Cantala Stakes
The Cantala Stakes raced as the Kennedy Cantala, is a registered Victoria Racing Club Group 1 quality handicap Thoroughbred horse race run over 1,600 metres at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia on AAMI Victoria Derby Day during the Melbourne Cup Carnival. Total prize money is A$2,000,000
, 1926 & 1929 winner
History
The race was moved in 2016 to the first day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival from the last day.Name
- 1881–1918 - Coburg Stakes
- 1919–1961 - Cantala Stakes
- 1962–1984 - George Adams Handicap
- 1985–1988 - Ampol Stakes
- 1989–1992 - Honda Stakes
- 1993–1995 - Nissan Stakes
- 1996–1997 - Chrysler Stakes
- 1998–2015 - Emirates Stakes
- 2016 - Cantala Stakes
- 2017–2018 - Kennedy Mile
- 2019 - Kennedy Cantala
Distance
- 1881–1894 - 1 miles
- 1895-1971 - 1 mile
- 1972-1993 - 1600 metres
- 1994 - 1616 metres
- 1995-2005 - 1600 metres
- 2006 - 1610 metres
- 2007 onwards - 1600 metres
Grade
- 1881-1978 - Principal Race
- 1979 onwards - Group 1
1954 racebook
Winners
- 2019 - Fierce Impact
- 2018 - Best Of Days
- 2017 - Shillelagh
- 2016 - Le Romain
- 2015 - Turn Me Loose
- 2014 – Hucklebuck
- 2013 – Boban
- 2012 – Happy Trails
- 2011 – Albert The Fat
- 2010 – Wall Street
- 2009 – All American
- 2008 – All Silent
- 2007 – Tears I Cry
- 2006 – Divine Madonna
- 2005 – Valedictum
- 2004 – Sky Cuddle
- 2003 – Titanic Jack
- 2002 – Scenic Peak
- 2001 – Desert Eagle
- 2000 – Testa Rossa
- 1999 – Bonanova
- 1998 – Bezeal Bay
- 1997 – Catalan Opening
- 1996 – Miss Margaret
- 1995 – Seascay
- 1994 – Seascay
- 1993 – Primacy
- 1992 – Planet Ruler
- 1991 – Pontormo
- 1990 – Shaftesbury Avenue
- 1989 – Better Loosen Up
- 1988 – Our Westminster
- 1987 – Warned
- 1986 – Chanteclair
- 1985 – Dazzling Duke
- 1984 – Riverdale
- 1983 – Honest Promise
- 1982 – Magari
- 1981 – Tower Belle
- 1980 – Silver Bounty
- 1979 – Bit Of A Skite
- 1978 – Family Of Man
- 1977 – Galway Bay
- 1976 – Maybe Mahal
- 1975 – Kiwi Can
- 1974 – Skyjack
- 1973 – Taj Rossi
- 1972 – All Shot
- 1971 – Gunsynd
- 1970 – Levian
- 1969 – Vain
- 1968 – Cyron
- 1967 – Heroic Stone
- 1966 – Storm Queen
- 1965 – Heroic Stone
- 1964 – Brandy Lad
- 1963 – Wenona Girl
- 1962 – Woambra
- 1961 – Aquanita
- 1960 – Aquanita
- 1959 – Wheat King
- 1958 – Droll Prince
- 1957 – Landy
- 1956 – Matrice
- 1955 – Kosciusko
- 1954 – Prince Cortauld
- 1953 – Rio Janeiro
- 1952 – Phaethon
- 1951 – Kintail
- 1950 – Ellerslie
- 1949 – Comedy Prince
- 1948 – Beau John
- 1947 – Money Moon
- 1946 – St. Fairy
- 1945 – Royal Gem
- 1944 – Gay Revelry
- 1943 – Burberry
- 1942 – Queen Baccha
- 1941 – Burrabil
- 1940 – Gold Salute
- 1939 – Manrico
- 1938 – St. Constant
- 1937 – Mohican
- 1936 – Gay Lover
- 1935 – Hostile
- 1934 – L'elite
- 1933 – Care Free
- 1932 – Denis Boy
- 1931 – Dermid
- 1930 – Mystic Peak
- 1929 – Amounis
- 1928 – Highland
- 1927 – Vaals
- 1926 – Amounis
- 1925 – Waranton
- 1924 – The Night Patrol
- 1923 – Claro
- 1922 – Violoncello
- 1921 – Beeline
- 1920 – Ethiopian
- 1919 – Chal
- 1918 - Fitness
- 1917 - De Gama
- 1916 - Colugo
- 1915 - Fidelio
- 1914 - De Gama
- 1913 - Ireland
- 1912 - Walter Tyrril
- 1911 - Ladies' Man
- 1910 - Perilous
- 1909 - Kerlie
- 1908 - Iolaire
- 1907 - Iolaire
- 1906 - Benbow
- 1905 - Debenture
- 1904 - P.K.
- 1903 - Graft
- 1902 - Kinglock
- 1901 - Caledonia
- 1900 - Nitre
- 1899 - Security
- 1898 - Sailor Boy
- 1897 - The Grafter
- 1896 - Ayrshire
- 1895 - Hindoo
- 1894 - Escapade
- 1893 - Rosebrook
- 1892 - Cooya
- 1891 - Cardoness
- 1890 - Crown Jewel
- 1889 - Boz
- 1888 - Plutarch
- 1887 - Quintin Matsys
- 1886 - Day Star
- 1885 - The Bohemian
- 1884 - Josephine
- 1883 - Paul
- 1882 - Wizard
- 1881 - Courtenay