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Maybe Mahal Stakes

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Inaugurated
  
2005

Distance
  
1,400 metres

Purse
  
200,000 USD (2016)

Race type
  
Thoroughbred

Surface
  
Turf

Location
  
Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia

Qualification
  
Mares four years old and older

The Maybe Mahal Stakes raced as the Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes (2016), is a registered Victoria Racing Club Group 3 Thoroughbred set weights with penalties horse race for mares, over a distance of 1400 metres held annually at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in during the VRC Spring Racing Carnival on Melbourne Cup day. Total prize money for the race is A$200,000.

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Race history

The registered race is named after Maybe Mahal, 1977-1978 Australian Racehorse of the Year and trained by Bart Cummings.

Race name

  • 2005 - Liberty Financial Plate
  • 2006–2007 - Liberty Financial Stakes
  • 2008–2012 - Herald Sun Stakes
  • 2013 - Lavazza Short Black
  • 2014 onwards - Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes
  • Race grade

  • 2005–2011 - Listed Race
  • 2012 onwards - Group 3
  • References

    Maybe Mahal Stakes Wikipedia