Bill Stutt Stakes

The Bill Stutt Stakes is a Moonee Valley Racing Club Group 2 Australian Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged three years old, under open set weight conditions, over a distance of 1600 metres. It is held annually at Moonee Valley Racecourse in Melbourne. Total prize money for the race is A$200,000.^[1]

The race was renamed in honour of the Bill Stutt, a former chairman of the Moonee Valley Racing Club.^[1]

Race History

Race Distance

• 1934–1971 - 1 mile (approx. 1600m)
• 1972 onwards - 1600 metres with exceptions
• 1986, 1990, 1993 - 1614 metres
• 1989 - 1619 meters

Race grade

• 1934–1978 was a Principal Race
• 1979 onwards Group 2

Race name

• 1934–1989 - Moonee Valley Stakes
• 1990 onwards - Bill Stutt Stakes

The winners

See also

• List of Australian Group races
• Group races

References