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Champions Stakes (VRC)

Index Champions Stakes (VRC)

The VRC Champions Stakes, registered as the LKS Mackinnon Stakes, is a Victoria Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race run under Weight for Age conditions over a distance of 2000 metres at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia on the last day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival, the Saturday after the Melbourne Cup. [1]

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  1. 92 relations: Aidan O'Brien, Ajax II, All Our Mob, Andrew Balding, At Talaq (racehorse), Australia, Australian dollar, Bart Cummings, Beau Vite, Better Loosen Up, Carbine (horse), Champions Mile (VRC), Chester (horse), Chris Munce, Chris Waller (horse trainer), Comic Court, COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria, Craig Williams (jockey), Dalray, Damien Oliver, Darby Munro, Darren Beadman, Delta (horse), Desert War (horse), Dulcify, Empire Rose, Eurythmic (horse), Family of Man (horse), Flemington Racecourse, Flight (horse), Gai Waterhouse, Glen Boss, Glencoe II, Gloaming (horse), Gold and Black, Gothic (horse), Graeme Rogerson, Grand Armee (horse), Group races, Horlicks (horse), Hydrogen (horse), James McDonald (jockey), Jamie Kah, Jamie Spencer, John Hawkes (horseman), John Magnier, Leilani (horse), Let's Elope, Lexus Stakes, List of Australian Group races, ... Expand index (42 more) »

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Aidan O'Brien

Aidan Patrick O'Brien (born 16 October 1969 in County Wexford, Ireland) is an Irish horse racing trainer.

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Ajax II

Ajax was a champion Australian bred Thoroughbred racehorse and sire, who won 18 consecutive races before he was defeated at the odds of 40/1 on, causing a huge racing sensation.

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All Our Mob

All Our Mob (foaled 1989) was an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who was a four-time Group One winner.

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Andrew Balding

Andrew Matthews Balding (born 29 December 1972) is a British racehorse trainer based at Park House Stables, Kingsclere, near Newbury, Berkshire.

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At Talaq (racehorse)

At Talaq (6 March 1981 – 1995) was an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.

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Australian dollar

The Australian dollar (sign: $; code: AUD; also abbreviated A$ or sometimes AU$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; and also referred to as the dollar or Aussie dollar) is the official currency and legal tender of Australia, including all of its external territories, and three independent sovereign Pacific Island states: Kiribati, Nauru, and Tuvalu.

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Bart Cummings

James Bartholomew Cummings (14 November 1927 – 30 August 2015), also known by his initials J. B. Cummings, was one of the most successful Australian racehorse trainers.

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Beau Vite

Beau Vite was a New Zealand-bred brown Thoroughbred Stallion, who developed into a grand stayer performing in New Zealand and Australia and raced from a two-year-old to a five-year-old on wet or dry tracks recording 31 wins from 5 furlongs to 2¼ miles.

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Better Loosen Up

Better Loosen Up (foaled 29 August 1985 – died 15 March 2016) was an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse that won the Japan Cup in 1990 and was named Australia's champion racehorse in 1991.

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Carbine (horse)

Carbine (1885–1914) was a champion New Zealand-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who won 30 principal races in New Zealand and Australia.

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Champions Mile (VRC)

The VRC Champions Mile, registered as the Cantala Stakes, is a Group 1 Victoria Racing Club quality handicap Thoroughbred horse race run over 1,600 metres at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia on the fourth and last day during the Melbourne Cup Carnival. Champions Stakes (VRC) and Champions Mile (VRC) are Flemington Racecourse and Group 1 stakes races in Australia.

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Chester (horse)

Chester (1874–1888) was an Australian thoroughbred racehorse and a leading sire.

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Chris Munce

Chris Munce (born 17 May 1969) is a highly successful Thoroughbred horse racing jockey, having won both the Melbourne Cup and the Cox Plate.

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Chris Waller (horse trainer)

Chris Waller (born 5 March 1974), is a Hall of Fame trainer in Australian Thoroughbred racing best known for training the racemare Winx, a four-time winner of Australian Horse of the Year honours.

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Comic Court

Comic Court (1945–1973) was a most versatile post-war Australian bred Thoroughbred racehorse who set race records at distances of 6 furlongs (1,200 metres) and 2 miles (3,200 metres).

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COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria

The COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria was part of the worldwide pandemic of the coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

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Craig Williams (jockey)

Craig Williams (born 23 May 1977) is a jockey based in Victoria, Australia.

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Dalray

Dalray (1948−1971) was a notable New Zealand thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1952 Melbourne Cup and Mackinnon Stakes.

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Damien Oliver

Damien Oliver (born 22 June 1972) is an Australian retired thoroughbred racing jockey.

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Darby Munro

David Hugh "Darby" Munro (5 March 1913 – 3 April 1966) also known as "the Demon" or the "Brown Bomber" was an Aboriginal Australian jockey born in Caulfield.

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Darren Beadman

Darren Beadman (born 17 November 1965) is an Australian champion jockey.

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Delta (horse)

Delta (1946–1960) was a champion Australian thoroughbred racehorse who raced from a two-year-old to a six year-old from distances of 6 furlongs to 2 miles.

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Desert War (horse)

Desert War (foaled 8 October 2000) was an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse gelding that won six Group one (G1) races including the Epsom Handicap (twice), Chipping Norton Stakes, LKS Mackinnon Stakes, AJC Queen Elizabeth Stakes and Ranvet Stakes.

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Dulcify

Dulcify (14 October 1975– 6 November 1979) was a New Zealand-bred Thoroughbred racehorse.

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Empire Rose

Empire Rose (1982–2002) was one of the most popular Thoroughbred mares to race in New Zealand and Australia.

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Eurythmic (horse)

Eurythmic (1916–1925) was a versatile Australian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who had the ability to produce a brilliant finishing run in staying races and he also won important sprint races, too.

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Family of Man (horse)

Family of Man was a champion Australian thoroughbred racehorse.

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Flemington Racecourse

Flemington Racecourse is a major horse racing venue located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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Flight (horse)

Flight (1940–1953) was an Australian Thoroughbred racemare that was the highest stakes winning mare in Australasia.

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Gai Waterhouse

Gabriel Marie "Gai" Waterhouse (née Smith; born 2 September 1954) is an Australian horse trainer and businesswoman.

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Glen Boss

Glen Boss (born 21 August 1969 in Caboolture) is an Australian jockey, who is best known for riding Makybe Diva to victory in three consecutive Melbourne Cups: 2003, 2004, and 2005.

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Glencoe II

Glencoe (foaled 1864) was a notable Australian bred Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1868 Melbourne Cup and eight other principal races.

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Gloaming (horse)

Gloaming (September 1915 – 5 May 1932) was an outstanding Thoroughbred racehorse, owned, trained, and based in New Zealand.

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Gold and Black

Gold and Black (1972−1999) was a New Zealand-bred racehorse which was ridden by John Duggan to win the 1977 Melbourne Cup for the "Cups King" Bart Cummings.

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Gothic (horse)

Gothic (1923 – 2 October 1930) was a black Australian thoroughbred stallion who raced for 4 seasons from a three-year-old to a six-year-old, recording major wins from 6 furlongs to 1½ miles and champion Sydney jockey Jim Pike the Australian Racing Hall of Fame inductee 2002 winning 9 races.

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Graeme Rogerson

Graeme Arthur Rogerson is a New Zealand Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.

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Grand Armee (horse)

Grand Armee (31 August 1998 – 20 July 2017) was a middle distance Australian Thoroughbred racehorse.

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Group races

Group races, also known as Pattern races, or '''Graded races''' in some jurisdictions, are the highest level of races in Thoroughbred horse racing.

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Horlicks (horse)

Horlicks (07 October 1983 – 24 August 2011) was an outstanding Thoroughbred racemare from New Zealand.

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Hydrogen (horse)

Hydrogen was a champion Australian thoroughbred racehorse.

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James McDonald (jockey)

James McDonald (born 6 January 1992) is a New Zealand thoroughbred racing jockey and member of the New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame.

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Jamie Kah

Jamie Lee Kah (born 7 December 1995) is an Australian jockey.

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Jamie Spencer

Jamie Spencer (born 8 June 1980, in County Tipperary) is an Irish flat racing jockey currently riding in the UK.

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John Hawkes (horseman)

John Hawkes is an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse trainer who is notable for heading.

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John Magnier

John Magnier (born 10 February 1948) is an Irish business magnate.

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Leilani (horse)

Leilani was a champion thoroughbred racemare that was bred in New Zealand and raced in Australia.

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Let's Elope

Let's Elope (20 November 1987 – 11 September 2016) was a Champion Thoroughbred racehorse in Australia.

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Lexus Stakes

The Hotham Handicap, raced as the Lexus Archer Stakes, is a Victoria Racing Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race for horses three years old and older, held under quality handicap conditions, over a distance of 2500 metres, held annually at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia on Victoria Derby Day. Champions Stakes (VRC) and Lexus Stakes are Flemington Racecourse and Open middle distance horse races.

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List of Australian Group races

This List of Australian Group races is recognized as a list of Australia's classified Black type thoroughbred horse races.

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Lonhro

Lonhro (10 December 1998 – 19 April 2024), nicknamed The Black Flash, was an Australian champion racehorse.

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Maiden race

In horse racing a maiden race is an event for horses that have not won a race.

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Malua (horse)

Malua was the most versatile Australian thoroughbred racehorse in history.

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Manfred (horse)

Manfred was an Australian Thoroughbred race horse.

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Melbourne

Melbourne (Boonwurrung/Narrm or Naarm) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in Australia, after Sydney.

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Melbourne Cup

The Melbourne Cup is an annual Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held in Melbourne, Australia, at the Flemington Racecourse. Champions Stakes (VRC) and Melbourne Cup are Flemington Racecourse and Group 1 stakes races in Australia.

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Michael Tabor

Michael Barry Tabor (born 28 October 1941) is a racehorse owner.

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Nash Rawiller

Nash Rawiller (born 8 December 1974) is a prominent Australian jockey, based in Sydney.

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Paramount+

Paramount+ (formerly CBS All Access until 2021) is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service owned by Paramount Global.

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Peter Pan (Australian horse)

Peter Pan (1929–1941) was a chestnut Australian Thoroughbred racehorse and stallion.

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Phar Lap

Phar Lap (4 October 1926 – 5 April 1932) was a New Zealand-born champion Australian Thoroughbred racehorse.

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Poseidon (horse)

Poseidon (19 August 1903 - 3 February 1930) was an Australian Thoroughbred Hall of Fame racehorse.

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Rain Lover

Rain Lover (1964-1989) was a champion Australian Thoroughbred racehorse best remembered for his back-to-back wins in the 1968 and 1969 VRC Melbourne Cup.

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Rising Fast

Rising Fast (1949 - 1978) was a champion New Zealand-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who is the only horse to complete the Spring Grand Slam, winning the Melbourne Cup, Caulfield Cup, and Cox Plate in 1954.

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Rogan Josh (horse)

Rogan Josh (30 September 1992 − 24 June 2022) was an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse, who won the 1999 Melbourne Cup when ridden by John Marshall for the trainer Bart Cummings.

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Rogilla

Rogilla was a chestnut Australian thoroughbred gelding, who was a versatile racehorse performing in Australia. Known as the Coalfields Champion from Newcastle, Rogilla raced during a vintage era of the Australian turf. He won in each of the six seasons that he raced as a three-year-old to an eight-year-old.

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Rubiton

Rubiton (18 October 1983 – 25 November 2005) was a champion Australian Thoroughbred racehorse of the mid-1980s.

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Ryan Moore (jockey)

Ryan Lee Moore (born 18 September 1983) is an English flat racing jockey, who was Champion Jockey in 2006, 2008 and 2009.

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Sailor's Guide

Sailor's Guide was an outstanding Thoroughbred racehorse that was conceived in England and foaled in Australia.

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Silver Lad

Silver Lad was a Thoroughbred racehorse and sire who won the New Zealand Derby in 1976.

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Sirmione (horse)

Sirmione, foaled on 25 August 2003 in Australia, is notable for winning the LKS Mackinnon Stakes at 60-1 during the 2007 spring carnival.

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Sky High (horse)

Sky High was an outstanding Australian Thoroughbred racehorse and sire.

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So You Think

So You Think (foaled 10 November 2006) is a New Zealand-bred Thoroughbred racehorse, now majority owned by Coolmore Stud of Ireland.

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Tan Chin Nam

Dato' Tan Chin Nam (18 March 1926 – 21 October 2018) was a Malaysian entrepreneur and developer.

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The Barrier Miner

The Barrier Miner was a daily broadsheet newspaper published in Broken Hill in far western New South Wales from 1888 to 1974.

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The Phantom (horse)

The Phantom was a Group One winning New Zealand Thoroughbred racehorse who made several trips to Australia, and completed a remarkable comeback later in his career.

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The Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) is a daily tabloid newspaper published in Sydney, Australia, and owned by Nine.

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The Trump (horse)

The Trump (1932–1955) was an Australian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Caulfield-Melbourne Cup double as well as two other principal (Group One) (G1) races in 1937.

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Thoroughbred

The Thoroughbred is a horse breed developed for horse racing.

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Tim Whiffler

Tim Whiffler was an Australian bred Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 1867 Melbourne Cup ridden by jockey John Driscoll.

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Tobin Bronze

Tobin Bronze (1962–1994) was an Australian Thoroughbred Hall of Fame racehorse who competed with great success during the 1960s. A chestnut son of Arctic Explorer from the Masthead mare Amarco, he was a crowd favourite and won 24 of his 44 Australian race starts. His record in weight for age races was 16 starts for 12 wins, 3 seconds and 1 third.

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Tranquil Star

Tranquil Star (foaled in 1937) was one of the hardiest and best performed Australian-bred Thoroughbred race-mares.

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Tulloch (horse)

Tulloch (foaled in New Zealand in 1954 and died in 1969) was a champion Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who was one of the greatest Australian stayers.

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Turnbull Stakes

The Turnbull Stakes is a Victoria Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race, for horses four years old and older, run under set weights with penalties conditions over a distance of 2,000 metres. Champions Stakes (VRC) and Turnbull Stakes are Flemington Racecourse, Group 1 stakes races in Australia and Open middle distance horse races.

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Veandercross

Veandercross (14 October 1988 – 18 October 2014) was a New Zealand-bred Thoroughbred gelding who won 14 stakes races, (including eight Group one), and was chosen Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year for the 1992–93 season.

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Victoria Derby

The Victoria Derby, also known as the Penfolds Victoria Derby, is a Victoria Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds held under Set Weights conditions over a distance of 2,500 metres at Flemington Racecourse, in Melbourne, Australia scheduled annually on the first day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival. Champions Stakes (VRC) and Victoria Derby are Flemington Racecourse and Group 1 stakes races in Australia.

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Victoria Racing Club

The Victoria Racing Club was founded in 1864.

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W. S. Cox Plate

The W. S. Cox Plate is a Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged three years old and over under Weight for age conditions, over a distance of 2040 metres (approximately 1m 2f), that is held by the Moonee Valley Racing Club at Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in late October. Champions Stakes (VRC) and W. S. Cox Plate are Group 1 stakes races in Australia and Open middle distance horse races.

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Wakeful (horse)

Wakeful was one of the great Thoroughbred mares of the Australian turf.

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Warrior (racehorse)

Warrior was an Australian bred Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 1869 Melbourne Cup at odds of 10/1.

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Weight for Age

Weight for Age (WFA) is a term in thoroughbred horse racing which is one of the conditions for a race.

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Zaaki

Zaaki (foaled 15 February 2015) is a British bred and Australian trained thoroughbred racehorse that has won multiple Group One races.

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See also

Flemington Racecourse

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champions_Stakes_(VRC)

Also known as LKS MacKinnon Stakes, MacKinnon Stakes, McKinnon Stakes, Melbourne Stakes.

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