Inaugurated 1989 Distance 1,200 metres | Website MVRC official website | |
Location Moonee Valley RacecourseMelbourne, Victoria Sponsor Browns Sawdust & Shavings (2017) | ||
The Australia Stakes, registered as the Stanley Wootton Stakes is a Moonee Valley Racing Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race for raced under weight for age conditions, for three year olds and older, over a distance of 1200 metres at Moonee Valley Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia in late January. Total prize money for the race is A$200,000
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Race history
Originally the race was scheduled in March, but in 2002 the MVRC moved the race to late January. The renaming of the race to the current name coincides with the Australia Day public holiday.
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Race venue
In 1995 the race was held at Flemington Racecourse.
Race record
Hareeba ran the race record time of 1:08.4 down the straight track at Flemington Racecourse. The race record at Mooney Valley was recorded by Dark Beau with a time of 1:09.1.