Champions Stakes (VRC)
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The VRC Champions Stakes, registered as the LKS Mackinnon Stakes, is a Victoria Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race run under Weight for Age conditions over a distance of 2000 metres at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia on the last day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival, the Saturday after the Melbourne Cup.[1][2] Total prize money is A$3,000,000.
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Group 1 race | |
Location | Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia |
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Inaugurated | 1869; 155 years ago (1869) (as Melbourne Stakes) |
Race type | Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Paramount+ (2021) |
Race information | |
Distance | 2,000 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Qualification | Three year olds and older that are not maidens |
Weight | Weight for Age |
Purse | $3,000,000 (2022) |
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