Tesio Stakes Tesio Stakes The Tesio Stakes, is a registered Moonee Valley Racing Club Thoroughbred horse race which is run as the Powerflo Solutions Stakes (2018) is a Group 3 event for mares aged four years old and upwards under handicap conditions, over a distance of 1600 metres held annually at Moonee Valley Racecourse , Melbourne, Australia in late October on WS Cox Plate Day. Prize money is A$150,000. The race's registered name is in honour of the famous Italian horse breeder Federico Tesio (1869–1954). The sponsors of the race are usually associated with breeding are selling of thoroughbreds since the race
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