Moonee Valley Vase
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History
The Moonee Valley Vase is a Group 2 race run under Set Weight conditions for three year olds at Moonee Valley conducted by the Moonee Valley Racing Club.
The Moonee Valley Vase is run over the Cox Plate distance of 2040m. It was first run in 1981 and was won by Vinaka.
Early on the race was over a mile but from 1986 went to 2040m as the Derby lead up.
The Moonee Valley Vase started as a Listed race but was Group 3 from 1989 to 1996 and then was Group 2 after that.
It regularly has sponsors names but the Vase is the registered title.
No three year old has come back to win the Cox Plate after winning the Vase the year before.
Often the Derby winner runs in this but doesn't always win such as 2016 when Prized Icon was fifth and then won the Derby with ease.
These 3yos have done the Moonee Valley Vase/Victoria Derby double – Efficient, Plastered, Helenus, Blevic, Raveneaux.
Only Jameka has done the Vase/VRC Oaks double.
The Moonee Valley Vase was worth $400,000 in 2024.
Notable winners of the Moonee Valley Vase include Forgot You (2021), Aloisia (2017), Jameka (2015), Super Cool (2012), Manawanui (2011), Rekindled Interest (2010), Whobegotyou (2008), Efficient (2006), Plastered (2004), Helenus (2002), Diatribe (1999), Gold Guru (1997), Alfa (1996), Blevic (1994), Naturalism (1991), Raveneaux (1986) and Centaine (1983).
The 2023 Moonee Valley Vase was won by Apulia from Verdad and Air Assault.
Previous Moonee Valley Vase Winners
Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
RED ACES
(AUS)
3C DUNDEEL (NZ) - CARDIAC (AUS) ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) |
J MOTT | 57.0 | NICK RYAN | 5 |
|
APULIA
(AUS)
3C FIORENTE (IRE) - GIANNARELLI (AUS) HIGH CHAPARRAL (IRE) |
M J ZAHRA | 57.0 | BEN, WILL & JD HAYES | 4 |
|
BERKELEY SQUARE
(AUS)
3G TERRITORIES (IRE) - BAHAMAS (AUS) TEOFILO (IRE) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 57.0 | DAN O'SULLIVAN | 5 |
|
FORGOT YOU
(NZ)
3C SAVABEEL (AUS) - SIMPLY YOU (NZ) O'REILLY (NZ) |
DANIEL MOOR | 57.0 | TRENT BUSUTTIN & NATALIE YOUNG | 9 |
|
CHERRY TORTONI
(AUS)
3G NIGHT OF THUNDER (IRE) - TORTONI (AUS) STRATEGIC (AUS) |
HARRY COFFEY | 57.0 | PATRICK PAYNE | 6 |
|
SOUL PATCH
(AUS)
3C SHAMUS AWARD (AUS) - GOD BLESS US (AUS) FLYING SPUR (AUS) |
D DUNN | 57.0 | K M KEYS | 8 |
|
STARS OF CARRUM
(AUS)
3C FIORENTE (IRE) - SIGNORET (AUS) ANABAA (USA) |
B MELHAM | 57.0 | ROBBIE LAING | 4 |
|
ALOISIA
(NZ)
3F AZAMOUR (IRE) - QUEEN BOUDICCA (NZ) PERFECTLY READY (AUS) |
L NOLEN | 55.0 | AARON PURCELL | 1 |
|
SACRED ELIXIR
(NZ)
3G POUR MOI (IRE) - BALTIKA (NZ) STRAVINSKY (USA) |
DAMIAN LANE | 57.0 | TONY PIKE | 6 |
|
JAMEKA
(AUS)
3F MYBOYCHARLIE (IRE) - MINE GAME (AUS) GENERAL NEDIYM (AUS) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 55.0 | CIARON MAHER | 5 |
|
MOONOVERMANHATTAN
(AUS)
3G MANHATTAN RAIN (AUS) - LUNASPUR (AUS) FLYING SPUR (AUS) |
C NEWITT | 57.0 | MICK PRICE | 11 |
|
SAVVY NATURE
(NZ)
3G SAVABEEL (AUS) - GENEROUS NATURE (AUS) CARNEGIE (IRE) |
JAMES MCDONALD | 57.0 | JOHN O'SHEA | 8 |
|
SUPER COOL
(AUS)
3G FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - QUEEN MOTHER (USA) KINGMAMBO (USA) |
M RODD | 57.0 | MARK KAVANAGH | 4 |
|
MANAWANUI
(AUS)
3G ORATORIO (IRE) - LADY REMLAP (AUS) FILANTE (NZ) |
G SCHOFIELD | 57.0 | R T LEEMON | 4 |
|
REKINDLED INTEREST
(AUS)
3G REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - REKINDLED AFFAIR (IRE) RAINBOW QUEST (USA) |
D DUNN | 57.0 | J T CONLAN | 7 |
|
HANKS
(AUS)
3G ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) - SISTER FROMSEATTLE (USA) SEATTLE SLEW (USA) |
L NOLEN | 57.0 | PETER G MOODY | 3 |
|
WHOBEGOTYOU
(AUS)
3G STREET CRY (IRE) - TEMPLE OF PEACE (JPN) CARNEGIE (IRE) |
M RODD | 55.5 | MARK KAVANAGH | 6 |
|
MARCHING
(AUS)
3C COMMANDS (AUS) - STEP (AUS) GRAND LODGE (USA) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 55.5 | JOHN HAWKES | 8 |
|
EFFICIENT
(NZ)
3G ZABEEL (NZ) - REFUSED THE DANCE (NZ) DEFENSIVE PLAY (USA) |
M RODD | 55.5 | GRAEME ROGERSON | 3 |
|
DUELLED
(AUS)
3C REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - LEICA PRETENDER (NZ) SIR TRISTRAM (IRE) |
K MCEVOY | 55.5 | GRAEME ROGERSON | 3 |
|
PLASTERED
(AUS)
3G LARANTO (AUS) - TIPPLES (AUS) CHERAW (IRE) |
P J HARVEY | 55.5 | LINDSEY SMITH | 6 |
|
KEMPINSKY
(AUS)
3C DANEHILL (USA) - TRISTALOVE (NZ) SIR TRISTRAM (IRE) |
K MCEVOY | 55.5 | MICK PRICE | 8 |
|
HELENUS
(AUS)
3C HELISSIO (FR) - WORLDWIDE ELSIE (USA) JAVA GOLD (USA) |
STEVEN KING | 55.5 | LEON CORSTENS | 4 |
|
USTINOV
(AUS)
3C SEEKING THE GOLD (USA) - LET'S ELOPE (NZ) NASSIPOUR (USA) |
P PAYNE | 55.5 | BART CUMMINGS | 5 |
|
SKALATO
(AUS)
3C SEMIPALATINSK (USA) - ALATO (AUS) ALOE (IRE) |
P PAYNE | 55.5 | CLARRY CONNERS | 7 |