Moonga Stakes
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The Moonga Stakes is a MRC
Group 3
Australia
n Thoroughbred
horse race, for four years old and upwards, at set weghts with penalties, over a distance of 1400 metres. It is held annually at Caulfield Racecourse
in Melbourne
in October. Total prize money for the race is A$125,000.
Melbourne Racing Club
The Melbourne Racing Club is one of three metropolitan horse racing clubs in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It began life as the Victoria Amateur Turf Club in 1875 with Mr. E.C. Moore as the Club's first Secretary. The Dowling Forest Racecourse in Ballarat was the location for the first VATC race...
Group 3
Group races
Group races are the highest standard of Thoroughbred horseraces in Australia. The Australian Pattern Committee recommends to the Australian Racing Board which races shall be designated as Group races...
Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
horse race, for four years old and upwards, at set weghts with penalties, over a distance of 1400 metres. It is held annually at Caulfield Racecourse
Caulfield Racecourse
Caulfield Racecourse is one of Melbourne, Australia's best-known horse-racing tracks. Commonly known as "The Heath" by local racegoers, it is located eight kilometres from the Melbourne CBD, on the boundary of Caulfield and Caulfield East in Melbourne's south eastern suburbs...
in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
in October. Total prize money for the race is A$125,000.
Race history
- From 1989 to 1993 it was a listed race.
- Since 1994 has been a Goup 3 race.
- Previous names for this race include The Jayco Cup.
The winners
- 2011 Love Conquers All
- 2010 Rothera
- 2009 McClintock
- 2008 Royal Discretion
- 2007 Lord Of The Dance
- 2006 Perfectly Ready
- 2005 Volitant
- 2004 Amtrak
- 2003 Thorn Park
- 2002 Assertive Lad
- 2001 Flavour
- 2000 Cellar
- 1999 Another Neptune
- 1998 Buster Jones
- 1997 Monets Cove
- 1996 Mamzelle Pedrille
- 1995 Royal Blue
- 1994 Star Dancer
- 1993 Cogitate
- 1992 Rough HabitRough HabitRough Habit was a New Zealand-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who won 11 Group One races on both sides of the Tasman, and won New Zealand's Horse of the Year Award in 1992 and 1995....
- 1991 Steineck
- 1990 Royal Pay
- 1989 Heavenly View
- 1988 Vo RogueVo RogueVo Rogue is an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse. He was sired by American-bred Ivor Prince whose racing career ended from injury after just two starts. Ivor Prince was a son of the British champion Sir Ivor who won the 1968 2,000 Guineas and Epsom Derby. His American damsire, Dignitas, was a...