Group 3 race | |
Location | Flemington Racecourse |
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Inaugurated | 2001 (Listed) |
Race type | Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Furphy (2022) |
Race information | |
Distance | 1,400 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Qualification | Maidens ineligible |
Weight | Open handicap |
Purse | $200,000 (2022) |
The Shaftesbury Avenue Handicap, is a Victoria Racing Club Group 3 Thoroughbred open handicap horse race, over a distance of 1400 metres held annually at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne during the VRC Autumn Racing Carnival in March. [1] Total prize money for the race is A$160,000.
The registered race is named after Shaftesbury Avenue, who won the 1991 VRC Newmarket Handicap and 1991 Lightning Stakes. [2]
Group 3 race | |
Location | Flemington Racecourse |
---|---|
Inaugurated | 2001 (Listed) |
Race type | Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Furphy (2022) |
Race information | |
Distance | 1,400 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Qualification | Maidens ineligible |
Weight | Open handicap |
Purse | $200,000 (2022) |
The Shaftesbury Avenue Handicap, is a Victoria Racing Club Group 3 Thoroughbred open handicap horse race, over a distance of 1400 metres held annually at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne during the VRC Autumn Racing Carnival in March. [1] Total prize money for the race is A$160,000.
The registered race is named after Shaftesbury Avenue, who won the 1991 VRC Newmarket Handicap and 1991 Lightning Stakes. [2]