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The 2019 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 on one of Moonee Valley’s night race meetings, this sprint race is worth $200,000 in prize money.

It is one of only a couple of Group 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) was the last to do the double.

The Australia Stakes 2019 runs on Friday January 25, 2019.

2019 Australia Stakes
Date:	Friday January 25, 2019
Track:	Moonee Valley Racecourse
Distance:	1200m
Race Type:	Weight-for-age
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$200,000

2018 Australia Stakes Results

• 1st: #9 Whispering Brook
• 2nd: #3 Fell Swoop
• 3rd: #5 Land of Plenty

Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight
1	9	WHISPERING BROOK	Darren Weir	Mark Zahra	–	2	56.5kg
2	3	FELL SWOOP	Matthew Dale	Kerrin McEvoy	0.75L	1	58.5kg
3	5	LAND OF PLENTY	Darren Weir	Damian Lane	2L	6	58.5kg
4	10	PRINCESS OF QUEENS	Mick Price	Dwayne Dunn	2.1L	5	56.5kg
5	2	REDKIRK WARRIOR (GB)	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Regan Bayliss	2.2L	8	58.5kg
6	8	FIFTY STARS (IRE)	Darren Weir	Ben Allen (a)	2.95L	3	58.5kg
7	6	MANUEL	Tony McEvoy	Luke Currie	3.35L	10	58.5kg
8	4	MALAGUERRA	Peter Gelagotis	Ben Melham	4.1L	7	58.5kg
9	1	BRAVE SMASH (JPN)	Darren Weir	Michael Walker	6.1L	9	58.5kg
10	7	RUNSON	Leon & Troy Corstens	Stephen Baster	9.35L	4	58.5kg

2019 Australia Stakes Betting & Odds

The latest Australia Stakes 2019 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.

2019 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 2019 Australia Stakes field is due for release on January 23, 2019 and will be published in full below.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp Rating
1	70x332818x	BRAVE SMASH (JPN)	Darren Weir	Michael Walker	9	58.5kg	114
2	0x11x00x0x	REDKIRK WARRIOR (GB)	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Regan Bayliss	8	58.5kg	116
3	80x598x513	FELL SWOOP	Matthew Dale	Kerrin McEvoy	1	58.5kg	106
4	670x730x03	MALAGUERRA	Peter Gelagotis	Ben Melham	7	58.5kg	111
5	311x21314x	LAND OF PLENTY	Darren Weir	Damian Lane	6	58.5kg	110
6	21x361221x	MANUEL	Tony McEvoy	Luke Currie	10	58.5kg	95
7	818×511303	RUNSON	Leon & Troy Corstens	Stephen Baster	4	58.5kg	98
8	1111x2211x	FIFTY STARS (IRE)	Darren Weir	Ben Allen (a)	3	58.5kg	98
9	60x1415x11	WHISPERING BROOK	Darren Weir	Mark Zahra	2	56.5kg	107
10	x681001021	PRINCESS OF QUEENS	Mick Price	Dwayne Dunn	5	56.5kg	95

2019 Australia Stakes Nominations

The Australia Stakes 2019 nominations closed on January 21, 2019 and will be published below when available.

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
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