title: Empire Rose Stakes
text: # 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
  