Location Ascot Racecourse Race type Thoroughbred Surface Turf | Inaugurated 1983 Distance 1,400 metres Track Left-handed | |
The Sir Ernest Lee-Steere Classic is a Perth Racing Listed Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds at set weights held over 1400 metres, held at Ascot Racecourse in Perth, Western Australia, Australia each year in December. Prize money is A$100,000.
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Race History
The race is named after Ernest Henry Lee-Steere, chairman of the Western Australian Turf Club 1963–1984.
In 2005 and prior to 2000 the race was scheduled during the Perth Cup Carnival.
In 2003 the race was run at Belmont Park Racecourse.
The race was downgraded to a Listed Race in 2016.
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References
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