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The MVRC Champagne Stakes is a Group 3 event held at Moonee Valley and runs as the Scarborough Stakes this year as part of Moir Stakes Night.
The MVRC Champagne Stakes is a Group 3 1200m sprint conducted by the Moonee Valley Racing Club (MVRC) and held at Moonee Valley Racecourse.
Known in 2023 as the Scarborough Stakes the race runs under the lights at Moonee Valley on Moir Stakes Night on a Friday evening in late September or early October. That same weekend features Saturday racing in Sydney for Epsom Handicap Day.
The MVRC Champagne Stakes is run under set weights conditions and entry is restricted to three year old fillies. Offering $200,000 prize money, the MVRC Champagne Stakes attracts a quality line-up of fillies that could go on to contest Flemington’s Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) during the Melbourne Cup Carnival.
The 2020 Scarborough Stakes winner Swats That went on to run second against the boys in that spring’s Coolmore Stud Stakes results and also returned the following autumn for a third behind stablemate Nature Strip in the Group 1 Black Caviar Lightning in February of 2021.
Run over 1200m, the MVRC Champagne Stakes provides a viable alternative to the Golden Pendant at Royal Randwick the following day.
In 2019 the MVRC Champagne Stakes winner Loving Gaby went on to win that year’s Group 1 Manikato Stakes and the following year’s Group 1 William Reid Stakes.
The 2023 MVRC Scarborough Stakes ran on Friday September 29, 2023 as the Scarborough Stakes and saw the Michael Moroney-trained Coeur Volante ($10) get the gap and score a first-up upset at The Valley on Moir Stakes Night.
MVRC Champagne Stakes (Scarborough Stakes) | |
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Date: | Friday September 29, 2023 |
Track: | Moonee Valley Racecourse |
Distance: | 1200m |
Race Type: | 3YO Fillies – Set Weights |
Status: | Group 3 |
Prize Money: | $200,000 |
Michael Moroney’s progressive Proisir filly Coeur Volante ($10) got the gap just in time with jockey Blake Shinn guiding her through to charge home late and narrowly take out the 2023 Scarborough Stakes in a first-up upset.
Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
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1 | 12 | COEUR VOLANTE (NZ) | Michael Moroney | Blake Shinn | 3 | 56kg | $10 | |||
2 | 5 | INHIBITIONS | James Cummings | Michael Dee | 0.2L | 7 | 56kg | $12 | ||
3 | 6 | BOSSY NIC | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | Harry Coffey | 0.95L | 9 | 56kg | $20 | ||
4 | 3 | LAZZAGO | Chris Waller | Craig Williams | 2.7L | 4 | 56kg | $21 | ||
5 | 2 | SHESALLSHENANIGANS | Simon Zahra | Blaike McDougall | 3.95L | 1 | 56kg | $4.20 | ||
6 | 11 | ZOURION (NZ) | Mark Walker | Mark Zahra | 4.7L | 10 | 56kg | $8 | ||
7 | 1 | SKIRT THE LAW | Tony Gollan | Ryan Maloney | 5.45L | 5 | 56kg | $3.60F | ||
8 | 13 | ANNIE’S ROSE | Alexander Justice | Jarrod Fry | 6.95L | 8 | 56kg | $31 | ||
9 | 9 | AUSTMARR | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Jordan Childs | 9.45L | 2 | 56kg | $8 | ||
10 | 4 | ULANOVA (NZ) | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Damien Oliver | 10.7L | 6 | 56kg | $9.50 | ||
7 | CIGAR FLICK | Chris Waller | Damian Lane | 0 | ||||||
8 | CHILLED | Matt Laurie | Ms Jamie Kah | 0 | ||||||
10 | SICILIAN | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Ms Winona Costin | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
This year the MRC Champagne Stakes odds are open as the 2023 Scarborough Stakes odds and will be provided below complete with links to the betting markets at Ladbrokes.com.au as soon as released.
Stay tuned for our insider Scarborough Stakes 2023 Tips on the Moir Stakes Night support act at The Valley this spring.
Tipping Tony Golllan’s classy Queenslander to return to winning form here and turn the tables on her last start conqueror Shesallshenanigans in a likely exciting rematch. This Better Than Ready filly proved her potential as a two-year-old winning the $2 million Magic Millions 2YO Classic before suffering her first defeat in February’s Group 2 Sweet Embrace Stakes at Randwick. Still, she was only 2.6 lengths beaten when seventh there and has looked better in Melbourne this prep. First-up at Caulfield ran second in the Group 3 Quezette behind Charm Stone before a Black-Type third at Flemington over 1100m. She’ll relish getting up to six furlongs third-up and fit now. Had to cross from wide last time out, but better midfield draw here at The Valley. Expect her to salute for the punters.
Fillies may come into the race now run as the Scarborough Stakes field via a number of different spring lead-ups including the Group 2 McEwen Stakes (1000m) contested at the same track in early September or the Group 2 Danehill Stakes (1200m) run down the straight at Flemington a fortnight before.
The 2023 MVRC Champagne Scarborough Stakes field of final acceptances is released on the Wednesday leading up to Moir Stakes night. The official 2023 Scarborough Stakes Final Field & Barrier Draw will be published in full below as soon as announced.
The Scarborough Stakes 2023 final field features a smart line-up of fillies led in betting by the summer’s Magic Millions 2YO Classic winner Skirt The Law.
No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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1 | 1117×23 | SKIRT THE LAW | Tony Gollan | Ryan Maloney | 6 | 56kg | 84 | ||
2 | 4x1311x61 | SHESALLSHENANIGANS | Simon Zahra | Blaike McDougall | 1 | 56kg | 83 | ||
3 | 141P8x09 | LAZZAGO | Chris Waller | Craig Williams | 5 | 56kg | 82 | ||
4 | 1x44141x7 | ULANOVA (NZ) | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Damien Oliver | 8 | 56kg | 92 | ||
5 | 412326×312 | INHIBITIONS | James Cummings | Michael Dee | 9 | 56kg | 80 | ||
6 | 214x | BOSSY NIC | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | Harry Coffey | 12 | 56kg | 74 | ||
7 | 1453×145 | CIGAR FLICK | Chris Waller | Damian Lane | 10 | 56kg | 71 | ||
8 | 33x1215x2 | CHILLED | Matt Laurie | Ms Jamie Kah | 7 | 56kg | 70 | ||
9 | 22×11 | AUSTMARR | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Jordan Childs | 2 | 56kg | 70 | ||
10 | 6x2x2130 | SICILIAN | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Ms Winona Costin | 4 | 56kg | 68 | ||
11 | 11x | ZOURION (NZ) | Mark Walker | Mark Zahra | 13 | 56kg | 75 | ||
12 | 41x | COEUR VOLANTE (NZ) | Michael Moroney | Blake Shinn | 3 | 56kg | 66 | ||
13 | 1 | ANNIE’S ROSE | Alexander Justice | Jarrod Fry | 11 | 56kg | 63 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The 2023 MVRC Champagne Stakes nominations close on the Monday of race week and will be detailed in full below as soon as released.
Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
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1 | 1 | ANNIE’S ROSE | F | 3 | Alexander Justice | 63 |
2 | 22×11 | AUSTMARR | F | 3 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 70 |
3 | 214x | BOSSY NIC | F | 3 | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | 74 |
4 | 33x1215x2 | CHILLED | F | 3 | Matt Laurie | 70 |
5 | 1453×145 | CIGAR FLICK | F | 3 | Chris Waller | 71 |
6 | 41x | COEUR VOLANTE (NZ) | F | 3 | Michael Moroney | 66 |
7 | 31x58x1 | DIVINE GLORY | F | 3 | Peter & Paul Snowden | 72 |
8 | 3x16Fx13x0 | DUBENENKO | F | 3 | Chris Bieg | 69 |
9 | 412326×312 | INHIBITIONS | F | 3 | James Cummings | 80 |
10 | 122×0 | IPHIMEDIA | F | 3 | Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock | 67 |
11 | 4x5212x | LADY IN PINK | F | 3 | Leon & Troy Corstens | 66 |
12 | 141P8x09 | LAZZAGO | F | 3 | Chris Waller | 82 |
13 | 1 | LOLA BUNNY | F | 3 | Tom Dabernig | 63 |
14 | 21 | MOESHA | F | 3 | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | 62 |
15 | 14x | SERASANA | F | 3 | Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock | 68 |
16 | 4x1311x61 | SHESALLSHENANIGANS | F | 3 | Simon Zahra | 83 |
17 | 6x2x2130 | SICILIAN | F | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 68 |
18 | 1117×23 | SKIRT THE LAW | F | 3 | Tony Gollan | 84 |
19 | 1 | TIME OF MY LIFE | F | 3 | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | 63 |
20 | 1x44141x7 | ULANOVA (NZ) | F | 3 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 92 |
21 | 11x | ZOURION (NZ) | F | 3 | Mark Walker | 75 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Inaugurated in its current format in 1975, the MVRC Champagne Stakes has a very fractured history. Only a young race by national standards, the MVRC Champagne Stakes has been known by a variety of names throughout its history:
Period | Name |
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1975-1978 | Moonee Valley Champagne Stakes |
1979-1984 | Leilani Stakes |
1985-1988 | Veuve Clicquot Classic |
1989 | The Veuve Clicquot |
1990-1993 | The Laurent Perrier |
1994-2003 | Champagne Stakes |
2004 | Mitsubishi Stakes |
2005-2015 | Champagne Stakes |
2016-present | Scarborough Stakes |
Originally a Principal Race, in 1979 the MVRC Champagne Stakes was made a Group 3 event. It wasn’t long before it’s improving field and prestige led to an upgrade to Group 2 status in 1985. The MVRC Champagne Stakes held Group 2 status until 2005, when it was downgraded to a Group 3 event, which it has remained since.
Some notable MVRC Champagne Stakes winners include Miss Ollie (1975), Canny Lass (1985), Startling Lass (1988), Klokka (1992), Fair Embrace (2001), Snitzerland (2012), Houtzen (2017) and Swats That (2020). MVRC Champagne Stakes results since 2000 are recorded below.
Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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2023 Scarborough Stakes |
1st | Coeur Volante | 1 minute 09.87 seconds |
2nd | Inhibitions | ||
3rd | Bossy Nic | ||
2022 Scarborough Stakes |
1st | Queen Of The Ball | 1 minute 12.16 seconds |
2nd | Troach | ||
3rd | English Riviera | ||
2021 Scarborough Stakes |
1st | Seradess | 1 minute 10.57 seconds |
2nd | Larkspur Run | ||
3rd | Decent Raine | ||
2020 Scarborough Stakes |
1st | Swats That | 1 minute 11.80 seconds |
2nd | Highly Discreet | ||
3rd | Dirty Thoughts | ||
2019 Scarborough Stakes |
1st | Loving Gaby | 1 minute 10.90 seconds |
2nd | Exhilarates | ||
3rd | Villami | ||
2018 Scarborough Stakes |
1st | Meryl | 1 minute 11.21 seconds |
2nd | Sweet Rockette | ||
3rd | Humma Humma | ||
2017 Scarborough Stakes |
1st | Houtzen | 1 minute 10.75 seconds |
2nd | Mintha | ||
3rd | True Excelsior | ||
2016 Scarborough Stakes |
1st | Selenia | 1 minute 12.03 seconds |
2nd | Stop Making Sense | ||
3rd | Merriest | ||
2015 MVRC Champagne Stakes |
1st | Take Pride | 1 minute 09.9 seconds |
2nd | Secret Agenda | ||
3rd | Serenade | ||
2014 MVRC Champagne Stakes |
1st | Eloping | 1 minute 11.6 seconds |
2nd | Tahni Dancer | ||
3rd | Tawteen | ||
2013 MVRC Champagne Stakes |
1st | Thump | 1 minute 10.8 seconds |
2nd | Miracles Of Life | ||
3rd | I Love It | ||
2012 MVRC Champagne Stakes |
1st | Snitzerland | 1 minute 11.3 seconds |
2nd | Hoss Amor | ||
3rd | Saturn Rock | ||
2011 MVRC Champagne Stakes |
1st | Miss Stellabelle | 1 minute 11.9 seconds |
2nd | Platelet | ||
3rd | Miss Zoom | ||
2010 MVRC Champagne Stakes |
1st | Lone Rock | 1 minute 11.0 seconds |
2nd | Jesse’s Girl | ||
3rd | Military Rose | ||
2009 MVRC Champagne Stakes |
1st | Avenue | 1 minute 12.5 seconds |
2nd | Rostova | ||
3rd | My Girl Helen | ||
2008 MVRC Champagne Stakes |
1st | Dan Baroness | 1 minute 11.6 seconds |
2nd | Ortensia | ||
3rd | Impressive Eagle | ||
2007 MVRC Champagne Stakes |
1st | Antarctic Miss | 1 minute 11.0 seconds |
2nd | Bel Mer | ||
3rd | Gladwell | ||
2006 MVRC Champagne Stakes |
1st | Estelle Collection | 1 minute 11.1 seconds |
2nd | Industrious | ||
3rd | Permaiscuous | ||
2005 MVRC Champagne Stakes |
1st | Virage De Fortune | 1 minute 12.3 seconds |
2nd | Crevette | ||
3rd | Testa Reale | ||
2004 MVRC Champagne Stakes |
1st | Truly Wicked | 1 minute 12.0 seconds |
2nd | Sharp Aunty | ||
3rd | Rich Megadale | ||
2003 MVRC Champagne Stakes |
1st | Dilly Dally | 1 minute 10.7 seconds |
2nd | Bella Corona | ||
3rd | Legally Bay | ||
2002 MVRC Champagne Stakes |
1st | Before Too Long | 1 minute 10.2 seconds |
2nd | Innovation Girl | ||
3rd | Fatoon | ||
2001 MVRC Champagne Stakes |
1st | Fair Embrace | 1 minute 11.2 seconds |
2nd | Patterns | ||
3rd | Bom Priceless | ||
2000 MVRC Champagne Stakes |
1st | Ateates | 1 minute 10.3 seconds |
2nd | Little Miss Marnie | ||
3rd | Stormy Summers |