Kevin Heffernan Stakes
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ClassGroup 3
LocationCaulfield Racecourse & Sandown Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia
Inaugurated2000
Race typeThoroughbred
| Class | Group 3 |
|---|---|
| Location | Caulfield Racecourse & Sandown Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia |
| Inaugurated | 2000 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | https://www.henley.com.au/ (2026) |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,400 metres (2021-) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three year olds and older that are not maidens |
| Weight | Weight for age |
| Purse | $200,000 (2026) |
The Kevin Heffernan Stakes is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 3 Thoroughbred weight for age horse race, for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1,400 metres held at Caulfield Racecourse and previously at Sandown Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia.[1]
Grade
The Kevin Heffernan Stakes, first run in 2000, is named after the former committeeman of the Victoria Amateur Turf Club and Melbourne Racing Club, who died in 2012.[2]
In 2013 the event was held at Caulfield Racecourse due to construction at Sandown Racecourse.[3]
From 2021 the race has been run at Caulfield Racecourse.[4]
Traditionally held in late November it was moved to early February in 2026.
- 2001–2012 - Listed race
- 2013 onwards - Group 3
Distance
- 2001–2003 - 1200 metres
- 2004 - 1250 metres
- 2005 - 1300 metres
- 2006–2007 - 1200 metres
- 2008–2012 - 1300 metres
- 2013 - 1200 metres
- 2014 - 2020 - 1300 metres
- 2021 onwards - 1400 metres