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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 a host of 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 $300,000 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. More recently, the 2018 MV Vase winner Stars of Carrum finished runner-up in the VRC Derby results next start.

In 2017 smart filly Aloisia won the Moonee Valley Vase after a Group 1 Thousand Guineas victory at Caulfield.

The 2019 Moonee Valley Vase took place Ladbrokes on Cox Plate Day – Saturday October 26, 2019 and was won impressively by Soul Patch. 

Moonee Valley Vase 2019
Date:	Saturday October 26, 2019
Track:	Moonee Valley Racecourse
Distance:	2040m
Conditions:	3YO – Set Weights
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$300,000
Inaugurated:	1983

2019 Moonee Valley Vase Results

• 1st: #5 Soul Patch
• 2nd: #9 Moonlight Maid
• 3rd: #3 Serious Liaison

The Moonee Valley Vase 2019 Results saw the Ken Keys-rained Soul Patch charge home for an impressive 2.5 length win over last start Group 2 winning filly Moonlight Maid, the winner donning blinkers and exploding through the line ahead of a run at Flemington a week later in the Group 1 VRC Derby.

Read more on the impressive 2019 Moonee Valley Vase win by Soul Patch.

Place	#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Barrier	Weight	SP
1	5	SOUL PATCH	Ken Keys	Dwayne Dunn	–	8	57kg	$4.40
2	9	MOONLIGHT MAID	Mitchell Freedman	Ben Melham	2.5L	6	55kg	$4.40
3	3	SERIOUS LIAISON	Danny O’Brien	Damien Oliver	5.75L	1	57kg	$6.50
4	2	INDEPENDENT ROAD	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Luke Nolen	7L	5	57kg	$8
5	6	CRAFTMANSHIP (NZ)	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Hugh Bowman	7.5L	7	57kg	$21
6	1	BATTENBURG (NZ)	John Thompson	James McDonald	7.7L	2	57kg	$2.80F
7	4	FABULANSKI	Robbie Laing	Mark Zahra	14.7L	3	57kg	$31
8	7	BAILEYS	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Nash Rawiller	14.9L	4	57kg	$41
–	8	BUDGET KING	Lloyd Kennewell	Jamie Mott	–	0

2019 Moonee Valley Vase Betting Odds

The latest Moonee Valley Vase 2019 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.

2019 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.

The official Moonee Valley Vase 2019 Field & Barriers are announced on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below.

The 2019 Moonee Valley Vase Final Field attracted just nine runners with Group 1 Spring Champion Stakes third placed Battenburg down in grade and drawn a treat in barrier two. Mitchell Freedman’s last start Group 2 Edward Manifold Stakes winning filly Moonlight Maid is the danger out wider in barrier seven.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp. Rating
1	6×623	BATTENBURG (NZ)	John Thompson	James McDonald	2	57kg	77
2	21×982	INDEPENDENT ROAD	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Luke Nolen	6	57kg	70
3	5141	SERIOUS LIAISON	Danny O’Brien	Damien Oliver	1	57kg	69
4	557021×99	FABULANSKI	Robbie Laing	Mark Zahra	3	57kg	65
5	1×218	SOUL PATCH	Ken Keys	Dwayne Dunn	9	57kg	69
6	8×151	CRAFTMANSHIP (NZ)	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Hugh Bowman	8	57kg	74
7	6x29x931	BAILEYS	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Nash Rawiller	5	57kg	61
8	371	BUDGET KING	Lloyd Kennewell	Jamie Mott	4	57kg	62
9	14×41	MOONLIGHT MAID	Mitchell Freedman	Ben Melham	7	55kg	82

2019 Moonee Valley Vase Nominations

The 2019 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.
The Moonee Valley Vase 2019 nominations are now out featuring 20 class three-year-olds led by Group 1 winner Castelvecchio who will not accept for the race having already been confirmed for the Group 1 $5 million Ladbrokes Cox Plate.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	Hcp. Rating
1	11331×472	CASTELVECCHIO	C	3	Richard Litt	1	57kg	106
2	14×41	MOONLIGHT MAID	F	3	Mitchell Freedman	2	55kg	82
3	6×623	BATTENBURG (NZ)	C	3	John Thompson	3	57kg	77
4	557021×99	FABULANSKI	C	3	Robbie Laing	4	57kg	65
5	6×1947319	SKIDDAW	C	3	Danny O’Brien	5	57kg	70
6	21×982	INDEPENDENT ROAD	G	3	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	6	57kg	70
7	5141	SERIOUS LIAISON	C	3	Danny O’Brien	7	57kg	69
8	8×151	CRAFTMANSHIP (NZ)	C	3	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	8	57kg	74
9	1×218	SOUL PATCH	C	3	Ken Keys	9	57kg	69
10	1×105	BEAUTY BOLT	F	3	Grahame Begg	10	55kg	67
11	22×166	LONG JACK	C	3	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	11	57kg	64
12	43232	RELUCENT (NZ)	G	3	Chris Waller	12	57kg	61
13	0x321	SOUTHERN MOON	C	3	Mitchell Freedman	13	57kg	64
14	22423	TROLLEYED (NZ)	G	3	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	14	57kg	59
15	371	BUDGET KING	G	3	Lloyd Kennewell	15	57kg	62
16	6x29x931	BAILEYS	C	3	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	16	57kg	61
17	81	MISS MADDIE	F	3	David Brideoake	17	55kg	62
18	1	RUSSIAN CAMELOT (IRE)	C	3	Danny O’Brien	18	57kg	63
19	256×7452	NAVARRE	G	3	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	19	57kg	55
20	77×482	TRANSLATOR	C	3	Nigel Blackiston	20	57kg	56

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
2019 The Moonee Valley Vase	1st	Soul Patch	2 minutes 06.60 seconds
	2nd	Moonlight Maid
	3rd	Serious Liaison
2018 The Moonee Valley Vase	1st	Stars Of Carrum	2 minutes 05.28 seconds
	2nd	Savoie
	3rd	Aramayo
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