Track Left-handed Purse 500,000 AUD (2016) | Surface Turf Distance 1,600 m | |
Inaugurated 1948 as Craiglee Stakes Sponsor PFD Food Services (2016) | ||
Palentino by teofilo wins the g1 makybe diva stakes at flemington
The Makybe Diva Stakes is a Victoria Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race at Weight for age conditions for three year old and older over, over a distance of 1,600 metres held at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia in September. Total prize money is A$500,000.
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- Palentino by teofilo wins the g1 makybe diva stakes at flemington
- Fawkner wins the g1 makybe diva stakes
- Race history
- Race name
- Race distance
- Race grade
- References
Fawkner wins the g1 makybe diva stakes
Race history
Originally named the Craiglee Stakes after the home in Sunbury of Wilfred Henry Johnston (1864 - 1951), chairman of the VRC stipendiary stewards between 1924 and 1945, the event is now dedicated to Australian Thoroughbred champion racehorse Makybe Diva, winner of three Melbourne Cups.
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Makybe Diva Stakes Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA