Australia Stakes
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History
The Australia Stakes is a Group 2 race for open sprinters conducted by the Moonee Valley Racing Club at Moonee Valley.
The Australia Stakes was first run in 1988 and was won by Special. It is registered as the Stanley Wootton Stakes but was the Norman Carlyon Stakes from 1998 to 2009.
The Australia Stakes is run over 1200m under Weight For Age conditions.
It was worth $350,000 in 2024.
Run in late January (around Australia Day), it is the first of the feature sprints of the New Year.
Originally a Listed race, it was Group 3 from 1990 to 1993 then Group 2 onwards.
When Moonee Valley was out of action for renovations in 1995, it was won that year at Flemington by Hareeba in one of the great victories.
The great Black Caviar won the race twice with her first win in 2010 part of her injury riddled three year old career.
Three year olds were to the fore again in 2024 via Veight's win.
Mares haven't been so good with Black Caviar the only winner in the last decade before Whispering Brook and Marabi.
It became the final race of a Summer Sprint Series in 2022 and upped in value.
Notable winners of the Australia Stakes include Special (1988), Redelva (1990), Schillaci (1993), Hareeba (1995), All Our Mob (1996), Flavour (1998), Sports (1999), Piavonic (2001), Yell (2003), Super Elegant (2005), El Segundo (2007), Let Go Thommo (2008), Black Caviar (2010/2012), Holler (2016), Malaguerra (2017), Scales Of Justice (2020), Streets Of Avalon (2021) and Marabi (2022).
The 2024 Australia Stakes was won by Veight from Southport Tycoon and Recommendation.
Previous Australia Stakes Winners
Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
VEIGHT
(AUS)
3C GRUNT (NZ) - NEENA ROCK (AUS) FASTNET ROCK (AUS) |
DAMIAN LANE | 55.0 | T & C MCEVOY | 3 |
|
JIGSAW
(AUS)
4G MANHATTAN RAIN (AUS) - DEMANDZ (NZ) LONHRO (AUS) |
DANIEL MOOR | 58.5 | CINDY ALDERSON | 2 |
|
MARABI
(AUS)
5M I AM INVINCIBLE (AUS) - NAKAAYA (AUS) TIGER HILL (IRE) |
BEN ALLEN | 56.5 | C MAHER & D EUSTACE | 3 |
|
STREETS OF AVALON
(AUS)
6G MAGNUS (AUS) - KAMUNIAK (NZ) BLACK MINNALOUSHE (USA) |
ZAC SPAIN | 58.5 | SHANE NICHOLS | 4 |
|
SCALES OF JUSTICE
(AUS)
7G NOT A SINGLE DOUBT (AUS) - BEYMATILLA (AUS) UMATILLA (NZ) |
D YENDALL | 58.5 | LINDSEY SMITH | 2 |
|
WHISPERING BROOK
(AUS)
5M HINCHINBROOK (AUS) - ARTFUL WHISPER (USA) MACHIAVELLIAN (USA) |
M J ZAHRA | 56.5 | DARREN WEIR | 2 |
|
THRONUM
(AUS)
4H SNITZEL (AUS) - HELENA'S SECRET (USA) FIVE STAR DAY (USA) |
M J ZAHRA | 58.5 | D & B HAYES & T DABERNIG | 3 |
|
MALAGUERRA
(AUS)
5G MAGNUS (AUS) - TENNESSEE MORN (AUS) BLETCHINGLY (AUS) |
B MELHAM | 58.5 | PETER GELAGOTIS | 9 |
|
HOLLER
(AUS)
3C COMMANDS (AUS) - SHOUTS (AUS) STRATEGIC (AUS) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 55.0 | JOHN O'SHEA | 7 |
|
MOURINHO
(AUS)
7G ORATORIO (IRE) - BENEVOLENT (NZ) GENEROUS (IRE) |
V DURIC | 58.5 | PETER GELAGOTIS | 4 |
|
RICHIE'S VIBE
(AUS)
4G DANERICH (AUS) - EARLY WAKENING (AUS) HENNESSY (USA) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 58.5 | TONY VASIL | 7 |
|
SEA LORD
(AUS)
5G STREET CRY (IRE) - DREAM LASS (NZ) DREAM WELL (FR) |
L CURRIE | 58.5 | STEPHEN BROWN | 1 |
|
BLACK CAVIAR
(AUS)
5M BEL ESPRIT (AUS) - HELSINGE (AUS) DESERT SUN (GB) |
L NOLEN | 56.5 | PETER G MOODY | 1 |
|
WHITEFRIARS
(AUS)
5G ARENA (AUS) - ALSATIA (AUS) MARAUDING (NZ) |
J CASSIDY | 58.5 | RICK WORTHINGTON | 7 |
|
BLACK CAVIAR
(AUS)
3F BEL ESPRIT (AUS) - HELSINGE (AUS) DESERT SUN (GB) |
L NOLEN | 53.0 | PETER G MOODY | 4 |
|
LUCKY SECRET
(AUS)
5G RUBITON (AUS) - WON'T TELL (AUS) RORY'S JESTER (AUS) |
D BRERETON | 58.5 | TONY VASIL | 4 |
|
LET GO THOMMO
(AUS)
7G LARANTO (AUS) - MEMORY TRUE (AUS) IS IT TRUE (USA) |
STEVEN KING | 58.5 | SIMON ZAHRA | 3 |
|
EL SEGUNDO
(NZ)
5G PINS (AUS) - PALOS VERDES (NZ) OAK RIDGE (FR) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 58.5 | COLIN LITTLE | 8 |
|
CALIFORNIA DANE
(AUS)
3C DANEHILL (USA) - STORMINWINTER (USA) SEATTLE SLE (AUS) |
N CALLOW | 54.0 | D L FREEDMAN | 2 |
|
SUPER ELEGANT
(AUS)
7G MISTER C (USA) - EVER ELEGANT (AUS) STEEL PULSE (GB) |
G CHILDS | 57.5 | TONY VASIL | 6 |
|
VOCABULARY
(AUS)
4M ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) - LADY LINGUIST (AUS) MARAUDING (NZ) |
D NIKOLIC | 55.0 | MICK PRICE | 4 |
|
YELL
(AUS)
3G ANABAA (USA) - VOCALIST (AUS) BLUEBIRD (USA) |
D GAUCI | 54.0 | JOHN HAWKES | 1 |
|
ROYAL CODE
(AUS)
3C KING'S THEATRE (IRE) - CRYPTOMAGIC (USA) CRYPTOCLEARANCE (USA) |
S W ARNOLD | 54.0 | DAVID HALL | 4 |
|
PIAVONIC
(AUS)
5M SCENIC (IRE) - PIAVE GIRL (AUS) BRAVE SALUTE (AUS) |
N RAWILLER | 55.0 | TONY NOONAN | 3 |
|
SLAVONIC
(AUS)
4G COSSACK WARRIOR (AUS) - PAMPAS DANCER (AUS) LAUDHAM STAR (AUS) |
B PREBBLE | 57.5 | MICK PRICE | 5 |
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