Thoroughbred Club Stakes
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ClassGroup 3
LocationCaulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia
Inaugurated1957 (as Maroona Handicap)
Race typeThoroughbred
| Class | Group 3 |
|---|---|
| Location | Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia |
| Inaugurated | 1957 (as Maroona Handicap) |
| Race type | Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Thoroughbred Club of Australia (2024) |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,200 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three year old fillies |
| Weight | Set weights with penalties |
| Purse | $200,000 (2024) |
The Thoroughbred Club Stakes is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race, for three-year-old fillies, at set weights with penalties, over a distance of 1200 metres, held annually at Caulfield Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia in October.[1] Total prize money for the race is A$200,000.
Name
The race was first run as the Maroona Handicap in 1957 and won by New Light, who was ridden by the champion jockey George Moore.[2] The race has since been held on the first day of the MRC Spring Carnival.[1]
- 1957–1976 - Maroona Handicap
- 1976 onwards - Thoroughbred Club Stakes
Distance
- 1957–1962 - 5½ furlongs (~1100 metres)
- 1963–1971 - 6 furlongs (~1200 metres)
- 1972–1973 - 1200 metres
- 1974–1999 - 1400 metres
- 2000 onwards - 1200 metres
Grade
- 1976–1978 - Principal race
- 1979 onwards - Group 3