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C F Orr Stakes

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Location
  
Caulfield Racecourse

Race type
  
Thoroughbred

Distance
  
1,400 metres

Inaugurated
  
1925

Sponsor
  
Ladbrokes (2017)

Surface
  
Turf

C F Orr Stakes

The C F Orr Stakes is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race at Weight for Age, run over a distance of 1400 metres at Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in February. Total prize money is A$500,000.

Contents

Race history

The race often attracts the best horses in Australia, as they start their autumn campaigns.

Race distance

  • 1925–1956 - 1 mile (~1600m)
  • 1957–1960 - 7 furlongs (~1400m)
  • 1961–1963 - 1 mile (~1600m)
  • 1964–1972 - 7 furlongs (~1400m)
  • 1973 onwards - 1400 meters

    • Race grade

  • 1925–1978 - Principal Race
  • 1979–1992 - Group 2
  • 1993 onwards Group 1

    • Race venue

  • 1925–1940 - Williamstown Racecourse
  • 1941–1942 - Moonee Valley Racecourse
  • 1943 -Flemington Racecourse
  • 1944 -Moonee Valley Racecourse
  • 1945 -Flemington Racecourse
  • 1946–1948 - Moonee Valley Racecourse
  • 1949–1965 - Caulfield Racecourse
  • 1966–1985 - Sandown Racecourse
  • 1986 - Caulfield Racecourse
  • 1987–1996 - Sandown Racecourse
  • 1997 onwards - Caulfield Racecourse

    • Race conditions

  • 1925–1942 - WFA with penalties
  • 1943–1945 - handicap conditions
  • 1946 onwards - WFA

    • References

    C F Orr Stakes Wikipedia
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