MVRC Champagne Stakes
Encyclopedia
The MVRC Champagne Stakes is a MVRC
Group 3
Australia
n 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
. Total prize money for the race is A$150,000.
1975–1978 was a Principal Race
1979–1984 was a Group 3
1985–2004 was a Group 2
2005 onwards Group 3
1975 - 1978 the race was known as the ‘Moonee Valley Champagne Stakes’
1979 - 1984 the race was known as the ‘Leilani Stakes’
1985 - 1988 the race was known as the ‘Veuve Cliquot Classic’
1989 the race was known as ‘The Veuve Cliquot’
1990 - 1993 the race was known as ‘The Laurent Perrier’
1994 - 2003 the race was known as the ‘Champagne Stakes’
2004 the race was known as the ‘Mitsubishi Stakes’
2005 onwards the race has been called ‘Champagne Stakes’.
Moonee Valley Racing Club
The Moonee Valley Racing Club is located at the Moonee Valley racecourse on McPherson Street, Moonee Ponds . It is one of three racing clubs in the Melbourne metropolitan area; the others are the Victoria Racing Club and the Melbourne Racing Club...
Group 3
Group races
Group races are the highest standard of Thoroughbred horseraces in Australia. The Australian Pattern Committee recommends to the Australian Racing Board which races shall be designated as Group races...
Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n Thoroughbred
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...
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
Moonee Valley Racecourse
Moonee Valley Racecourse is a horse-racing track in Melbourne, Australia which hosts races for Thoroughbreds. Located six kilometers from the Melbourne CBD, it is the home of the Moonee Valley Racing Club...
in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
. Total prize money for the race is A$150,000.
Race history
1975 onwards held over 1200m1975–1978 was a Principal Race
1979–1984 was a Group 3
1985–2004 was a Group 2
2005 onwards Group 3
1975 - 1978 the race was known as the ‘Moonee Valley Champagne Stakes’
1979 - 1984 the race was known as the ‘Leilani Stakes’
1985 - 1988 the race was known as the ‘Veuve Cliquot Classic’
1989 the race was known as ‘The Veuve Cliquot’
1990 - 1993 the race was known as ‘The Laurent Perrier’
1994 - 2003 the race was known as the ‘Champagne Stakes’
2004 the race was known as the ‘Mitsubishi Stakes’
2005 onwards the race has been called ‘Champagne Stakes’.
The winners
- 2011 - Miss Stellabelle
- 2010 - Lone Rock
- 2009 - Avenue
- 2008 - Dan Baroness
- 2007 - Antarctic Miss
- 2006 - Estelle Collection
- 2005 - Virage De Fortune
- 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