Group 2 race | |
Location | Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia |
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Inaugurated | 1984 |
Race type | Thoroughbred |
Race information | |
Distance | 1,200 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Qualification | Three years old and older that are not maidens |
Weight | Set weights with penalties |
Purse | $300,000 (2022) |
The Gilgai Stakes, registered as the Baguette Stakes, is a Victoria Racing Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race for horses three years old and older, at Set Weights with penalties, over a distance of 1200 metres. It is held annually at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in early October. [1] Total prize money for the race is A$300,000.
Originally the race was named after the former VRC chairman Sir Rupert Steele. [2] The registered name of the race, Baguette Stakes, is named after the champion horse Baguette. The current race name is named after Gilgai Farm Stud, a horse breeding farm in Nagambie, Victoria, [3] the birthplace of the champion racehorse Black Caviar.