Schweppervescence Trophy, the Glossary
The Matron Stakes is a Victoria Racing Club Group 3 Australian Thoroughbred horse race held under set weight conditions with penalties, for fillies and mares aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1600 metres at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia in March during the VRC Autumn Racing Carnival.[1]
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14 relations: Australia, Australian dollar, Filly, Flemington Racecourse, Frances Tressady Stakes, Group races, Horse racing, List of Australian Group races, Mare, Melbourne, Pinker Pinker, Sandown Racecourse, Thoroughbred, Victoria Racing Club.
- Flemington Racecourse
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.
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Australian dollar
The Australian dollar (sign: $; code: AUD; also abbreviated A$ or sometimes AU$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; and also referred to as the dollar or Aussie dollar) is the official currency and legal tender of Australia, including all of its external territories, and three independent sovereign Pacific Island states: Kiribati, Nauru, and Tuvalu.
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Filly
A filly is a female horse that is too young to be called a mare.
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Flemington Racecourse
Flemington Racecourse is a major horse racing venue located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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Frances Tressady Stakes
The Frances Tressady Stakes is a Victoria Racing Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race held under set weight conditions with penalties, for fillies and mares aged three years old and older, over a distance of 1400 metres, held annually at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia in March. Schweppervescence Trophy and Frances Tressady Stakes are Flemington Racecourse, horse races in Australia and Sprint category horse races for fillies and mares.
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Group races
Group races, also known as Pattern races, or '''Graded races''' in some jurisdictions, are the highest level of races in Thoroughbred horse racing. Schweppervescence Trophy and Group races are horse races in Australia.
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Horse racing
Horse racing is an equestrian performance activity, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition.
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List of Australian Group races
This List of Australian Group races is recognized as a list of Australia's classified Black type thoroughbred horse races. Schweppervescence Trophy and list of Australian Group races are horse races in Australia.
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Mare
A mare is an adult female horse or other equine.
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Melbourne
Melbourne (Boonwurrung/Narrm or Naarm) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in Australia, after Sydney.
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Pinker Pinker
Pinker Pinker was a notable Australian thoroughbred racehorse.
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Sandown Racecourse
Sandown Racecourse (currently known as Sportsbet Sandownand previously known as Ladbrokes Park due to naming rights) is a Thoroughbred horse racing race track administered by the Melbourne Racing Club in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed developed for horse racing.
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Victoria Racing Club
The Victoria Racing Club was founded in 1864.
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See also
Flemington Racecourse
- A.V. Kewney Stakes
- Aurie's Star Handicap
- Australian Cup
- Australian Guineas
- Black Caviar Lightning
- Blamey Stakes
- Champions Mile (VRC)
- Champions Sprint (VRC)
- Champions Stakes (VRC)
- Coolmore Stud Stakes
- Edward Manifold Stakes
- Empire Rose Stakes
- Flemington Racecourse
- Frances Tressady Stakes
- Kennedy Oaks
- Lexus Stakes
- Linlithgow Stakes
- List of Melbourne Cup placings
- List of Melbourne Cup winners
- Makybe Diva Stakes
- Maribyrnong Plate
- Matriarch Stakes (VRC)
- Melbourne Cup
- Newmarket Handicap
- Ottawa Stakes
- Queen Elizabeth Stakes (VRC)
- Schweppervescence Trophy
- Shaftesbury Avenue Handicap
- Sires' Produce Stakes (VRC)
- Standish Handicap
- The Bart Cummings
- The Vanity
- Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes
- Turnbull Stakes
- VRC St Leger
- VRC Stakes day
- Victoria Derby
- Wakeful Stakes
- White shift dress of Jean Shrimpton
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schweppervescence_Trophy
Also known as Matron Stakes (Australia).