Group 1 race | |
Location | Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia |
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Inaugurated | 1960 |
Race type | Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Darley (since 2019) |
Race information | |
Distance | 1,200 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Track | straight |
Qualification | Three years old and older Maidens non eligible |
Weight | Weight for age |
Purse | $3,000,000 (since 2022) |
The Champions Sprint, registered as the Victoria Racing Club Stakes, is a Victoria Racing Club Group One Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged three years old and over, under weight for age conditions, over a distance of 1200 metres held at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia on the last day of the VRC Spring Carnival.[1] Total prize money for the race is A$3,000,000.