Underwood Stakes

Underwood Stakes
Group 1 race
Ajax, 1938, 1939, 1940 winner
LocationCaulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia
Inaugurated1924
Race typeThoroughbred
SponsorQuayclean (2022)
Race information
Distance1,800 metres
SurfaceTurf
QualificationThree year old and older
WeightWeight for Age
Purse$1,000,000 (2022)
BonusesWinner exempt from ballot in the Caulfield Cup

The Underwood Stakes is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race, run over 1800 metres under weight-for-age conditions, held at Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in late September each year. Total prize money for the race is A$ 1,000,000.[1]

Phar Lap, 1931 winner
Hall Mark, 1933 & 1934 winner
  1. ^ "Winners and Past Results for the Underwood Stakes". Progroupracing.com (Aus). 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.