Pago Pago Stakes
| Group 3 race | |
| Location | Rosehill Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1978 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - flat |
| Sponsor | Cafe Culture + Insitu (2017) |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,200 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Two-year-old colts and geldings |
| Weight | Set weights 55 1⁄2 kg |
| Purse | A$175,000 (2017) |
| Bonuses | Exempt from ballot for the Golden Slipper Stakes |
The Pago Pago Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race, for two-year-old colts and geldings, at set weights, over a distance of 1200 metres, held annually at Rosehill Racecourse in Sydney, Australian in March. Total prize money for the race is A$175,000.
The winner of this race receives automatic entry to the ATC Golden Slipper Stakes and the race is the last prep test due to the same distance and usually held one week before the Golden Slipper Stakes.
The following thoroughbreds have captured the Pago Pago – Golden Slippers double:
Rory's Jester (1985) and Stratum (2005)
The race is named after champion two year old Pago Pago the first interstate winner (from South Australia) of the Golden Slipper Stakes in 1963.
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