Vain Stakes

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Vain Stakes
Group 3 race
Location Caulfield Racecourse
Inaugurated1992
Race type Thoroughbred
Sponsor ive (2024)
Race information
Distance1,100 metres
SurfaceTurf
QualificationThree year old colts and geldings
WeightSet weights with penalties
Purse $200,000 (2024)

The Vain Stakes is a Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race for three year old colts and geldings held under set weights with penalties conditions, over a distance of 1100 metres, held at Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia annually in August. [1] Total prizemoney for the race is A$200,000.

Contents

History

Name

The race was first held in 1992 and is named in honour of the former champion racehorse and sire Vain. [1]

Distance

Grade

Name

Venue

Winners

See also

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References

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  2. ↑ "2024 Result – ive Vain Stakes (held 17 August 2024)". racingpost.com. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  3. ↑ "2023 Result – ive Vain Stakes (held 19 August 2023)". racingpost.com. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "2022 Result – Stow Storage Solutions Vain Stakes (held 13 August 2022)". racingpost.com. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "2021 Result – Neds Vain Stakes (held 14 August 2021)". racenet.com.au. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "2020 Result – Neds Vain Stakes (held 15 August 2020)". racenet.com.au. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  7. ↑ "2019 Result – Ladbrokes Vain Stakes (held 17 August 2019)". breednet.com. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  8. ↑ "2018 Result – Ks Environmental Vain Stakes (held 18 August 2018)". breednet.com. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "2017 Result – Ks Environmental Vain Stakes (held 19 August 2017)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  10. ↑ "2016 Result – Ks Environmental Vain Stakes (held 13 August 2016)". breednet.com. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  11. ↑ "2015 Result – Ks Environmental Vain Stakes (held 15 August 2015)". breednet.com. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  12. ↑ "2014 Result – Ks Environmental Vain Stakes (held 16 August 2014)". breednet.com. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  13. ↑ "2013 Result – Legacy 90th Anniv. Vain Stakes (held 17 August 2013)". breednet.com. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  14. ↑ "2012 Result – 39th Australian Infantry Battalion Vain Stakes (held 18 August 2012)". Racing Vic. (Aus). Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  15. ↑ "2011 Result – T.P.I Association Vain Stakes (held 13 August 2011)". Racing Vic. (Aus). Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  16. ↑ "2010 Result – Lister Diesel Engines Vain Stakes (held 14 August 2010)". Racing Vic. (Aus). Retrieved 13 August 2015.
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  18. ↑ "2008 Result – RSL Vain Stakes (held 16 August 2008)". Racing Vic. (Aus). Retrieved 13 August 2015.
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  21. ↑ "2005 Result – RSL Vain Stakes (held 20 August 2005)". Racing Vic. (Aus). Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  22. ↑ "2004 Result – RSL Vain Stakes (held 21 August 2004)". Racing Vic. (Aus). Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  23. ↑ "2003 Result – RSL Vain Stakes (held 23 August 2003)". Racing Vic. (Aus). Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  24. ↑ "2002 Result – RSL Vain Stakes (held 24 August 2002)". Racing Vic. (Aus). Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  25. ↑ "2001 Result – Ealing Park Vain Stakes (held 25 August 2001)". Racing Vic. (Aus). Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  26. ↑ "2000 Result – Ealing Park Vain Stakes (held 26 August 2000)". Racing Vic. (Aus). Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  27. ↑ "1999 Result – Ealing Park Vain Stks (held 21 August 1999)". Racing NSW (Aus). Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  28. ↑ "1997 Result – Vain Stks (held 23 August 1997)". Racing NSW (Aus). Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  29. ↑ "1996 Result – Vain Stks (held 24 August 1996)". Racing NSW (Aus). Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  30. ↑ "1995 Result – Vain Stks (held 26 August 1995)". Racing NSW (Aus). Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  31. ↑ "1994 Result – Vain Quality (held 20 August 1994)". Racing NSW (Aus). Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  32. ↑ "1993 Result – Vain Quality (held 28 August 1993)". Racing NSW (Aus). Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  33. ↑ "1992 Result – Vain Quality (held 29 August 1992)". Racing NSW (Aus). Retrieved 13 August 2015.
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