Expressway Stakes
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| Class | Group 2 |
|---|---|
| Location | Rosehill Gardens Racecourse Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Inaugurated | 1974 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Sponsor | Asahi Superdry (2025-26) |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,200 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Three year olds and older |
| Weight | Set Weights plus Penalties |
| Purse | $300,000 (2026) |
The Expressway Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 2 Thoroughbred open horse race for three-year-olds and older, run under Weight for Age conditions over a distance of 1200 metres at Rosehill Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in late January or early February.[1]
Distance
- 1974–1979 – 1100 metres
- 1980–1997 – 1200 metres
- 1998 – 1100 metres
- 1999 – 1300 metres
- 2000–2003 – 1200 metres
- 2004 – 1180 metres
- 2005 onwards - 1200 metres
Grade
- 1974– 1978 - Principal race
- 1979 onwards - Group 2
Venue
- 1974–1982 - Randwick Racecourse
- 1983 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
- 1984 - Randwick Racecourse
- 1985–1986 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
- 1987 - Randwick Racecourse
- 1988–1991 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
- 1992–2001 - Randwick Racecourse
- 2002 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
- 2003–2005 - Randwick Racecourse
- 2006–2007 - Rosehill Racecourse
- 2008 - Canterbury Park Racecourse
- 2009–2012 - Rosehill Racecourse
- 2013 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
- 2014 - Randwick Racecourse
- 2015–2019 - Rosehill Racecourse
- 2020 - Randwick Racecourse
- 2021–2023 - Rosehill Racecourse
- 2024 onwards - Randwick Racecourse