Empire Rose Stakes
# Empire Rose Stakes

The Empire Rose Stakes, is a Victoria Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held under Weight for Age conditions, for fillies and mares aged three-years-old and upwards, over a distance of 1600 metres, held at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia during the VRC Spring Carnival on Victoria Derby day. Total prize money for the race is A$1,000,000.

## History

The registered race is named after Empire Rose, the champion mare who won the 1988 LKS MacKinnon Stakes – Melbourne Cup double.

### Name

* 1988–1992 - The Honda Legend
* 1993 - Hong Kong Bank Stakes
* 1994–2001 - Hardy Brothers Classic
* 2002–2004 - Nestle Peters Classic
* 2005–2017 - Myer Classic
* 2018 onwards - Empire Rose Stakes

### Distance

* 1988 onwards - 1,600 metres

### Grade

* 1988–1994 - Listed Race
* 1995–1996 - Group 3
* 1997–2003 - Group 2
* 2004 onwards - Group 1

## Winners

* 2022 - Icebath
* 2021 - Colette
* 2020 - Shout The Bar
* 2019 - Melody Belle
* 2018 - Shillelagh
* 2017 - Shoals
* 2016 - I Am A Star
* 2015 - Politeness
* 2014 - Bonaria
* 2013 - Red Tracer
* 2012 - Appearance
* 2011 - Hurtle Myrtle
* 2010 - Sacred Choice
* 2009 - Typhoon Tracy
* 2008 - Forensics
* 2007 - Divine Madonna
* 2006 - Lyrical Bid
* 2005 - Lotteria
* 2004 - Miss Potential
* 2003 - Zanna
* 2002 - Miss Zoe
* 2001 - Market Price
* 2000 - Super Sequel
* 1999 - Noircir
* 1998 - Bonanova
* 1997 - Prairie
* 1996 - Rose of Portland
* 1995 - Aunty Mary
* 1994 - Sedately
* 1993 - Mingling Glances
* 1992 - Excited Angel
* 1991 - Western Chorus
* 1990 - Natural Wonder
* 1989 - Echo Lass
* 1988 - Concordance
