Group 1 race | |
Location | Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia |
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Inaugurated | 1979 |
Race type | Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | DrinkWise (2023) |
Race information | |
Distance | 1,400 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Three year old fillies |
Weight | Set weights – 56 kg |
Purse | $600,000 (2023) |
The Surround Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 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$600,000.
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.[1] The race was run at Randwick Racecourse in 1980 and 1981.[1]