Group 2 race | |
Location | Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia |
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Inaugurated | 1989 |
Race type | Thoroughbred |
Race information | |
Distance | 1400 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Mares, four years old older that are not maidens |
Weight | Set weights with penalties |
Purse | A$200,000 (2016) |
The Blazer Stakes, registered as the Rose Of Kingston Stakes, is a Victoria Racing Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race, for mares four years old and older, with set weights with penalties conditions, over a distance of 1400 metres, held annually at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia in early October. Total prize money for the race is A$200,000.
The registered race is named for the 1981–82 Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year Rose of Kingston.