Group 3 race | |
Location |
Doomben Racecourse Brisbane, Australia |
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Inaugurated | 1996 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Sponsor | ANZ Bloodstock News (2022) |
Race information | |
Distance | 2,000 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Three year old fillies |
Weight | Set Weights - 56+1⁄2 kg. |
Purse | A$250,000 (2022) |
The Roses, registered as The Doomben Roses, is a Brisbane Racing Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old filles, run under Set Weights conditions over a distance of 2000 metres at Doomben Racecourse, Brisbane, Australia during the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival. [1] Total prizemoney is A$175,000.
It is currently the main lead-up race for the Queensland Oaks. [1]
The most notable winner of the race is 2001 winner Ethereal, who went on to win that year's Melbourne Cup. In winning the 2002 race, Palidamah set a new race record of 2:01.95 for the 2020 metre distance. [1]
Two fillies have won the Doomben Roses–Queensland Oaks double: [1]
Two trainers have won this race twice: [2]
Two jockeys have won the race twice: [2]