Inaugurated 1986 Distance 1,900 metres | Sponsor Nathan's Famous (2016) Surface Turf | |
Race type Thoroughbred – Flat racing | ||
The Epona Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race, for fillies and mares aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1900 metres, with set weights and penalties, held annually at Rosehill Racecourse in Sydney, Australia in March. Total prize money for the race is A$150,000.
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Race history
The race has its origins as an undercard race for the Golden Slipper Stakes race meeting at Rosehill in 1998. The name changed to the Epona Mares Quality Plate the following year, named after the Celtic-Roman god for the protector of horses, Epona. By 2001 the race became registered and a black type race as the Epona Stakes. In 2012 the race was upgraded to Group 3.
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