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The King Charles III Stakes (formerly known as the George Main Stakes), is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race run under Weight for Age conditions, over a distance of 1600 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in September. Total prize money for the race is A$5,000,000. [1]
Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, c. 1872 Randwick Racecourse on Derby Day 2007 Members stand and enclosure in 1952. The racecourse tramway exit bridge in 1952. Former 1920 racecourse tram station and southern exit at Ascot Street. Royal Randwick Racecourse is a racecourse for horse racing located in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales.
The Everest Carnival in spring features the world's richest race on turf - the $15m The Everest, run in October over 1200m at Royal Randwick. It also features the new "Golden Slam", which gives horses the opportunity to win the Golden Slipper Stakes at age 2, the Golden Rose at age 3 and the Golden Eagle at age 4, with an added $5 million in ...
The race when first run in 1863 was known as the Great Metropolitan Stakes. [2] It is one of the main races in the Sydney Spring Carnival held in early October at Randwick Racecourse, along with the Epsom Handicap. [1] Many great household names have won this race, but none have won the treble of The Metropolitan, Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup.
The Skyline Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race for colts and geldings aged two years old, at set weights, over a distance of 1,200 metres. It is held annually at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia in late February or early March.
The Challenge Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race at weight for age for horses three years old and older, over a distance of 1000 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney in March. [1] Total prize money for the race is A$500,000. Yaralla, 1944 winner
In 1930 the race was marred by a tragic fall 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 furlongs from the winning post when one of the favourites fell and another was destroyed. [ 3 ] Many great horses have won the race, including several who have also won the spring equivalent, the Epsom Handicap , while Super Impose created history in 1990 and 1991 by becoming the only ...
The Gimcrack Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race, for two-year-old fillies, held with set weight conditions, over a distance of 1000 metres at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia in early October. [1] Total prize money for the race is A$250,000.