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The 2022 Australia Stakes is a Group 2 race held each year in late January at Moonee Valley Racecourse in Melbourne. Run over 1200m under weight-for-age conditions, this sprint race is worth $350,000 in prize money as of 2022.

It is one of only a couple of Group 2 races held in January anywhere in the country and signals the return of regular black type racing to Melbourne.

The Australia Stakes serves as a nice campaign kick-off for sprinters heading towards tougher races during the Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival.

It is a key lead-up race into the Group 1 C.F. Orr Stakes (1400m) run at Caulfield in February and Black Caviar (2012) followed by Streets Of Avalon (2021) are the last runners to do the double.

The Australia Stakes 2022 ran on Saturday January 29, 2022 at The Valley and was won by the Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained favourite Marabi ($1.80F). 

2022 Australia Stakes
Date:	Saturday January 29, 2022
Track:	Moonee Valley Racecourse
Distance:	1200m
Race Type:	Weight-for-age
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$350,000

2022 Australia Stakes Results

• 1st: #10 Marabi ($1.80F)
• 2nd: #6 Sinawann
• 3rd: #9 Turaath

The punters enjoyed an easy watch in the 2022 Australia Stakes results at Moonee Valley with the undefeated favourite, Ciaron Maher & David Eustace’s progressive mare Marabi ($1.80), proving her class and Group 2 ability with a powerhouse win.

Click here to read more on the emphatic Australia Stakes 2022 winner Marabi.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	10	MARABI	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Ben Allen		3	56.5kg		$1.80F
	2	6	SINAWANN (IRE)	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Craig Williams	2.75L	1	58.5kg		$8
	3	9	TURAATH (GB)	Maddie Raymond	Damian Lane	3.05L	9	56.5kg		$9.50
	4	12	LIGHTSABER	Peter G Moody	Ms Jamie Kah	3.55L	6	55kg		$13
	5	1	STREETS OF AVALON	Shane Nichols	Brett Prebble	3.75L	4	58.5kg		$12
	6	11	MARIAMIA	Shane Stockdale	Blaike McDougall	4.05L	10	56.5kg		$61
	7	2	WILD PLANET	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Jye McNeil	4.55L	8	58.5kg		$11
	8	4	JUST FOLK	Josh Julius	John Allen	4.85L	2	58.5kg		$31
	9	3	ORDER OF COMMAND	Danny O’Brien	Damien Oliver	8.6L	5	58.5kg		$31
	10	5	VAINSTREAM	John Pascoe	Craig Newitt	11.1L	11	58.5kg		$91
	11	7	GAME KEEPER	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Jordan Childs	31.1L	7	58.5kg		$101
		8	FORBIDDEN LOVE	Richard & Michael Freedman	Mark Zahra		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2022 Australia Stakes Betting & Odds

The latest Australia Stakes 2022 odds and betting markets provided by Ladbrokes.com.au will be published below as soon as available for you to back your Australia Stakes betting tips at the best prices.

Marabi ($1.80 in 2022) was the last Australia Stakes betting favourite to get the job done.

2022 Australia Stakes Field

The Australia Stakes field attracts a quality line-up of middle-distance sprinters that are usually kicking off their Melbourne Festival of Racing campaigns. The Australia Stakes field features top gallopers that are more often than not Group 1 performed.

The 2022 Australia Stakes field is due for release on January 26th, 2022 and will be published in full below.

The Australia Stakes 2022 final field is down to 11 sprinters after the early withdrawal of Forbidden Love who instead takes on Anamoe in Sydney’s Group 2 Expressway Stakes on the same day.

• Scratched: #8 Forbidden Love (1)

Click here to read more on the key runners in the 2022 Australia Stakes field and betting markets.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	7x2875483x	STREETS OF AVALON	Shane Nichols	Brett Prebble	5	58.5kg		108
2	x81910x20x	WILD PLANET	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Jye McNeil	9	58.5kg		106
3	x329x9808x	ORDER OF COMMAND	Danny O’Brien	Damien Oliver	6	58.5kg		99
4	401232516x	JUST FOLK	Josh Julius	John Allen	3	58.5kg		100
5	x3888x6064	VAINSTREAM	John Pascoe	Craig Newitt	12	58.5kg		84
6	32x343x61x	SINAWANN (IRE)	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Craig Williams	2	58.5kg		108
7	1x336063x0	GAME KEEPER	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Jordan Childs	8	58.5kg		94
8	107x47830x	FORBIDDEN LOVE	Richard & Michael Freedman	Mark Zahra	1	56.5kg		102
9	0x321111x5	TURAATH (GB)	Maddie Raymond	Damian Lane	10	56.5kg		102
10	111×11	MARABI	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Ben Allen	4	56.5kg		97
11	x932031348	MARIAMIA	Shane Stockdale	Blaike McDougall	11	56.5kg		71
12	1119x6414x	LIGHTSABER	Peter G Moody	Ms Jamie Kah	7	55kg		90

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2022 Australia Stakes Nominations

Early entries for The Valley’s Group 2 Australia Stakes close the Monday leading-up to the event and will be updated below once announced.

The 2022 Australia Stakes nominations attracted 16 weight-for-age hopefuls as Group 2 racing returns to The Valley with all-in markets led by Ciaron Maher & David Eustace’s undefeated mare Marabi who is two-from-two at the track and three-from-three at the distance.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	7x2875483x	STREETS OF AVALON	G	7	Shane Nichols	1	58.5kg		108
2	169841439x	MAHAMEDEIS	G	7	Nick Ryan	2	58.5kg		97
3	x81910x20x	WILD PLANET	G	6	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	3	58.5kg		106
4	107x47830x	FORBIDDEN LOVE	M	4	Richard & Michael Freedman	4	56.5kg		102
5	x329x9808x	ORDER OF COMMAND	G	7	Danny O’Brien	5	58.5kg		99
6	11143x200x	DICE ROLL (FR)	G	7	Nick Ryan	6	58.5kg		100
7	x5411313x3	THE ASTROLOGIST	G	5	Leon & Troy Corstens	7	58.5kg		104
8	1119x6414x	LIGHTSABER	C	3	Peter G Moody	8	55kg		90
9	0x321111x5	TURAATH (GB)	M	5	Maddie Raymond	9	56.5kg		102
10	401232516x	JUST FOLK	G	5	Josh Julius	10	58.5kg		100
11	x3888x6064	VAINSTREAM	G	7	John Pascoe	11	58.5kg		84
12	32x343x61x	SINAWANN (IRE)	H	5	Anthony & Sam Freedman	12	58.5kg		108
13	111×11	MARABI	M	5	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	13	56.5kg		97
14	8x21411x00	SARTORIAL SPLENDOR	G	5	John Sadler	14	58.5kg		92
15	1x336063x0	GAME KEEPER	G	5	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	15	58.5kg		94
16	x932031348	MARIAMIA	M	5	Shane Stockdale	16	56.5kg		71

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Australia Stakes History

Formerly called the Carlyon Stakes until 2010, the Moonee Valley Racing Club changed the race name to the Australia Stakes to celebrate Australia Day. This race is not to be confused with the Group 1 William Reid Stakes, which was previously called the Australia Stakes, and is now once again called the William Reid Stakes and runs in March.

Originally a Listed race and known as the Carlyon Stakes, this race earned Group 3 status in 1990 until 1994 when it was again elevated to Group 2 status. The Australia Stakes has been won by plenty of outstanding horses over the years including recent champions such as Black Caviar (2010 & 2012) and Malaguerra (2017).

Recent Australia Stakes Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2022 Australia Stakes	1st	Marabi	1 minute 11.42 seconds
	2nd	Sinawann
	3rd	Turaath
2021 Australia Stakes	1st	Streets Of Avalon	1 minute 10.06 seconds
	2nd	Viridine
	3rd	Tavisan
2020 Australia Stakes	1st	Scales Of Justice	1 minute 9.77 seconds
	2nd	Hey Doc
	3rd	Embrace Me
2019 Australia Stakes	1st	Whispering Brook	1 minute 9.84 seconds
	2nd	Fell Swoop
	3rd	Land of Plenty
2018 Australia Stakes	1st	Thronum	1 minute 10.48 seconds
	2nd	Mr Sneaky
	3rd	Stellar Collision
2017 Australia Stakes	1st	Malaguerra	1 minute 9.29 seconds (Equal Track Record)
	2nd	Black Heart Bart
	3rd	Sirbible
2016 Australia Stakes	1st	Holler	1 minute 10.96 seconds
	2nd	Churchill Dancer
	3rd	Rebel Dane
2015 Australia Stakes	1st	Mourinho	1 minute 9.9 seconds
	2nd	It Is Written
	3rd	Dissident
2014 Australia Stakes	1st	Richie’s Vibe	1 minute 10.96 seconds
	2nd	Moment Of Change
	3rd	It Is Written
2013 Australia Stakes	1st	Sea Lord	1 minute 10.5 seconds
	2nd	Pinwheel
	3rd	Outlandish Lad
2012 Australia Stakes	1st	Black Caviar	1 minute 09.4 seconds
	2nd	Zedi Knight
	3rd	Doubtful Jack
2011 Australia Stakes	1st	Whitefriars	1 minute 09.6 seconds
	2nd	Undeniably
	3rd	Typhoon Tracy
2010 Australia Stakes	1st	Black Caviar	1 minute 10.1 seconds
	2nd	Here De Angels
	3rd	La Rocket
2009 Carlyon Stakes	1st	Lucky Secret	1 minute 11.2 seconds
	2nd	Light Fantastic
	3rd	Von Costa De Hero
2008 Carlyon Stakes	1st	Let Go Thommo	1 minute 10.8 seconds
	2nd	Maldivian
	3rd	Casino Prince
2007 Carlyon Stakes	1st	El Segundo	1 minute 11.2 seconds
	2nd	Cocinero
	3rd	Super Elegant
2006 Carlyon Stakes	1st	California Dane	1 minute 9.8 seconds
	2nd	Virage De Fortune
	3rd	Casual Pass
2005 Carlyon Stakes	1st	Super Elegant	1 minute 10.5 seconds
	2nd	Strikeline
	3rd	Ruben
2004 Carlyon Stakes	1st	Vocabulary	1 minute 11.5 seconds
	2nd	Super Elegant
	3rd	Confederate Kid
2003 Carlyon Stakes	1st	Yell	1 minute 10.3 seconds
	2nd	Libidinious
	3rd	Pernod
2002 Carlyon Stakes	1st	Royal Code	1 minute 11 seconds
	2nd	Intelligent Star
	3rd	Ustinov
2001 Carlyon Stakes	1st	Piavonic	1 minute 11.8 seconds
	2nd	Ateates
	3rd	Le Zagaletta
2000 Carlyon Stakes	1st	Slavonic	1 minute 12.1 seconds
	2nd	Sports
	3rd	Le Zagaletta