
  
  * 1948–1986 - Princess Handicap
  * 1987 onwards - Adrian Knox Stakes
  
  ### Distance
  
  * 1948–1959 - 7 furlongs (~1400 m)
  * 1960–1972 - 1 mile (~1600 m)
  * 1973 onwards - 2000 metres
  
  ### Grade
  
  * 1948–1979 - Principal race
  * 1980–1985 - Listed race
  * 1986 onwards - Group 3
  
  ## Winners
  
  * 2023 - Arts
  * 2022 - Honeycreeper
  * 2021 - Duais
  * 2020 - Colette
  * 2019 - Aliferous
  * 2018 - Luvaluva
  * 2017 - Waking Moment
  * 2016 - Diamond Made
  * 2015 - Candelara
  * 2014 - Arabian Gold
  * 2013 - Royal Descent
  * 2012 - Full Of Spirit
  * 2011 - Crafty Irna
  * 2010 - Speedy Natalie
  * 2009 - Miss Darcey
  * 2008 - Raise
  * 2007 - Rena's Lady
  * 2006 - Operetta Lass
  * 2005 - Don't Tell Clang
  * 2004 - Wild Iris
  * 2003 - Crianca
  * 2002 - Republic Lass
  * 2001 - Lady Mulan
  * 2000 - Dottoressa
  * 1999 - Starry Way
  * 1998 - Star Alight
  * 1997 - Sybeel
  * 1996 - Eureka Jewel
  * 1995 - Circles Of Gold
  * 1994 - Seto Flowerian
  * 1993 - Lady Agnes
  * 1992 - Alma Mater
  * 1991 - Lee's Bid
  * 1990 - Dual Treasures
  * 1989 - Chaleyer
  * 1988 - Lady Liberty
  * 1987 - Adraanette
  * 1986 - Just Now
  * 1985 - Our Sophia
  * 1984 - String Of Pearls
  * 1983 - Starzaan
  * 1982 - Queen's Road
  * 1981 - Market
  * 1980 - Starshine Girl
  * 1979 - Love's Delight
  * 1978 - Nobbidge
  * 1977 - Of Two Cities
  * 1976 - Calera
  * 1975 - La Grisette
  * 1974 - Leilani
  * 1973 - Cowper Queen
  * 1972 - Better Gleam
  * 1971 - Sparkling Red
  * 1970 - Affectionate
  * 1969 - With Respect
  * 1968 - Lowland
  * 1967 - Sialia
  * 1966 - Bareme's Image
  * 1965 - Light Fingers
  * 1964 - Jane Hero
  * 1963 - Fun For All
  * 1962 - Fastest
  * 1961 - Winnipeg
  * 1960 - Waitful
  * 1959 - Morning Gleam
  * 1958 - Duchess Delville
  * 1957 - New Amber
  * 1956 - Franlyle
  * 1955 - Sabah
  * 1954 - Edelweiss
  * 1953 - Tamuncha
  * 1952 - Defame
  * 1951 - Lady Rosetta
  * 1950 - Lady Kristine
  * 1949 - Persist
  * 1948 - Respond
  
  Notes:
  
  * ^(1) Date of race rescheduled due to postponement of the Easter Saturday meeting because of the heavy track conditions. The meeting was moved to Easter Monday, 6 April 2015.
  