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Champagne Stakes (ATC)
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This article is about an Australian horse race. For the American horse race with similar name, see Champagne Stakes (United States). For the British horse race with similar name, see Champagne Stakes (Great Britain).
The Champagne Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 horse race for two-year-old Thoroughbreds at set weights run at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia over a distance of 1,600 metres during the Sydney Autumn Carnival.[1] Prize money is A$600,000.
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Quick Facts Location, Inaugurated ...
Group 1 race | |
![]() Ajax, 1937 winner | |
Location | Randwick Racecourse Sydney, Australia |
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Inaugurated | 1861 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - flat |
Sponsor | Moët & Chandon (2023) |
Race information | |
Distance | 1,600 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Two year old |
Weight | Set weights colts and geldings – 56+1⁄2 kg fillies – 54+1⁄2 kg |
Purse | A$600,000 (2023) |
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