WINTER RACE SERIES
THE MAHOGANY CHALLENGE Introduced in 2019, The Mahogany Challenge was created to showcase the developing stayers in Victoria. The series is named after Mahogany, who was raced jointly by Hall of Fame owner Lloyd Williams and businessman Kerry Packer, and trained by Lee Freedman. The $200,000 final is run over 2500m on Flemington Finals Race Day, Saturday 6 July.
Date Prizemoney
Venue Distance
Race Conditions Qualifiers for Final
Heat
Caulfield AZTEC STATE
Saturday, 4 May 2024
1
$150,000
STEEL RUN
2000m
Caulfield SURE
Saturday, 11 May 2024
2
$150,000
HYDROGEN POWER
1600m
Flemington NAVY KING (NZ)
Saturday, 18 May 2024
3
$150,000
SABAN
2000m
Sandown Hillside LADY IN PINK
Saturday, 25 May 2024
4
$150,000
SOME PEOPLE CALLME 3YO Quality Handicap
1600m
Flemington
Saturday, 8 June 2024
5
$150,000
2000m Apprentices can claim.
6 Wednesday, 19 June 2024 Sandown Lakeside 3YO Benchmark 70 Handicap $50,000 2400m Apprentices can claim. 7 Saturday, 22 June 2024 Flemington 3YO Quality Handicap $150,000 2000m Apprentices can claim.
The Mahogany Challenge Final Saturday, 6 July 2024 Flemington
Final
3YO Quality Handicap
$200,000
2500m Apprentices cannot claim.
BANJO PATERSON SERIES This series run over eight heats across Caulfield, Sandown and Flemington is for open stayers and is named in honour of revered author and poet Andrew Barton ‘Banjo’ Paterson. The $150,000 Banjo Paterson Series Final (2600m) is an open quality handicap run on Flemington Finals Race Day, Saturday 6 July.
Date Prizemoney
Venue Distance
Race Conditions Qualifiers for Final
Heat
Caulfield MIDNIGHT BLUE
Saturday, 4 May 2024
1
$150,000
BERKELEY SQUARE
2000m
Caulfield LET’SBEFRANKBABY
Saturday, 11 May 2024
2
$130,000
FERAGO
2400m
3 Saturday, 25 May 2024 Sandown Hillside PUDDING (NZ) $150,000 1800m HIGHLIGHTS 4 Saturday, 1 June 2024 Caulfield FOUJITA SAN $130,000 2000m AMBERITE (NZ) 5 Saturday, 8 June 2024 Flemington
3YO & Upwards Benchmark 84 Handicap
$130,000
2500m Apprentices can claim.
Flemington
Saturday, 8 June 2024
3YO & Upwards Benchmark 100 Handicap
6
$150,000
2000m Apprentices can claim.
Flemington
Saturday, 22 June 2024
3YO & Upwards Quality Handicap
7
$150,000
2500m Apprentices cannot claim.
Caulfield
Saturday, 29 June 2024
3YO & Upwards Quality Handicap
8
$150,000
2000m Apprentices can claim.
Banjo Paterson Series Final Saturday, 6 July 2024 Flemington
Final
3YO & Upwards Quality Handicap
$150,000
2600m Apprentices cannot claim.
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