Scarborough Stakes
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History
The Scarborough Stakes is a Group 3 race run under Set Weights conditions for three year old fillies at Moonee Valley conducted by the Moonee Valley Racing Club.
The Scarborough Stakes is run over 1200m. It was first run in 1975 and was won by Miss Ollie.
The Scarborough Stakes has always been run at Moonee Valley bar for 1995 when at Caulfield.
Essentially the race has been 1200m every running.
The race is known as the Scarborough Stakes but was originally registered as the Moonee Valley Champagne Stakes and has had various sponsor name changes.
After being Group 3 to 1984, it was upgraded to Group 2 up to 2005 when it went back to Group 3.
Two 40-1 shots fought the race out in 2016.
Houtzen used this as her final lead up to the 2017 Everest where she already had a slot. She'd run 7th there.
Loving Gaby came back to Moonee Valley and took out the 2019 Manikato Stakes and the William Reid in the Autumn too.
The Scarborough Stakes was worth $200,000 in 2024.
Notable winners of the Scarborough Stakes include Loving Gaby (2019), Houtzen (2017), Eloping (2014), Snitzerland (2012), Lone Rock (2010), Avenue (2009), Virage De Fortune (2005), Dilly Dally (2003), Fair Embrace (2001), St Clemens Belle (1998), Kapchat (1993), Klokka (1992), With Me (1990), Courtza (1989), Midnight Fever (1987), Canny Lass (1985) and Heart Strings (1980).
The 2023 Scarborough Stakes was won by Coeur Volante from Inhibitions and Bossy Nic.
Previous Scarborough Stakes Winners
Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
COEUR VOLANTE
(NZ)
3F PROISIR (AUS) - SHANINA (AUS) TESTA ROSSA (AUS) |
B SHINN | 56.0 | MICHAEL MORONEY | 3 |
|
QUEEN OF THE BALL
(AUS)
3F I AM INVINCIBLE (AUS) - MISS DEBUTANTE (AUS) FASTNET ROCK (AUS) |
B SHINN | 56.0 | MICHAEL FREEDMAN | 6 |
|
SERADESS
(AUS)
3F ASTERN (AUS) - OBSIDIAN DRAGON (AUS) HIDDEN DRAGON (AUS) |
L CURRIE | 56.0 | MARK & LEVI KAVANAGH | 1 |
|
SWATS THAT
(AUS)
3F SHAMUS AWARD (AUS) - IS IT A MOSQUITO (AUS) BEL ESPRIT (AUS) |
J ALLEN | 56.0 | Leon & Troy Corstens | 7 |
|
LOVING GABY
(AUS)
3F I AM INVINCIBLE (AUS) - MAASTRICHT (NZ) MASTERCRAFTSMAN (IRE) |
DAMIAN LANE | 56.0 | C MAHER & D EUSTACE | 8 |
|
MERYL
(AUS)
3F EPAULETTE (AUS) - ACADEMY IDOL (AUS) MADE OF GOLD (USA) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 56.0 | L W CURTIS | 9 |
|
HOUTZEN
(AUS)
3F I AM INVINCIBLE (AUS) - SET TO UNLEASH (AUS) RESET (AUS) |
J LLOYD | 56.0 | TOBY EDMONDS | 3 |
|
SELENIA
(AUS)
3F NOT A SINGLE DOUBT (AUS) - LUNAR LADY (AUS) HUSSONET (USA) |
JYE MCNEIL | 56.0 | ROBBIE GRIFFITHS | 9 |
|
TAKE PRIDE
(AUS)
3F REWARD FOR EFFORT (AUS) - SHABTIS (AUS) ELUSIVE QUALITY (USA) |
PATRICK MOLONEY | 56.0 | MURRAY JOHNSON | 2 |
|
ELOPING
(AUS)
3F CHOISIR (AUS) - RUNAWAY JESSE (AUS) RORY'S JESTER (AUS) |
S BASTER | 56.0 | P MORGAN & C WIDDISON | 5 |
|
THUMP
(AUS)
3F RED RANSOM (USA) - OOMPH (AUS) FLYING SPUR (AUS) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 56.0 | JOHN P THOMPSON | 1 |
|
SNITZERLAND
(AUS)
3F SNITZEL (AUS) - MONTE ROSA (AUS) FRAAR (USA) |
C W BROWN | 56.0 | GERALD RYAN | 1 |
|
MISS STELLABELLE
(AUS)
3F DEHERE (USA) - SAM'S BELLE (AUS) SPINNING WORLD (USA) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 56.0 | MARK KAVANAGH | 9 |
|
LONE ROCK
(AUS)
3F FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - PRIDE OF PINE (AUS) LION CAVERN (USA) |
G BOSS | 56.0 | R W SMERDON | 11 |
|
AVENUE
(AUS)
3F ANABAA (USA) - VIRAGE (AUS) KENMARE (FR) |
L NOLEN | 56.0 | PETER G MOODY | 7 |
|
DAN BARONESS
(AUS)
3F STATUE OF LIBERTY (USA) - WEEKEND SURPRISE (AUS) RUBITON (AUS) |
D DUNN | 55.5 | D L FREEDMAN | 6 |
|
ANTARCTIC MISS
(NZ)
3F USTINOV (AUS) - FAR SOUTH (NZ) STARK SOUTH (USA) |
G CHILDS | 55.5 | NIGEL SUTCLIFFE | 8 |
|
ESTELLE COLLECTION
(NZ)
3F STRAVINSKY (USA) - ANA ZEEL (NZ) ZAFONIC (USA) |
C NEWITT | 55.5 | MICK PRICE | 6 |
|
VIRAGE DE FORTUNE
(AUS)
3F ANABAA (USA) - VIRAGE (AUS) KENMARE (FR) |
G CHILDS | 55.5 | BRUCE MCLACHLAN | 9 |
|
TRULY WICKED
(AUS)
3F RUBITON (AUS) - DIZZY LASS (AUS) AT TALAQ (USA) |
S BASTER | 55.5 | BRIAN MAYFIELD-SMITH | 6 |
|
DILLY DALLY
(AUS)
3F RUBITON (AUS) - FARICCA (AUS) MILLIONAIRE (IRE) |
D NIKOLIC | 55.5 | LEON MACDONALD | 6 |
|
BEFORE TOO LONG
(AUS)
3F BELONG TO ME (USA) - ASIAN REEF (GB) MANILA (USA) |
J CASSIDY | 55.5 | GARY PORTELLI | 5 |
|
FAIR EMBRACE
(AUS)
3F STRATEGIC (AUS) - JANELLE AGAIN (NZ) INDIAN ORE (USA) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 55.5 | GRAEME ROGERSON | 9 |
|
ATEATES
(AUS)
3F ZEDITAVE (AUS) - PARIS MISS (AUS) OPERA PRINCE (AUS) |
B YORK | 55.5 | GARRY LUNN | 9 |
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