title: Golden Pendant
text: # Golden Pendant
  
  The Golden Pendant, is an Australian Turf Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horserace for fillies and mares aged three years old and upwards with set weights with penalties conditions over a distance of 1400 metres, held annually at Rosehill Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in September. Total prizemoney for the race is A$400,000.
  
  ## History
  
  ### Name
  
  Originally this race was run as the Research Stakes in honour of 1988-89 Australian Horse of the Year, Research who won the AJC Derby, AJC Oaks, Flight Stakes, VRC Oaks. In 2011 the race was renamed to the Golden Pendant.
  
  ### Grade
  
  * 1998–2000 - Listed race
  * 2001–2014 - Group 3
  * 2015 onwards - Group 2
  
  ### Distance
  
  * 1996–2011 - 1200 metres
  * 2012 onwards - 1400 metres
  
  ## Winners
  
  * 2022 - Nimalee
  * 2021 - Vangelic
  * 2020 - Subpoenaed
  * 2019 - Mizzy
  * 2018 - Shumookh
  * 2017 - Dayses Doom
  * 2016 - Tycoon Tara
  * 2015 - Peeping
  * 2014 - Arabian Gold
  * 2013 - Sharnee Rose
  * 2012 - More Joyous
  * 2011 - Screen
  * 2010 - Trim
  * 2009 - Hot Danish
  * 2008 - Judged
  * 2007 - race not held
  * 2006 - Coolroom Candidate
  * 2005 - Fumble
  * 2004 - Besame Mucho
  * 2003 - Classy Dane
  * 2002 - Mica's Pride
  * 2001 - La Rieuse
  * 2000 - Spinning Hill
  * 1999 - Brief Kiss
  * 1998 - Dantelah
  * 1997 - Unison
  * 1996 - Fiddlestick
  