Surround Stakes
| Group 2 race | |
| Location | Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1979 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | theraces.com.au (2017) |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,400 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Three year old fillies |
| Weight | Set weights – 56 kg |
| Purse | $200,000 (2017) |
The Surround Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies, run at set weights over a distance of 1400 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in late February or early March. Total prize money for the race is A$200,000.
The race is named after 1976–1977 Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year, Surround the only three-year-old filly in history to win the Cox Plate. The race was run at Randwick Racecourse in 1980 and 1981.
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