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Show County Quality Handicap

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Inaugurated
  
1993

Surface
  
Turf

Distance
  
1,200 m

Purse
  
125,000 USD (2016)

Race type
  
Thoroughbred

Track
  
Right-handed

Sponsor
  
Location
  
Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia

Qualification
  
Horses three years old and older

The Show County Quality Handicap is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old and older, run as a quality handicap over a distance of 1200 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in August. Total prize money for the race is A$125,000.

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Race history

The race is named in honour of the versatile sprinter Show County, who was predominant as a two-year-old and three old winning in 1988 and 1989 the following races: Breeders Plate, Silver Slipper Stakes, Maribyrnong Plate, Skyline Stakes, Stan Fox Stakes, San Domenico Stakes, Roman Consul Stakes.

Race grade

  • 1993–2012 - Listed race
  • 2013 onwards - Group 3
  • Race venue

  • 1993–1994 - Randwick Racecourse
  • 1995–1999 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
  • 2000 - Canterbury Park Racecourse
  • 2001–2004 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
  • 2005–2006 - Randwick Racecourse
  • 2008 onwards - Warwick Farm Racecourse
  • 2009 - Randwick Racecourse
  • 2010–2013 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
  • 2014 - Randwick Racecourse
  • References

    Show County Quality Handicap Wikipedia


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