Sunline Stakes
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History
The Sunline Stakes is a Group 2 race for fillies and mares conducted by the Moonee Valley Racing Club at Moonee Valley.
The Sunline Stakes was first run in 1977 when it was a handicap and known as the Diamond Jubilee Stakes. It became a WFA race in 1988 and carried that name until 1999. It was run as the Anthea Crawford Stakes in 2000.
The race has been run as the Sunline Stakes since 2001 in honour of the champion New Zealand mare who won the WS Cox Plate twice and was Australian Horse of the Year three times.
The Sunline Stakes was a Listed race from 1981 until 1990, Group 3 from 1991 and 1995 and has been Group 2 since 1996.
The Sunline Stakes is run over 1600m for fillies and mares under WFA conditions.
The race distance has been 1600m with the exception of 1995 (1623m when run at Flemington) and 2005 when the distance was 1500m.
Only five fillies have won the Sunline Stakes since it went to weight-for-age with I Am A Star the most recent.
The 2024 Sunline Stakes was worth prizemoney of $300,000.
Notable winners of the Sunline Stakes include Princess Veronica, Bianco Flyer, Boardwalk Angel, Acushla Marie, Excited Angel, Burning Embers, Rose O'War, Sylvaner, Beautiful Gem, Zarita, Noble Protector, Shout The Bar, Sirileo Miss and the only dual winner Spirit Song.
The 2024 Sunline Stakes was won by Eternal Flame from Rumbled Again and Campionessa.
Previous Sunline Stakes Winners
Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ETERNAL FLAME
(NZ)
4M SACRED FALLS (NZ) - SURIYAN (NZ) SAVABEEL (AUS) |
ETHAN BROWN | 57.0 | MICHAEL KENT | 2 |
|
SIRILEO MISS
(AUS)
5M PRIDE OF DUBAI (AUS) - SHE'S SIRIUS (AUS) GALILEO (IRE) |
B MELHAM | 57.0 | SYMON WILDE | 8 |
|
SHOUT THE BAR
(AUS)
5M NOT A SINGLE DOUBT (AUS) - DRINKS ALL ROUND (NZ) O'REILLY (NZ) |
M J ZAHRA | 57.0 | G WATERHOUSE & A BOTT | 6 |
|
QUANTUM MECHANIC
(AUS)
4M DEEP FIELD (AUS) - LIFE IN A METRO (AUS) FASTNET ROCK (AUS) |
M J WALKER | 57.0 | M PRICE & M KENT | 3 |
|
MAMZELLE TESS
(AUS)
7M O'LONHRO (AUS) - PHOENIX CROWN (AUS) SARASON (AUS) |
BEN THOMPSON | 57.0 | Leon & Troy Corstens | 7 |
|
CONSENSUS
(NZ)
7M POSTPONED (USA) - KATE CROSS (NZ) CAPE CROSS (IRE) |
M J WALKER | 57.0 | STEPHEN MCKEE | 6 |
|
SPANISH REEF
(AUS)
4M LOPE DE VEGA (IRE) - LEMON REEF (USA) LEMON DROP KID (USA) |
M J ZAHRA | 57.0 | K M KEYS | 7 |
|
I AM A STAR
(NZ)
3F I AM INVINCIBLE (AUS) - STAR BAND (USA) DIXIELAND BAND (USA) |
D YENDALL | 54.0 | SHANE NICHOLS | 8 |
|
MISS ROSE DE LAGO
(AUS)
5M ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) - CRIMSON DAWN (GB) FASLIYEV (USA) |
JAMES MCDONALD | 57.0 | DANNY O'BRIEN | 2 |
|
NOBLE PROTECTOR
(GB)
5M HAAFHD (GB) - ALL GLORY (GB) ALZAO (USA) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 57.0 | R W SMERDON | 1 |
|
TEXT'N HURLEY
(AUS)
4M HARD SPUN (USA) - ANGELS (AUS) QUEST FOR FAME (GB) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 57.0 | COLIN LITTLE | 10 |
|
SPIRIT SONG
(AUS)
5M INVINCIBLE SPIRIT (IRE) - LIGHTNING RULES (AUS) KINGSTON RULE (USA) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 57.0 | AARON PURCELL | 6 |
|
SPIRIT SONG
(AUS)
4M INVINCIBLE SPIRIT (IRE) - LIGHTNING RULES (AUS) KINGSTON RULE (USA) |
N RAWILLER | 57.0 | AARON PURCELL | 6 |
|
NAKAAYA
(AUS)
4M TIGER HILL (IRE) - DUCHESS TALARIA (AUS) MARWINA (AUS) |
C NEWITT | 57.0 | MICK PRICE | 3 |
|
ZARITA
(NZ)
5M PENTIRE (GB) - GIN PLAYER (NZ) DEFENSIVE PLAY (USA) |
S W ARNOLD | 57.0 | P T HYLAND | 1 |
|
SUBTLE COVE
(AUS)
4M MULL OF KINTYRE (USA) - SUBTLE MISS (AUS) NADEED (USA) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 57.0 | JASON COYLE | 4 |
|
LAURA'S CHARM
(AUS)
6M ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) - LAURA'S EXPRESS (AUS) PREGO (IRE) |
S W ARNOLD | 56.5 | PATRICK PAYNE | 7 |
|
LIKE IT IS
(AUS)
5M DISTORTED HUMOR (USA) - OUT IN STYLE (AUS) BRAVE REGENT (CAN) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 56.5 | DARREN WEIR | 2 |
|
CANDY VALE
(AUS)
4M BUBBLE GUM FELLOW (JPN) - BORRACHA (AUS) WHISKEY ROAD (USA) |
P MERTENS | 55.5 | P G CAREY | 9 |
|
BEAUTIFUL GEM
(AUS)
4M PEINTRE CELEBRE (USA) - JUST BLOOMING (AUS) YEATS (USA) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 55.5 | D L FREEDMAN | 6 |
|
SYLVANER
(NZ)
6M DANASINGA (AUS) - ISLA BIJOU (NZ) NOBLE BIJOU (USA) |
N RAWILLER | 55.5 | BARRY JAMES | 6 |
|
TICKLE MY
(AUS)
6M PERUGINO (USA) - MERE FANCY (AUS) NOBLE BIJOU (USA) |
STEVEN KING | 55.5 | BRUCE PURCELL | 8 |
|
SPURN
(AUS)
4M FLYING SPUR (AUS) - ESPIARE (NZ) LICORICE STICK (AUS) |
S W ARNOLD | 55.5 | R W SMERDON | 2 |
|
FLUSHED
(AUS)
4M REDDING (NZ) - KIND LADY (AUS) VITE CHEVAL (NZ) |
N CALLOW | 55.5 | K M KEYS | 7 |
|
ROSE O' WAR
(AUS)
4M DANEHILL (USA) - SAVANA CITY (AUS) NEW REGENT (CAN) |
J PATTON | 55.5 | D L FREEDMAN | 4 |
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