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Moonee Valley Fillies Classic

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Inaugurated
  
1996

Sponsor
  
P.W. Glass (2016)

Track
  
Left-handed

Purse
  
200,000 USD (2016)

Race type
  
Thoroughbred

Surface
  
Turf

Distance
  
1,600 m

Location
  
Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia

The Moonee Valley Fillies Classic is a registered Moonee Valley Racing Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race for fillies aged three years old, at set weight conditions, over a distance of 1600 metres. It is held at Moonee Valley Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia on WS Cox Plate Day.

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Race History

In 2012 the race was moved from March to October, hence the event was run twice in 2012. In 2013 The race was run on Friday night and back to Saturday for 2015.

Race name

  • 1998–2004 - Moonee Valley Oaks
  • 2005 - Woodstock Mile
  • 2006 - Woodstock Classic
  • 2007 - Hollylodge Classic
  • 2008 - Thoroughbred Classic
  • 2009, 2011–2012 - Sportingbet Fillies Classic
  • 2010 - Mooney Valley Fillies Classic
  • 2013 - Jeep Fillies Classic
  • 2014 - Drummond Golf Fillies Classic
  • 2015 - Alliance Broking Services Fillies Classic
  • 2016 - P.W. Glass Fillies Classic
  • Race distance

  • 1998–2004 - 2040 metres
  • 2005 - 1600 metres
  • 2006–2009 - 1500 metres
  • 2010 onwards - 1600 metres
  • Race grade

  • 1998 - Listed Race
  • 1999–2000 - Group 3
  • 2001 onwards - Group 2
  • References

    Moonee Valley Fillies Classic Wikipedia