The MYER Classic is a sensational Group 1 race open to fillies and mares held at Victoria’s famed Flemington Racecourse during the spring racing carnival.
Taking place at the opening meeting of the four-day Melbourne Cup Carnival, the Group 1 MYER Classic is one of eight Group status races that make up Victoria Derby Day. The scheduled highlight is the AAMI Victoria Derby, and other Group 1 features that accompany the MYER Classic on the day include the Coolmore Stud Stakes and the Mackinnon Stakes.
One of the premier females-only race during the spring, the MYER Classic is raced over 1600m under weight-for-age conditions and is worth a rewarding $500,000 making it the richest race of its type in Australia.
It is one of the younger spring carnival features, first run in 1988 and started as a race solely for mares, with fillies first permitted to run in the MYER Classic in 2003. Gaining Group 1 status in 2004, the MYER Classic has undergone a number of name changes related to sponsorship, but has been registered under its current title since 2005.
The MYER Classic and Victoria Derby Day are followed by the Melbourne Cup Day, Crown Oaks Day and then Emirates Stakes Day.
MYER Classic Fast Facts
- Location: Flemington Racecourse
- Date: Saturday before the Melbourne Cup in late October or early November
- Status: Group 1
- Distance: 1600m
- Prizemoney: $500,000
- Conditions: Fillies & Mares – Weight-for-age
- Inaugurated: 1988
MYER Classic Previous Winners
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Typhoon Tracy | Luke Nolen | Peter G Moody | 1:35.3 |
| 2008 | Forensics | Kerrin McEvoy | Peter Snowden | 1:35.9 |
| 2007 | Divine Madonna | Michael Rodd | Mark Kavanagh | 1:36.1 |
| 2006 | Lyrical Bid | Craig Williams | Brian Mayfield-Smith | 1:37.6 |
| 2005 | Lotteria | Larry Cassidy | Gai Waterhouse | 1:35.4 |
| 2004 | Miss Potential | Glen Boss | Bill Borrie | 1:37.5 |
| 2003 | Zanna | Corey Brown | John Hawkes | 1:38.4 |
| 2002 | Miss Zoe | Justin Sheehan | Les Bridge | 1:35.8 |
| 2001 | Market Price | Glen Boss | Tony McEvoy | 1:34.2 |
| 2000 | Super Sequel | Darren Gauci | Robert Priscott | 1:37.8 |