Crystal Mile
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The Crystal Mile is a Moonee Valley Racing Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race held under Weight for Age conditions for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1600 metres held at Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in late October on W. S. Cox Plate Day. Prize money is A$400,000.
History
Distance
- 1982 - 1600 metres
Grade
- 1982–1985 - Listed race
- 1986–1996 - Group 3
- 1997 onwards - Group 2
In 2012 the race conditions changed from handicap to Weight for Age.
Name
- 1982–2006 - Waterford Crystal Mile
- 2007–2011 - Jayco Crystal Mile
- 2012 onwards - Schweppes Crystal Mile