The VRC Champions Mile, registered as the Cantala Stakes, is a Group 1 Victoria Racing Club quality handicap Thoroughbred horse race run over 1,600 metres at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia on the fourth and last day during the Melbourne Cup Carnival.

[1][2] Total prize money is A$3,000,000 The race was moved in 2016 to the first day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival (Victoria Derby Day) from the last day.

This was swapped with the LKS Mackinnon Stakes, which became the feature race on the last day of the carnival.

[1] In 2022, the race was returned to the final day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival and renamed the VRC Champions Mile in order to align with the branding of the entire race day, which is now called Champions Day instead of Stakes Day.

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