Group 1 race | |
Location | Rosehill Gardens Racecourse |
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Inaugurated | 1963 (as HE Tancred Cup) |
Race type | Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Kia (2022) |
Race information | |
Distance | 2,400 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Qualification | Three year old and older |
Weight | Weight for Age |
Purse | $1,500,000 (2022) |
Bonuses | Exempt from ballot in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes and Sydney Cup |
H E Tancred Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race for horses three years old and older, run over 2,400 metres at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney, Australia. The prize money for the event is A$1,500,000. [1]
The race is named after Henry Eugene Tancred (1897–1961), a former Chairman of the Sydney Turf Club.
This race has had several names in its existence: [2]
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