Inaugurated 1979 Sponsor theraces.com.au (2017) Track Right-handed Purse 200,000 USD (2017) | Race type Thoroughbred Surface Turf Distance 1,400 m | |
Location Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | ||
Surround stakes 2017
The Surround Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies, run at set weights over a distance of 1400 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in late February or early March. Total prize money for the race is A$200,000.
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Race history
The race is named after 1976–1977 Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year, Surround the only three-year-old filly in history to win the Cox Plate. The race was run at Randwick Racecourse in 1980 and 1981.
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Surround Stakes Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA