The Moonga Stakes is a
Melbourne Racing Club
The Melbourne Racing Club (MRC) 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 Racec ...
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*Group 3 (racing), FIA classification for auto racing
*Group 3, the third tier of races in worldwide Thoroughbred horse racing
* Group 3 image format, Group 3 & Group 4 are d ...
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. Thoroughbreds are c ...
horse race
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, for four year olds and upwards, at
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with penalties, over a distance of 1400 metres, held annually at
Caulfield Racecourse
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,
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
,
Australia
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in October.
Total prize money for the race is
A$200,000.
History
Name
* 1987–1992 - Richard Ellis Plate
* 1993–1994 - The Myer Stakes
* 1995 - Richard Ellis Plate
* 1996 - Vo Rogue Stakes (In honour of champion -
Vo Rogue
Vo Rogue (12 Nov 1983 - 7 May 2012) was an Australian Racing Hall of Fame 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 champi ...
)
* 1997 - Tablerite Stakes
* 1998–1999 - IGA Supermarkets Stakes
* 2000 - Ansett Australia Stakes
* 2001–2002 - Melbourne Racing Club Stakes
* 2003 - Farewell To Northerly Stakes (In honour of champion -
Northerly
Northerly (17 October 1996 – 9 May 2012) was an Australian racehorse who is considered arguably Australia's best middle distance Thoroughbred horse of the early 2000s. Northerly, trained by Western Australian harness racing legend Fred Kersley ...
)
* 2004 - Melbourne Racing Club Stakes
* 2005–2006 - Harrolds 101 Stakes
* 2007–2008 - Jayco Cup
* 2009–2011 - Betfair Stakes
* 2012 onwards - Moonga Stakes
Grade
* 1988–1993 - Principal race
* 1994 onwards - Group 3
Winners
* 2023 - Buffalo River
* 2022 - Aegon
* 2021 - Buffalo River
* 2020 - Wild Planet
* 2019 -
Streets Of Avalon
Streets Of Avalon (foaled 9 October 2014) is a multiple Group 1 winning Australian thoroughbred racehorse.
Background
Streets Of Avalon was sired by Magnus, who won the Group 1 Galaxy. He was offered for sale at the Inglis yearling sales, how ...
* 2018 - Sircconi
* 2017 - Ulmann
* 2016 - Voodoo Lad
* 2015 - Vashka
* 2014 - Lucky Hussler
* 2013 - Boban
* 2012 - Whateverwhenever
* 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 Habit
Rough Habit (2 December 1986 – 7 November 2014) was a New Zealand-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who won 11 Group One (G1) races on both sides of the Tasman, and won New Zealand's Horse of the Year Award in 1992 and 1995.
Background
Rough H ...
* 1991 - Steineck
* 1990 - Royal Pay
* 1989 - Heavenly View
* 1988 -
Vo Rogue
Vo Rogue (12 Nov 1983 - 7 May 2012) was an Australian Racing Hall of Fame 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 champi ...
See also
*
List of Australian Group races
This List of Australian Group races is recognized as a list of Australia's classified Black type thoroughbred horse races.
The Pattern Committee of the Australian Racing Board (ARB) recommends which races shall be designated as Group and Listed r ...
*
Group races
Group races, also known as Pattern races, or Graded races in some jurisdictions, are the highest level of races in Thoroughbred horse racing. They include most of the world's iconic races, such as, in Europe, the Derby, Irish Derby and Prix de l'A ...
References
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Horse races in Australia