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The A.J. Moir Stakes, previously known as the Schweppes Stakes, is a 1000m sprint event worth $1 million in prize money. The Group 1 short-distance feature is held at Moonee Valley Racecourse in Melbourne during the Spring Carnival under the lights on a special Friday night feature. The weight-for-age event attracts a good group of horses suited to the tight track, many heading towards the Group 1 Ladbrokes Manikato Stakes (1200m) back at the track on Cox Plate Eve.

The best lead-up race is the 1000m Schillaci Stakes held two weeks prior. The Schillaci Stakes – Moir Stakes betting double is popular with punters and was last achieved by Black Caviar (2010 & 2011).

The Moir Stakes shares a race program with the Group 2 Stutt Stakes, Group 2 Stocks Stakes, Group 3 JRA Cup and Group 3 Scarborough Stakes.

The AJ Moir Stakes also now serves as a potential lead-up for sprinters heading towards a run in the world’s richest turf race, Sydney’s $15 million The Everest (1200m) held the following month at Randwick.

It is also a key lead-up to Flemington’s Group 1 VRC Sprint Classic during the Melbourne Cup Carnival with Nature Strip (2019) the last to win both races in the same season.

The 2021 Moir Stakes ran on Friday September 24, 2021 and was won in a slashing finish by Wild Ruler at 9/1. 

A.J. Moir Stakes
Date:	Friday September 24, 2021
Track:	Moonee Valley Racecourse
Distance:	1000m
Race Type:	Weight-For-Age
Status:	Group 1
Prize Money:	$1,000,000

2021 Moir Stakes Results

• 1st: #2 Wild Ruler
• 2nd: #3 The Inferno
• 3rd: #1 Trekking

The Peter & Paul Snowden-trained four-year-old ran the ideal potential The Everest lead-up holding off the fast finishing McEwen Stakes winner The Inferno to salute in the 2021 Moir Stakes results under the lights at The Valley with the trifecta rounded out by Godolphin stalwart Trekking.

Click here to read more about the thrilling Moir Stakes 2021 win by Wild Ruler. 

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	2	WILD RULER	Peter & Paul Snowden	Daniel Moor		4	58.5kg		$10
	2	3	THE INFERNO	Cliff Brown	Damian Lane	0.1L	5	58.5kg		$6
	3	1	TREKKING	James Cummings	Craig Williams	1.6L	3	58.5kg		$7.50
	4	8	BALLISTIC LOVER	Joseph Pride	Blaike McDougall	2.1L	6	56.5kg		$19
	5	10	SHAQUERO	Chris Waller	Damien Thornton	2.2L	2	52kg		$31
	6	11	PROFITEER	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Jye McNeil	2.6L	7	52kg		$3.40F
	7	5	SEPTEMBER RUN	Chris Waller	John Allen	2.8L	1	56.5kg		$15
	8	6	SWATS THAT	Leon & Troy Corstens	Damien Oliver	3.55L	9	56.5kg		$14
	9	9	MISS ALBANIA	Enver Jusufovic	Liam Riordan	6.8L	11	56.5kg		$81
	10	4	PORTLAND SKY	Matt Laurie	Luke Currie	6.9L	8	58.5kg		$15
	11	7	BROOKLYN HUSTLE	Jason Warren & Dean Krongold	Brett Prebble	8.4L	10	56.5kg		$6.50

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2021 Moir Stakes Betting

The season’s best Moir Stakes 2021 betting odds and market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be available below once released. Proven sprinters at the tight Moonee Valley track and any Group winners resuming with a nice first-up record usually sit top of the Moir Stakes odds each spring.

Nature Strip ($3.30 in 2019) was the last favourite in A.J. Moir Stakes betting to salute.

2021 Moir Stakes Field

The Moir Stakes field is a key early spring feature for short-distance specialists that could target upcoming Group 1 features including Flemington’s VRC Sprint Classic (1200m) run down the straight during the Melbourne Cup Carnival. Lots of horses run first-up in the Moir Stakes field, while the Group 2 Schillaci Stakes has provided the most Moir Stakes winners than any other lead-up race over the past 20 years.

The official 2021 Moir Stakes field and barrier draw will be released the Wednesday leading-up to Moir Stakes Night and will be available below once announced.

The Moir Stakes 2021 field has attracted 11 quality sprinters led in betting by the likes of McEwen Stakes winner The Inferno and Oakleigh Plate winner Portland Sky.

Click here to read more on the key horses in the 2021 Moir Stakes field and betting markets.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	2424x554x3	TREKKING	James Cummings	Craig Williams	3	58.5kg		114
2	113x1619x2	WILD RULER	Peter & Paul Snowden	Daniel Moor	4	58.5kg		106
3	x2x1111x61	THE INFERNO	Cliff Brown	Damian Lane	5	58.5kg		106
4	541x0112x2	PORTLAND SKY	Matt Laurie	Luke Currie	8	58.5kg		110
5	111x2048x3	SEPTEMBER RUN	Chris Waller	John Allen	1	56.5kg		110
6	x2112x358x	SWATS THAT	Leon & Troy Corstens	Damien Oliver	9	56.5kg		105
7	4x4875110x	BROOKLYN HUSTLE	Jason Warren & Dean Krongold	Brett Prebble	10	56.5kg		106
8	1610x116x1	BALLISTIC LOVER	Joseph Pride	Blaike McDougall	6	56.5kg		95
9	31112×313	MISS ALBANIA	Enver Jusufovic	Liam Riordan	11	56.5kg		82
10	1x721610x	SHAQUERO	Chris Waller	Damien Thornton	2	52kg		90
11	1127x	PROFITEER	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Jye McNeil	7	52kg		80

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2021 Moir Stakes Nominations

The Moir Stakes 2021 nominations are released by Racing Victoria on the Monday of race week and will be published below in full as soon as announced.

The early 2021 AJ Moir Stakes nominations have been extended until Tuesday morning after attracting 14 original entries including Wild Ruler, Trekking and September Run.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp Rating
1	1610x116x1	BALLISTIC LOVER	M	4	Joseph Pride	95
2	4x4875110x	BROOKLYN HUSTLE	M	5	Jason Warren & Dean Krongold
3	1x16x	ENTHAAR	F	3	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	82
4	31112×313	MISS ALBANIA	M	5	Enver Jusufovic	82
5	541x0112x2	PORTLAND SKY	H	4	Matt Laurie	110
6	1127x	PROFITEER	C	3	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	80
7	135x200x1	RANCH HAND	C	3	Chris Waller	81
8	111x2048x3	SEPTEMBER RUN	M	4	Chris Waller	110
9	1x721610x	SHAQUERO	C	3	Chris Waller	90
10	834275×229	SPACEBOY	G	5	Gary Portelli	87
11	x2112x358x	SWATS THAT	M	4	Leon & Troy Corstens	105
12	x2x1111x61	THE INFERNO	G	5	Cliff Brown	106
13	2424x554x3	TREKKING	G	7	James Cummings
14	113x1619x2	WILD RULER	H	4	Peter & Paul Snowden	106

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

Moir Stakes History

Officially known as the A.J. Moir Stakes, the principal race was a 1000m event until 2007 when it was increased to 1200m. Once the race was elevated to Group 2 status in 1979, it was won by With Me twice in 1990-91 and The Judge in 1978-79. Apart from the A.J. Moir Stakes, the event was also called the Schweppervescence Stakes for some time. The Moir Stakes is now run over 1000m.

In 2013 the Moir Stakes was elevated from Group 2 to Group 1 status and attracts better sprinters every year. The most notable Moir Stakes winners include Black Caviar (2010-11) and triple champion Buffering (2012, 2014 & 2015).

Recent AJ Moir Stakes Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2021 Moir Stakes	1st	Wild Ruler	57.08 seconds
	2nd	The Inferno
	3rd	Trekking
2020 Moir Stakes	1st	Pippie	58.39 seconds
	2nd	Trekking
	3rd	Bella Vella
2019 Moir Stakes	1st	Nature Strip	57.78 seconds
	2nd	Miss Leonidas
	3rd	Sunlight
2018 Moir Stakes	1st	Viddora	57.70 seconds
	2nd	Brave Smash
	3rd	Spright
2017 Moir Stakes	1st	She Will Reign	58.30 seconds
	2nd	Viddora
	3rd	Sheidel
2016 Moir Stakes	1st	Extreme Choice	58.74 seconds
	2nd	Heatherly
	3rd	Wild Rain
2015 Moir Stakes	1st	Buffering	57.2 seconds
	2nd	Ball Of Muscle
	3rd	Angelic Light
2014 Moir Stakes	1st	Buffering	1 minute 10.91 seconds
	2nd	Lankan Rupee
	3rd	Rebel Dane
2013 Schweppes Stakes	1st	Samaready	1 minute 11.25 seconds
	2nd	Buffering
	3rd	Le Bonsir
2012 Schweppes Stakes	1st	Buffering	1 minute 10.97 seconds
	2nd	Ready To Rip
	3rd	Thankgodyou’rehere
2011 Schweppes Stakes	1st	Black Caviar	1 minute 10.13 seconds
	2nd	Doubtful Jack
	3rd	Here De Angels
2010 Schweppes Stakes	1st	Black Caviar	1 minute 11.01 seconds
	2nd	Hot Danish
	3rd	True Persuasion
2009 Schweppes Stakes	1st	Apache Cat	1 minute 10.01 seconds
	2nd	Mic Mac
	3rd	Bank Robber
2008 Schweppes Stakes	1st	Lucky Secret	1 minute 9.9 seconds
	2nd	Bel Mer
	3rd	Mr Baritone
2007 Schweppes Stakes	1st	Miss Andretti	1 minute 10.6 seconds
	2nd	Gold Edition
	3rd	Lets Go Thommo
2006 Schweppes Stakes	1st	California Dane	58.4 seconds
	2nd	Lets Go Thommo
	3rd	Poets Voice
2005 Schweppes Stakes	1st	Virage De Fortune	59.1 seconds
	2nd	Miss Mooney Mooney
	3rd	Imprisoned
2004 Schweppes Stakes	1st	Bomber Bill	58.4 seconds
	2nd	Regimental Gal
	3rd	Dance The Waves
2003 Schweppes Stakes	1st	Our Egyptian Raine	57.7 seconds
	2nd	Spinning Hill
	3rd	Dantana
2002 Schweppes Stakes	1st	Spinning Hill	57.7 seconds
	2nd	Bomber Bill
	3rd	Mistegic
2001 Schweppes Stakes	1st	Mistegic	58.7 seconds
	2nd	Regal Shot
	3rd	Appoint
2000 Schweppes Stakes	1st	Falvelon	59.8 seconds
	2nd	Notoire
	3rd	Super Elegant