From the race’s inauguration back in 1947 right through until 2024 we have a complete list of past Flight Stakes winners. View every previous Flight Stakes champion throughout history, plus extra details including the age and weight carried to victory of the Flight Stakes winners going back to the year 2000.

Never Been Kissed | Photo: Steve Hart | Neds
2021 Flight Stakes winner Never Been Kissed. Photo: Steve Hart.

Nizam’s Ring (1947) was the inaugural Flight Stakes winning filly.

Wenona Girl (1960) won the Flight Stakes in the same year she beat home the boys in the Rosehill Guineas as a three-year-old.

The 1988 Flight Stakes winner Research went on to make history as the only filly to complete the AJC Derby-AJC Oaks double the following year in 1989.

The 1998 Flight Stakes champion Sunline is one of the race’s most famous winners going on to win the following races twice: W. S. Cox Plate (1999 & 2000), Doncaster Handicap (1999 & 2002), All Aged Stakes (2000 & 2002), Coolmore Classic (2000 & 2002), and the Waikato Sprint (2001 & 2002) in New Zealand.

Samantha Miss (2008) and Angst (1993) are the only fillies in history to complete all four legs of the Princes Series of races with victories in the Silver Shadow Stakes, Furious Stakes, Tea Rose Stakes, and the Flight Stakes.

Tommy Smith holds the training record having prepared 13 previous Flight Stakes winners.

His daughter Gai Waterhouse prepared her 11th Flight Stakes winner and third in partnership with Adrian Bott in 2023 with Tropical Squall.

In 2022 the Chris Waller-trained Zougotcha won the Silver Shadow – Tea Rose – Flight Stakes treble after a big two length win in the Group 1.

The 2023 Flight Stakes winner was the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Tropical Squall ($9) who was given a lovely front-running ride to lead all-the-way and salute in the Group 1 at just her fourth career start.

The 2024 Flight Stakes winner was the Chris Waller-trained Lady Shenandoah ($3.10) who cruised home the closing stages for a big 3 length win thanks to a gun ride by in-form apprentice Zac Lloyd.

flight stakes WINNERS 2000 – the present

Note: There was no 2007 edition of the Flight Stakes due to the Equine Influenza outbreak in Sydney. 

COMPLETE LIST OF PAST flight stakes WINNERS

Year Winner
2024 Lady Shenandoah
2023 Tropical Squall
2022 Zougotcha
2021 Never Been Kissed
2020 Montefilia
2019 Funstar
2018 Oohood
2017 Alizee
2016 Global Glamour
2015 Speak Fondly
2014 First Seal
2013 Guelph
2012 Norzita
2011 Streama
2010 Secret Admirer
2009 More Joyous
2008 Samantha Miss
2007

Race Not Held due to Equine Influenza

2006 Cheeky Choice
2005 Fashions Afield
2004 Lotteria
2003 Unearthly
2002 Royal Purler
2001 Ha Ha
2000 Unworldly
1999 Danglissa
1998 Sunline
1997 Only A Lady
1996* Assertive Lass / Dashing Eagle
1995 Pontal Lass
1994 Danarani
1993 Angst
1992 Slight Chance
1991 Electrique
1990 Triscay
1989 A Little Kiss
1988 Research
1987 Judyann
1986 Bounding Away
1985 Tingo Tango
1984 Goleen
1983 La Caissiere
1982 Gelsomino
1981 Allez Show
1980 Fiancee
1979 Snowing
1978 Jubilee Walk
1977 Sun Sally
1976 Apollua
1975 Gloomy Isle
1974 Cap D’Antibes
1973 Better Comment
1972 Siduri
1971 Better Gleam
1970 Tropic Jewel
1969 Natal Lass
1968 Flying Fable
1967 Flying Gauntlet
1966 Candy Floss
1965 Fawnia
1964 Reveille
1963 Slepsie
1962 Jan’s Image
1961 Hoa Hine
1960 Wenona Girl
1959 Weeamera
1958 Straightlaced
1957 Amneris
1956 French Fable
1955 Brimses
1954 Travel Free
1953 Redeswood
1952 Bush Chapel
1951 Blue’s Sister
1950 Putoko
1949 Mona’s Choice
1948 Wattle
1947 Nizam’s Ring

*1996: Dead Heat.

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