Group 2 race | |
Location | Rosehill Racecourse, Sydney, Australia |
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Inaugurated | 1946 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - flat |
Sponsor | Task Retail (2016) |
Race information | |
Distance | 1,300 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Three year old and older |
Weight | Quality handicap |
Purse | A$200,000 (2016) |
Bonuses | Exempt from ballot in the Epsom Handicap |
The Theo Marks Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 2 Thoroughbred quality handicap horse race, for horses aged three years old and older, over a distance of 1300 metres, held annually at Rosehill Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in September. Total prizemoney for the race is A$200,000.
The race is named after Theodore John Marks, architect and chairman of the Rosehill Racing Club (1919-41).
† Not held because of outbreak of equine influenza