Group 3 race | |
Location | Sandown Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia |
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Inaugurated | 2001 (Listed race) |
Race type | Thoroughbred |
Race information | |
Distance | 1,300 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three year olds and older that are not maidens |
Weight | Weight for age |
Purse | $200,000 (2024) |
The Kevin Heffernan Stakes is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 3 Thoroughbred weight for age horse race, for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1,300 metres held at Sandown Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in mid November. [1] Prize money for the race is A$200,000.
The race is named after former committeeman of the Victoria Amateur Turf Club and Melbourne Racing Club, Kevin Heffernan, who died in 2012. [2]
In 2013 the event was held at Caulfield Racecourse due to construction at Sandown Racecourse. [3]
In 2021 and 2022 the race was run at Caulfield Racecourse. [4]
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