Race type Thoroughbred Track Right-handed Distance 1,200 m Purse 200,000 USD (2016) | Surface Turf Qualification Three-year-old fillies Sponsor Dilmah (2016) | |
Location Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia Inaugurated 1985 (as Analie Handicap) | ||
The P J Bell Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies having set weights with penalties conditions, over a distance of 1200 metres, held annually at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia in the autumn during the ATC Championships series. Total prize money for the race is A$200,000.
Contents
Race history
Race was inaugurated in 1985 and was named after the Champion mare Analie who won the 1973 Doncaster Handicap and AJC Oaks.
The race was renamed in honour of the former Chairman of the Australian Turf Club, P J (Jim) Bell (1921–2006) who was chairman from November 1983 to 1992.
Race name
Race grade
Race venue
References
P J Bell Stakes Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA