Class | Group 3 |
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Location | Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia |
Inaugurated | 1992 |
Race type | Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Tobin Brothers (2024) |
Race information | |
Distance | 1,200 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Qualification | Mares – four years old and older that are not maidens |
Weight | Set weights with penalties |
Purse | $200,000 (2024) |
The W. W. Cockram Stakes is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race for mares four years old and older, run at set weights with penalties, over a distance of 1200 metres at Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia. [1] Prizemoney is A$200,000.
The race is named in honour of prominent Victorian breeder W.W. (Wally) Cockram, who served as Vice Chairman of the Victorian Amateur Turf Club and Melbourne Racing Club from 1970 to 1984. [2]
1st of 16 SAND 22Aug98 1200m Soft7 COCKRAM Listed $75,000 ($48,750) Craig Williams 58.5kg Barrier 4 2nd Chillies (NZ) 55.5kg, 3rd Sweet Delight 57kg 1:15.70 (600m 37.21), 0.4L, 13th@800m, 10th@400m, 12-1/16-1