From the race’s inauguration 1929, all the way up to 2025, we have a comprehensive list of Canterbury Stakes winners from past race meets. Included are finishing times, as well as jockey and weights carried to victory by the winners of Sydney’s Group 1 Canterbury Stakes race.

2022 Canterbury Stakes Winner Forbidden Love
2022 Canterbury Stakes winner Forbidden Love. Photo: Steve Hart.

View additional details of the past Canterbury Stakes winners throughout history including the winning jockeys, weights carried to victory and times below.

Australian Thoroughbred Hall of Famer Amounis (1929) was the inaugural Canterbury Stakes winner.

Holdfast (1930-32) made history early on winning the event three times in the first four years.

Other notable early Canterbury Stakes winners include Chatham (1933), Lough Neagh (1934), Gold Rod (1938), Beau Vite (1939), Shannon (1947), super sprinter Manikato (1982), and Placid Ark (1987).

Multiple Canterbury Stakes winners throughout history include the aforementioned three-time hero Holdfast (1930-32), San Domenico (1950-51), Sky High (1961-62),  At Sea (1988-89), and More Joyous (2011-12).

Other more recent Canterbury Stakes winners of note include All Our Mob (1997), Shogun Lodge (2001), Hot Danish (2010), Pierro (2013), and Happy Clapper (2018).

The 2022 Canterbury Stakes winner Forbidden Love saluted for the punters as the $2.20 favourite on the quick seven-day back-up off her Group 2 Guy Walter win the weekend prior. She franked the form going on to win the Group 1 George Ryder Stakes at her next start.

The Canterbury Stakes 2023 winner was the Anthony & Sam Freedman-trained dual Group 1 international third place-getter Artorius ($9.50) who scored a late upset off a gun ride by Hong Kong hoop Zac Purton to deny the Kiwi-trained favourite Imperatriz.

The 2024 Canterbury Stakes winner was the in-form Annabel Neasham-trained mare Lady Laguna ($11) who fought off the resuming The Everest champ Think About It to salute at double-figures and celebrate her first Group 1.

The 2025 Canterbury Stakes winner is TBC and will be known when the Randwick Guineas Day event takes place on Saturday the 8th of March 2025.

complete list of past Canterbury stakes winners (1929 – present)

Year Winner Jockey Weight Time
2025 TBD TBD TBD TBD
2024 Lady Laguna T. Schiller 57 kg 1:15.19
2023 Artorius Z. Purton 59 kg 1:15.93
2022 Forbidden Love H. Bowman 57 kg 1:19.29
2021 Savatiano H. Bowman 57 kg 1:14.41
2020 The Bostonian N. Rawiller 59 kg 1:16.21
2019 Trapeze Artist B. Shinn 59 kg 1:14.19
2018 Happy Clapper B. Shinn 59 kg 1:14.25
2017 Le Romain G. Schofield 59 kg 1:20.00
2016 Holler J. B McDonald 56 kg 1:15.40
2015 Cosmic Endeavour J. B McDonald 57 kg 1:15.17
2014 Appearance K. McEvoy 57 kg 1:17.20
2013 Pierro J. Cassidy 56 kg 1:15.99
2012 More Joyous N. Rawiller 57 kg 1:18.44
2011 More Joyous N. Rawiller 57 kg 1:17.86
2010 Hot Danish T. Clark 57 kg 1:16.47
2009 All Silent D. Oliver 59 kg 1:16.57
2008 Mentality D. Beadman 59 kg 1:32.28
2007 Malcolm D. Beadman 59 kg 1:16.50
2006 Paratroopers D. Beadman 55 kg 1:16.18
2005 Dance Hero C. Munce 55 kg 1:17.04
2004 Yell D. Beadman 58 kg 1:15.97
2003 Defier C. Munce 57.5 kg 1:09.13
2002 Empire J. Cassidy 55 kg 1:10.32
2001 Shogun Lodge G. Boss 57.5 kg 1:10.00
2000 Easy Rocking D. Beadman 55 kg 1:11.50
1999 Kidman’s Cove L. Beasley 57.5 kg 1:09.72
1998 Quick Flick M. de Montfort 57 kg 1:09.80
1997 All Our Mob C. Munce 57 kg 1:08.39
1996 Sprint By G. Boss 57 kg 1:10.47
1995 Miss Kariba G. Cooksley 55.5 kg 1:09.85
1994 Al Akbar L. Cassidy 54 kg 1:10.27
1993 Big Dreams J. Cassidy 57 kg 1:11.78
1992 Alishan M. Clarke 57 kg 1:09.61
1991 Show County B. Wood 57 kg 1:09.76
1990 Straussbrook N. Campton 54.5 kg 1:11.80
1989 At Sea D. Beadman 57 kg 1:10.30
1988 At Sea D. Beadman 57 kg 1:10.00
1987 Placid Ark J. Scorse 54.5 kg 1:09.50
1986 Avon Angel M. Johnston 55.5 kg 1:09.90
1985 Chimes Square J. Cassidy 54 kg 1:10.70
1984 Sir Dapper L. Dittman 54.5 kg 1:10.50
1983 Emancipation R. Quinton 52.5 kg 1:10.00
1982 Manikato G. Willetts 57 kg 1:09.50
1981 Turf Ruler L. Dittman 57 kg 1:09.90
1980 Stage Hit K. Langby 52.5 kg 1:10.50
1979 Bernard K. Langby 57 kg 1:11.80
1978
Switched Spring To Autumn
kg 0:00.00
1977 Romantic Dream N. Voigt 57 kg 1:11.90
1976 Hartshill K. Langby 55.5 kg 1:11.10
1975 Leica Show M. Johnston 54.5 kg 1:11.60
1974 Favoured P. Cuddihy 54.5 kg 1:12.00
1973 I’m Scarlet K. Langby 57 kg 1:12.00
1972 Playbill L. Billett 57 kg 1:12.30
1971 Baguette R. Quinton 9 kg 1:11.40
1970 Broker’s Tip R. McCarthy 9.2 kg 1:12.20
1969 Fair Law R. McCarthy 9.2 kg 1:16.80
1968 Cabochon D. Lake 9.2 kg 1:11.70
1967 Prince Max H. Cope 9 kg 1:11.70
1966 Academy Star A. Mulley 7.9 kg 1:12.40
1965 Aureo G. Moore 8.2 kg 1:11.80
1964 Eskimo Prince A. Mulley 7.13 kg 1:11.60
1963 Kevejon R. Selkrig 8 kg 1:14.40
1962 Sky High G. Moore 9.2 kg 1:11.90
1961 Sky High G. Moore 9 kg 1:12.70
1960 Wanton Lass J. Coffey 7.11 kg 1:13.50
1959 Up And Coming N. Sellwood 9 kg 1:11.70
1958
Meeting Abandoned
kg 0:00.00
1957 Prince Jambo A. Ward 8.2 kg 1:13.20
1956 Starover A. Mulley 8 kg 1:11.60
1955 Star Realm J. Thompson 7.9 kg 1:11.20
1954 Iroquois N. McGrowdie 7.13 kg 1:12.00
1953 Regoli N. Sellwood 7.13 kg 1:11.70
1952 Joy Lad A. Mulley 8 kg 1:12.00
1951 San Domenico A. Ward 8.13 kg 1:13.00
1950 San Domenico A. Ward 8.13 kg 1:14.70
1949 Bernbrook N. Sellwood 9 kg 1:14.00
1948 Gay Monarch W. Cook 8.13 kg 1:14.20
1947 Shannon D. Munro 9.2 kg 1:13.50
1946 Good Idea E. Fordyce 8.13 kg 1:12.50
1945 Sleepy Fox D. Munro 8.13 kg 1:12.00
1944 Tea Rose E. Doon 7.4 kg 1:13.00
1943 Katanga D. Munro 9.2 kg 1:13.20
1942 Yarralla E. McMenamin 9 kg 1:12.00
1941 Reading D. Munro 9.2 kg 1:12.00
1940 Beaulivre D. Munro 9 kg 1:11.25
1939 Beau Vite W. Cook 8 kg 1:12.25
1938 Gold Rod M. McCarten 9.2 kg 1:13.00
1937 The Marne S. Weiss 9.2 kg 1:13.50
1936 Arachne W. Cook 8.11 kg 1:12.00
1935 Bulldozer A. Knox 8 kg 1:12.50
1934 Lough Neagh D. Munro 8.13 kg 1:14.50
1933 Chatham J. Pike 9.2 kg 1:12.00
1932 Holdfast W. Cook 8.13 kg 1:13.00
1931 Holdfast T. Webster 8.13 kg 1:14.25
1930 Holdfast W. Cook 8.11 kg 1:12.25
1929 Amounis J. Munro 9.6 kg 1:13.00

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