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The William Reid Stakes is one of the quality Group 1 races held at the esteemed Moonee Valley Racecourse in Melbourne. Taking place under the lights at the Valley in March each year, this 1200m sprint is conducted under weight-for-age conditions and offers prize money of $500,000.

Today the race is held as the feature race of the William Reid Stakes Night along with the Group 2 Sunline Stakes (1600m) as the final Group 1 meeting of the Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival.

The 2018 William Reid Stakes took place under the lights at The Valley on Friday March 23, 2018 and was won by the Darren Weir-trained Hellbent.

William Reid Stakes 2018
Date:	Friday March 23, 2018
Track:	Moonee Valley Racecourse
Distance:	1200m
Conditions:	Weight-for-age
Status:	Group 1
Prize Money:	$500,000
Inaugurated:	1925

There are a number of excellent lead-up races held earlier in the Melbourne Autumn Carnival that serve as a good guide for you William Reid Stakes wagers. The Group 1 Lightning Stakes (1000m) at Flemington is one such trial race punters should keep an eye on. The other is the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) run down the famous Flemington straight a fortnight before. The Newmarket Handicap – William Reid Stakes double was last achieved by superstar mare Black Caviar (2011).

2018 William Reid Stakes Results

• 1st: #2 Hellbent
• 2nd: #4 Thronum
• 3rd: #10 Catchy

Check out the official William Reid Stakes 2018 Results & Finishing Order below, following the link to read more on the barnstorming late and speedy win by the Darren Weir-trained Hellbent who ran down the front runner Thronum for his maiden Group 1 success in slick time after a second in the same event last autumn.

Place	#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Br.	Weight	SP
1	2	HELLBENT	Darren Weir	Craig Williams	–	10	58.5kg	$10
2	4	THRONUM	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Mark Zahra	0.5L	3	58.5kg	$8
3	10	CATCHY	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Dwayne Dunn	1.5L	4	54kg	$15
4	3	SUPIDO	Michael Kent	Beau Mertens	2.25L	6	58.5kg	$9
5	1	ROCK MAGIC	Chris Gangemi	Damian Lane	3.5L	5	58.5kg	$7
6	5	BONS AWAY	Aaron Purcell	Ms Linda Meech	4L	2	58.5kg	$17
7	8	PARIAH	Peter & Paul Snowden	Blake Shinn	4.3L	7	56kg	$6
8	9	SHE WILL REIGN	Gary Portelli	Ben Melham	6.55L	1	54kg	$7
9	6	SECRET AGENDA	Mick Price	Damien Oliver	6.85L	8	56.5kg	$5.50F
10	7	FUHRYK	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Stephen Baster	51.85L	9	56.5kg	$31

2018 William Reid Stakes Tips

The Races.com.au team’s expert William Reid Stakes betting tips will be available below leading up to the race.

• 1st: #8 Pariah
• 2nd: #6 Secret Agenda
• 3rd: #7 Fuhryk

Check out our full William Reid Stakes 2018 Tips & Betting Update now.

2018 William Reid Stakes Odds

The latest William Reid Stakes 2018 betting odds for the last of the Melbourne Autumn Group 1 races will be available below as soon as open at Ladbrokes.com.au.

2018 William Reid Stakes Field

Each autumn the William Reid Stakes field attracts a smart line-up of proven Group 1 sprinters out of earlier lead-up races including the Oakleigh Plate and Newmarket Handicap. Horses out of the field may continue onto Sydney’s Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) the following weekend at Royal Randwick. Black Caviar (2013) was the last winner of the William Reid Stakes – TJ Smith Stakes double.

The 2018 William Reid Stakes field will be announced below the Wednesday before the race and published in full below.

The official William Reid Stakes 2018 Final Field features 10 autumn sprinters with She Will Reign drawn barrier one. Firming favourite is Secret Agenda for Mick Price, the class mare chasing her second win on the trot this time in from barrier eight with Damien Oliver in the saddle.

Read more on the 2018 William Reid Stakes Field & Barriers.  

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp. Rating
1	1x43765x54	ROCK MAGIC	Chris Gangemi	Damian Lane	5	58.5kg	104
2	423x654x53	HELLBENT	Darren Weir	Craig Williams	10	58.5kg	105
3	x930x15x45	SUPIDO	Michael Kent	Beau Mertens	6	58.5kg	104
4	306x13x140	THRONUM	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Mark Zahra	3	58.5kg	104
5	32111140×5	BONS AWAY	Aaron Purcell	Ms Linda Meech	2	58.5kg	99
6	167x5114x1	SECRET AGENDA	Mick Price	Damien Oliver	8	56.5kg	112
7	21x78192x0	FUHRYK	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Stephen Baster	9	56.5kg	103
8	1220x129x	PARIAH	Peter & Paul Snowden	Blake Shinn	7	56kg	91
9	x121x10x10	SHE WILL REIGN	Gary Portelli	Ben Melham	1	54kg	111
10	0x21330x60	CATCHY	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Dwayne Dunn	4	54kg	102

William Reid Stakes Nominations

The official 2018 William Reid Stakes nominations close the Monday before the race and will be available right here once announced.

The William Reid Stakes 2018 Nominations attracted 15 sprinters led by last year’s Golden Slipper winning filly She Will Reign who took out the Moir Stakes at The Valley in the spring. Peter & Paul Snowden could run their 2017 Blue Diamond runner-up Pariah in the race over Sydney’s The Galaxy on Saturday due to the likely wet Rosehill track that day. The Lindsay Park-trained fillies Catchy & Tulip, along with class mare Secret Agenda also hold nominations for The Galaxy and William Reid Stakes.

View the She Will Reign-led 2018 William Reid Stakes Nominations.

William Reid Stakes History

The race is named after the renowned racehorse owner and banker William Reid. The race reached the peak of its prestige in 2005, and for two years was held as the second leg of the Global Sprint Challenge. It has now been replaced by The Age Classic.

First run in 1925, the William Reid Stakes was held over 6 furlongs until 1973 when Australia’s adoption of the metric system converted the distance to 1200m. Beginning as a Principal race, the William Reid Stakes reached group 2 status in 1980 and was finally elevated to its current Group 1 position in 1987. The race name was changed from the William Reid Stakes to the Australia Made Stakes in 1994 and then finally became known as the Australia Stakes from 1996 onwards. In 2010 the race name changed back to the William Reid Stakes.

A top quality field of sprinters compete in the William Reid Stakes each year and notable winners include Apace Cat (2008 & 2009), Hareeba (1995), Redelva (1991) and Zeditave (1989).

Recent William Reid Stakes Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2019 William Reid Stakes	1st	TBD	TBD
	2nd	TBD
	3rd	TBD
2018 William Reid Stakes	1st	Hellbent	1 minute 9.36 seconds
	2nd	Thronum
	3rd	Catchy
2017 William Reid Stakes	1st	Silent Sedition	1 minute 10.11 seconds
	2nd	Hellbent
	3rd	Star Turn
2016 William Reid Stakes	1st	Flamberge	1 minute 09.85 seconds
	2nd	Holler
	3rd	Japonisme
2015 William Reid Stakes	1st	Lucky Hussler	1 minute 10.36 seconds
	2nd	Vain Queen
	3rd	Griante
2014 William Reid Stakes	1st	Spirit Of Boom	1 minute 11.17 seconds
	2nd	Fontelina
	3rd	Unpretentious
2013 William Reid Stakes	1st	Black Caviar	1 minute 11.08 seconds
	2nd	Karuta Queen
	3rd	Fawkner
2012 William Reid Stakes	1st	Foxwedge	1 minute 10.2 seconds
	2nd	Hay List
	3rd	Buffering
2011 William Reid Stakes	1st	Black Caviar	1 minute 10.0 seconds
	2nd	Crystal Lily
	3rd	Hinchinbrook
2010 William Reid Stakes	1st	Turffontein	1 minute 11.67 seconds
	2nd	Wanted
	3rd	Sniper’s Bullet
2009 Australia Stakes	1st	Apache Cat	1 minute 9.6 seconds
	2nd	Vormista
	3rd	Time Thief
2008 Australia Stakes	1st	Apache Cat	1 minute 9.6 seconds
	2nd	Stanzout
	3rd	Monet Rules
2007 Australia Stakes	1st	Miss Andrettie	1 minute 10.2 seconds
	2nd	Any Suggestion
	3rd	Rewaaya
2006 Australia Stakes	1st	Virage De Fortune	1 minute 10 seconds
	2nd	Rewaaya
	3rd	Undue
2005 Australia Stakes	1st	Cape Of Good Hop	1 minute 10.3 seconds
	2nd	Super Elegant
	3rd	Spark Of Life
2004 Australia Stakes	1st	Regimental Gal	1 minute 10.3 seconds
	2nd	Our Egyptian Raine
	3rd	Legally Bay
2003 Australia Stakes	1st	Yell	1 minute 10.5 seconds
	2nd	Dash For Cash
	3rd	Spinning Hill
2002 Australia Stakes	1st	Toledo	1 minute 11.8 seconds
	2nd	Show A Heart
	3rd	North Boy
2001 Australia Stakes	1st	Bomber Bill	1 minute 11.4 seconds
	2nd	Scenic Warrior
	3rd	Nina Haraka
2000 Australia Stakes	1st	Miss Pennymoney	1 minute 10.7 seconds
	2nd	Redoutes Choice
	3rd	St Chrisoph