The Australia Stakes known formerly as the Norman Carlyon Stakes is a MRC Group 2 Australian Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged three years old and over under weight for age conditions, over a distance of 1200 metres. It is held annually at Moonee Valley Racecourse in Melbourne in January.
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