- Source: Empire Rose Stakes
The Empire Rose Stakes, is a Victoria Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held under Weight for Age conditions, for fillies and mares aged three-years-old and upwards, over a distance of 1600 metres, held at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia during the VRC Spring Carnival on Victoria Derby day. Total prize money for the race is A$1,000,000.
History
The registered race is named after Empire Rose, the champion mare who won the 1988 LKS MacKinnon Stakes – Melbourne Cup double.
= Name
=1988–1992 - The Honda Legend
1993 - Hong Kong Bank Stakes
1994–2001 - Hardy Brothers Classic
2002–2004 - Nestle Peters Classic
2005–2017 - Myer Classic
2018 onwards - Empire Rose Stakes
= Distance
=1988 onwards - 1,600 metres
= Grade
=1988–1994 - Listed Race
1995–1996 - Group 3
1997–2003 - Group 2
2004 onwards - Group 1
Winners
See also
List of Australian Group races
Group races