The Shorts

Group 2 race
Aboukir, 1956 winner
Location	Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia
Inaugurated	1867
Race type	Thoroughbred - flat
Sponsor	Bowermans Office Furniture (2022)
Race information
Distance	1,100 metres
Surface	Turf
Track	Right-handed
Qualification	Horses three years old and older
Weight	Set weights with penalties
Purse	A$1,000,000 (2022)

The Shorts is an Australian Turf Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race for horses three years old and older, at set weights with penalties, over a distance of 1100 metres. It is held annually at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in September. Total prize money for the race is A$1,000,000.^[1]

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  Front page 1942 AJC The Shorts racebook
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  1942 AJC The Shorts showing raceday officials
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  Starters and results showing the winner, Soho
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  Starters and results of the 1942 The Shorts
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  Starters and results of the 1942 The Shorts
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  Inside cover charges at the entrance gates

• 1867–1971 - 6 furlongs
• 1972–2009 – 1100 metres
• 2010–2011 – 1200 metres
• 2012 onwards - 1100 metres

• Prior 2011 - Randwick Racecourse
• 2011 - Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
• 2012 onwards - Randwick Racecourse

• 1867–1978 - Principal Race
• 1979–1993 - Listed Race
• 1994–2006 - Group 3
• 2008 onwards - Group 2

• List of Australian Group races
• Group races