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H E Tancred Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race for horses three years old and older, run over 2,400 metres at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney, Australia. The prize money for the event is A$1,500,000.
History
The race is named after Henry Eugene Tancred (1897–1961), a former chairman of the Sydney Turf Club.
= Name
=This race has had several names in its existence:
1963–1976 - H E Tancred Cup
1977–1980 - H E Tancred Stakes
1980 - Breville Tancred Stakes
1981–1986 - Bowater-Scott Tancred Stakes
1987 - Bowater Tancred Stakes
1988–1989 - Tancred International Stakes
1990 - The BMW International
1991–1995 - The BMW
1996–2001 - Mercedes Classic
2002–2017 - The BMW
2018 onwards - KIA Tancred Stakes
= Distance
=1963 - 1+1⁄2 miles (~2400 metres)
1964 - 1+1⁄4 miles (~2000 metres)
1965–1972 - 1+1⁄2 miles (~2400 metres)
1973 onwards - 2400 metres
= Conditions
=1963–1976 - Quality Handicap
1977 onwards - Weight for Age
= Grade
=1963–1979 - Principal race
1980 onwards - Group 1 race
= Venue
=2022 - Newcastle Racecourse
Winners
See also
List of Australian Group races
Group races
External links
First three placegetters H E Tancred Stakes (ATC)