W H Stocks Stakes

Updated on Dec 14, 2024

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Inaugurated 1973 Sponsor Zoustar (2016) Track Left-handed Purse 200,000 USD (2015)		Race type Thoroughbred Surface Turf Distance 1,600 m Weight Weight for Age
Location Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia

The W H Stocks Stakes is a Moonee Valley Racing Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race for mares aged four years old and over, held under weight for age conditions, over a distance of 1600 metres held annually in September at Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia. The prizemoney is A$200,000.

Race distance

1973–1992 – 1600 metres

1993 – 1616 metres

1994 onwards - 1600 metres

1973–1978 - Principal Race

1979–1992 - Listed Race

1993–2004 - Group 3

2005 onwards - Group 2

1973–1979 - Dallas Handicap

1980–2006 - W H Stocks Stakes

2007 - Cranes Stakes

2008 onwards - W H Stocks Stakes

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