Roy Higgins Quality Race Information
The Roy Higgins Quality is a 2600 metre quality handicap race run by the Victoria Racing Club in late February or early March. It is held at Flemington as part of the Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival.
- Race Type: Listed
- Distance: 2600 metres
- Conditions: Quality handicap
- Track: Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Victoria
- Prizemoney: $500,000
- Date: Saturday 30 March 2024
Roy Higgins Quality Race History
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Listed race from 2011 onwards.
The winner gets a golden ticket into the Melbourne Cup.
Useful Facts
Last mare to win: Mosh Music (2021)
Fastest time (2600m): Kutchinsky (2013) 2:42:47
Interesting trivia:
Past winners of the Roy Higgins Quality
Winners of past Roy Higgins Quality’s include some good stayers.
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
| 2024 | Mark Twain | Strawberry Rock | Mostly Cloudy |
| 2023 | Goldman | Soulcombe | Swords Drawn |
| 2022 | Crystal Pegasus | Tigertiger | Future Score |
| 2021 | Mosh Music | Sin To Win | Stars Of Carrum |
| 2020 | King Of Leogrance | Dabiyr | Naval Warfare |
| 2019 | Schabau | Naval Warfare | Top Of The Range |
| 2018 | Aloft | Fanatic | Ormito |
| 2017 | Big Memory | Cadillac Mountain | Settler’s Stone |
| 2016 | Real Love | Dandy Gent | Black Jag |
| 2015 | Crafty Cruiser | Martinvast | Rawnaq |
| 2014 | Cooldini | Prince Of Penzance | Outback Joe |
| 2013 | Kutchinsky | Dame Claire | Tuscan Fire |
| 2012 | Drunken Sailor | Our Serena | Rowland |
| 2011 | King Diamond | Vesper | Muir |
| 2010 | Elmore | Boom ‘n’ Zoom | Irazu |
| 2009 | Renewable | Ista Kareem | Growl |
| 2008 | Video Star | Kalashnikov | Short Pause |