Champions Stakes (VRC)
The VRC Champions Stakes, registered as the LKS Mackinnon Stakes, is a Victoria Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race run under Weight for Age conditions over a distance of 2000 metres at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia on the last day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival, the Saturday after the Melbourne Cup. Total prize money is A$3,000,000.
| Group 1 race | |
1932 & 1934 winner – Peter Pan | |
| Location | Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1869 (as Melbourne Stakes) |
| Race type | Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Paramount+ (2021) |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2,000 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Qualification | Three year olds and older that are not maidens |
| Weight | Weight for Age |
| Purse | $3,000,000 (2022) |
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