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Moonee Valley Fillies Classic

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History

SKYBIRD winning the Fillies Classic at Moonee Valley in Australia.
SKYBIRD winning the Fillies Classic at Moonee Valley in Australia. Picture: Colin Bull / Sportpix

The Moonee Valley Fillies Classic is a Group 2 race run under Set Weights conditions for three year old fillies at Moonee Valley conducted by the Moonee Valley Racing Club.

The Moonee Valley Fillies Classic is run over 1600m. It was first run in 1996 and was won by Just A Runner.

It was run over 2000m to 2004 then 1600m in 2005. Back to 1500m from 2006 to 2009, it has been at the mile since then.

After being Listed to 1999, the Moonee Valley Fillies Classic became a Group 3 in 1999, then was a Group 2 from 2001.

The race was moved from the Autumn to the Spring in 2012. It was originally part of the fillies series under the Moonee Valley Oaks name when won by the elite staying fillies like Sunline.

When run in the Autumn, the standard of winners was much stronger, many of them had either won or went on to win Oaks races.

I Am A Star was beaten in 2016 but won the Empire Rose Stakes the week after.

There was a big result for the race in 2018 as Mystic Journey would take it out and she would go on to win the Australian Guineas and the All-Star Mile in the Autumn.

There was a dead heat in the 2019 Fillies Classic – something this day has a habit of.

The Moonee Valley Fillies Classic was worth $300,000 in 2023.

Notable winners of the Moonee Valley Fillies Classic include Skybird (2023), Mystic Journey (2018), Nurse Kitchen (2016), Lumosty (2014), Lights Of Heaven (2011), Romneya (2009), Absolut Glam (2008), Anamato (2007), Dizelle (2005), Special Harmony (2004), Elegant Fashion (2002), Hill Of Grace (2000), Sunline (1999) and Kensington Palace/Champagne (1998).

The 2023 Moonee Valley Fillies Classic was won by Skybird from Grinzinger Belle and Carina Queen.


Racing and Sports

Previous Moonee Valley Fillies Classic Winners

Date Horse Jockey WT Trainer BP
SKYBIRD (AUS) 3F
EXOSPHERE (AUS) - REAL DESIRE (AUS) WANTED (AUS)
BEAU MERTENS 57.0 MITCHELL FREEDMAN 10
ZOE'S PROMISE (AUS) 3F
SWEAR (AUS) - KINZ FUNKY MONKEY (USA) THE GREEN MONKEY (USA)
ALANA KELLY 57.0 DARRYL CANNON 6
MOKULUA (AUS) 3F
REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - DEAR DEMI (AUS) DEHERE (USA)
JAMES MCDONALD 57.0 CLARRY CONNERS 3
YES BABY YES (AUS) 3F
DISSIDENT (AUS) - EXABELLE (AUS) EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS)
CRAIG WILLIAMS 57.0 Leon & Troy Corstens 5
LA FALAISE (AUS) 3F
CANFORD CLIFFS (IRE) - EXCEEDINGLY FRENCH (AUS) EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS)
B MELHAM 57.0 HENRY DWYER 2
FASCINO (NZ) 3F
CHARM SPIRIT (IRE) - LADY KIPLING (NZ) SAVABEEL (AUS)
M J ZAHRA 57.0 C MAHER & D EUSTACE 7
MYSTIC JOURNEY (AUS) 3F
NEEDS FURTHER (AUS) - WHITE GOLD (NZ) COLOMBIA (NZ)
A DARMANIN 57.0 ADAM TRINDER 6
BANISH (AUS) 3F
LONHRO (AUS) - MEIDUNG (AUS) BERNARDINI (USA)
CRAIG WILLIAMS 57.0 JAMES CUMMINGS 10
NURSE KITCHEN (NZ) 3F
SAVABEEL (AUS) - FLYING MONTY (NZ) MONTJEU (IRE)
K MCEVOY 57.0 DAVID BRIDEOAKE 6
MY POPPETTE (AUS) 3F
SNIPPETSON (AUS) - BROMPTON'S CHOICE (AUS) CHOISIR (AUS)
M J ZAHRA 57.0 R W SMERDON 1
LUMOSTY (AUS) 3F
FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - LUMINOUS EYES (IRE) BACHELOR DUKE (USA)
NICHOLAS HALL 57.0 R W SMERDON 2
GYPSY DIAMOND (AUS) 3F
NOT A SINGLE DOUBT (AUS) - GYPSY TUCKER (AUS) ZABEEL (NZ)
JAMES MCDONALD 57.0 JOHN O'SHEA 3
KAZANLUK (AUS) 3F
RED RANSOM (USA) - ROSE OF DANEHILL (AUS) DANEHILL (USA)
K MCEVOY 57.0 ANTHONY FREEDMAN 12
EMPRESS ROCK (AUS) 3F
FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - EMPRESS JADE (AUS) ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS)
S W ARNOLD 57.0 BART CUMMINGS 8
LIGHTS OF HEAVEN (NZ) 3F
ZABEEL (NZ) - I'M IN HEAVEN (NZ) VOLKSRAAD (GB)
L NOLEN 57.0 PETER G MOODY 7
MY EMOTION (NZ) 3F
SAVABEEL (AUS) - MIDNIGHT ROCK (AUS) RORY'S JESTER (AUS)
CRAIG WILLIAMS 57.0 MICHAEL KENT 3
ROMNEYA (AUS) 3F
RED RANSOM (USA) - MANNINGTON (AUS) DANEHILL (USA)
K MCEVOY 55.5 D L FREEDMAN 8
ABSOLUT GLAM (AUS) 3F
SNOWLAND (AUS) - PINE AWAY (USA) PINE BLUFF (USA)
STEVEN KING 55.5 DANNY O'BRIEN 5
ANAMATO (AUS) 3F
REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - VOLTAGE (AUS) WHISKEY ROAD (USA)
M RODD 55.5 D A HAYES 10
PURE HARMONY (NZ) 3F
STRAVINSKY (USA) - BALLYCAIRN (NZ) ZAFONIC (USA)
N CALLOW 55.5 MICK PRICE 5
DIZELLE (AUS) 3F
ZABEEL (NZ) - DANELAGH (AUS) DANEHILL (USA)
D GAUCI 55.5 JOHN HAWKES 7
SPECIAL HARMONY (AUS) 3F
SPINNING WORLD (USA) - MAROONED LADY (AUS) MAROONED (GB)
B PREBBLE 55.5 D L FREEDMAN 2
RIBE (AUS) 3F
DANEHILL (USA) - KAPESKIN (NZ) KAAPSTAD (NZ)
D NIKOLIC 55.5 D L FREEDMAN 5
ELEGANT FASHION (AUS) 3F
DANEWIN (AUS) - WILY TRICK (USA) CLEVER TRICK (USA)
G CHILDS 55.5 TONY MCEVOY 11
DANDIFY (AUS) 3F
DANEHILL (USA) - MANNERISM (AUS) AMYNTOR (FR)
B PREBBLE 55.5 JACK DENHAM 9
HILL OF GRACE (NZ) 3F
ZABEEL (NZ) - CARMEL VALLEY (AUS) LAST TYCOON (IRE)
B PREBBLE 55.5 ROBERT PRISCOTT 8

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