Canterbury Stakes

Canterbury Stakes
Group 1 race
Amounis – 1929 winner
LocationRandwick Racecourse,
Sydney, Australia
Inaugurated1929
Race typeThoroughbred
SponsorFurphy (2023)
Race information
Distance1,300 metres
SurfaceTurf
QualificationThree year old and over
WeightWeight for age
Purse$600,000 (2023)
BonusesAutomatic qualification – George Ryder Stakes and Doncaster Mile

The Canterbury Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged three years old and upwards at weight for age, over a distance of 1300 metres, held annually at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia, in March.[1]

  1. ^ "Winners and Past Results for the Canterbury Stakes". Progroup Racing (Australia). 2014. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2015.