Class | Group 2 |
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Location | Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia |
Inaugurated | 1982 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Sponsor | Lexus (2022) |
Website | Melbourne Racing Club |
Race information | |
Distance | 1,400 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Mares four year old and older |
Weight | Set weights with penalties |
Purse | $300,000 (2022) |
The Tristarc Stakes is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race for mares aged four-years-old and older, at Set Weights with penalties, over a distance of 1400 metres at Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in October. [1] Total prize money for the race is A$300,000.
The race is named after the champion mare Tristarc, who won five Group 1 events including the 1985 Caulfield Stakes – Caulfield Cup double. [2] The race initially was held on the first day of the MRC Spring Carnival [3] but was later moved to the third day (Caulfield Cup day). Prize money is A$300,000.