4-489: The Winterbottom Stakes is a Perth Racing Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held under weight for age conditions, for horses aged three and upwards, over a distance of 1200 metres at Ascot Racecourse , Perth , Western Australia in November. Prizemoney is A$ 1,500,000. The race has grown in importance over the recent years with increases in prizemoney and class and has become Western Australia's premier sprint race. The race
8-668: Is run on the middle weekend of the Perth Summer Carnival, being run the week after the Railway Stakes and WA Guineas , and the weekend before the Kingston Town Classic . In 2003 the race was run at Belmont Park Racecourse . The prizemoney was raised to $ 1 million in 2015. Perth Racing The Western Australian Turf Club (WATC), later known as Perth Racing , is a members club in Perth, Western Australia. It
12-554: Was established in the 19th century during the colonial period, was modelled after Turf Clubs in England, and operated as an elite social club. Since its inception it has been the primary administrator of Western Australia's horse racing sector. The club manages the Ascot Racecourse and Belmont Park Racecourse . Many of its racing-related functions were taken over by the body Racing and Wagering Western Australia in 2003. The club
16-468: Was one of Perth's two most prominent members clubs in early Western Australia, along with the Weld Club . Many of its members were prominent families in the city's business and agricultural sectors, political or colonial elite, and successful professionals. Premier George Leake was the chairman until his death in 1902. Many parliamentarians around the time of Australia's federation were also members of either
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