---

---

Re-named in honour of former chairman of the Moonee Valley Racing Club Mr Bill Stutt, the Group 2 Stutt Stakes is held at the Moonee Valley Racecourse in late September as part of the Moir Stakes Night program on a Friday evening.

Worth $200,000 in prize money, the set weights race is open to all three year old horses. Colts and geldings must carry 55.5kg, while fillies are required to carry 53.5kg. Run over a mile distance, the Bill Stutt Stakes in held two weeks before the Group 1 Ladbrokes Caulfield Guineas (1600m), but Whobegotyou (2008) was the last to do the double.

Held on the Moir Stakes Night, the event is the first 1600m race for three year olds in the spring carnival and is run alongside the Group 1 Moir Stakes (1000m), Group 2 Stocks Stakes (1600m) and Group 3 JRA Cup (2040m).

This year’s Stutt Stakes 2017 ran on Friday September 29, 2017.

2017 Stutt Stakes
Date:	Friday September 29, 2017
Track:	Moonee Valley Racecourse
Distance:	1600m
Race Type:	3YO Open Set Weights C&G 55.5kg F 53.5kg
Status:	Group 2
Prize money:	$200,000

2017 Stutt Stakes Results

• 1st: #3 Showtime
• 2nd: #7 Salsamor
• 3rd: #10 Holy Snow

Place	#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Br.	Wgt.	SP
1	3	SHOWTIME	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Beau Mertens (a)	–	7	57kg	$3.70F
2	7	SALSAMOR (NZ)	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Dwayne Dunn	0.75L	4	57kg	$19
3	10	HOLY SNOW	Mick Price	Michael Dee	0.85L	6	57kg	$21
4	8	MIGHTY BOSS	Mick Price	Brad Rawiller	1.6L	9	57kg	$14
5	4	MASCULINO	Mick Price	Jake Noonan	3.1L	2	57kg	$4.80
6	1	THE MISSION	Paul Perry	Damian Lane	3.3L	3	57kg	$6.50
7	2	AZAZEL	Tony McEvoy	Luke Currie	3.5L	11	57kg	$6.50
8	12	MIGHTY QUINN (NZ)	Matt Cumani	Jordan Childs	5.5L	1	57kg	$31
9	11	OUYANG FENG (NZ)	Mick Price	Mark Zahra	6.75L	5	57kg	$51
10	9	WASSERGEIST	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Hugh Bowman	7.75L	8	57kg	$9.50
11	6	TOGA PICTA	James Cummings	Kerrin McEvoy	7.95L	10	57kg	$21
–	5	SILENT COMMAND	Nick Smart	Ms Linda Meech	–	0	–	–

2017 Stutt Stakes Tips

• 1st: #4 Masculino
• 2nd: #1 The Mission
• 3rd: #2 Azazel

Masculino comes back-to-back wins and looks a big hope of making it three on the trot this time in after the all-the-way victory over 1509m here on September 9. Will handle the mile and gets the run of the race from barrier two. The Mission is a Group 1 winner over the mile in Sydney during the autumn and is out to frank that form, returning to his best. Opened at $16 and has been smashed into single-figures so there’s money on him that could be worth following. Out to atone for the second last in the Golden Rose last weekend, but can be forgiven. Azazel is the danger coming off a close seventh behind Catchy in the Danehill Stakes, only 2.35 lengths beaten and will enjoy returning to Moonee Valley.

Bill Stutt Stakes Betting

The latest Bill Stutt Stakes odds and betting markets for the Moir Stakes Night Group 2 will be listed below complete with links to Ladbrokes.com.au for you to lock in your early Stutt Stakes betting tips at the right price.

2017 Stutt Stakes Field

The Bill Stutt Stakes field attracts a quality field of young milers each season that could be looking to return to the mile at Caulfield Racecourse in a fortnights’ time in the Group 1 Ladbrokes Caulfield Guineas (1600m), a race Pierro (2012) ran second in after a lead-up Stutt Stakes win. For the best three-year-olds in the Stutt Stakes field, the iconic Group 1 Ladbrokes Cox Plate (2040m) could also be on the spring agenda.

The official 2017 Bill Stutt Stakes Final Field & Barriers are released on the Wednesday of race week and will be provided for punters in full below.

Closing the Moir Stakes Night card as Moonee Valley Race 8 on Friday evening, the 2017 Stutt Stakes Field has drawn a dozen milers including the Mick Price-trained Masculino chasing a third win on the trot and the autumn’s Group 1 Champagne Stakes winner over the Randwick mile The Mission out to improve on a second last (13th) to Trapeze Artist in last Saturday’s Golden Rose Stakes.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp. Rating
1	x234161x70	THE MISSION	Paul Perry	Damian Lane	3	57kg	98
2	14x24x147	AZAZEL	Tony McEvoy	Luke Currie	11	57kg	78
3	2x4342x215	SHOWTIME	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Beau Mertens (a)	7	57kg	66
4	15×11	MASCULINO	Mick Price	Jake Noonan	2	57kg	73
5	601561	SILENT COMMAND	Nick Smart	Ms Linda Meech	12	57kg	72
6	1442×70	TOGA PICTA	James Cummings	Kerrin McEvoy	10	57kg	67
7	12×2	SALSAMOR (NZ)	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Dwayne Dunn	4	57kg	66
8	0x127	MIGHTY BOSS	Mick Price	Brad Rawiller	9	57kg	63
9	521	WASSERGEIST	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Hugh Bowman	8	57kg	63
10	421	HOLY SNOW	Mick Price	Michael Dee	6	57kg	62
11	1×50	OUYANG FENG (NZ)	Mick Price	Mark Zahra	5	57kg	63
12	2×3	MIGHTY QUINN (NZ)	Matt Cumani	Jordan Childs	1	57kg	61

2017 Stutt Stakes Nominations

The 2017 Bill Stutt Stakes nominations are released on the Monday leading up to Moir Stakes Night and will be published below as soon as announced.

Bill Stutt Stakes History

First won by Titanium in 1934, the Bill Stutt Stakes was originally named the Moonee Valley Stakes until 1990. Originally an eight furlong race, the distance was changed to 1600m in 1972. In 1979 it then changed from Principal race straight to Group Two status.

Notable Bill Stutt Stakes winners including subsequent Australian Guineas champ Hey Doc (2016), Pierro (2012) and Whobegotyou (2008). The Bill Stutt Stakes Results and winning times since 2000 are listed below.

Recent Stutt Stakes Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2018 Bill Stutt Stakes	1st	TBD	TBD
	2nd	TBD
	3rd	TBD
2017 Bill Stutt Stakes	1st	Showtime	1 minute 37.14 seconds
	2nd	Salsamor
	3rd	Holy Snow
2016 Bill Stutt Stakes	1st	Hey Doc	1 minute 37.41 seconds
	2nd	Land Of Plenty
	3rd	Kaching
2015 Bill Stutt Stakes	1st	Sovereign Nation	1 minute 36.17 seconds
	2nd	Get The Picture
	3rd	Gredington
2014 Bill Stutt Stakes	1st	Almalad	1 minute 38.83 seconds
	2nd	Moonovermanhattan
	3rd	Kumaon
2013 Bill Stutt Stakes	1st	Divine Calling	1 minute 37.29 seconds
	2nd	Shamus Award
	3rd	Cluster
2012 Bill Stutt Stakes	1st	Pierro	1 minute 36.31 seconds
	2nd	Carringbush Jack
	3rd	Jimando
2011 Bill Stutt Stakes	1st	Chase The Rainbow	1 minute 38.31 seconds
	2nd	Cute Emily
	3rd	Sabrage
2010 Bill Stutt Stakes	1st	Hallowlea	1 minute 37.29 seconds
	2nd	Run For Levi
	3rd	Bullbars
2009 Bill Stutt Stakes	1st	Carrara	1 minute 39.5 seconds
	2nd	Extra Hero
	3rd	Miss With Attitude
2008 Bill Stutt Stakes	1st	Whobegotyou	1 minute 36.3 seconds
	2nd	All American
	3rd	Carnero
2007 Bill Stutt Stakes	1st	Barbaricus	1 minute 36 seconds
	2nd	Davcon
	3rd	Cecconi
2006 Bill Stutt Stakes	1st	Churchill Downs	1 minute 22.15 seconds
	2nd	Magic Jet
	3rd	Ankh Morpork
2005 Bill Stutt Stakes	1st	Red Dazzler	1 minute 38 seconds
	2nd	Stratum
	3rd	Maybe Better
2004 Bill Stutt Stakes	1st	Mr Martini	1 minute 37.8 seconds
	2nd	Under Command
	3rd	Danaurum
2003 Bill Stutt Stakes	1st	Casual Pass	1 minute 37.2 seconds
	2nd	Special Harmony
	3rd	Face Value
2002 Bill Stutt Stakes	1st	Helenus	1 minute 39.6 seconds
	2nd	Aint Here
	3rd	Half Hennessy
2001 Bill Stutt Stakes	1st	Viscount	1 minute 38.1 seconds
	2nd	Dash For Cash
	3rd	Amalfi
2000 Bill Stutt Stakes	1st	Sarson Trail	1 minute 38.7 seconds
	2nd	Keeper
	3rd	Make Me A Miracle