Shaftesbury Avenue Handicap
# Shaftesbury Avenue Handicap

The Shaftesbury Avenue Handicap, is a Victoria Racing Club Group 3 Thoroughbred open handicap horse race, over a distance of 1400 metres held annually at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne during the VRC Autumn Racing Carnival in March. Total prize money for the race is A$160,000.

## History

The registered race is named after Shaftesbury Avenue, who won the 1991 VRC Newmarket Handicap and 1991 Lightning Stakes.

### Name

* 2001–2004 - PFD Food Services Stakes
* 2005–2007 - Chubb Stakes
* 2008–2009 - Melbourne Food & Wine Plate
* 2010 - Mrs Mac's Pies Handicap
* 2011 - TAB 50th Birthday Stakes
* 2012 - VIC TAB Guaranteed $2m Quaddie Stakes
* 2013 - TAB Stakes
* 2014–2017 - TAB Rewards Stakes
* 2018 - TAB Multiplier Autumn Handicap
* 2019 onwards - The TAB Shaftesbury Avenue Handicap

### Grade

* 2001–2007 - Listed Race
* 2008–2010 - Open Handicap (unlisted)
* 2011–2013 - Listed Race
* 2014 onwards - Group 3

### Venue

* The race was run at Caulfield Racecourse in 2007 due to reconstruction of the Flemington racetrack.

## Winners

* 2023 - Scallopini
* 2022 - Kissonallforcheeks
* 2021 - Morvada
* 2020 - Blazejowski
* 2019 - Violate
* 2018 - Nozomi
* 2017 - He Or She
* 2016 - Red Bomber
* 2015 - Amorino
* 2014 - Mouro
* 2013 - Launay
* 2012 - Rockpecker
* 2011 - Launay
* 2010 - Stillme
* 2009 - Rockpecker
* 2008 - Orange County
* 2007 - Recapitalize
* 2006 - Sojustrememberthis
* 2005 - Youth
* 2004 - Cross Current
* 2003 - Belle Ball
* 2002 - Tears Royal
* 2001 - Sedation
