Emancipation Stakes
| Group 2 race | |
| Location | Rosehill Gardens Racecourse, Sydney |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1985 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Ascend Sales Trophies (2017) |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,500 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Fillies and mares three years old and older |
| Weight | Set weights with penalties |
| Purse | $200,000 (2017) |
| Bonuses | Exempt from ballot in Queen of the Turf Stakes |
The Emancipation Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race, for fillies and mares aged three years old and older, over a distance of 1500 metres at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney during the Autumn Carnival. Total prize money for the race is A$200,000.
The race is named in honour of the former champion mare Emancipation.
The inaugural running of the race was as the third race on Easter Monday AJC Autumn Carnival racecard in 1985 with Aspirations winning.
The record time for the race was set by Fantasia in 2006 in a time of 1:34.52.
Jockey Shane Dye has ridden the most winners with six.
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