George Moore Stakes
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The George Moore Stakes is a Group 3
Australian Thoroughbred
open quality handicap for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1200 metres, held at Doomben Racecourse
in Brisbane
in December. Prizemoney is A$200,000.
Group races
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Australian Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
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open quality handicap for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1200 metres, held at Doomben Racecourse
Doomben Racecourse
Doomben Racecourse is a horse racing venue in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is located in the suburb of Ascot, 7 kilometres north of the Brisbane central business district....
in Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
in December. Prizemoney is A$200,000.
Name
- 1979 - 1986 the race was known as XXXX Stakes
- 1987 the race was known as the Thornhill Park Stakes
- 1988, 1990 - 1992 the race was known as the L J Williams Quality Handicap
- 1989, 1993, 2000 - 2006 the race was known as the Summer Stakes
- 1994 - 1999 the race was known as the AWA Stakes
The winners
- 2010 race not held
- 2009 Burdekin Blues
- 2008 Friendly Embrace
- 2007 Not run due to Equine Influenza
- 2006 Natural Destiny
- 2005 Takeover TargetTakeover TargetTakeover Target is a much travelled Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who has won top sprinting races in each of the five major cities in Australia as well as the United Kingdom, Japan and Singapore....
- 2004 Show Biz Kid
- 2003 Make Mine Magic
- 2002 Baal Yabba
- 2001 Alpine Express
- 2000 Fine Action
- 1999 Major Victory
- 1998 City Hall
- 1997 Chief De Beers
- 1996 Rip Home
- 1995 Atlantic Crossing
- 1994 Chief De Beers
- 1993 Morden
- 1992 Buck's Pride
- 1991 Turvey
- 1990 Gypsy Rogue
- 1989 Mirraben
- 1989 Mirraben
- 1987 Mirraben
- 1986 Paris Beau
- 1985 Basic French
- 1984 Fixed Flush
- 1983 Foreign Interest
- 1982 Marquee Star
- 1981 Handsome Prince
- 1980 Grand Rocky
- 1979 Princess Reichen