Group 2 race | |
Location | Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia |
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Inaugurated | 1867 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - flat |
Sponsor | Bowermans Office Furniture (2022) |
Race information | |
Distance | 1,100 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Horses three years old and older |
Weight | Set weights with penalties |
Purse | A$1,000,000 (2022) |
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† Not held because of outbreak of equine influenza [30]
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