Champagne Stakes (MVRC)

Updated on Dec 10, 2024

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Inaugurated 1975 Sponsor 1Print (2016) Surface Turf		Race type Thoroughbred Distance 1,200 metres
Location Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia

The Scarborough Stakes, registered as the Champagne Stakes is a Moonee Valley Racing Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies, under set weight conditions, over a distance of 1200 metres, held annually at Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in September. Total prize money for the race is A$150,000.

Race distance

1975 onwards - 1200 metres with exceptions

1987–1988 - 1212 metres

1994–1995 - 1206 metres

1975–1978 - Principal Race

1979–1984 - Group 3

1985–2004 - Group 2

2005 onwards - Group 3

1975–1978 - Moonee Valley Champagne Stakes

1979–1984 - Leilani Stakes

1985–1986 - Veuve Cliquot Classic

1987–1989 - The Veuve Cliquot

1990–1993 - The Laurent Perrier

1994 - Moet & Chandon Stakes

1995–2002 - Champagne Stakes

2003 - Club Lifestyle Stakes

2004 - Mitsubishi Stakes

2005–2015 - Champagne Stakes

2016 - Scarborough Stakes

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