Group 2 race | |
Location | Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia |
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Inaugurated | 1970 |
Race type | Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Mitsubishi Electric (2016) |
Race information | |
Distance | 1,100 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three years old and older that are not maidens |
Weight | Weight for age |
Purse | A$400,000 (2016) |
The Schillaci Stakes is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race held under weight for age conditions, for horses aged three years old and older, over a distance of 1,100 metres at Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in October. Total prize money for the race is A$400,000.
Previously known as the Chirnside Stakes it was renamed in 2000 in honour of the former champion sprinter Schillaci.
† Deadheat