Group 3 race | |
Location | Broadmeadow Racecourse, Newcastle, Australia |
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Inaugurated | 1955 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - flat |
Sponsor | Horsepower (2023) |
Race information | |
Distance | 1,400 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Weight | Quality handicap – Minimum 54 kg |
Purse | A$200,000 (2023) |
The Newcastle Stakes, registered as the Newcastle Newmarket Handicap is a Newcastle Jockey Club Group 3 Thoroughbred open quality handicap horse race over a distance of 1,400 metres, held annually at Broadmeadow Racecourse in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia in March. Total prize money for the race is A$200,000.[1]