The Metropolitan (ATC)

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The Metropolitan
Group 1 race
Denis Boy 1931 VATC Caulfield Cup Jockey Andy Knox Trainer Frank McGrath.jpg
Denis Boy, 1932 winner
Location Randwick Racecourse,
Sydney, Australia
Inaugurated1863
Race type Thoroughbred - flat
Sponsor Furphy (2022)
Race information
Distance2,400 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationHorses three years old and older
WeightHandicap
Purse A$750,000 (2022)
BonusesWinner exemption from a ballot on the Queen Elizabeth Stakes

The Metropolitan is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held under open handicap conditions, for horses aged three years old and older, over a distance of 2,400 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in early October. [1] The total prize money for this race is A$750,000.

Contents

Delta,1951 winner. Delta 1950 VRC St Leger Flemington Racecourse Jockey Neville Sellwood Trainer Maurice McCarten.jpg
Delta,1951 winner.
Beau Vite, 1940 winner. Beau Vite 1940 MVRC W. S. Cox Plate Jockey Ted McMenamin Trainer Frank McGrath.jpg
Beau Vite, 1940 winner.
Dalray, 1952 winner. Dalray 1952 VRC Melbourne Cup Jockey Bill Williamson Trainer Clarrie McCarthy.jpg
Dalray, 1952 winner.

History

The race when first run in 1863 was known as the Great Metropolitan Stakes. [2] It is one of the main races in the Sydney Spring Carnival held in early October at Randwick Racecourse, along with the Epsom Handicap. [1] Many great household names have won this race, but none have won the treble of The Metropolitan, Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup. Prior to 2004 the race was run on the first Monday in October, the Labour Day holiday.

1942 racebook

Name

Grade

Distance

Venue

The race has been the major long distance event in the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival and has been run at Randwick Racecourse, with one exception in 1983 when the race was run at Warwick Farm Racecourse. [3]

Winners

† Not held because of outbreak of equine influenza [43]

See also

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