Kevin Heffernan Stakes

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Kevin Heffernan Stakes
Group 3 race
Location Sandown Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia
Inaugurated2001 (Listed race)
Race type Thoroughbred
Race information
Distance1,300 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree 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.

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History

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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Distance

Winners

See also

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