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The Race History of the All-Star Mile run at Moonee Valley on Saturday shows this as the third running.

Will it be cerise and white again in the 2021 All-Star Mile (1600m) at Moonee Valley on Saturday?

2021 All-Star Mile: Nominations

2021 ALL-STAR MILE - RACE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND

The All-Star Mile is a feature race run under Weight For Age conditions for open class milers conducted by Racing Victoria.

The All-Star Mile was introduced in 2019 to be run the week after Super Saturday.

As the name suggests it was over a mile.

It will be rotated amongst the three main Victorian courses – Flemington, Caulfield and Moonee Valley.

The All-Star Mile was framed along similar lines to the Arima Kinen in Japan where the public gets a vote determining most of the field.

Voting closes a month out with the final numbers listed to the public. Horses had to be of a certain standard to be eligible to run. That was above a rating of 70 on the official Ratings. Changes were made for the second running with that rating upped to 80 (70 for the 3yos).

The official process requires owners/trainers to nominate their horse for The All-Star Mile by early January. Fans then vote online and it closed late February.

In Year 1, after the final ten vote leaders make the field, Racing Victoria would select another four 'wildcards' to make the final field of 14. Again changes were made in Year 2 when there were five wildcards made available.

To be eligible to run a horse must have met minimum performance criteria over a 12 month period - either placed first, second or third in a Group or Listed race; or have earned $20,000 or more placing first, second or third in a flat race.

Five wildcard runners will supplement the top 10 voted horses with the Group 1 Futurity Stakes (1400m) and the Group 2 Blamey Stakes (1600m) both selected as 'win and you're in' races.

The All-Star Mile wildcard panel will select between three and five wildcards (subject to whether the Futurity and Blamey Stakes winners take up one), noting that horses which were not amongst the original nominations can come under consideration. 

Charities are also a major beneficiary of the All-Star Mile.

The All-Star Mile was worth $5,000,000 in 2021.

The Voting for the 2020 All-Star Mile ended up in order:-

• 1. Alligator Blood
• 2. Melody Belle
• 3. Kolding
• 4. Star Missile
• 5. Dalasan
• 6. Catalyst
• 7. Mr Quickie
• 8. Aristia
• 9. Heart Of Puissance
• 10. Super Seth

The wildcard runners were:-

• 1. Black Heart Bart
• 2. Fierce Impact
• 3. Streets Of Avalon
• 4. Superstorm
• 5. Regal Power

Both Catalyst and Super Seth couldn't make the race through injury issues. They were replaced by Flit and So Si Bon.

The first running saw a great story with the Tasmanian filly and Australian Guineas winner Mystic Journey putting up a great effort, sitting wide and still rounding up the Godolphin runners.

Then in 2020 it was the Perth horses that dominated as Grant and Alana Williams provided the quinella.

The 2020 All-Star Mile was won by Regal Power from Superstorm and Melody Belle.