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Race type
  
Thoroughbred

Distance
  
2,400 m

Purse
  
1.5 million USD (2017)

Surface
  
Turf

Sponsor
  
Weight
  
Weight for Age

Location
  
Rosehill Gardens Racecourse

Inaugurated
  
1963 (as HE Tancred Cup)

Qualification
  
Three year old and older

Bonuses
  
Exempt from ballot in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes and Sydney Cup

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The BMW, registered as the H E Tancred Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race for horses three years old and older, run over 2,400 meters at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney, Australia in March or April. The prize money in 2014 was A$1,500,000.

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History

The race is named after Henry Eugene Tancred (1897–1961), a former Chairman of the Sydney Turf Club.

Name

This race has had several names in its existence:

  • 1963–1976 - H E Tancred Cup
  • 1977–1980 - H E Tancred Stakes
  • 1981–1989 - Tancred Stakes
  • 1990 - The BMW International Stakes
  • 1991–1995 - The BMW Stakes
  • 1996–2001 - Mercedes Classic
  • 2002 onwards - The BMW
  • Distance

  • 1963 - 1 12 miles (~2400 metres)
  • 1964 - 1 14 miles (~2000 metres)
  • 1965–1972 - 1 12 miles (~2400 metres)
  • 1973 onwards - 2400 metres
  • Grade

  • 1963–1979 - Principal race
  • 1980 onwards - Group 1 race
  • References

    The BMW Wikipedia