The Ingham Race Information
The Ingham is a 1600 metre quality handicap race run by the Australian Turf Club held in December. It is run at Randwick as part of the Sydney Summer Racing Carnival. The winner is exempt from the ballot in next year’s Doncaster Mile.
- Race Type: Group 2
- Distance: 1600 metres
- Conditions: Quality handicap, 3YO & upwards
- Track: Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, New South Wales
- Prizemoney: $2,000,000
- Date: Saturday 14 December 2024
The Ingham Race History
The race was first run in 1892 as a Principal Race over 6 furlongs (about 1200m) when it was won by a horse called Two Up. Despite the long history of this race, no horse has managed to win more than once. In 1902 the distance was increased to a mile (1609m) and when the metric system was introduced in 1972 it became 1600m and has remained at the distance except for the running in January 2008 when it was held over 1400m. It was a Group 3 race from 1979 to 1985 and was upgraded to the current Group 2 status in 1986. In 2022 the name was changed from the Villiers Stakes to The Ingham.
In 2022 the meeting became Ingham day. It is a charity raceday featuring the inaugurak running of the Group 2 $2 million The Ingham and honours horse racing icons Mr Bob Ingham AO and Mr Jack Ingham AO.
In 2021 prizemoney went from $250,000 to $750,000 then in 2022 was increased to $2,000,000 with the change of name to The Ingham.
Our Runner by Runner Previews
2023 The Ingham Preview and results.
2022 The Ingham Preview and results.
2021 Villiers Stakes Preview and results.
The Ingham Facts
Last mare to win: Greysful Glamour (2020)
Last 3YO to win: C&G Hot Diggity (1977); Filly – Ordnance (1895)
Multiple winners: none
Fastest time (1600m): Ike’s Dream (2004) 1:33:13
Interesting trivia: The Villiers Stakes was not run in 2007 due to equine influenza, but was run twice in 2008.
Past winners of The Ingham/Villiers Stakes
Winners of past Villiers Stakes often run well in the Doncaster as they are exempt from the ballot.
Year | Winner | Second | Third |
2023 | Loch Eagle | Attractable | Lion’s Roar |
2022 | Kirwan’s Lane | Lion’s Roar | Atishu |
2021 | Brutality | Ellsberg | Criaderas |
2020 | Greysful Glamour | Best Of Days | Criaderas |
2019 | Quackerjack | Invincible Gem | Sambro |
2018 | Sky Boy | Aloisia | My Nordic Hero |
2017 | Crack Me Up | Cabeza De Vaca | Interlocuter |
2016 | Sense Of Occasion | Dibayani | Sarrasin |
2015 | Happy Clapper | Tinto | It’s Somewhat |
2014 | Rudy | I’m Imposing | Estonian Princess |
2013 | Ninth Legion | Limes | Alma’s Fury |
2012 | All Legal | Alma’s Fury | Darci Be Good |
2011 | Monton | Kontiki Park | King Lionheart |
2010 | Dances On Waves | Mentality | Snow Alert |
2009 | Palacio de Cristal | Parfumier | Spinney |
2008 | Something Anything | Hey Elvis | Rags to Riches |
2008 (Jan) | Honor In War | Takeover Target | Alverta |
2007 | ** Race not run ** | ||
2006 | Utzon | Anwaar | Spirit of Tara |
2005 | Aqua D’Amore | Malcolm | Fiery Venture |
2004 | Ike’s Dream | Dante’s Paradiso | Sir Dex |
2003 | On a High | Mufti | Jeremiad |
2002 | Boreale | This Manshood | Silver Birch |
2001 | Carael Boy | Space Age | Osca Warrior |
2000 | Grey And Gold | Taberann | Forbill |
1999 | Final Fantasy | So Precise | Huge Demand |
1998 | Referral | Juggler | Banner Headline |
1997 | Arletty | Quick Flick | Banner Headline |
1996 | Touch Of Force | Nick’s Joy | Persian Flyer |
1995 | Here’s The Prince | Rouslan | Pragmatism |
1994 | Aunty Mary | Nick’s Joy | Cohort |
1993 | Cobbora | Square The Circle | Pharaoh |
1992 | Soho Square | Pharaoh | Manly Star |
1991 | Shining Wind | Mighty Rimu | Pontormo |
1990 | Post Elect | Don’t Play | Our Dawn Star |
1989 | Spot The Rock | Merimbula Bay | Mighty Grey |
1988 | Tumble On | Mystical Prince | Tierra Rist |
1987 | Card Shark | Rajamah | Western Ace |
1986 | Roman Artist | Silver Award | Splendid Speed |
1985 | Dinky Flyer | Sea Road | Halison |
1984 | Rising Prince | Sabr Tayeb | King’s Promise |
1983 | Northern Reward | Hermod | Bencarra |
1982 | Hussar’s Command | Pride Of Century | Tandrio |
1981 | Zing Along | Prince Tattenham | Ksar Royal |
1980 | Tuna Too | River D’Or | Windvale Beau |
1979 | King’s Ideal | Big Bickies | He’ll Do |
1978 | Dear John | Abba Court | Mon Bijou |
1977 | Hot Diggity | Ready O’Ready | Dear John |
1976 | Top Wing | Star Dragon | Just Ideal |
1975 | St. Martin | Manawapoi | Itchy Feet |
1974 | Americano | Magic Beam | Mighty Keys |
1973 | Oncidon | Magic Beam | St. Martin |
1972 | Torumba | Egyptian | Nangar |
1971 | Tumberlua | Raad | Bordeaux |
1970 | Silver Points | Flying Harlequin | Bordeaux |
1969 | Sir To Me | Royal Parma | Great Exploits |
1968 | Domino King | Little Arthur | Royal Rene |
1967 | Maigret | Royal Display | Scheme |
1966 | Nandaroo | Nullabor Prince | Count Radiant |
1965 | Castanea | Florida Keys | Flotsam |
1964 | Blue Era Gay Song |
* dead-heat 1st | Carnival |
1963 | Key | Brandy Lad | Kindred Star |
1962 | Emboss | Maspero | Icarus |
1961 | Gene San | Sea Hound | Ginnagulla |
1960 | Grenoble | Sea Hound | Polo Prince |
1959 | Comte De Paris | Tudor House | Akatarawa |
1958 | Caesar | Grenoble | Huntly |
1957 | Top Ruler | Theodric | Ma Reine |
1956 | Empire Link | Compound | Baystone |
1955 | Lazy Day | Lindbergh | King Boru |
1954 | Kev Mar | Fire Dust | Silver Phantom |
1953 | Raconteur | French Echo | Ocean Bound |
1952 | Carioca | Tossing | Apex |
1951 | Mercury | Bankbrook | Grand Monarch |
1950 | Field Boy | Golden Wedge | Freedom |
1949 | Veiled Art | Blue Lass | Freedom |
1948 | Filipino | The Diver | Blue Ensign |
1947 | Barnsley | Active Service | Piccolo |
1946 | Native Son | Immediate | Wellington |
1945 | Bernborough | Good Idea | Victory Lad |
1944 | Precise | Grande Prodige | Victory Lad |
1943 | Sir Neith | Lord Neith | Nobleman |
1942 | Riverton | Evergreen | Grand Fils |
1941 | Yaralla | The Miller | Rimveil |
1940 | Rimveil | Breeze | Red Thespian |
1939 | Rodborough | Red Thespian | Mildura |
1938 | Fakenham | Bradford | Geebung |
1937 | Ramdin | Valbeau | Sal Volatile |
1936 | King’s Head | Prittle Prattle | Lancaster King |
1935 | Golden Chance | Windbird | Whittingham |
1934 | Bachian | Turbine | Dermid |
1933 | Closing Time | Bill Wedgewood | Milantheon |
1932 | Magnetic | Pavilion | Trevallion |
1931 | High Disdain | Port Said | Pentheus |
1930 | Pavilion | Waugoola | Spearman |
1929 | Habashon | Western Lass | Ruffler |
1928 | Reonui | Habashon | Karuma |
1927 | Zuleika | Lady Buckinbar | Don Moon |
1926 | Queen Alwyne | Honan | King Cyliene |
1925 | Hemisphere | Quan Tart | Meenah |
1924 | Balbus | Royal Dighton | Coleus |
1923 | Mont Clair | Note | Wish Wynne |
1922 | Wish Wynne | Gambler’s Gold | Denacre |
1921 | Sail On | Julia Grwy | Teremarau |
1920 | Fluency | Cetigne | King’s Word |
1919 | Anyhow | Satin Bird | Panacre |
1918 | Rebus | Wedding Day | Panacre |
1917 | Cetigne | Wedding Day | Merimee |
1916 | Wedding Day | Royal Laddie | Trinobantes |
1915 | Lord Nagar | La Penna | Little |
1914 | Challenge Crosse | Imshi | Lochano |
1913 | Popinjay | First Principle | Royal Laddie |
1912 | Embracer | Sunlike | St Medoc |
1911 | Myra Bluan | Ptah | Crown Derby |
1910 | Lady Ruenalf | Blue Gem | Torula |
1909 | Miss Flaneur | Hoax | Lady Wilde |
1908 | Virtu | Rose Ray | Lady Ruenalf |
1907 | Kyeadgerie | Luciana | Banzai |
1906 | Luciana | Pompous | Danztic |
1905 | Refrain | Cakewalk | Zythos |
1904 | Cherson | Marie Corelli | Deemster |
1903 | Air Motor | Possum | Sir Leonard |
1902 | Kinglock | Purser | Bengalla |
1901 | Sir Leonard | Cast Iron | T M S |
1900 | Fulminate | My Queen | Platinum |
1899 | Coralie | Caledonia | Latem |
1898 | Satan | How Long | Kitaware |
1897 | Loch Marie | Mecca | Skylark |
1896 | Vivian | Bay Sal | Sortie |
1895 | Ordnance | Collarette | Pharamond |
1894 | Moorefield | Ophir | Confidence |
1893 | Bliss | Moorefield | Calliope |
1892 | Two Up | Veno | Priory |