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