In a move that turns its back on more than 150 years of a spring racing tradition, the Victoria Racing Club has scrapped the Archer Stakes as a Victoria Derby day support race.
A Group 3 race that provided borderline runners with a last-minute chance to win their way into the Melbourne Cup three days later, the Archer Stakes will be run much earlier during this year’s spring carnival.
It will be programmed as part of the Makybe Diva Stakes meeting at Flemington on September 14.
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