Class | Group 3 |
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Location | Flemington Racecourse |
Inaugurated | 1978 (Listed Race) |
Race type | Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Darley (2022) |
Race information | |
Distance | 1,000 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Two year old fillies |
Weight | Set weights – 551⁄2 kg. |
Purse | $200,000 (2023) |
The Ottawa Stakes, is a Victoria Racing Club Group 3 Australian Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-old fillies, run at set weights, over a distance of 1,000 metres at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in February. The event was originally held during the VRC Spring Carnival. From 2020 it was moved from Melbourne Cup day to the Thursday. [1]
Prior to 2005 the event was held on the third day of the VRC Spring Carnival.
The event was moved from November to February in 2025. [2]
† Run in Divisions
1st of 12 FLEM 06Nov97 1000m Good3 NEATN'TRIM Listed $51,000 ($33,500) Darren Beadman 57.5kg Barrier 12 2nd Toy Carousel 56kg, 3rd Perle 56kg 0:57.89, 4L, 1st@400m, 7-4/15-4[ permanent dead link ]