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Vain Stakes Information

The Vain Stakes is a Group 3 race held at Caulfield Racecourse in Victoria each year.

The Vain Stakes (1100m) boasts a total prize pool of $200,000 and is for colts and geldings aged 3 years-old and is run under set weights + penalty conditions.

The Vain Stakes 2026 will be run on August 15, 2026 at Caulfield Racecourse.

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When is the Vain Stakes?

The Vain Stakes 2026 will be run on Saturday, August 15 at Caulfield Racecourse. The scheduled start time for the race is to be determined.

Where is the Vain Stakes 2026?

The Vain Stakes 2026 will take place at Caulfield Racecourse on Saturday, August 15.

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Vain Stakes News

    • Lindsay Park looks for early start with Hard Kick

      The Lindsay Park team are looking to the long term with their impressive juvenile Hard Kick who resumes at Flemington. Successful on debut in the Listed Talindert Stakes (1100m) at Flemington in February, Hard Kick resumes in the TAB We’re On (1000m) at Flemington on Saturday. Lindsay Park trainers Ben, Will and J D Hayes… Read More »

       
    • G1 winner Vinrock heads odds in open McNeil Stakes field

      ATC Sires winner Vinrock is the wagering apps favourote for the McNeil Stakes (1200m) this Saturday at Caulfield. The three year old hasn’t raced since that Group l triumph in the Autumn and looks primed to go. He sits as market elect at $3.70. Vain Stakes runner up Tycoon Star… Read More »

       
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    • Via Sistina heads early odds in open Winx Stakes field

      Champion mare Via Sistina is a clear favourite with wagering sites all in to take out the Winx Stakes (1400m) this Saturday at Randwick. The defending Cox Plate champ returns and the market says she is the one to beat, sitting at $3 and has been rock solid. Fangirl is… Read More »

       
    • Jimmy Recard digs in to win Vain Stakes

      Jockey Jamie Melham was concerned Jimmy Recard may hoist the white flag and retreat when bumped in the straight at Caulfield. But instead of weakening out of the Group 3 Vain Stakes (1100m) on Saturday, that brush with runner-up Tycoon Star sparked Jimmy Recard into a fighting mood. Under Melham’s… Read More »

       
 
 
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