Group 3 race | |
Location | Rosehill Racecourse, Sydney, Australia |
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Inaugurated | 1948 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - flat |
Race information | |
Distance | 2,000 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Three year old and older |
Weight | Set weights and penalties |
Purse | A$125,000 (2016) |
The Kingston Town Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race at set weights and penalties for horses aged three years old and older, over a distance of 2000 metres. It is held annually at Rosehill Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in September. Total prizemoney for the race is A$125,000.
The race is named in honour of the champion Kingston Town who also won this race as the STC Cup twice.
† Not held because of outbreak of equine influenza