Group 1 race | |
Location | Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia |
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Inaugurated | 1988 |
Race type | Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Myer (2016) |
Race information | |
Distance | 1,600 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Qualification | Fillies and mares three years old and older |
Weight | Weight for Age |
Purse | $500,000 (2016) |
The Myer Classic, registered as the Empire Rose Stakes is a Victoria Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held under Weight for Age conditions, for fillies and mares aged three-years-old and upwards, over a distance of 1600 metres, held at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia during the VRC Spring Carnival on Victoria Derby day. Total prize money for the race is A$500,000.
The registered race is named after Empire Rose, the champion mare who won the 1988 LKS MacKinnon Stakes – Melbourne Cup double.