The Shorts Race Information
The Shorts is an 1100 metre set weights plus penalties race run by the Australian Turf Club held in September. It is run at Randwick as part of the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival.
- Race Type: Group 2
- Distance: 1100 metres
- Conditions: Set weights plus penalties, 3YO & upwards
- Track: Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, New South Wales
- Prizemoney: $1,000,000
- Date: Saturday 16 September 2023
The Shorts Race History
See the 2023 The Shorts Preview and results
See the 2022 The Shorts Preview and results
See the 2021 The Shorts Preview and results
Coming soon.
Fun Facts
Last mare to win; Hot Danish (2010)
Last 3YO to win: C&G – Tipperary Star (1961); Filly – Mother Duck (1987)
Multiple winners: Kings Favourite (1976 & 1977); Nagpuni (1953 & 1954); Winnipeg 91941 & 1944); Calmest (1926 & 1927); Greenstead (1919 & 1921); Gigandra (1912, 1914 & 1915)
Fastest time (1100m): Redzel (2017) 1:01:83
Interesting trivia: Ball of Muscle ran 2nd in this race in 2015, 2016 and 2017 before he finally won it as his 4th attempt in 2018. The Albatross survived a protest from Caesar in 1939.
Past winners of The Shorts
Many Group 1 winners have won the Shorts and many others have become Group 1 winners later on.
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
| 2023 | Private Eye | Overpass | Buenos Noches |
| 2022 | Nature Strip | Overpass | Lost And Running |
| 2021 | Eduardo | Nature Strip | Gytrash |
| 2020 | Classique Legend | Eduardo | Bivouac |
| 2019 | Pierata | Classique Legend | Redzel |
| 2018 | Ball Of Muscle | Invincible Star | Brave Smash |
| 2017 | Redzel | Ball Of Muscle | Nieta |
| 2016 | Takedown | Ball Of Muscle | Kaepernick |
| 2015 | Rebel Dane | Ball Of Muscle | Shiraz |
| 2014 | Terravista | I’m All The Talk | Famous Seamus |
| 2013 | Sessions | Aeronautical | Spirit Of Boom |
| 2012 | Pampelonne | Satin Shoes | Appearance |
| 2011 | Love Conquers All | Albert the Fat | Winter King |
| 2010 | Hot Danish | Whitefriars | Shellscrape |
| 2009 | Gold Trail | Fritz’s Princess | Sniper’s Bullet |
| 2008 | Fritz’s Princess | Hot Danish | Keen Commander |
| 2007 | ** Race not run ** | ||
| 2006 | Bentley Biscuit | Magnus | Spark Of Life |
| 2005 | Black Ink | Mustard | Fumble |
| 2004 | Dance the Waves | Secret Land | Legally Bay |
| 2003 | Lucky Night | Fair Embrace | Poetic Papal |
| 2002 | Empire | Shags | Fouardee |
| 2001 | Oamaru Force | Pembleton | Fair Embrace |
| 2000 | Bradshaw | Guineas | Upright |
| 1999 | Ab Initio | Staging | Padstow |
| 1998 | Mulugwa | Appoint | Dual Photon |
| 1997 | Hot As Hell | Regal Centre | Unison |
| 1996 | Madison Point | Identikit | Monopolize |
| 1995 | Moss Rocket | Sword | Rouslan |
| 1994 | Legal Agent | All Our Mob | The Heavyweight |
| 1993 | Chiliad | Klokka | Spanish Mix |
| 1992 | Classic Magic | Mighty Century | Wonga’s Joy |
| 1991 | Euclase | All Archie | Final Card |
| 1990 | Rise ‘N’ Shine | All Stormy | Targlish |
| 1989 | Rigoletto | Roman Senator | Alpine Flyer |
| 1988 | Potter McQueen | Here’s The Point | Pleasant Flight |
| 1987 | Mother Duck | Dream Faith | Arbalest |
| 1986 | Blazing Keel | Slave Trader | Break Dancer |
| 1985 | Bemboka Spirit | Whinavi | Let Me Tell |
| 1984 | Spritely Knight | Vain Karioi | La Caissiere |
| 1983 | Loch Ard | Prince Harvey | Red Currant |
| 1982 | Marquee Star | Kabul | Razor Sharp |
| 1981 | Trench Digger | Proud Knight | Manuan |
| 1980 | Hit It Benny | Rodeo Drive | Clubs Are Trumps |
| 1979 | Biscawong | Bagelle | Radiant Echo |
| 1978 | Tangfu | Monreale | Count Rajan |
| 1977 | King’s Favourite | Galway Bay | Blue’s Finito |
| 1976 | King’s Favourite | Space Travel | Hessel Saxby |
| 1975 | Purple Patch | Top Charger | Rathdowney |
| 1974 | Scarlet Man | Starplus | Just James |
| 1973 | Starplus | Queer Street | Gay Blade |
| 1972 | Kista | Swift Purpose | Playbill |
| 1971 | Welsh Prince | Crown Law | Swift Purpose |
| 1970 | King Bogan | Glen Roto | Karachi |
| 1969 | Grey Court | Lucifina | Constant Rhythm |
| 1968 | Somebody | Prince Gauntlet | Karachi |
| 1967 | Betelgeuse | Foresight | McLauchlin |
| 1966 | Redcap | Regal Prince | Bogan Star |
| 1965 | Levitator | Aureo | Skid |
| 1964 | Ferguson | Aerial | Rush Bye |
| 1963 | Port Fair | Borneo | Aureo |
| 1962 | Rush Bye | Young Brolga | Icebound |
| 1961 | Tipperary Star | Front Cover | Kamikaze |
| 1960 | Merry Polly | French Descent | Mt. Royal |
| 1959 | Winchester | Great Blaze | Akatarawa |
| 1958 | Cornelius | Grey Ghost | Right Way |
| 1957 | Reign | Aboukir | My Peter |
| 1956 | Aboukir | Passing Cloud | King Boru |
| 1955 | Lindbergh | Arkban | Spearby |
| 1954 | Nagpuni | Spearby | Rapid River |
| 1953 | Nagpuni | Lucky Stride | Hesdin |
| 1952 | Burncourt | Joy Lad | Cultured |
| 1951 | Free Rule | Carriole | Warrah King |
| 1950 | Warrah King | Cognac | Heroic Sovereign |
| 1949 | Phalanx | Caruso | Acquittal |
| 1948 | Comedy Prince | Cognac | Earl Pentheus |
| 1947 | Native Son | Tactician | Impudent |
| 1946 | Chaperone | Warspite | Earl Pentheus |
| 1945 | Warlock | Tahmoor | Tactician |