Group 2 race | |
Location | Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne |
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Inaugurated | 1982 |
Race type | Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Schweppes (2016) |
Race information | |
Distance | 1,600 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three years old and over |
Weight | Weight for Age |
Purse | $200,000 (2016) |
The Crystal Mile is a Moonee Valley Racing Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race held under Weight for Age conditions for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1600 metres held at Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in late October on WS Cox Plate Day. Prize money is A$200,000.
In 2012 the race conditions changed from handicap to Weight for Age.