Group 2 race | |
Location | Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia |
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Inaugurated | 1952 |
Race type | Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | TAB (2023) |
Race information | |
Distance | 1,400 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Qualification | Three year old fillies |
Weight | Set weights |
Purse | $300,000 (2023) |
The A. V. Kewney Stakes is a Victoria Racing Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies, run at set weights, over a distance of 1,600 metres at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in March during the VRC Autumn Racing Carnival.[1] Total prizemoney is A$300,000.
The race has had several changes in grade and distance.[1] The race is named after Arthur V. Kewney, who was the Secretary of the Victoria Racing Club for 21 years retiring in 1946 at the age of 74.[2]
In 2007 the race was run at Caulfield Racecourse due to reconstruction of Flemington Racecourse.