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Australia Stakes

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History

VEIGHT winning the Sharp EIT Solutions Australia Stakes at Moonee Valley in Australia.
VEIGHT winning the Sharp EIT Solutions Australia Stakes at Moonee Valley in Australia. Picture: Racing Photos

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.


Racing and Sports

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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