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Underwood Stakes

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Underwood Stakes
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The Underwood Stakes is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race, run over 1800 metres under weight-for-age conditions, held at Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in late September each year. Total prize money for the race is A$ 1,000,000.[1]

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Phar Lap, 1931 winner
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Hall Mark, 1933 & 1934 winner

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History

It has been won by notable champions of the past such as Heroic, Phar Lap, Ajax, Tobin Bronze, Octagonal and Northerly.

Prior to 1994 the race was held on Royal Melbourne Show Day which used to be observed on the Thursday in the last full week of September as a public holiday.[2]

1952 racebook

Venue

Grade

  • 19241978 - Principal Race
  • 1979 onwards Group 1

Distance

  • 19241948 - 1 mile (~1600m)
  • 1943 - 7 furlongs (~1400m)
  • 19491953 held over 118 miles (~1800m)
  • 19541971 held over 114 miles (~2000m)
  • 19721993 held over 2000m
  • 1994 onwards held over 1800m.
  • Note: two runnings in 1944.
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Winners

† Dead heat
‡ Run in divisions

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See also

References

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