Sunline Stakes
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The Sunline Stakes is a Moonee Valley Racing Club
Group 2
Australia
n Thoroughbred
horse race for fillies and mares aged three years old and upwards, under Weight for Age
conditions, over a distance of 1600 metres.
The race is named in honour of the champion horse Sunline
.
It is held annually at the Moonee Valley Racecourse
in Melbourne
.
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 2
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
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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 fillies and mares aged three years old and upwards, under Weight for Age
Weight for Age
Weight for Age is a term in Thoroughbred horse racing which is one of the conditions for a race. It means that a horse will carry a set weight in accordance with the Weight for Age Scale. This weight varies depending on the horse’s age, its sex, the race distance and the month of the year...
conditions, over a distance of 1600 metres.
The race is named in honour of the champion horse Sunline
Sunline
Sunline was a New Zealand bred Thoroughbred racehorse who was the world's highest earning racemare of her time, competing on 48 occasions for 32 wins, 9 seconds and 3 thirds to earn A$11,351,607. She won races in three different countries, Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong. She won successive...
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It is held annually at the 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...
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Distance
- 1981 - 2004 held over 1600 metres
- 2005 held over 1500 metres
- 2006 onwards held over 1600 metres
Name
- 1981 - 2000 the race was known as the ‘Diamond Jubilee Stakes’
- 2001 onwards the race has been called the ‘Sunline Stakes’
The winners
- 2011 - Nakaaya
- 2010 - Zarita
- 2009 - Subtle Cove
- 2008 - Laura's Charm
- 2007 - Like It Is
- 2006 - Candy Vale
- 2005 - Beautiful Gem
- 2004 - Sylvaner
- 2003 - Tickle My
- 2002 - Spurn
- 2001 - Flushed
- 2000 - Rose O’ War
- 1999 - Vonanne
- 1998 - Burning Embers
- 1997 - Prefer An Angel
- 1996 - Suma Peace
- 1995 - Snap
- 1994 - Not Related
- 1993 - Excited Angel
- 1992 - Acushla Marie
- 1991 - Rockets Galore
- 1990 - Marathon Star
- 1989 - Boardwalk Angel
- 1988 - Bianco Flyer
- 1987 - Silver Satellite
- 1986 - Deedle
- 1985 - Mrs. Fitzherbet
- 1984 - Special To Me
- 1983 - Kalimna
- 1982 - Lady Ice
- 1981 - Epillette