The Villiers Stakes is an

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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 ...

horse race held under open handicap conditions, for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1,600 metres held at

Randwick Racecourse Royal Randwick Racecourse is a racecourse for horse racing located in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales. Randwick Racecourse is Crown Land leased to the Australian Turf Club and known to many Sydney racegoers as headquarter ...

, Sydney, Australia in early December. The total prize money for this race is A$750,000. Yaralla 1940 AJC Breeders Plate Randwick Racecourse Jockey Ted McMenamin Trainer Fred Cush

Yaralla 1940 AJC Breeders Plate Randwick Racecourse Jockey Ted McMenamin Trainer Fred Cush

Cetigne 1918 AJC Craven Plate Randwick Racecourse Jockey Albert Wood Trainer Tom Scully

History

Distance

* 1892–1901 - 6 furlongs (~1200 metres) * 1902–1971 - 1 mile (~1609 metres) * 1972–2006 – 1600 metres * January 2008 – 1400 metres * December 2008 onwards - 1600 metres

Grade

* 1892–1978 - Principal Race * 1979–1985 - Group 3 * 1986 onwards - Group 2

Venue

* 2001, 2011, 2012 -

Warwick Farm Racecourse Warwick Farm Racecourse is a racecourse at Warwick Farm, a south-west suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is used as a racecourse for Thoroughbred horse racing. The racecourse is owned and operated by the Australian Turf Club. ...

Winners

* 2021 - Brutality * 2020 - Greysful Glamour * 2019 - Quackerjack * 2018 - Sky Boy * 2017 - Crack Me Up * 2016 - Sense Of Occasion * 2015 - Happy Clapper * 2014 - Rudy * 2013 - Ninth Legion * 2012 - All Legal * 2011 - Monton * 2010 - Dances On Waves * 2009 - Palacio De Cristal * 2008 - Something Anything * 2007 - Honor in War * 2006 - Utzon * 2005 - Aqua D'Amore * 2004 - Ikes Dream * 2003 - On A High * 2002 - Boreale * 2001 - Carael Boy * 2000 - Grey And Gold * 1999 - Final Fantasy * 1998 - Referral * 1997 - Arletty * 1996 - Touch Of Force * 1995 - Heres The Prince * 1994 - Aunty Mary * 1993 - Cobbora * 1992 - Soho Square * 1991 - Shining Wind * 1990 - Post Elect * 1989 - Spot The Rock * 1988 - Tumble On * 1987 - Card Shark * 1986 - Roman Artist * 1985 - Dinky Flyer * 1984 - Rising Prince * 1983 - Northern Reward * 1982 - Hussars Command * 1981 - Zing Along * 1980 - Tuna Too * 1979 - Kings Ideal * 1978 - Dear John * 1977 - Hot Diggity * 1976 - Top Wing * 1975 - St Martin * 1974 - Americano * 1973 - Oncidon * 1972 - Torumba * 1971 - Tumberlua * 1970 - Silver Points * 1969 - Sir To Me * 1968 - Domino King * 1967 - Maigret * 1966 - Nandaroo * 1965 - Castanea * 1964 - †Gay Song / Blue Era * 1963 - Key * 1962 - Emboss * 1961 - Gene San * 1960 - Grenoble * 1959 - Comte De Paris * 1958 - Caesar * 1957 - Top Ruler * 1956 - Empire Link * 1955 - Lazy Day * 1954 - Kev Mar * 1953 - Raconteur * 1952 - Carioca * 1951 - Mercury * 1950 - Field Boy * 1949 - Veiled Art * 1948 - Filipino * 1947 - Barnsley * 1946 - Native Son * 1945 -

Bernborough Bernborough (1939–1960) was an outstanding Australian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who competed from 1941 to 1946. He carried heavy weights in 15 consecutive wins that included the Doomben 10,000 while carrying 10 stone 5 pounds. Bernborough w ...

* 1944 - Precise * 1943 - Sir Neith * 1942 - Riverton * 1941 - Yaralla * 1940 - Rimveil * 1939 - Rodborough * 1938 - Fakenham * 1937 - Ramdin * 1936 - Kings Head * 1935 - Golden Chance * 1933 - Closing Time * 1932 - Magnetic * 1931 - High Disdain * 1930 - Pavilion * 1929 - Habashon * 1928 - Reonui * 1927 - Zuleika * 1926 - Queen Alwyne * 1925 - Hemisphere * 1924 - Balbus * 1923 - Mont Clair * 1922 - Wish Wynne * 1921 - Sail On * 1920 - Fluency * 1919 - Anyhow * 1918 - Rebus * 1917 - Cetigne * 1916 - Wedding Day * 1915 - Lord Nagar * 1914 - Challenge Crosse * 1913 - Popinjay * 1912 - Embracer * 1911 - Myra Bluan * 1910 - Lady Ruenalf * 1909 - Miss Flaneur * 1908 - Virtu * 1907 - Kyeadgerie * 1906 - Luciana * 1905 - Refrain * 1904 - Cherson * 1903 - Air Motor * 1902 - Kinglock * 1901 - Sir Leonard * 1900 - Fulminate * 1899 - Coralie * 1898 - Satan * 1897 - Loch Marie * 1896 - Vivian * 1895 - Ordnance * 1894 - Moorefield * 1893 - Bliss * 1892 - Two Up † Dead heat

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