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The Race History of Moir Stakes run at Moonee Valley on Friday has changed with distance and timing.
Run at this time of year, younger horses have done well like Extreme Choice did. Is this 2019 Moir Stakes (1000m) at Moonee Valley on Friday an Everest lead up?
2019 MOIR STAKES - RACE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND
The Moir Stakes is a Group 1 race run under Weight For Age conditions for open class sprinters at Moonee Valley conducted by the Moonee Valley Racing Club.
The Moir Stakes is run over 1000m. It was first run in 1976 and was won by Scamanda.
The Moir Stakes has always been run at Moonee Valley. It used to be run on Cox Plate day but was brought forward in 2013 to be pre-AFL Grand Final day.
It used to be run over 1000m then for seven years until 2014 went to 1200m before returning to 1000m in 2015.
The race is named after a former chairman of the MVRC AJ Moir.
From 1979 the Moir Stakes was a Group 2 but was a Group 1 in 2013.
Buffering ran in five straight Moir Stakes winning three of them and second in another.
Fillies and mares have a great record in the race winning it 9 times in the last 17 years. In fact they ran the trifecta in 2017 and had 4 of the first 5 home in 2018.
With both races at WFA at Moonee Valley, Spinning Hill, in 2002, was the last horse to do the Moir Stakes/Manikato Stakes double. The only other is Manikato himself in 1982.
The absolute freak Black Caviar won it twice.
The Moir Stakes is worth $1,000,000 in 2019.
Notable winners of the Moir Stakes include She Will Reign (2017), Extreme Choice (2016), Buffering (2012/2014/2015), Samaready (2013), Black Caviar (2010/2011), Apache Cat (2009), Miss Andretti (2007), Spinning Hill (2002), Falvelon (2000), Schillaci (1992), With Me (1990/1991), Placid Ark (1987), Special (1986) and Manikato (1982).
The 2018 Moir Stakes was won by Viddora from Brave Smash and Spright.
