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The BMW Stakes

The BMW
registered as HE Tancred Stakes
Group 1 race
Location Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
Inaugurated 1963 (as HE Tancred Cup)
Race type Thoroughbred
Sponsor BMW (since 2002)
Race information
Distance 2,400 metres
Surface Turf
Qualification Three year old and older
Weight Weight for Age
Purse $1,500,000 (2017)
Bonuses Exempt from ballot in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes and Sydney Cup

The BMW, registered as the H E Tancred Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race for horses three years old and older, run over 2,400 meters at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney, Australia in March or April. The prize money in 2014 was A$1,500,000.

The race is named after Henry Eugene Tancred (1897–1961), a former Chairman of the Sydney Turf Club.

This race has had several names in its existence:

First three placegetters The BMW (ATC)


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