Distance 1,400 metres | Sponsor Seacorp (2016) Surface Turf | |
Inaugurated 1982 (as WATC Kankama Quality Stakes) | ||
The Asian Beau Stakes is a Perth Racing Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race held under quality handicap conditions, for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1400 metres at Ascot Racecourse, Perth, Australia in late October or early November. Prize money is A$150,000.
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Race history
Race name
Nitro Lad won the inaugural event which was known as the WATC Kankama Quality Stakes. It was also known as the WATC Belmont Community Quality Stakes, WATC Budget Quality Stakes, WATC Singapore Quality and as the Asian Beau Stakes since 1995.
The race is named after the champion sprinter/miler Asian Beau who raced in the late 1970s early 1980s, winning 12 of 18 starts including the 1979 Railway Stakes.
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Double winners
Three horses have completed the Asian Beau–Railway Stakes double: