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Emancipation Stakes

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Inaugurated
  
1985

Distance
  
1,500 metres

Race type
  
Thoroughbred

Surface
  
Turf

Location
  
Rosehill Gardens Racecourse, Sydney

Sponsor
  
Ascend Sales Trophies (2016)

The Emancipation Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race, for fillies and mares aged three years old and older, over a distance of 1500 metres at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney during the Autumn Carnival. Total prize money for the race is A$175,000.

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Race history

The race is named in honour of the former champion mare Emancipation.

The inaugural running of the race was as the third race on Easter Monday AJC Autumn Carnival racecard in 1985 with Aspirations winning.

The record time for the race was set by Fantasia in 2006 in a time of 1:34.52.

Jockey Shane Dye has ridden the most winners with six.

Race grade

  • 1985–1994 – Listed race
  • 1995–1998 – Group 3
  • 1999 onwards – Group 2

    • Race distance

  • 1985–2013 – 1600 metres
  • 2014 onwards – 1500 metres

    • Race venue

  • 1985–2013 – Randwick Racecourse
  • 2014 onwards – Rosehill Gardens Racecourse

    • References

    Emancipation Stakes Wikipedia
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