Lee Steere Classic
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| Class | Listed Race |
|---|---|
| Location | Ascot Racecourse |
| Inaugurated | 1983 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | TABTouch (2025) |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,400 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three year old |
| Weight | Set weights Colts and geldings – 56½ kg fillies – 54½ kg |
| Purse | A$125,000 (2025) |
The Sir Ernest Lee-Steere Classic is a Perth Racing Listed Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds at set weights held over 1400 metres at Ascot Racecourse in Perth, Western Australia each year in November.[1] Prize money is A$125,000.
Grade
The race is named after Ernest Henry Lee-Steere,[2] chairman of the Western Australian Turf Club 1963–1984.
In 2005 and prior to 2000 the race was scheduled during the Perth Cup Carnival.
In 2003 the race was run at Belmont Park Racecourse.
The race was downgraded to a Listed Race in 2016.
- 1983–1985 - Listed race
- 1986–2015 - Group 3
- 2016 - Listed race
