Class | Group 3 |
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Location | Morphettville Racecourse, South Australia |
Inaugurated | 1955 |
Race type | Thoroughbred |
Race information | |
Distance | 1,200 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Two year old |
Weight | Set weights colts and geldings –57+1⁄2 kg fillies –55+1⁄2 kg |
Purse | $127,250 (2022) |
The Breeders' Stakes is a South Australian Jockey Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-olds, over a distance of 1200 metres, held annually at Morphettville Racecourse in Adelaide, Australia during the autumn. [1] Total prizemoney is A$127,250.
Notable horses to win the event in the 1960s include Pago Pago and Storm Queen who went on to win the Golden Slipper Stakes [1] as well as champion Tobin Bronze. [2] The race was held in early February, but was moved to later in the autumn.
In 1980 the event was held at Victoria Park Racecourse. [3]
In 2002 the event was held at Cheltenham Park Racecourse. [4]