Villiers Stakes
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The Villiers Stakes is a Group 2
Australian Thoroughbred
horse race held at Randwick Racecourse
, Sydney
in December. The event is an open handicap run over a distance of 1600 metres. Total prize money is A$200,000.
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horse race held at Randwick Racecourse
Randwick Racecourse
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, Sydney
Sydney
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in December. The event is an open handicap run over a distance of 1600 metres. Total prize money is A$200,000.
Race History
- 1892 - 1901 The race distance was 6 furlongs.
- 1902 - 1971 The race distance was 8 furlongs.
- 1972 - 2006 The race distance was 1600 metres.
- 2007 - moved to January 2008 with a race distance of 1400 metres under Quality weight conditions.
Past winners
- 2010 Dances On Waves
- 2009 Palacio De Cristal
- 2008** Something Anything
- 2008** Honor in War
- 2007 race not held
- 2006 Utzon
- 2005 Aqua Damore
- 2004 Ikes Dream
- 2003 On A High
- 2002 Boreale
- 2001 Carael Boy
- 2000 Grey And Gold
- 1999 Final Fantasy
- 1998 Referral
- 1997 Arletty
- 1996 Touch Of Force
- 1995 Heres The Prince
- 1994 Aunty Mary
- 1993 Cobbora
- 1992 Soho Square
- 1991 Shining Wind
- 1990 Post Elect
- 1989 Spot The Rock
- 1988 Tumble On
- 1987 Card Shark
- 1986 Roman Artist
- 1985 Dinky Flyer
- 1984 Rising Prince
- 1983 Northern Reward
- 1982 Hussars Command
- 1981 Zing Along
- 1980 Tuna Too
- 1979 Kings Ideal
- 1978 Dear John
- 1977 Hot Diggity
- 1976 Top Wing
- 1975 St Martin
- 1974 Americano
- 1973 Oncidon
- 1972 Torumba
- 1971 Tumberlua
- 1970 Silver Points
- 1969 Sir To Me
- 1968 Domino King
- 1967 Maigret
- 1966 Nandaroo
- 1965 Castanea
- 1964 Gay Song (dh)
- 1964 Bue Era (dh)
- 1963 Key
- 1962 Emboss
- 1961 Gene San
- 1960 Grenoble
- 1959 Comte De Paris
- 1958 Caesar
- 1957 Top Ruler
- 1956 Empire Link
- 1955 Lazy Day
- 1954 Kev Mar
- 1953 Raconteur
- 1952 Carioca
- 1951 Mercury
- 1950 Field Boy
- 1949 Veiled Art
- 1948 Filipino
- 1947 Barnsley
- 1946 Native Son
- 1945 BernboroughBernboroughBernborough was an outstanding Australian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who competed from 1941 to 1946. He carried heavy weights to victory in a sequence of 15 consecutive wins that included the Doomben 10,000 carrying 10 stone 5 pounds....
- 1944 Precise
- 1943 Sir Neith
- 1942 Riverton
- 1941 Yaralla
- 1940 Rimveil
- 1939 Rodborough
- 1938 Fakenham
- 1937 Ramdin
- 1936 Kings Head
- 1935 Golden Chance
- 1933 Closing Time
- 1932 Magnetic
- 1931 High Disdain
- 1930 Pavilion
- 1929 Habashon
- 1928 Reonui
- 1927 Zuleika
- 1926 Queen Alwyne
- 1925 Hemisphere
- 1924 Balbus
- 1923 Mont Clair
- 1922 Wish Wynne
- 1921 Sail On
- 1920 Fluency
- 1919 Anyhow
- 1918 Rebus
- 1917 Cetigne
- 1916 Wedding Day
- 1915 Lord Nagar
- 1914 Challenge Crosse
- 1913 Popinjay
- 1912 Embracer
- 1911 Myra Bluan
- 1910 Lady Ruenalf
- 1909 Miss Flaneur
- 1908 Virtu
- 1907 Kyeadgerie
- 1906 Luciana
- 1905 Refrain
- 1904 Cherson
- 1903 Air Motor
- 1902 Kinglock
- 1901 Sir Leonard
- 1900 Fulminate
- 1899 Coralie
- 1898 Satan
- 1897 Loch Marie
- 1896 Vivian
- 1895 Ordnance
- 1894 Moorefield
- 1893 Bliss
- 1892 Two Up
- 2008** race held twice.