A.V. Kewney Stakes

The A. V. Kewney Stakes is a Victoria Racing Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies, run at set weights, over a distance of 1,600 metres at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in March during the VRC Autumn Racing Carnival.

[1] Total prizemoney is A$300,000.

The race has had several changes in grade and distance.

[1] The race is named after Arthur V. Kewney, who was the Secretary of the Victoria Racing Club for 21 years retiring in 1946 at the age of 74.

[2] In 2007 the race was run at Caulfield Racecourse due to reconstruction of Flemington Racecourse.