Group 1 race | |
Location | Rosehill Gardens Racecourse |
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Inaugurated | 1979 |
Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
Sponsor | Vinery Stud (2017) |
Race information | |
Distance | 2,000 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-old fillies |
Weight | Set weights |
Purse | A$500,000 (2017) |
Bonuses | Exempt from ballot in Australian Oaks |
The Vinery Stud Stakes, registered as the Storm Queen Stakes, is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies at set weights run over a distance of 2,000 metres at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in March or April. Total prizemoney is A$500,000.
The race was named in honour of Storm Queen, the winner of the 1966 Golden Slipper Stakes. The race is the main lead-up race for the Australian Oaks.