Let's Elope Stakes
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The Let’s Elope Stakes is a VRC
Group 2
Australia
n Thoroughbred
horse race for mares
aged four years old and upwards, over a distance of 1400 metres. Total prizemoney is A$200,000. It is held annually at Flemington Racecourse
in Melbourne
.
In 1994 the race was re-named in honour of the former champion and Melbourne Cup
winner, Let's Elope
.
Victoria Racing Club
The Victoria Racing Club was founded in 1864. It was formed following the disbanding of the Victoria Turf Club and the Victoria Jockey Club. A legacy passed from the Victoria Turf Club was the annual “race that stops a nation”, the Melbourne Cup, which was first contested in 1861.From its...
Group 2
Group races
Group races are the highest standard of Thoroughbred horseraces in Australia. The Australian Pattern Committee recommends to the Australian Racing Board which races shall be designated as Group races...
Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
horse race for mares
Mareš
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aged four years old and upwards, over a distance of 1400 metres. Total prizemoney is A$200,000. It is held annually at Flemington Racecourse
Flemington Racecourse
Flemington Racecourse is a major horse racing venue located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is most notable for hosting the Melbourne Cup, which is Australia's richest horse race. The racecourse is situated on low alluvial flats, next to the Maribyrnong River...
in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
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In 1994 the race was re-named in honour of the former champion and Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
The Melbourne Cup is Australia's major Thoroughbred horse race. Marketed as "the race that stops a nation", it is a 3,200 metre race for three-year-olds and over. It is the richest "two-mile" handicap in the world, and one of the richest turf races...
winner, Let's Elope
Let's Elope
Let's Elope is a Champion Thoroughbred racehorse in Australia.Bred by Highview Stud in Hamilton, New Zealand, Let's Elope was a giant chestnut mare who in 1991 became the first mare in more than 50 years to complete Australia's famed Caulfield Cup - Melbourne Cup double...
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Race history
- 1987 onwards held over 1400m.
- 1987–2004 was a Listed Race.
- 2005 - 2008 was a Group 3 race.
- 2009 Elevated to a Group 2 race.
- 1987 - 1993 the race was known as the ‘Milady Stakes’
- 1994 onwards the race has been called the ‘Let’s Elope Stakes’.
The winners
- 2011 - Pinker Pinker
- 2010 - No Evidence Needed
- 2009 - Cats Whisker
- 2008 - Mimi Lebrock
- 2007 - Devil Moon
- 2006 - Rewaaya
- 2005 - Dea
- 2004 - Beautiful Gem
- 2003 - Ain’t Seen Nothin’
- 2002 - Purple Groove
- 2001 - Flushed
- 2000 - Tickle My
- 1999 - Zapeace
- 1998 - Skyrocket
- 1997 - Derobe
- 1996 - Rose Of Portland
- 1995 - Tolanda
- 1994 - Amuse Us
- 1993 - Rose of Marizza
- 1992 - Mannerism
- 1991 - Shavano Miss
- 1990 - Natural Wonder
- 1989 - Rancheetah
- 1988 - Riva Gleam
- 1987 - Take My Picture