Class | Group 3 |
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Location | Sandown Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia |
Inaugurated | 1981 |
Race type | Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Ladbrokes (2022) |
Race information | |
Distance | 1,500 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Maidens ineligible |
Weight | Quality handicap |
Purse | $200,000 (2022) |
The Sandown Stakes is a registered Melbourne Racing Club Group 3 Thoroughbred open quality handicap horse race over a distance of 1500 metres, held at Sandown Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in mid November. [1] Prize money for the race is A$200,000.
In 2013 the race was run at Caulfield Racecourse due to Sandown Racecourse being under construction. [2] [3]