5-540: The Champions Sprint , registered as the Victoria Racing Club Stakes , is a Victoria Racing Club Group One Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged three years old and over, under weight for age conditions, over a distance of 1200 metres held at Flemington Racecourse , Melbourne , Australia on the last day of the VRC Spring Carnival. Total prize money for the race is A$ 3,000,000. The race
10-407: Is considered one of the major sprints of the spring racing calendar. Prior to 2006 the race was held on the first day of the VRC Spring Carnival, Victoria Derby day, but was moved the following year to the last day of the carnival. In 2007 the sprint was also changed to weight-for-age conditions. Victoria Racing Club The Victoria Racing Club was founded in 1864. It was formed following
15-679: Is managed by an unpaid committee, elected by club members. In 1871, the Victorian Government appointed the VRC as trustees of a site of 352 acres (1.4 km ) of Crown Land, next to the Maribyrnong River , which became known as Flemington Racecourse . Much of the early success of the VRC is attributed to the administration of the first Secretary of the club, R. C. Bagot and his successors H. Byron Moore and A. V. Kewney . The Victoria Racing Club hosts four race meetings at Flemington during
20-968: The Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival . The Melbourne Cup is run on the first Tuesday in November, the Victoria Derby are held on the Saturday before the Melbourne Cup, the VRC Oaks is on the Thursday following the Cup, and LKS MacKinnon Stakes is on the Saturday following the Oaks. The VRC also hosts race meetings during the Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival . These meetings include Group 1 races for
25-758: 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 foundation in 1864 until 2001, the Victoria Racing Club was the responsible authority for the conduct of thoroughbred racing in the State of Victoria , Australia. Since 2001, this role has been managed by Racing Victoria Limited . The VRC
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