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Ming Dynasty Quality Handicap

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Inaugurated
  
1986

Distance
  
1,400 metres

Race type
  
Thoroughbred - flat

Surface
  
Turf

Location
  
Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia

Sponsor
  
The Daily Telegraph (2016)

The Ming Dynasty Quality Handicap is a City Tattersalls Club Group 3 Thoroughbred quality handicap horse race for three-year-old colts and geldings, over a distance of 1400 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in September. Total prizemoney for the race is A$125,000.

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Race history

The race is named in honour of Ming Dynasty who won the Caulfield Cup and Australian Cup twice as well as the Chelmsford Stakes. The race is held on the same race card as the Chelmsford Stakes.

Race name

  • 1986–1992 - D. Drainsfield Quality Handicap
  • 1993 - Laing & Simmons Quality Handicap
  • 1994 - Ming Dynasty Quality Handicap

    • Race grade

  • 1986–2012 - Listed Race
  • 2000–2004 - Group 3
  • 2005–2012 - Listed Race
  • 2013 onwards - Group 3

    • Race venue

  • 1986–1999 - Randwick
  • 2000 - Rosehill
  • 2001–2003 - Randwick
  • 2004 - Warwick Farm
  • 2005–2010 - Randwick
  • 2011–2012 - Warwick Farm
  • 2013 onwards - Randwick

    • Race distance

  • 1986–1994 – 1600 metres
  • 1995–1999 – 1400 metres
  • 2000 - 1350 metres
  • 2001 onwards - 1400 metres

    • References

    Ming Dynasty Quality Handicap Wikipedia
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