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Auraria Stakes

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Inaugurated
  
1944

Distance
  
1,800 metres

Sponsor
  
Schweppes (2016)

Surface
  
Turf

Location
  
Morphettville Racecourse, South Australia

Race type
  
Thoroughbred - Flat racing

The Schweppervescence Stakes, registered as the Auraria Stakes is a South Australian Jockey Club Group 3 thoroughbred horse race for three years old fillies raced under Set Weights with penalties conditions, over a distance of 1800 metres at Morphettville Racecourse in Adelaide, Australia. Total prize money for the race is A$120,000.

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Race history

The race is named in honour of the horse Auraria, winner of the 1895 Melbourne Cup. The race was inaugurated in 1944 by the Port Adelaide Racing Club, but since the club's race track Cheltenham Park Racecourse was unavailable during World War II the race was held at Morphettville Racecourse. The following year the race was run at Cheltenham.

Race name

  • 1944–1998 - Auraria Stakes
  • 1999–2005 - Lakewood Stud Stakes
  • 2006–2010 - Auraria Stakes
  • 2011 onwards - Schweppervescence Stakes

    • Race distance

  • 1944 - 1 mile (~1609 metres)
  • 1945 - 1 mile 9 yards (~1619 metres)
  • 1946–1959 -  8 1⁄2 furlongs (~1700 metres)
  • 1960–1972 -  1 1⁄8 miles (~1800 metres)
  • 1973–1984 - 1850 metres
  • 1985–1992 - 1800 metres
  • 1993 - 1809 metres
  • 1994–2007 - 1800 metres
  • 2008–2009 - 1812 metres
  • 2010 onwards - 1800 metres

    • Race grade

  • 1944–1979 - Principal Race
  • 1980 onwards - Group 3

    • Race venue

  • 1944 - Morphettville
  • 1945–1980 - Cheltenham Park
  • 1981–1984 - Victoria Park
  • 1985–1992 - Morphettville
  • 1993–1996 - Victoria Park
  • 1997–2001 - Cheltenham Park
  • 2002 - Morphettville
  • 2003–2006 - Cheltenham Park
  • 2007 - Morphettville
  • 2008 - Cheltenham Park
  • 2009 onwards - Morphettville

    • References

    Auraria Stakes Wikipedia
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