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Form only last week came to light in the Race History of the Shaftesbury Avenue Stakes run at Flemington on Saturday.
Streets Of Avalon was beaten here last year. Is the 2020 Shaftesbury Avenue Stakes (1400m) at Flemington on Saturday that standard?
2020 Shaftesbury Avenue Stakes: Nominations
2020 SHAFTESBURY AVENUE STAKES - RACE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND
The Shaftesbury Avenue Stakes is a Group 3 race over 1400m for open ages at Flemington conducted by the Victoria Racing Club.
First run in 2001, it hasn't produced a star studded line up of winners and even lost grading status from 2008 to 2010.
The Shaftesbury Avenue Stakes is run under Handicap conditions.
Notable winners of the Shaftesbury Avenue Stakes include Sedation, Orange County, Launay (twice) and Amorino.
The 2020 Shaftesbury Avenue Stakes was worth $160,000 in prizemoney.
Nozomi was a Derby placegetter in 2014 but only won three times in weak races before winning this last year.
The 2019 Shaftesbury Avenue Stakes was won by Violate from Streets Of Avalon and Zebulon.