Challenge Stakes (ATC)

Challenge Stakes

Group 2 race
High Caste, 1940 & 1942 winner
Location	Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia
Inaugurated	1906
Race type	Thoroughbred - flat
Sponsor	Hyland Race Colours (2023)
Race information
Distance	1,000 metres
Surface	Turf
Track	Right-handed
Qualification	Horses three years old and older
Weight	Weight for age
Purse	A$500,000 (2023)
Bonuses	Automatic qualification – The Galaxy and TJ Smith Stakes

The Challenge Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race at weight for age for horses three years old and older, over a distance of 1000 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney in March.^[1] Total prize money for the race is A$500,000.