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The William Reid Stakes is one of the quality Group 1 races held at the esteemed Moonee Valley Racecourse in Melbourne. Taking place under the lights at the Valley in March each year, this 1200m sprint is conducted under weight-for-age conditions and offers prize money of $500,000.

Today the race is held as the feature race of the William Reid Stakes Night along with the Group 2 Sunline Stakes (1600m) as the final Group 1 meeting of the Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival.

There are a number of excellent lead-up races held earlier in the Melbourne Autumn Carnival that serve as a good guide for you William Reid Stakes wagers. The Group 1 Black Caviar Lightning (1000m) at Flemington is one such trial race punters should keep an eye on. That earlier race’s namesake, Black Caviar (2013), was the last sprinter to complete the Lightning – William Reid Stakes double.

The other key lead-up race is the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) run down the famous Flemington straight a fortnight before. The Newmarket Handicap – William Reid Stakes double was last achieved by Sunlight (2019).

In 2020 the same three horses filled the trifecta in both the Newmarket Handicap (Bivouac, Loving Gaby, Gytrash) and the William Reid Stakes (Loving Gaby, Gytrash, Bivouac).

The 2021 William Reid Stakes takes place under the lights at The Valley on Friday March 19, 2021. 

William Reid Stakes 2021
Date:	Friday March 19, 2021
Track:	Moonee Valley Racecourse
Distance:	1200m
Conditions:	Weight-for-age
Status:	Group 1
Prize Money:	$500,000
Inaugurated:	1925

2021 William Reid Stakes Results

• 1st: #6 Masked Crusader
• 2nd: #12 Portland Sky
• 3rd: #8 Libertini

A masterful ride by the ‘Wizard of the West’ William Pike and an explosive turn of foot from the Hawkes Racing-trained four-year-old Masked Crusader ($7) combined for an exciting William Reid Stakes 2021 result. Pike is now equal with Luke Currie on four Group 1 Victorian wins for the season, while Masked Crusader took his 1200m record to four-from-four with his 2.5 length win over the Oakleigh Plate co-champ Portland Sky.

Click here to read more on the impressive 2021 William Reid Stakes win by Masked Crusader.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	6	MASKED CRUSADER	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	William Pike		2	58.5kg		$7
	2	12	PORTLAND SKY	Matt Laurie	Mark Zahra	2.5L	1	56kg		$11
	3	8	LIBERTINI	Anthony Cummings	Tommy Berry	2.9L	11	56.5kg		$4.40F
	4	13	SEPTEMBER RUN	Chris Waller	Craig Williams	3.4L	10	54kg		$10
	5	7	FLIT	James Cummings	Damien Oliver	3.5L	6	56.5kg		$26
	6	2	KEMENTARI	James Cummings	Chris Parnham	3.6L	9	58.5kg		$19
	7	11	BROOKLYN HUSTLE	Jason Warren & Dean Krongold	Damian Lane	3.9L	7	56.5kg		$9
	8	14	SWATS THAT	Leon & Troy Corstens	John Allen	4L	4	54kg		$8.50
	9	3	ELITE STREET	Daniel Morton	Jye McNeil	4.1L	3	58.5kg		$31
	10	9	PIPPIE	Chris Meagher	Noel Callow	4.2L	8	56.5kg		$19
	11	4	INDIAN PACIFIC	Neville Parnham	Brad Parnham	4.95L	12	58.5kg		$26
	12	1	HEY DOC	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Luke Currie	7.45L	5	58.5kg		$8
		5	ANCESTRY	Phillip Stokes	Michael Poy		0
		10	BELLA VELLA	Will Clarken	Jason Collett		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia. j

2021 William Reid Stakes Odds

The latest William Reid Stakes 2021 betting odds for the last of the Melbourne Autumn Group 1 races will be available below as soon as open at Ladbrokes.com.au.

Sunline ($1.70 in 2019) was the last favourite in William Reid Stakes betting to salute for the punters.

2021 William Reid Stakes Field

Each autumn the William Reid Stakes field attracts a smart line-up of proven Group 1 sprinters out of earlier lead-up races including the Oakleigh Plate and Newmarket Handicap. Horses out of the field may continue onto Sydney’s Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) the following weekend at Royal Randwick. Black Caviar (2013) was the last winner of the William Reid Stakes – TJ Smith Stakes double.

The 2021 William Reid Stakes field will be announced below the Wednesday before the race and published in full below.

Fourteen sprinters make-up Friday night’s William Reid Stakes 2021 field at The Valley led in betting by the returning Group 1 VRC Sprint third placegetter Libertini in barrier 13 and Coolmore Stud Stakes winning filly September Run also wide in gate 12.

Click here to read more on the key chances in the William Reid Stakes 2021 field and betting markets.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	129x8415x0	HEY DOC	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Luke Currie	5	58.5kg		113
2	580x45381x	KEMENTARI	James Cummings	Chris Parnham	9	58.5kg		108
3	11Dx111x80	ELITE STREET	Daniel Morton	Jye McNeil	3	58.5kg		106
4	31×1391522	INDIAN PACIFIC	Neville Parnham	Brad Parnham	14	58.5kg		103
5	14x1111x01	ANCESTRY	Phillip Stokes	Michael Poy	10	58.5kg		103
6	x11x238x13	MASKED CRUSADER	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	William Pike	2	58.5kg		104
7	2x29010x59	FLIT	James Cummings	Damien Oliver	6	56.5kg		108
8	33x49x183x	LIBERTINI	Anthony Cummings	Tommy Berry	13	56.5kg		110
9	2x146x17x6	PIPPIE	Chris Meagher	Noel Callow	8	56.5kg		112
10	111x139x03	BELLA VELLA	Will Clarken	Jason Collett	11	56.5kg		105
11	35x1344x48	BROOKLYN HUSTLE	Jason Warren & Dean Krongold	Damian Lane	7	56.5kg		101
12	1541×011	PORTLAND SKY	Matt Laurie	Mark Zahra	1	56kg		106
13	11x5111x20	SEPTEMBER RUN	Chris Waller	Craig Williams	12	54kg		111
14	10x2112x35	SWATS THAT	Leon & Troy Corstens	John Allen	4	54kg		105

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

William Reid Stakes Nominations

The official 2021 William Reid Stakes nominations close the Monday before the race and will be available right here once announced.

Eighteen sprinters make-up the William Reid Stakes 2021 nominations with all-in betting tipping a return to form by the Chris Waller-trained filly September Run.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	129x8415x0	HEY DOC	G	7	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	1	58.5kg		113
2	580x45381x	KEMENTARI	G	6	James Cummings	2	58.5kg		108
3	2x29010x59	FLIT	M	4	James Cummings	3	56.5kg		108
4	11x5111x20	SEPTEMBER RUN	F	3	Chris Waller	4	54kg		111
5	2x146x17x6	PIPPIE	M	5	Chris Meagher	5	56.5kg		112
6	33x49x183x	LIBERTINI	M	4	Anthony Cummings	6	56.5kg		110
7	111x139x03	BELLA VELLA	M	6	Will Clarken	7	56.5kg		105
8	10x2112x35	SWATS THAT	F	3	Leon & Troy Corstens	8	54kg		105
9	11Dx111x80	ELITE STREET	G	4	Daniel Morton	9	58.5kg		106
10	31×1391522	INDIAN PACIFIC	G	4	Neville Parnham	10	58.5kg		103
11	14x1111x01	ANCESTRY	G	4	Phillip Stokes	11	58.5kg		103
12	2560x311x7	SIRIUS SUSPECT	G	6	Saab Hasan	12	58.5kg		98
13	1541×011	PORTLAND SKY	C	3	Matt Laurie	13	56kg		106
14	3x25318x98	RANTING (NZ)	C	3	Leon & Troy Corstens	14	56kg		89
15	321x21230x	FELICIA	M	4	Dean Binaisse	15	56.5kg		100
16	35x1344x48	BROOKLYN HUSTLE	M	4	Jason Warren & Dean Krongold	16	56.5kg		101
17	5208x125x4	MUNTASEERA	F	3	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	17	54kg		82
18	x11x238x13	MASKED CRUSADER	G	4	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	18	58.5kg		104

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

William Reid Stakes History

The race is named after the renowned racehorse owner and banker William Reid. The race reached the peak of its prestige in 2005, and for two years was held as the second leg of the Global Sprint Challenge. It has now been replaced by The Age Classic.

First run in 1925, the William Reid Stakes was held over 6 furlongs until 1973 when Australia’s adoption of the metric system converted the distance to 1200m. Beginning as a Principal race, the William Reid Stakes reached group 2 status in 1980 and was finally elevated to its current Group 1 position in 1987. The race name was changed from the William Reid Stakes to the Australia Made Stakes in 1994 and then finally became known as the Australia Stakes from 1996 onwards. In 2010 the race name changed back to the William Reid Stakes.

A top quality field of sprinters compete in the William Reid Stakes each year and notable winners include The Valley specialist Loving Gaby (2020), Sunlight (2019), Black Caviar (2001 & 13), Apache Cat (2008 & 2009), Hareeba (1995), Redelva (1991) and Zeditave (1989).

Recent William Reid Stakes Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2021 William Reid Stakes	1st	Masked Crusader	1 minute 9.29 seconds
	2nd	Portland Sky
	3rd	Libertini
2020 William Reid Stakes	1st	Loving Gaby	1 minute 9.44 seconds
	2nd	Gytrash
	3rd	Bivouac
2019 William Reid Stakes	1st	Sunlight	1 minute 9.77 seconds
	2nd	Spright
	3rd	Ellicazoom
2018 William Reid Stakes	1st	Hellbent	1 minute 9.36 seconds
	2nd	Thronum
	3rd	Catchy
2017 William Reid Stakes	1st	Silent Sedition	1 minute 10.11 seconds
	2nd	Hellbent
	3rd	Star Turn
2016 William Reid Stakes	1st	Flamberge	1 minute 09.85 seconds
	2nd	Holler
	3rd	Japonisme
2015 William Reid Stakes	1st	Lucky Hussler	1 minute 10.36 seconds
	2nd	Vain Queen
	3rd	Griante
2014 William Reid Stakes	1st	Spirit Of Boom	1 minute 11.17 seconds
	2nd	Fontelina
	3rd	Unpretentious
2013 William Reid Stakes	1st	Black Caviar	1 minute 11.08 seconds
	2nd	Karuta Queen
	3rd	Fawkner
2012 William Reid Stakes	1st	Foxwedge	1 minute 10.2 seconds
	2nd	Hay List
	3rd	Buffering
2011 William Reid Stakes	1st	Black Caviar	1 minute 10.0 seconds
	2nd	Crystal Lily
	3rd	Hinchinbrook
2010 William Reid Stakes	1st	Turffontein	1 minute 11.67 seconds
	2nd	Wanted
	3rd	Sniper’s Bullet
2009 Australia Stakes	1st	Apache Cat	1 minute 9.6 seconds
	2nd	Vormista
	3rd	Time Thief
2008 Australia Stakes	1st	Apache Cat	1 minute 9.6 seconds
	2nd	Stanzout
	3rd	Monet Rules
2007 Australia Stakes	1st	Miss Andrettie	1 minute 10.2 seconds
	2nd	Any Suggestion
	3rd	Rewaaya
2006 Australia Stakes	1st	Virage De Fortune	1 minute 10 seconds
	2nd	Rewaaya
	3rd	Undue
2005 Australia Stakes	1st	Cape Of Good Hop	1 minute 10.3 seconds
	2nd	Super Elegant
	3rd	Spark Of Life
2004 Australia Stakes	1st	Regimental Gal	1 minute 10.3 seconds
	2nd	Our Egyptian Raine
	3rd	Legally Bay
2003 Australia Stakes	1st	Yell	1 minute 10.5 seconds
	2nd	Dash For Cash
	3rd	Spinning Hill
2002 Australia Stakes	1st	Toledo	1 minute 11.8 seconds
	2nd	Show A Heart
	3rd	North Boy
2001 Australia Stakes	1st	Bomber Bill	1 minute 11.4 seconds
	2nd	Scenic Warrior
	3rd	Nina Haraka
2000 Australia Stakes	1st	Miss Pennymoney	1 minute 10.7 seconds
	2nd	Redoutes Choice
	3rd	St Chrisoph