Inaugurated 2011 Surface Turf Distance 1,200 m | Race type Thoroughbred Track Left-handed Purse 150,000 USD (2017) | |
Location Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia Sponsor Simpson Construction (2017) | ||
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The Typhoon Tracy Stakes is a Moonee Valley Racing Club Group 3 Australian Thoroughbred horse race for three years old fillies, at set weights with penalties, over a distance of 1200 metres. It is held at Moonee Valley Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia late February. Prize money is A$150,000.
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Race history
The race is run on a Friday night under lights since inception.
Race name
The race is named after 2009–2010 Australian Racehorse of the Year Typhoon Tracy after winning Myer Classic, C F Orr Stakes, Futurity Stakes and Queen Of The Turf Stakes during the season. The mare died while giving birth to her first foal at Vinery Stud in the NSW Hunter Valley in 2012.
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References
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