George Ryder Stakes

George Ryder Stakes
Group 1 race
Beauford, 1921 winner
LocationRosehill Gardens Racecourse
Inaugurated1903 (as Railway Stakes)
Race typeThoroughbred
SponsorThe Agency (2024)
Race information
Distance1500 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationThree years old and over
WeightWeight for age
Purse$1,000,000 (2024)
BonusesExempt from ballot – Doncaster Handicap

The George Ryder Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds and over at Weight for age conditions, over a distance of 1500 metres at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in March or April. It is run on the same day as the Golden Slipper Stakes. The prize money is A$1,000,000.[1]

Winx is the only horse to have won the race more than two times.

Fujisan, 1927 winner
  1. ^ "Winners and Past Results for the George Ryder Stakes". Progroup Racing (Australia). 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2015.