The race was first held in 1994 as a Listed race over 1400m named the Angst Mares Quality Handicap and was won by Sky Watch ridden by Jim Cassidy. From 2005 it has been called the Angst Stakes in honour of a filly that won seven races from 10 starts in 1993. In 2011 and 2012 it was held at Rosehill and was run over 1500m in 2012. In 2013 it returned to Randwick where the distance was increased to the current 1600m and it was upgraded to a Group 3 race.

It takes place on Group 1 Spring Champion Stakes day, and is a guide to later spring races for mare. In 2017 ex-jockey turned trainer Ron Quinton quinellad the race with his top mares Dixie Blossoms and Daysee Doom.

Angst was a grey filly foaled on 26 September 1990 by Kala Dancer out of a mare called Shark. She was bred by G.R Murphie, owned by K G Rook, C G Friend, K R Galpin, R Pittard & L Crichton, and was trained by Noel Mayfield-Smith. Noel selected her from a paddock at a Hunter Valley property, where he said she had the biggest bum he had ever seen on a yearling filly. They named her Angst and she had her first race in a two-year-old maiden at Newcastle where she ran fourth and pulled up very shin sore, and had to be put out for an immediate spell.

2023 Angst Stakes Preview and results.

2022 Angst Stakes Preview and results.

Multiple winners: Dixie Blossoms (2016 & 2017);

Fastest time (1600m): Nettoyer (2019) 1:33:15

Leading  jockeys: Jim Cassidy with 4 wins (Little Surfer Girl 2011; Lovemelikearock 2010; Danasia 2001; Sky Watch 1994).

Interesting trivia: Race not run in 2007 due to equine influenza.

Winners of past Angst Stakes include Nettoyer (2019), I Am Serious (2018), Dixie Blossoms (2016/2017), Sharnee Rose (2013), Lovemelikearock (2010), Neroli (2008), Zanna (2003), Miss Zoe (2002), Zalinda (1998) and Chlorophyll (1995).