The Coolmore Stud Stakes, registered as the Ascot Vale Stakes, is a Victoria Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds, at set weights, run over 1200 metres at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia, on Victoria Derby Day. Total prize money is A$2,000,000.
High Caste, 1939 winner
Comic Court , 1948 winner
Front cover 1948 VRC Ascot Vale Stakes racebook
Inside cover showing raceday officials & enclosure notices
Flemington Racecourse is a major horse racing venue located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is most notable for hosting the Melbourne Cup, which is the world's richest handicap and the world's richest 3200-metre horse race. The racecourse is situated on low alluvial flats, next to the Maribyrnong River. The area was first used for horse racing in March 1840.
Main grandstand during the 2013 Melbourne Cup
180-degree panorama of the racecourse
Image of Melbourne skyline from Flemington Racecourse