Group 3 race | |
Location | Rosehill Racecourse, Sydney, Australia |
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Inaugurated | 1948 |
Race type | Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Furphy (2022) |
Race information | |
Distance | 1,500 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Three years old and older |
Weight | Quality handicap |
Purse | A$200,000 (2022) |
Bonuses | Exempt from ballot in the Villiers Stakes |
The Festival Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred quality handicap horse race, for horses aged three years old and older, over a distance of 1500 metres, held annually at Rosehill Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in early December. Total prize money for the race is A$200,000.[1]