Race type Thoroughbred Track Left-handed Distance 1,200 m | Surface Turf Qualification Three year old fillies Purse 150,000 USD (2016) | |
Location Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia Inaugurated 1957 (as Maroona Handicap) | ||
The Thoroughbred Club Stakes is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race, for three-year-old fillies, at set weights with penalties, over a distance of 1200 metres, held annually at Caulfield Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia in October. Total prize money for the race is A$150,000.
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Race history
The race was first run as the Maroona Handicap in 1957 by New Light who was ridden by the champion jockey George Moore. The race has since been held on the first day of the MRC Spring Carnival.
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Thoroughbred Club Stakes Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA