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Southern Cross Stakes

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Location
  
Randwick Racecourse

Race type
  
Thoroughbred

Surface
  
Turf

Purse
  
150,000 USD (2017)

Inaugurated
  
1940

Sponsor
  
Chi-X (2017)

Distance
  
1,200 m

Qualification
  
Horses three years old and older

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The Southern Cross Stakes, registered as the Frederick Clissold Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1200 metres, held at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in February. Total prize money for the race is A$150,000.

Contents

Driefontein southern cross stakes


Race history

The registered race name is named after Frederick William Clissold, former director and founding member of Canterbury Park Racing Club who died in 1941, one year after the inaugural running of the race bearing his name.

Race name

  • 1940–1992 - Frederick Clissold Handicap
  • 1993 - Anniversary Cup
  • 1994 - Frederick Clissold Handicap
  • 1995 - Frederick Clissold Quality
  • 1996–1998 - Frederick Clissold Handicap
  • 1999–2002 - Frederick Clissold Stakes
  • 2003 - Premier Express Freight Stakes
  • 2004–2008 - Frederick Clissold Stakes
  • 2009 onwards - Southern Cross Stakes
  • Race grade

  • 1940–1979 - Principal race
  • 1980–1988 - Listed race
  • 1989 onwards – Group 3 race
  • Race distance

  • 1940–1972 - 6 furlongs (~1200m)
  • 1975 onwards - 1200 metres
  • Race venue

  • 1989–1990 - Canterbury Park Racecourse
  • 1991–1994 - Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
  • 1995 - Canterbury Park Racecourse
  • 1996–2005 - Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
  • 2006–2011 - Randwick Racecourse
  • 2012 - Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
  • 2013 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
  • 2014 onwards - Randwick Racecourse
  • References

    Southern Cross Stakes Wikipedia