Villiers Stakes
Group 2 race
Bernborough, 1945 winner.
LocationRandwick Racecourse
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Inaugurated1892
Race typeThoroughbredFlat racing
SponsorThe Agency (2021)
Race information
Distance1,600 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationThree year old and older
WeightQuality Handicap
Purse$750,000 (2021)
BonusesExempt from ballot in the Doncaster Mile

The Villiers Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race held under open handicap conditions, for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1,600 metres held at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in early December.[1] The total prize money for this race is A$750,000.

Yaralla, 1941 winner
Cetigne, 1917 winner

History

Distance

  • 18921901 - 6 furlongs (~1200 metres)
  • 19021971 - 1 mile (~1609 metres)
  • 19722006 – 1600 metres
  • January 2008 – 1400 metres
  • December 2008 onwards - 1600 metres

Grade

  • 18921978 - Principal Race
  • 19791985 - Group 3
  • 1986 onwards - Group 2

Venue

Winners

  • 2021 - Brutality[2]
  • 2020 - Greysful Glamour[3]
  • 2019 - Quackerjack[4]
  • 2018 - Sky Boy[5]
  • 2017 - Crack Me Up[6]
  • 2016 - Sense Of Occasion[7]
  • 2015 - Happy Clapper[8]
  • 2014 - Rudy[9]
  • 2013 - Ninth Legion[10]
  • 2012 - All Legal[11]
  • 2011 - Monton[12]
  • 2010 - Dances On Waves[13]
  • 2009 - Palacio De Cristal[14]
  • 2008 - Something Anything[15]
  • 2007 - Honor in War[16]
  • 2006 - Utzon[17]
  • 2005 - Aqua D'Amore[18]
  • 2004 - Ikes Dream[19]
  • 2003 - On A High[20]
  • 2002 - Boreale[21]
  • 2001 - Carael Boy[22]
  • 2000 - Grey And Gold[23]
  • 1999 - Final Fantasy[24]
  • 1998 - Referral[25]
  • 1997 - Arletty[26]
  • 1996 - Touch Of Force[27]
  • 1995 - Heres The Prince[28]
  • 1994 - Aunty Mary[29]
  • 1993 - Cobbora[30]
  • 1992 - Soho Square[31]
  • 1991 - Shining Wind[32]
  • 1990 - Post Elect[33]
  • 1989 - Spot The Rock[34]
  • 1988 - Tumble On[35]
  • 1987 - Card Shark[36]
  • 1986 - Roman Artist[37]
  • 1985 - Dinky Flyer[38]
  • 1984 - Rising Prince[39]
  • 1983 - Northern Reward[40]
  • 1982 - Hussars Command
  • 1981 - Zing Along
  • 1980 - Tuna Too
  • 1979 - Kings Ideal
  • 1978 - Dear John
  • 1977 - Hot Diggity
  • 1976 - Top Wing
  • 1975 - St Martin
  • 1974 - Americano
  • 1973 - Oncidon
  • 1972 - Torumba
  • 1971 - Tumberlua
  • 1970 - Silver Points
  • 1969 - Sir To Me
  • 1968 - Domino King
  • 1967 - Maigret
  • 1966 - Nandaroo
  • 1965 - Castanea
  • 1964 - †Gay Song / Blue Era
  • 1963 - Key
  • 1962 - Emboss
  • 1961 - Gene San
  • 1960 - Grenoble
  • 1959 - Comte De Paris
  • 1958 - Caesar
  • 1957 - Top Ruler
  • 1956 - Empire Link
  • 1955 - Lazy Day
  • 1954 - Kev Mar
  • 1953 - Raconteur
  • 1952 - Carioca
  • 1951 - Mercury
  • 1950 - Field Boy
  • 1949 - Veiled Art
  • 1948 - Filipino
  • 1947 - Barnsley
  • 1946 - Native Son
  • 1945 - Bernborough
  • 1944 - Precise
  • 1943 - Sir Neith
  • 1942 - Riverton
  • 1941 - Yaralla
  • 1940 - Rimveil
  • 1939 - Rodborough
  • 1938 - Fakenham
  • 1937 - Ramdin
  • 1936 - Kings Head
  • 1935 - Golden Chance
  • 1933 - Closing Time
  • 1932 - Magnetic
  • 1931 - High Disdain
  • 1930 - Pavilion
  • 1929 - Habashon
  • 1928 - Reonui
  • 1927 - Zuleika
  • 1926 - Queen Alwyne
  • 1925 - Hemisphere
  • 1924 - Balbus
  • 1923 - Mont Clair
  • 1922 - Wish Wynne
  • 1921 - Sail On
  • 1920 - Fluency
  • 1919 - Anyhow
  • 1918 - Rebus
  • 1917 - Cetigne
  • 1916 - Wedding Day
  • 1915 - Lord Nagar
  • 1914 - Challenge Crosse
  • 1913 - Popinjay
  • 1912 - Embracer
  • 1911 - Myra Bluan
  • 1910 - Lady Ruenalf
  • 1909 - Miss Flaneur
  • 1908 - Virtu
  • 1907 - Kyeadgerie
  • 1906 - Luciana
  • 1905 - Refrain
  • 1904 - Cherson
  • 1903 - Air Motor
  • 1902 - Kinglock
  • 1901 - Sir Leonard
  • 1900 - Fulminate
  • 1899 - Coralie
  • 1898 - Satan
  • 1897 - Loch Marie
  • 1896 - Vivian
  • 1895 - Ordnance
  • 1894 - Moorefield
  • 1893 - Bliss
  • 1892 - Two Up

† Dead heat

See also

References

  1. "Villiers Stakes". www.progroupracing.com.au. 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  2. "2021 Result The Agency Villiers Stakes (held 11 December 2021)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  3. "2020 Result ATC Villiers Stakes (held 12 December 2020)". breednet.com. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  4. "2019 Result Quincy Seltzer Villiers Stakes (held 14 December 2019)". breednet.com. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  5. "2018 Result Fugen Construction Villiers Stakes (held 15 December 2018)". breednet.com. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  6. "2017 Result Inglis Villiers Stakes (held 16 December 2017)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  7. "2016 Result Inglis Villiers Stakes (held 17 December 2016)". breednet.com. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  8. "2015 Result Inglis Villiers Stakes (held 12 December 2015)". breednet.com. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  9. "2014 Result Inglis Villiers Stakes (held 13 December 2014)". breednet.com. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  10. "2013 Result Villiers Stakes (held 14 December 2013)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  11. "2012 Result Villiers Stakes (held 22 December 2012)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  12. "2011 Result Inglis Villiers Stakes (held 17 December 2011)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  13. "2010 Result Inglis Villiers Stakes (held 18 December 2010)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  14. "2009 Result Inglis Villiers Stakes (held 19 December 2009)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  15. "2008 Result Villiers Stakes (held 20 December 2008)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  16. "2008 Result Villiers Hcp (held 5 January 2008)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  17. "2006 Result Villiers Stks (held 23 December 2006)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  18. "2005 Result Villiers Stks (held 17 December 2005)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  19. "2004 Result Villiers Stks (held 18 December 2004)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  20. "2003 Result Villiers Stks (held 20 December 2003)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  21. "2002 Result Villiers Stks (held 21 December 2002)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  22. "2001 Result Villiers Stks (held 22 December 2001)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  23. "2000 Result Villiers Stks (held 23 December 2000)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  24. "1999 Result Villiers Stks (held 18 December 1999)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  25. "1998 Result Villiers Stks (held 19 December 1998)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  26. "1997 Result Villiers Stks (held 20 December 1997)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  27. "1996 Result Villiers Stks (held 21 December 1996)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  28. "1995 Result Villiers Stks (held 23 December 1995)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  29. "1994 Result Villiers Stks (held 17 December 1994)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  30. "1993 Result Villiers Stks (held 18 December 1993)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  31. "1992 Result Villiers Stks (held 19 December 1992)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  32. "1991 Result Villiers Stks (held 21 December 1991)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  33. "1990 Result Villiers Stks (held 22 December 1990)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  34. "1989 Result Villiers Stks (held 23 December 1989)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  35. "1988 Result Villiers Stks (held 24 December 1988)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  36. "1987 Result Villiers Stks (held 19 December 1987)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  37. "1986 Result Villiers Stks (held 20 December 1986)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  38. "1985 Result Villiers Stks (held 21 December 1985)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  39. "1984 Result Villiers Stks (held 22 December 1984)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  40. "1983 Result Tooheys Villiers Stks (held 24 December 1983)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
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