MVRC Champagne Stakes
| Champagne Stakes | |
|---|---|
| Group 3 race | |
| Location | Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne |
| Inaugurated | 1975 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Blackwoods (2014) |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,200 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Weight | 3 year old fillies at set weights |
| Purse | $150,000 (2014) |
The Champagne Stakes is a Moonee Valley Racing Club Group 3 Australian Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies, under set weight conditions, over a distance of 1200 metres. It is held annually at Moonee Valley Racecourse in Melbourne in September. Total prize money for the race is A$150,000.[1]
Race history
Race distance
- 1975 onwards - 1200 metres with exceptions
- 1987–1988 - 1212 metres
- 1994–1995 - 1206 metres
Race grade
- 1975–1978 - Principal Race
- 1979–1984 - Group 3
- 1985–2004 - Group 2
- 2005 onwards - Group 3
Race name
- 1975–1978 - Moonee Valley Champagne Stakes
- 1979–1984 - Leilani Stakes
- 1985–1986 - Veuve Cliquot Classic
- 1987–1989 - The Veuve Cliquot
- 1990–1993 - The Laurent Perrier
- 1994 - Moet & Chandon Stakes
- 1995–2002 - Champagne Stakes
- 2003 - Club Lifestyle Stakes
- 2004 - Mitsubishi Stakes
- 2005 onwards - Champagne Stakes
The winners
- 2014 - Eloping
- 2013 - Thump[2]
- 2012 - Snitzerland[3]
- 2011 - Miss Stellabelle[4]
- 2010 - Lone Rock[5]
- 2009 - Avenue[6]
- 2008 - Dan Baroness[7]
- 2007 - Antarctic Miss[8]
- 2006 - Estelle Collection[9]
- 2005 - Virage De Fortune[10]
- 2004 - Truly Wicked
- 2003 - Dilly Dally
- 2002 - Before Too Long
- 2001 - Fair Embrace
- 2000 - Ateates
- 1999 - I Am A Ripper
- 1998 - St. Clemens Belle
- 1997 - Adeewin
- 1996 - Always Divine
- 1995 - Bracken Bank
- 1994 - Love Of Mary
- 1993 - Kapchat
- 1992 - Klokka
- 1991 - Royal Accord
- 1990 - With Me
- 1989 - Courtza
- 1988 - Startling Lass
- 1987 - Midnight Fever
- 1986 - Society Bay
- 1985 - Canny Lass
- 1984 - Sauna
- 1983 - Look Aloft
- 1982 - Belle Stani
- 1981 - Darling Take Care
- 1980 - Heart Strings
- 1979 - Lady’s Slipper
- 1978 - Red Coral
- 1977 - Proceed
- 1976 - Vivarchi
- 1975 - Miss Ollie
See also
References
- ↑ "Winners and Past Results for the Champagne Stakes". Pro Group Racing Australia. 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ↑ 2013 result
- ↑ 2012 result
- ↑ 2011 result
- ↑ 2010 result
- ↑ 2009 result
- ↑ 2008 result
- ↑ 2007 result
- ↑ 2006 result
- ↑ 2005 result