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The Race History of the Eurythmic Stakes run at Ascot on Saturday shows it had a renaming recently.
The 2024 Eurythmic Stakes (1400m) at Ascot on Saturday was originally called the Northerly Stakes.
2024 EURYTHMIC STAKES - RACE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND
The Eurythmic Stakes is a Group 3 race run at Set Weights and Penalty conditions for open class horses at Ascot conducted by Perth Racing.
The Eurythmic Stakes is run over 1400m. It was first run in 1978 and was won by Meliador.
The Eurythmic Stakes was a Listed race up to 2013 and then it became a Group 3.
It was previously known as the Anniversary Cup then the Northerly Stakes from 2005. In 2022 it was known as the Eurythmic Stakes with Northerly's name used for the last G1 of the carnival.
The race has changed from being a staying race at its beginning to gradually reduce in distance to 1400m.
Man Booker would beat the previous and also soon to be Railway winners in the 2018 running.
The Eurythmic Stakes was worth $200,000 in 2024.
Notable winners of the Eurythmic Stakes include Man Booker (2018), Black Heart Bart (2015), Playing God (2013), Megatic (2008/2009), Prince Of Vasac (2004) and Summer Beau (1997).
The 2023 Eurythmic Stakes was won by Karli's Karma from Valour Road and Comfort Me.
