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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 six other quality Group races held at the meeting including the Moonee Valley Vase.

The Moonee Valley Vase is a staying race run over 2040m by three-year-olds at set weights and is worth $200,000 in total prize money. 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.

The 2018 Moonee Valley Vase took place at Moonee Valley on Cox Plate Day – Saturday October 27, 2018 .

Moonee Valley Vase 2018
Date:	Saturday October 27, 2018
Track:	Moonee Valley Racecourse
Distance:	2040m
Conditions:	3YO – Set Weights
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$200,000
Inaugurated:	1983

2018 Moonee Valley Vase Results

• 1st: TBD
• 2nd: TBD
• 3rd: TBD

Vase Betting Odds

The latest Moonee Valley Vase odds will be detailed below complete with links to Ladbrokes.com.au for you to lock in your top Moonee Valley Vase betting tips at the right price.

2018 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 Ladbrokes Caulfield Guineas (1600m) run a fortnight prior. Run on Caulfield Cup Day just a week before Ladbrokes Cox Plate Day, the Group 3 Norman Robinson Stakes (2000m) is another key lead-up into the MV Vase field each season.

The official Moonee Valley Vase 2018 Field & Barriers are announced on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	21412	ARAMAYO	James Cummings	Tye Angland	14	57kg	–	88
2	1035×76440	OUTRAGEOUS	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Dwayne Dunn	1	57kg	–	76
3	259×115	MICKEY BLUE EYES	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Regan Bayliss	16	57kg	–	74
4	631×326	DEALMAKER	Chris Waller	Kerrin McEvoy	9	57kg	–	74
5	532113	SAVOIE Super Vobis Bonus Scheme	Darren Weir	Dean Yendall	7	57kg	–	69
6	7×219285	CLOAK	James Cummings	Glyn Schofield	12	57kg	–	67
7	137×122	REAL SUCCESS	Matt Laurie	Mark Zahra	10	57kg	–	69
8	311435	APPROACH DISCREET	Darren Weir	Craig Williams	13	57kg	–	68
9	743×83120	THUNDERDOME	Leon & Troy Corstens	Stephen Baster	15	57kg	–	64
10	78×64722	STARS OF CARRUM Super Vobis Bonus Scheme	Robbie Laing	Ben Melham	6	57kg	–	63
11	1×415	BOTTI (NZ)	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	Damian Lane	4	57kg	–	67
12	1846	SAVVY OAK (NZ)	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Hugh Bowman	2	57kg	–	63
13	21131	VERRY ELLEEGANT (NZ)	Darren Weir	John Allen	5	55kg	–	81
14	33317	STRIPPING ROYALTY (NZ)	Darren Weir	Ethan Brown (a)	8	55kg	–	62
15e	8321	VOW AND DECLARE	Danny O’Brien	James Winks	3	57kg	–	62
16e	32×00050	POWER OF ATTORNEY Super Vobis Bonus Scheme	Tony Vasil	Damien Oliver	17	57kg	–	61
17e	422	SCAMPER	Leon & Troy Corstens	Ms Linda Meech	11	55kg	–	60

2018 Moonee Valley Vase Nominations

The 2018 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.

No.	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp Rating
1	5624	ALASKAN HONEY	F	3	Darren Weir	58
2	422×1111	AMPHITRITE	F	3	Darren Weir	105
3	311435	APPROACH DISCREET	C	3	Darren Weir	–
4	21412	ARAMAYO	C	3	James Cummings	–
5	1×415	BOTTI (NZ)	G	3	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	67
6	7×219285	CLOAK	C	3	James Cummings	–
7	631×326	DEALMAKER	C	3	Chris Waller	74
8	54×06365	EXCLUSIVELY OURS	F	3	Matthew Brown	58
9	21116	EXTRA BRUT	C	3	Darren Weir	–
10	9331	GRINZINGER STAR (NZ)	C	3	Danny O’Brien	62
11	2x77x24429	HASABRO (NZ)	C	3	Stephen McKee	56
12	4115×638	HOME GROUND	G	3	John Sargent	67
13	951303	IMMELMANN	G	3	Matt Laurie	61
14	715×2234	LOUIE THE LEGEND	C	3	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	62
15	2321	MAGNUM OPUS	C	3	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	–
16	259×115	MICKEY BLUE EYES	C	3	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	–
17	7×2440	OPPOSITE	G	3	Danny O’Brien	56
18	1035×76440	OUTRAGEOUS	C	3	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	76
19	3	PORT ROYAL	C	3	Alexander Rae	–
20	32×00050	POWER OF ATTORNEY Super Vobis Bonus Scheme	C	3	Tony Vasil	61
21	0103	PREDECESSOR	C	3	Dean Binaisse	63
22	4x740x4850	QAFILA	F	3	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	–
23	137×122	REAL SUCCESS	G	3	Matt Laurie	69
24	532113	SAVOIE	C	3	Darren Weir	69
25	1846	SAVVY OAK (NZ)	G	3	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	63
26	422	SCAMPER	F	3	Leon & Troy Corstens	60
27	4200×96943	SEBERATE	C	3	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	–
28	78×64722	STARS OF CARRUM	C	3	Robbie Laing	63
29	33317	STRIPPING ROYALTY (NZ)	F	3	Darren Weir	–
30	140×8681	SYD’S COIN	C	3	Ken Keys	67
31	743×83120	THUNDERDOME	G	3	Leon & Troy Corstens	64
32	21131	VERRY ELLEEGANT (NZ)	F	3	Darren Weir	81
33	711704	VISAO	C	3	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	69
34	8321	VOW AND DECLARE	G	3	Danny O’Brien	62
35	6×1220	YULONG METEOR	F	3	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	62

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
2018 The Moonee Valley Vase	1st	TBD	TBD
	2nd	TBD
	3rd	TBD
2017 The Moonee Valley Vase	1st	Aloisia	2 minutes 04.24 seconds
	2nd	Cliff’s Edge
	3rd	Salsamor
2016 The Moonee Valley Vase	1st	Sacred Elixir	2 minutes 10.94 seconds
	2nd	Morvada
	3rd	So Si Bon
2015 The Moonee Valley Vase	1st	Jameka	2 minutes 6.4 seconds
	2nd	Shards
	3rd	Tarzino
2014 The Moonee Valley Vase	1st	Moonovermanhattan	2 minutes 6.4 seconds
	2nd	Atmosphere
	3rd	Go Indy Go
2013 The Moonee Valley Vase	1st	Savvy Nature	2 minutes 5.8 seconds
	2nd	All Rigged Up
	3rd	Pinstripe Lane
2012 The Moonee Valley Vase	1st	Super Cool	2 minutes 8.25 seconds
	2nd	It’s A Dundeel
	3rd	Viking Star
2011 The Moonee Valley Vase	1st	Manawanui	2 minutes 7.14 seconds
	2nd	Collar
	3rd	Scelto
2010 The Moonee Valley Vase	1st	Rekindled Interest	2 minutes 7.09 seconds
	2nd	Lion Tamer
	3rd	Hollowlea
2009 The Moonee Valley Vase	1st	Hanks	2 minutes 6.2 seconds
	2nd	Spacecraft
	3rd	Viking Legend
2008 The Moonee Valley Vase	1st	Whobegotyou	2 minutes 5.3 seconds
	2nd	Buffett
	3rd	Orca
2007 The Moonee Valley Vase	1st	Marching	2 minutes 6.5 seconds
	2nd	Kibbutz
	3rd	Barbaricus
2006 The Moonee Valley Vase	1st	Efficient	2 minutes 5.2 seconds
	2nd	The One
	3rd	Excites
2005 The Moonee Valley Vase	1st	Duelled	2 minutes 14.1 seconds
	2nd	Manton
	3rd	Benicio
2004 The Moonee Valley Vase	1st	Plastered	2 minutes 7.6 seconds
	2nd	Mr Martini
	3rd	Count Ricardo
2003 The Moonee Valley Vase	1st	Kempinsky	2 minutes 7.1 seconds
	2nd	Elvstroem
	3rd	Lifes A Bounty
2002The Moonee Valley Vase	1st	Helenus	2 minutes 8 seconds
	2nd	Macedon Lady
	3rd	Wild Heart
2001 The Moonee Valley Vase	1st	Ustinov	2 minutes 6.3 seconds
	2nd	Viking Ruler
	3rd	Pure Theatre
2000 The Moonee Valley Vase	1st	Skalato	2 minutes 9.2 seconds
	2nd	Universal Prince
	3rd	Sale Of Century