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Maurice McCarten Stakes

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Inaugurated
  
1993

Sponsor
  
Smooth FM (2017)

Surface
  
Turf

Race type
  
Thoroughbred

Distance
  
1,100 metres

Location
  
Rosehill Gardens Racecourse

The Maurice McCarten Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred quality handicap horse race, for three years old and older, over a distance of 1100 metres at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney, Australia in March. Total prize money for the race is A$150,000.

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Race history

The race is named in honour of jockey and racehorse-trainer Maurice Thomas Joseph McCarten (1902–1971).

Prior to 2010 the race is held on the Golden Slipper race card.

Race name

  • 1993–1996 - The Moet & Chandon Handicap
  • 1997–1998 - The Moet & Chandon
  • 1999–2002 - Moet & Chandon Stakes
  • 2003–2004 - Maurice McCarten Stakes
  • 2005–2009 - The Schweppervesence
  • 2010–2011 - Maurice McCarten Stakes
  • 2012 - Bacardi Together Stakes
  • 2013 - Bacardi World's No.1 Rum Stakes
  • 2014 - Bacardi Untameable Stakes
  • 2015 onwards - Maurice McCarten Stakes
  • Race distance

  • 1993–2009 - 1200 metres
  • 2010 - 1100 metres
  • Race grade

  • 1993–2013 - Listed race
  • 2014 onwards - Group 3
  • References

    Maurice McCarten Stakes Wikipedia