Sir John Monash Stakes
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History
The Sir John Monash Stakes is Group 3 race run under weight-for-age conditions at Caulfield conducted by the Melbourne Racing Club.
The Sir John Monash Stakes was formerly known as the Moondah Plate and was first run in 1994.
It was renamed the Sir John Monash Stakes in 1998 in honour of Australia's military commander during the First World War.
The distance of the Sir John Monash Stakes has been 1100m since 2005. From 1994 to 2004 the distance was 1000m.
The Sir John Monash Stakes was a Listed Race from 1994 to 2013 and was upgraded to Group 3 in 2014.
The 2023 Sir John Monash Stakes was for prizemoney of $200,000.
The Sir John Monash Stakes begins the early program of Melbourne weight-for-age races that lead into the spring and has been won by some fine sprinters including the dual winner Super Elegant.
Popular 9yo sprinter Jungle Edge was able to hold on and win the 2020 renewal on a heavy track taking his earnings over $1.7m.
Other notable winners of the Sir John Monash Stakes include Sequalo, Royal Rubiton, Flavour, Rubitano, I Am Invincible, Reward For Effort, Platelet, Pago Rock, Lord Of The Sky, Miss Promiscuity, Supido and Voodoo Lad.
The 2023 Sir John Monash Stakes was won by Sigh from Mileva and General Beau.
Previous Sir John Monash Stakes Winners
Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
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|
SIGH
(AUS)
4M NO NAY NEVER (USA) - FANTASIZE (AUS) AUTHORIZED (IRE) |
MS CARLEEN HEFEL | 56.5 | PETER G MOODY | 1 |
|
MILEVA
(AUS)
4M HEADWATER (AUS) - LADY EINSTEIN (AUS) MAGIC ALBERT (AUS) |
DANIEL MOOR | 56.5 | PHILLIP STOKES | 2 |
|
RED CAN MAN
(AUS)
4G GINGERBREAD MAN (AUS) - BROCKY'S ACE (AUS) SURTEE (AUS) |
B MELHAM | 58.5 | DAVID BRIDEOAKE | 5 |
|
JUNGLE EDGE
(AUS)
9G DUBAWI (IRE) - JUNGLE GIRL (NZ) CARNEGIE (IRE) |
J DAROSE | 58.5 | MICK BELL | 6 |
|
OAK DOOR
(AUS)
5G COMMANDS (AUS) - BEYONCE'S STAR (AUS) ORIENTATE (USA) |
B MELHAM | 58.5 | JOHN SADLER | 10 |
|
VOODOO LAD
(AUS)
6G I AM INVINCIBLE (AUS) - O'FORTUNA (AUS) GILDED TIME (USA) |
B RAWILLER | 58.5 | DARREN WEIR | 5 |
|
SUPIDO
(AUS)
5H SEBRING (AUS) - LADY SUCCEED (JPN) BRIAN'S TIME (USA) |
L NOLEN | 58.5 | MICHAEL KENT | 5 |
|
WILD RAIN
(AUS)
4M MANHATTAN RAIN (AUS) - NORTH FLOWER (AUS) RORY'S JESTER (AUS) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 56.5 | MARK KAVANAGH | 10 |
|
MISS PROMISCUITY
(AUS)
4M MAGNUS (AUS) - ZIPSTREAM (AUS) DISTANT MUSIC (USA) |
D DUNN | 56.5 | DAVID HAYES & TOM DABERNIG | 12 |
|
LORD OF THE SKY
(AUS)
3C DANERICH (AUS) - PRINCESS ABASSI (AUS) ABASSI (AUS) |
D DUNN | 58.0 | ROBBIE LAING | 1 |
|
PAGO ROCK
(AUS)
5G ROCK OF GIBRALTAR (IRE) - DANCING PAGO (AUS) THUNDER GULCH (USA) |
CHAD SCHOFIELD | 58.5 | D A HAYES | 1 |
|
PLATELET
(AUS)
3F STRATEGIC (AUS) - BLOODLINE (AUS) DRACULA (AUS) |
DAMIAN LANE | 56.0 | DARREN WEIR | 9 |
|
SECRET FLYER
(AUS)
7G SECRET SAVINGS (USA) - LANADEE (AUS) SNAADEE (USA) |
L NOLEN | 58.5 | MARK YOUNG | 4 |
|
REWARD FOR EFFORT
(AUS)
3C EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) - MISS PROSPECT (AUS) RORY'S JESTER (AUS) |
L NOLEN | 58.0 | PETER G MOODY | 3 |
|
I AM INVINCIBLE
(AUS)
4H INVINCIBLE SPIRIT (IRE) - CANNARELLE (AUS) CAN'T FIGHT FATE (AUS) |
D GAUCI | 58.5 | PETER J MORGAN | 6 |
|
TESBURY JACK
(AUS)
5G ARMIDALE (AUS) - CLEAR MONEY (AUS) CLEAR CHOICE (USA) |
D GAUCI | 58.5 | JULIE SCOTT | 7 |
|
LUCKY SECRET
(AUS)
3G RUBITON (AUS) - WON'T TELL (AUS) RORY'S JESTER (AUS) |
D BRERETON | 58.0 | TONY VASIL | 4 |
|
SASSBEE
(AUS)
5G BLEVIC (AUS) - ANERET GOLD (AUS) MARQUEE STAR (AUS) |
N RAWILLER | 57.5 | DAVID JOLLY | 4 |
|
SUPER ELEGANT
(AUS)
7G MISTER C (USA) - EVER ELEGANT (AUS) STEEL PULSE (GB) |
N RAWILLER | 57.5 | TONY VASIL | 5 |
|
SUPER ELEGANT
(AUS)
6G MISTER C (USA) - EVER ELEGANT (AUS) STEEL PULSE (GB) |
G CHILDS | 57.5 | TONY VASIL | 6 |
|
DANTANA
(AUS)
3G DANZERO (AUS) - BIG SKY MONTANA (AUS) LORD SEYMOUR (IRE) |
N CALLOW | 57.0 | RICK HORE-LACY | 8 |
|
RUBITANO
(AUS)
4G RUBITON (AUS) - MRS. SOFFEL (AUS) THE JUDGE (AUS) |
N RAWILLER | 57.5 | BRIAN MAYFIELD-SMITH | 5 |
|
REGAL SHOT
(AUS)
3C CLAY HERO (AUS) - BALOCTANE (NZ) BALMERINO (NZ) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 57.0 | BRENDAN MCCARTHY | 1 |
|
HONOUR THE NAME
(AUS)
3G ROYAL ACADEMY (USA) - LILTING (AUS) TWIG MOSS (FR) |
C MUNCE | 57.0 | D L FREEDMAN | 1 |