Canterbury Stakes
| Group 1 race | |
Amounis – 1929 winner
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| Location | Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia |
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| Inaugurated | 1929 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | BMW (2017) |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,300 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Qualification | Three year old and over |
| Weight | Weight for age |
| Purse | $500,000 (2017) |
| Bonuses | Automatic qualification – George Ryder Stakes and Doncaster Mile |
The Canterbury Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged three years old and upwards at weight for age, over a distance of 1300 metres, held annually at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia in March.
The race was always run at Canterbury Park Racecourse but after the Australian Jockey Club and the Sydney Turf Club merged the new club implemented major program changes and moved to Rosehill. Since 2014 the event has been held at Randwick Racecourse.
Front cover of the 1932 STC Canterbury Stakes racebook
1932 racebook showing race conditions & winner - Holdfast (3rd time)
1932 STC Canterbury Stakes racebook
† Change in scheduling of race from spring to autumn
‡ Meeting abandoned
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