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Several of recent winners have been elite fillies in the Scarborough Stakes run at Moonee Valley on Friday.

Loving Gaby went on to win much bigger races after this. Can the 2020 Scarborough Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley on Friday provide that sort of form?

2020 Scarborough Stakes: Nominations

2020 SCARBOROUGH STAKES - RACE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND

The Scarborough Stakes is a Group 3 race run under Set Weights conditions for three year old fillies at Moonee Valley conducted by the Moonee Valley Racing Club.

The Scarborough Stakes is run over 1200m. It was first run in 1975 and was won by Miss Ollie.

The Scarborough Stakes has always been run at Moonee Valley bar for 1995 when at Caulfield.

Essentially the race has been 1200m every running.

The race is known as the Scarborough Stakes but was originally registered as the Moonee Valley Champagne Stakes and has had various sponsor name changes.

After being Group 3 to 1984, it was upgraded to Group 2 up to 2005 when it went back to Group 3.

Two 40-1 shots fought the race out in 2016.

Houtzen used this as her final lead up to the 2017 Everest where she already had a slot. She'd run 7th there.

Loving Gaby came back to Moonee Valley and took out the 2019 Manikato Stakes and the William Reid in the Autumn too.

The Scarborough Stakes was worth $160,000 in 2020.

Notable winners of the Scarborough Stakes include Loving Gaby (2019), Houtzen (2017), Eloping (2014), Snitzerland (2012), Lone Rock (2010), Avenue (2009), Virage De Fortune (2005), Dilly Dally (2003), Fair Embrace (2001), St Clemens Belle (1998), Kapchat (1993), Klokka (1992), With Me (1990), Courtza (1989), Midnight Fever (1987), Canny Lass (1985) and Heart Strings (1980).

The 2019 Scarborough Stakes was won by Loving Gaby from Exhilarates and Villami.