Linlithgow Stakes
| Group 2 race | |
Amounis –1926, 1927 & 1929
Linlithgow Stakes winner |
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| Location | Flemington Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1868 (as Flying Stakes) |
| Race type | Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Totalisator Agency Board (2016) |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,200 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Qualification | Three year olds and older that are not maidens |
| Weight | Open handicap |
| Purse | $300,000 (2016) |
The Linlithgow Stakes, is a registered Victoria Racing Club Group 2 Thoroughbred open handicap horse race raced as tab.com.au Stakes (2016), over a distance of 1200 metres held annually at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne in during the VRC Spring Racing Carnival. Total prize money for the race is A$300,000 and $2,000 trophy.
The event when raced as the Linlithgow Stakes the race was under Weight For Age Conditions. Prior to 2006 the race was held on VRC Oaks Day. In 2007 the race was run on the last day of the VRC Spring Carnival. Since 2008 the race has been scheduled on Victoria Derby day.
For three years during World War II he race was not held.
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