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The Sunline Stakes (1600m) is a Group 2 race for fillies & mares on William Reid Stakes Day each March.
Sunline Stakes News
The Group 2 Sunline Stakes is named in honour of the champion mare Sunline, who was the world’s highest earning female horse of her time. In a total of 48 career starts, Sunline won 32 races in Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong making her total career earnings over $11 million.
Run over a 1600m distance, the weight-for-age race is held specifically for fillies and mares aged three years and over.
Worth $300,000 in prize money, the Sunline Stakes is held at the same meeting as the Group 1 William Reid Stakes (1200m) during the Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival at Moonee Valley Racecourse*. Good lead-up races to the Sunline Stakes field include the Group 3 Mannerism Stakes and the Frances Tressady Stakes, both 1400m races for mares are held at Flemington.
*The 2026 Sunline Stakes will run at Caulfield Racecourse with The Valley under redevelopment.
In 2021 the Sunline Stakes winner Quantum Mechanic went on to run third in that year’s Group 1 Queen Of The Turf Stakes (1600m) in Sydney.
The Sunline Stakes 2022 form was franked with the runner-up Barb Raider going on to also run second in the both Group 1 Australasian Oaks (2000m) in Adelaide that April and the Group 1 Queensland Oaks (2200m) in Brisbane in June.
The Sunline Stakes 2026 runs on William Reid Stakes Day at Caulfield Racecourse (Moonee Valley closed for redevelopment) on Saturday March 21, 2026.
| 2026 Sunline Stakes Info | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Saturday March 21, 2026 |
| Track: | Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne (Caulfield in 2026) |
| Distance: | 1600m |
| Race Type: | Fillies & Mares 3YO&UP Weight-for-age |
| Status: | Group 2 |
| Prize money: | $300,000 |
2026 Sunline Stakes Results
Stay tuned for the official 2026 Sunline Stakes results and finishing order on William Reid Stakes Day, Saturday March 21, 2026.
- 1st: TBD
- 2nd: TBD
- 3rd: TBD
Winning Margin: TBD
Winning Time: TBD
2026 Sunline Stakes Betting
The autumn’s Sunline Stakes 2026 betting odds and market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be available here at Races.com.au the week of the race.
Grinzinger Belle ($4 in 2025) was the last Sunline Stakes favourite to salute.
2026 Sunline Stakes Form
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2026 Sunline Stakes Tips
Stay tuned for our insider Sunline Stakes 2026 Tips on Group 2 mile feature.
- To Win: TBD
2026 Sunline Stakes Field
The Sunline Stakes field attracts a smart line-up of middle-distance fillies and mares each autumn coming out of similar class Melbourne races.
The best out of the Sunline Stakes field could then head up to Sydney for ‘The Championships’ races in autumn or return in the winter for the Group 1 Robert Sangster Stakes (1200m) in Adelaide that the 2017 Sunline Stakes winner I Am A Star ran third in.
The official 2026 Sunline Stakes Field & Barrier Draw is released the Wednesday before William Reid Stakes Day and will be published in full below.
2026 Sunline Stakes Nominations
The Sunline Stakes 2026 nominations will be available right here the Monday of race week and many mares in the mix may also hold a nomination for the Group 1 William Reid Stakes race at the same meeting.
Sunline Stakes History
First held in 1981 and won by Epillette, the Sunline Stakes was originally named the Diamond Jubilee Stakes until 2000.
Held over a 1500m distance in 2005, the Group Two event was first introduced as a Listed race until 1990 when it was changed until 1994 as a Group Three event.
In 2026 the race takes place at Caulfield with a major redevelopment to Moonee Valley seeing the track closed.
Sunline Stakes Results
Year |
Place |
Horse |
Time |
| 2026 Sunline Stakes | 1st | TBD | TBD |
| 2nd | TBD | ||
| 3rd | TBD | ||
| 2025 Sunline Stakes | 1st |
Grinzinger Belle | 1 minute 38.30 seconds |
| 2nd | Wrote To Arataki | ||
| 3rd | Another Prophet | ||
| 2024 Sunline Stakes | 1st |
Eternal Flame | 1 minute 36.54 seconds |
| 2nd | Rumbled Again | ||
| 3rd | Campionessa | ||
| 2023 Sunline Stakes | 1st |
Sirileo Miss | 1 minute 36.04 seconds |
| 2nd | Revolutionary Miss | ||
| 3rd | Deny Knowledge | ||
| 2022 Sunline Stakes | 1st |
Shout The Bar | 1 minute 35.08 seconds |
| 2nd | Barb Raider | ||
| 3rd | Flying Mascot | ||
| 2021 Sunline Stakes | 1st |
Quantum Mechanic | 1 minute 36.46 seconds |
| 2nd | Grand De Flora | ||
| 3rd | Scarlet Dream | ||
| 2020 Sunline Stakes | 1st |
Mamzelle Tess | 1 minute 35.72 seconds |
| 2nd | Bam’s On Fire | ||
| 3rd | Fidelia | ||
| 2019 Sunline Stakes | 1st |
Consensus | 1 minute 36.83 seconds |
| 2nd | Spanish Reef | ||
| 3rd | Kenedna | ||
| 2018 Sunline Stakes | 1st |
Spanish Reef | 1 minute 35.34 seconds |
| 2nd | Samovare | ||
| 3rd | Flying Jess | ||
| 2017 Sunline Stakes | 1st |
I Am A Star | 1 minute 36.69 seconds |
| 2nd | French Emotion | ||
| 3rd | First Seal | ||
| 2016 Sunline Stakes | 1st |
Miss Rose De Lago | 1 minute 35.06 seconds |
| 2nd | Noble Protector | ||
| 3rd | Metaphorical | ||
| 2015 Sunline Stakes | 1st |
Noble Protector | 1 minute 36.51 seconds |
| 2nd | Girl In Flight | ||
| 3rd | Marianne | ||
| 2014 Sunline Stakes | 1st |
Text’n Hurley | 1 minute 36.89 seconds |
| 2nd | Bippo No Bungus | ||
| 3rd | You’re So Good | ||
| 2013 Sunline Stakes | 1st |
Spirit Song | 1 minute 35.71 seconds |
| 2nd | Lights Of Heaven | ||
| 3rd | Goldslick | ||
| 2012 Sunline Stakes | 1st |
Spirit Song | 1 minute 38.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Lady Lynette | ||
| 3rd | Raspberries | ||
| 2011 Sunline Stakes | 1st |
Nakaaya | 1 minute 37.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Lady Lynette | ||
| 3rd | Platinum Passion | ||
| 2010 Sunline Stakes | 1st |
Zarita | 1 minute 39.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Princess Marizza | ||
| 3rd | Silvercitymiss | ||
| 2009 Sunline Stakes | 1st |
Subtle Cove | 1 minute 37.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Youthful High | ||
| 3rd | Fifth Avenue Lady | ||
| 2008 Sunline Stakes | 1st |
Laura’s Charm | 1 minute 37.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Illnois Girl | ||
| 3rd | Wayne’s Gold | ||
| 2007 Sunline Stakes | 1st |
Like It Is | 1 minute 37.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Laura’s Charm | ||
| 3rd | Brockman’s Lass | ||
| 2006 Sunline Stakes | 1st |
Candy Vale | 1 minute 37.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Plans | ||
| 3rd | Holy Bounty | ||
| 2005 Sunline Stakes | 1st |
Beautiful Gem | 1 minute 30.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Umber | ||
| 3rd | Charmed Lady | ||
| 2004 Sunline Stakes | 1st |
Sylvaner | 1 minute 37.9 seconds |
| 2nd | La Sirenuse | ||
| 3rd | Love’s Here | ||
| 2003 Sunline Stakes | 1st |
Tickle My | 1 minute 38 seconds |
| 2nd | Kayano | ||
| 3rd | White Mist | ||
| 2002 Sunline Stakes | 1st |
Spurn | 1 minute 37 seconds |
| 2nd | Tickle My | ||
| 3rd | It’s Platonic | ||
| 2001 Sunline Stakes | 1st |
Flushed | 1 minute 40.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Calm Smytzer | ||
| 3rd | Shelbourne Lass | ||
| 2000 Sunline Stakes | 1st |
Rose O’War | 1 minute 37.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Lady Elsie | ||
| 3rd | Gold Crystal | ||
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