Tramway Stakes
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The Tramway Stakes is a Group 2 race run under Set Weights and Penalty conditions for open class horses at Randwick conducted by the Australian Turf Club.
The Tramway Stakes is run over 1400m. It has been occasionally run at Warwick Farm and Rosehill but Randwick is the traditional home.
It was first run in 1886 and was won by Burrilda. It is run on the Tattersalls Club race day.
The Tramway Stakes has mostly been at 1400m. It was previously run as the Tramway Handicap but has become a SW&P race in 2013.
The Tramway Stakes was upgraded to Group 2 in 2014.
Hauraki won the Epsom after being second to Winx in the George Main which had followed his Tramway win. Lucia Valentina won the Turnbull two runs after her remarkable Tramway win when almost falling.
Happy Clapper began a great season after winning the Tramway by winning the Epsom/Doncaster double afterwards.
Before him Hauraki was the last horse to do the Tramway/Epsom double since Chanteclair in 1986.
Dreamforce had been only behind Winx and Brutal in the 2019 Autumn and would come back to win the Tramway in the Spring. He'd also take out the George Ryder Stakes in March. In 2020 he would back it up to win again.
Zaaki was first up off his brilliant three win campaign in the Brisbane Winter to score with ease in 2021 and would win some very rich races over the next 12 months. He came back to win it again in 2022.
The 2007 race was not held due to the Equine Influenza break out.
The 2025 Tramway Stakes was run for prizemoney of $300,000.
Notable winners of the Tramway Stakes include Zaaki (2021/2022), Dreamforce (2019/2020), Comin' Through (2018), Happy Clapper (2017), Hauraki (2016), Lucia Valentina (2014), Sincero (2011), Rangirangdoo (2009), Bank Robber (2008), Sportsman (2003), Mr Innocent (2000), Big Dreams (1994), Shaftesbury Avenue (1990), Cole Diesel (1989), Wong (1987), Imposing (1979), Black Onyx (1969), Wenona Girl (1961), Shannon (1945), Lough Neagh (1937), Rogilla/Chatham (1932), Amounis (1928) and Malt King (1910).
The 2024 Tramway Stakes was won by Royal Patronage from Amelia's Jewel and Kovalica.

Previous Tramway Stakes Winners
Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
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PERICLES
(AUS)
6G STREET BOSS (USA) - ACCESSORIES (GB) SINGSPIEL (IRE) |
J PARR | 57.0 | BJORN BAKER | 12 |
|
ROYAL PATRONAGE
(FR)
5H WOOTTON BASSETT (GB) - SHALOUSHKA (IRE) DALAKHANI (IRE) |
TIM CLARK | 55.0 | G WATERHOUSE & A BOTT | 10 |
|
PERICLES
(AUS)
4G STREET BOSS (USA) - ACCESSORIES (GB) SINGSPIEL (IRE) |
ZAC LLOYD | 57.0 | JAMES CUMMINGS | 6 |
|
ZAAKI
(GB)
7G LEROIDESANIMAUX (BRZ) - KESARA (GB) SADLER'S WELLS (USA) |
JAMES MCDONALD | 59.0 | ANNABEL NEASHAM | 3 |
|
ZAAKI
(GB)
6G LEROIDESANIMAUX (BRZ) - KESARA (GB) SADLER'S WELLS (USA) |
JAMES MCDONALD | 58.0 | ANNABEL NEASHAM | 7 |
|
DREAMFORCE
(AUS)
8G FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - ESKIMO QUEEN (NZ) SHINKO KING (IRE) |
N RAWILLER | 58.0 | JOHN P THOMPSON | 7 |
|
DREAMFORCE
(AUS)
7G FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - ESKIMO QUEEN (NZ) SHINKO KING (IRE) |
N RAWILLER | 56.5 | JOHN P THOMPSON | 9 |
|
COMIN' THROUGH
(AUS)
5G FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - MICA'S PRIDE (AUS) BITE THE BULLET (USA) |
M J WALKER | 58.0 | CHRIS WALLER | 2 |
|
HAPPY CLAPPER
(AUS)
7G TEOFILO (IRE) - BUSKING (AUS) ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) |
JOSH ADAMS | 57.0 | PATRICK WEBSTER | 2 |
|
HAURAKI
(AUS)
5G RESET (AUS) - YOUTHFUL PRESENCE (AUS) DEHERE (USA) |
JAMES MCDONALD | 57.0 | JOHN O'SHEA | 6 |
|
HOOKED
(AUS)
5H CASINO PRINCE (AUS) - ABSOLUTE LURE (AUS) LURE (USA) |
T ANGLAND | 57.0 | JOHN P THOMPSON | 14 |
|
LUCIA VALENTINA
(NZ)
4M SAVABEEL (AUS) - STARYN GLENN (NZ) MONTJEU (IRE) |
K MCEVOY | 56.0 | KRIS LEES | 5 |
|
MALAVIO
(AUS)
5G SNITZEL (AUS) - WIN HERE WIN THERE (AUS) DEHERE (USA) |
NATHAN BERRY | 57.5 | STEVE ENGLEBRECHT | 14 |
|
TAGUS
(AUS)
8G ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) - LADY CAPEL (AUS) LAST TYCOON (IRE) |
J CASSIDY | 54.0 | JOHN P THOMPSON | 5 |
|
SINCERO
(AUS)
4G UMATILLA (NZ) - YOURS AS ALWAYS (AUS) PREGO (IRE) |
C G O'BRIEN | 58.0 | STEPHEN FARLEY | 5 |
|
NEESON
(AUS)
4G MOSSMAN (AUS) - FAVORITE ACTRESS (NZ) DON'T FORGET ME (IRE) |
P ROBL | 53.0 | JOSEPH PRIDE | 8 |
|
RANGIRANGDOO
(NZ)
5G PENTIRE (GB) - SHE WISHES (NZ) KENFAIR (NZ) |
C W BROWN | 53.0 | CHRIS WALLER | 1 |
|
BANK ROBBER
(AUS)
4G DASH FOR CASH (AUS) - SALIAH (AUS) SALIERI (USA) |
B SHINN | 54.0 | MS G WATERHOUSE | 6 |
|
PRIMUS
(AUS)
4H FLYING SPUR (AUS) - COPA DE ORO (AUS) HECTOR PROTECTOR (USA) |
HUGH BOWMAN | 58.0 | JOHN O'SHEA | 2 |
|
SHANIA DANE
(AUS)
4M DANEHILL (USA) - SUBTERFUGE (GB) MACHIAVELLIAN (USA) |
R M QUINN | 55.5 | JOHN HAWKES | 11 |
|
NIPS
(AUS)
5G SNIPPETS (AUS) - NO FINER (AUS) KAORU STAR (AUS) |
JAMES P INNES | 52.5 | CLARRY CONNERS | 1 |
|
SPORTSMAN
(AUS)
4G SUPREMO (USA) - PROFESSIONELLE (NZ) CENTAINE (AUS) |
Z PURTON | 54.0 | GREGORY HICKMAN | 5 |
|
GORDO
(AUS)
4G BRIEF TRUCE (USA) - SPIRIT (AUS) DANEHILL (USA) |
C W BROWN | 54.0 | JOHN HAWKES | 1 |
|
DIAMOND DANE
(AUS)
4H DANEHILL (USA) - DIAMOND SHOWER (AUS) ZEPHYR ZIP (NZ) |
C W BROWN | 55.0 | BRUCE MCLACHLAN | 4 |
|
MR. INNOCENT
(AUS)
5H MR. HENRYSEE (USA) - MISS GUILTY (AUS) KINSKI (USA) |
G COLLESS | 57.0 | M R GERRARD | 7 |