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The BMW, registered as the H E Tancred Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race for horses three years old and older, run over 2,400 metres at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney, Australia on Easter Saturdayin March. The prize money in 2014 was A$1,500,000.

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History

The race is named after Henry Eugene Tancred (1897-1961), a former Chairman of the Sydney Turf Club.

Name

This race has had several names in its existence:

• 1963-1976 - H E Tancred Cup
• 1977-1980 - H E Tancred Stakes
• 1981-1989 - Tancred Stakes
• 1990 - The BMW International Stakes
• 1991-1995 - The BMW Stakes
• 1996-2001 - Mercedes Classic
• 2002-2017 - The BMW
• 2018 - Kia Tancred Stakes

Distance

• 1963 - 1 ¹/₂ miles (~2400 metres)
• 1964 - 1 ¹/₄ miles (~2000 metres)
• 1965-1972 - 1 ¹/₂ miles (~2400 metres)
• 1973 onwards - 2400 metres

Grade

• 1963-1979 - Principal race
• 1980 onwards - Group 1 race

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Winners

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See also

• List of Australian Group races
• Group races

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External links

• First three placegetters The BMW (ATC)

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References

Source of the article : Wikipedia