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The Moonee Valley Vase is a highly regarded Group 2 race held towards the end of the coveted Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival on Ladbrokes Cox Plate Day at Moonee Valley in late October. The feature race of the day is the Group 1 Ladbrokes Cox Plate (2040m) but there are a host of other quality Group races held at the meeting including the Moonee Valley Vase.

2025 Moonee Valley Vase Results

Stay tuned for the official 2025 Moonee Valley results and finishing order and to see what three-year-olds are VRC Derby bound this spring.

• 1st: No. 1 Observer ($1.75F)
• 2nd: No. 5 Providence
• 3rd: No. 6 O’Sheamus

Winning Margin: 0.5 lengths

Winning Time: 2:07.78

Ciaron Maher’s progressive colt Observer ($1.75F) was far too strong for his rivals saluting as the odds-on favourite in the 2025 Moonee Valley Vase results on Cox Plate Day. Improving on his lead-up third in the Caulfield Guineas, he was given a bold front-running ride by Mark Zahra to lead the field by a big margin and give a great kick around the home bend holding on to beat the fast-finishing Providence by a half-length and firm into the odds-on favourite for a quick back-up into the VRC Derby field on November 1.

Moonee Valley Vase 2025 Results

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Final Race time: 

1st 1. Observer (6) J: Mark Zahra 57kg T: Ciaron Maher	1.85WIN	1.14PLACE
2nd 5. Providence (9) J: James McDonald 57kg T: Chris Waller	7.00WIN	1.85PLACE
3rd 6. O'sheamus (1) J: Damian Lane 57kg T: John O'Shea & Tom Charlton	9.50WIN	2.25PLACE
4th 12. One Step Closer (2) J: Zac Lloyd 57kg T: John O'Shea & Tom Charlton	61.00WIN	7.00PLACE
5th 3. Options (8) J: Harry Coffey 57kg T: Tony & Calvin McEvoy	4.20WIN	1.45PLACE
6th 7. Kakkoii (7) J: Hugh Bowman 57kg T: Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	31.00WIN	4.60PLACE
7th 11. Crack A Deel (4) J: John Allen 57kg T: Henry Dwyer	16.00WIN	3.00PLACE
8th 14. Poor Ol' Johny Ray (5) J: Ben Allen 57kg T: Denis Pagan	61.00WIN	7.00PLACE
9th 9. Crown Of Russia (3) J: Craig Williams 57kg T: Danny O'Brien	31.00WIN	4.60PLACE

For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit www.ladbrokes.com.au/racing. Data retrieved: 05/11/2025 06:45:36 AM (Australia/Brisbane)

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The Moonee Valley Vase is a staying race run over 2040m by three-year-olds at set weights and is currently worth $400,000 in total prize. Runners may have previously contested some of the other set weights races for three-year-olds earlier in the carnival including the Group 3 Caulfield Classic (2000m) on Caulfield Cup Day or Group 2 Stutt Stakes (1600m) at Moonee Valley in late September.

The Moonee Valley Vase is commonly used as a final preparation race for horses moving on to one of the highlight events of the carnival, the prestigious Group 1 Victoria Derby (2500m) held the following week at Flemington.

Some fillies that contested the Vase may instead choose to run in the Group 2 Wakeful Stakes also on Derby Day because of its more suitable 2000m distance.

Efficient (2006) was the last horse to complete the Moonee Valley Vase – VRC Derby double.

More recently, the 2018 MV Vase winner Stars of Carrum finished runner-up in the VRC Derby results next start. In 2017 smart filly Aloisia won the Moonee Valley Vase after a Group 1 Thousand Guineas victory at Caulfield.

In 2019 MV Vase winner Soul Patch went on to run third in that year’s Victoria Derby trifecta and the following year’s Group 1 Australian Guineas. The next season, Johnny Get Angry improved on his lead-up third in the Moonee Valley Vase to win the Victoria Derby 2020 at big odds.

The 2021 Moonee Valley Vase form was franked with the winner Forgot You going on to run third in the following autumn’s Group 1 Rosehill Guineas results in Sydney, while the third placed Jungle Magnate won the 2022 Group 1 SA Derby.

The Moonee Valley Vase 2022 form was franked with the runner-up Virtuous Circle returning the following autumn for a Group 1 ATC Derby second in 2023, while the third placegetter Pericles was third in the 2023 Group 1 Rosehill Guineas results.

The 2023 Moonee Valley Vase winner Apulia franked the form with a second next-up in the Victoria Derby quinella that spring.

The 2025 Moonee Valley Vase took place Ladbrokes on Cox Plate Day, Saturday October 25, 2025, as a VRC Derby lead-up and was won by the heavily backed Ciaron Maher trained favourite Observer ($1.75F) in a commanding front-running display. 

Moonee Valley Vase 2025
Date:	Saturday October 25, 2025
Track:	Moonee Valley Racecourse
Distance:	2040m
Conditions:	3YO – Set Weights
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$400,000
Inaugurated:	1983

2025 Moonee Valley Vase Betting Odds

The latest Moonee Valley Vase 2025 odds will be available from Ladbrokes.com.au and listed here at Races.com.au for you to lock in your top Moonee Valley Vase betting tips at the right price.

Cherry Tortoni ($2.60 in 2020), Forgot You ($2 in 2021), Berkeley Square ($2.60 in 2022), Red Aces ($3.20 in 2024) and Observer ($1.75 in 2025) are the latest favourites in Moonee Valley Vase betting to salute.

2025 Moonee Valley Vase Form Guide

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2025 Moonee Valley Vase Tips

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To Win: No. 1 Observer

2025 Moonee Valley Vase Field

The Moonee Valley Vase field attracts a quality line-up of the season’s top three-year-old stayers eyeing a quick back-up in the Group 1 Victoria Derby (2500m) the following Saturday at Flemington Racecourse.

Good lead-up races into the Moonee Valley Vase field including the Group 1 Thousand Guineas (1600m) for fillies looking to take on the boys, and the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) run a fortnight prior.

Berkeley Square (4th in 2022) and Observer (3rd in 2025) are the latest Caulfield Guineas graduates to go on and win the Moonee Valley Vase.

The official Moonee Valley Vase 2025 Field & Barriers are announced on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below.

The 2025 Moonee Valley Vase final field features a smart line-up of potential Derby hopes including Tony & Calvin McEvoy’s last start Listed Super Impose winner Options drawn wide in gate 12 and the Ciaron Maher trained Observer coming off a Group1 Caulfield Guineas third.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	215×23	OBSERVER	Ciaron Maher	Mark Zahra	9	57kg			92
2	11×7640	HIGHVOL	Nick Ryan	Jamie Mott	1	57kg			73
3	1131	OPTIONS	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Harry Coffey	12	57kg			78
4	20×23100	ARCORA	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	John Allen	6	57kg			69
5	344×6038	PROVIDENCE	Chris Waller	James McDonald	14	57kg			68
6	4×461	O’SHEAMUS	John O’Shea & Tom Charlton	Damian Lane	2	57kg			64
7	3×510	KAKKOII	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Hugh Bowman	11	57kg			63
8	2481	MATSUDA	Ciaron Maher	Thomas Stockdale	13	57kg			63
9	5157	CROWN OF RUSSIA	Danny O’Brien	Craig Williams	4	57kg			62
10	35×741	ZORB	Archie Alexander		5	57kg			61
11	7x30x61	CRACK A DEEL	Henry Dwyer	John Allen	7	57kg			62
12	47×510	ONE STEP CLOSER	John O’Shea & Tom Charlton	Zac Lloyd	3	57kg			61
13	222	SAVISANTA (NZ)	Chris Waller	Ben Melham	10	57kg			60
14	56479	POOR OL’ JOHNY RAY (NZ)	Denis Pagan		8	57kg			61

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2025 Moonee Valley Vase Nominations

The 2025 Moonee Valley Vase nominations are released on the Monday of Cox Plate week, the full list of early entries for the VRC Derby lead-up to be announced below once announced.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp Rating
1	20×23100	ARCORA	C	3	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	69
2	7x30x61	CRACK A DEEL	C	3	Henry Dwyer	62
3	5157	CROWN OF RUSSIA	C	3	Danny O’Brien	62
4	2×520	FREDDIE BASSETT	C	3	Annabel & Rob Archibald	61
5	11×7640	HIGHVOL	G	3	Nick Ryan	73
6	3×510	KAKKOII	C	3	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	63
7	2481	MATSUDA	G	3	Ciaron Maher	63
8	66×44122	MIEWA	G	3	Nick Ryan
9	215×23	OBSERVER	C	3	Ciaron Maher	92
10	47×510	ONE STEP CLOSER	G	3	John O’Shea & Tom Charlton	61
11	1131	OPTIONS	C	3	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	78
12	4×461	O’SHEAMUS	G	3	John O’Shea & Tom Charlton	64
13	56479	POOR OL’ JOHNY RAY (NZ)	G	3	Denis Pagan	61
14	344×6038	PROVIDENCE	C	3	Chris Waller	68
15	222	SAVISANTA (NZ)	G	3	Chris Waller	60
16	6x3976x168	SIRIUSLY HOT	G	3	Ciaron Maher	65
17	5×3100	SUPER PARADISE	G	3	Andrew Forsman	61
18	0x87	VALUED (NZ)	G	3	Dominic Sutton	56
19	35×741	ZORB	C	3	Archie Alexander	61

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

Moonee Valley Vase History

First run in 1983, the first Moonee Valley Vase winner was Centaine when it began as a Listed race run over 1600m. A few years later in 1986 the race distance increased dramatically to 2040m. Following that, in 1989 it was elevated to Group 3 status and then in 1997 the Moonee Valley Vase became a prestigious Group 2 event.

Horses that have taken out the Moonee Valley Vase – Victoria Derby double include Efficient (2006), Plastered (2004) and Helenus (2002).

Moonee Valley Vase results since 2000 can be found below.

Moonee Valley Vase Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2025 Moonee Valley Vase	1st	Observer	2 minutes 07.78 seconds
	2nd	Providence
	3rd	O’Sheamus
2024 Moonee Valley Vase	1st	Red Aces	2 minutes 07.36 seconds
	2nd	Opening Address
	3rd	King Of Thunder
2023 Moonee Valley Vase	1st	Apulia	2 minutes 04.36 seconds
	2nd	Verdad
	3rd	Air Assault
2022 Moonee Valley Vase	1st	Berkeley Square	2 minutes 10.35 seconds
	2nd	Virtuous Circle
	3rd	Pericles
2021 Moonee Valley Vase	1st	Forgot You	2 minutes 09.08 seconds
	2nd	Commander Harry
	3rd	Jungle Magnate
2020 Moonee Valley Vase	1st	Cherry Tortoni	2 minutes 10.34 seconds
	2nd	Kohekhoe
	3rd	Johnny Get Angry
2019 Moonee Valley Vase	1st	Soul Patch	2 minutes 06.60 seconds
	2nd	Moonlight Maid
	3rd	Serious Liaison
2018 Moonee Valley Vase	1st	Stars Of Carrum	2 minutes 05.28 seconds
	2nd	Savoie
	3rd	Aramayo
2017 Moonee Valley Vase	1st	Aloisia	2 minutes 04.24 seconds
	2nd	Cliff’s Edge
	3rd	Salsamor
2016 Moonee Valley Vase	1st	Sacred Elixir	2 minutes 10.94 seconds
	2nd	Morvada
	3rd	So Si Bon
2015 Moonee Valley Vase	1st	Jameka	2 minutes 6.4 seconds
	2nd	Shards
	3rd	Tarzino
2014 Moonee Valley Vase	1st	Moonovermanhattan	2 minutes 6.4 seconds
	2nd	Atmosphere
	3rd	Go Indy Go
2013 Moonee Valley Vase	1st	Savvy Nature	2 minutes 5.8 seconds
	2nd	All Rigged Up
	3rd	Pinstripe Lane
2012 Moonee Valley Vase	1st	Super Cool	2 minutes 8.25 seconds
	2nd	It’s A Dundeel
	3rd	Viking Star
2011 Moonee Valley Vase	1st	Manawanui	2 minutes 7.14 seconds
	2nd	Collar
	3rd	Scelto
2010 Moonee Valley Vase	1st	Rekindled Interest	2 minutes 7.09 seconds
	2nd	Lion Tamer
	3rd	Hollowlea
2009 Moonee Valley Vase	1st	Hanks	2 minutes 6.2 seconds
	2nd	Spacecraft
	3rd	Viking Legend
2008 Moonee Valley Vase	1st	Whobegotyou	2 minutes 5.3 seconds
	2nd	Buffett
	3rd	Orca
2007 Moonee Valley Vase	1st	Marching	2 minutes 6.5 seconds
	2nd	Kibbutz
	3rd	Barbaricus
2006 Moonee Valley Vase	1st	Efficient	2 minutes 5.2 seconds
	2nd	The One
	3rd	Excites
2005 Moonee Valley Vase	1st	Duelled	2 minutes 14.1 seconds
	2nd	Manton
	3rd	Benicio
2004 Moonee Valley Vase	1st	Plastered	2 minutes 7.6 seconds
	2nd	Mr Martini
	3rd	Count Ricardo
2003 Moonee Valley Vase	1st	Kempinsky	2 minutes 7.1 seconds
	2nd	Elvstroem
	3rd	Lifes A Bounty
2002 Moonee Valley Vase	1st	Helenus	2 minutes 8 seconds
	2nd	Macedon Lady
	3rd	Wild Heart
2001 Moonee Valley Vase	1st	Ustinov	2 minutes 6.3 seconds
	2nd	Viking Ruler
	3rd	Pure Theatre
2000 Moonee Valley Vase	1st	Skalato	2 minutes 9.2 seconds
	2nd	Universal Prince
	3rd	Sale Of Century