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Victory Stakes

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Inaugurated
  
1980

Track
  
Right-handed

Purse
  
200,000 AUD (2016)

Surface
  
Turf

Distance
  
1,200 m

Weight
  
Weight for Age

Location
  
Doomben Racecourse, Brisbane, Australia

Race type
  
Thoroughbred - Flat racing

Sponsor
  
National Fire Independent (2016)

Srikandi winning the group 2 victory stakes 2015


The Victory Stakes is a Brisbane Racing Club Group 2 Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race, for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1200 metres at Gold Coast Racecourse, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia during the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival. Total prizemoney is A$200,000.

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Victory stakes


Race history

The original race was named in honour of Sir Byrne Hart (1895–1989), who was a soldier, accountant, company director and served as chairman of the Queensland Turf Club (1966-74).

Race name

  • 1980–1982 - Sir Byrne Hart Handicap
  • 1983 - The XXXX
  • 1984 - The XXXX Quality Hcp
  • 1985 - Crest International Cup
  • 1986 - Mayfair-Crest International Cup
  • 1987–1988 - Sir Byrne Hart Quality Handicap
  • 1989–2009 - Sir Byrne Hart Stakes
  • 2010 onwards - Victory Stakes
  • Race distance

  • 1980–1982 – 1810 metres
  • 1983 – 1866 metres
  • 1984–1985 – 2100 metres
  • 1986–1987 – 2125 metres
  • 1988 – 1830 metres
  • 1989–2005 – 1400 metres
  • 2006 onwards - 1200 metres
  • Race grade

  • 1980 - Listed Race
  • 1981–1991 - Group 3
  • 1992 onwards - Group 2
  • Race venue

  • 1980–2011 - Eagle Farm Racecourse
  • 2013 - Doomben Racecourse
  • 2014 - Eagle Farm Racecourse
  • 2015 - Gold Coast Racecourse
  • 2016 - Doomben Racecourse
  • References

    Victory Stakes Wikipedia