Group 3 race | |
Location | Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia |
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Inaugurated | 1940 |
Race type | Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Davali Thoroughbreds (2023) |
Race information | |
Distance | 1,200 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Qualification | Horses three years old and older |
Weight | Set weights with penalties |
Purse | $200,000 (2023) |
The Southern Cross Stakes, registered as the Frederick Clissold Stakes, is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1200 metres, held at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in February.[1] Total prize money for the race is A$200,000.
The registered race name is named after Frederick William Clissold, former director and founding member of Canterbury Park Racing Club, who died in 1947 (Find a Grave), one year after the inaugural running of the race bearing his name.[2]