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The Empire Rose Stakes, is a Victoria Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held under Weight for Age conditions, for fillies and mares aged three-years-old and upwards, over a distance of 1600 metres, held at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia during the VRC Spring Carnival on Victoria Derby day.[1] Total prize money for the race is A$1,000,000.

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History

The registered race is named after Empire Rose, the champion mare who won the 1988 LKS MacKinnon Stakes Melbourne Cup double.[2]

Name

  • 19881992 - The Honda Legend
  • 1993 - Hong Kong Bank Stakes
  • 19942001 - Hardy Brothers Classic
  • 20022004 - Nestle Peters Classic
  • 20052017 - Myer Classic
  • 2018 onwards - Empire Rose Stakes

Distance

  • 1988 onwards - 1,600 metres

Grade

  • 19881994 - Listed Race
  • 19951996 - Group 3
  • 19972003 - Group 2
  • 2004 onwards - Group 1
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Winners

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References

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