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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.

In 2019 MV Vase winner Soul Patch went on to run third in that year’s Victoria Derby trifecta and the following year’s Group 1 Australian Guineas.

The 2020 Moonee Valley Vase took place Ladbrokes on Cox Plate Day – Saturday October 24, 2020 – and was won by the favourite Cherry Tortoni. 

Moonee Valley Vase 2020
Date:	Saturday October 24, 2020
Track:	Moonee Valley Racecourse
Distance:	2040m
Conditions:	3YO – Set Weights
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$300,000
Inaugurated:	1983

2020 Moonee Valley Vase Results

• 1st: #3 Cherry Tortoni
• 2nd: #1 Kohekhoe
• 3rd: #7 Johnny Get Angry

The backmarkers were back in fashion on Cox Plate Day with the Patrick Payne-trained favourite Cherry Tortoni ($2.60F) atoning for his luckless Sydney trip with a from-behind win in the 2020 Moonee Valley Vase results ahead of the $2 million Victoria Derby.

Click here to read more on the last-to-first win in the Vase by VRC Derby-bound Cherry Tortoni.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	3	CHERRY TORTONI	Patrick Payne	Billy Egan		6	57kg		$2.60F
	2	1	KHOEKHOE	Matt Cumani	Fred W Kersley	0.2L	8	57kg		$4.60
	3	7	JOHNNY GET ANGRY (NZ)	Denis Pagan	Lachlan King (a)	7.2L	4	57kg		$13
	4	5	CAPTAIN CORELLI (NZ)	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Mark Zahra	8.45L	1	57kg		$4.60
	5	4	TANKER	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Jamie Kah	11.45L	2	57kg		$10
	6	8	SARODEC	Richard Laming	Jason Benbow	12.7L	5	57kg		$51
	7	2	LUNAR FOX	Paul Preusker	Brett Prebble	13.45L	7	57kg		$7.50
	8	9	RELIABLE LOVIN’ (NZ)	Richard Laming	Michael Rodd	17.45L	3	57kg		$26
		6	YOUNG WERTHER (NZ)	Danny O’Brien	Damien Oliver		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2020 Moonee Valley Vase Betting Odds

The latest Moonee Valley Vase 2020 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.

Cherry Tortoni ($2.60 in 2020) was the last favourite in Moonee Valley Vase betting to salute.

2020 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 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) run a fortnight prior.

The official Moonee Valley Vase 2020 Field & Barriers are announced on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below.

Nine potential VRC Derby horses make-up the 2020 Moonee Valley Vase field with the Danny O’Brien-trained Young Werther the hot favourite.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	9112×761	KHOEKHOE	Matt Cumani	Fred W Kersley	9	57kg		78
2	52116×6445	LUNAR FOX	Paul Preusker	Brett Prebble	8	57kg		80
3	111×327	CHERRY TORTONI	Patrick Payne	Billy Egan	7	57kg		83
4	5x860x7541	TANKER	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Jamie Kah	2	57kg		72
5	2158	CAPTAIN CORELLI (NZ)	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Mark Zahra	1	57kg		64
6	12	YOUNG WERTHER (NZ)	Danny O’Brien	Damien Oliver	4	57kg		68
7	03294	JOHNNY GET ANGRY (NZ)	Denis Pagan	Lachlan King (a)	5	57kg		64
8	531	SARODEC	Richard Laming	Jason Benbow	6	57kg		62
9	91	RELIABLE LOVIN’ (NZ)	Richard Laming	Michael Rodd	3	57kg		62

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2020 Moonee Valley Vase Nominations

The 2020 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 2020 nominations attracted 23 potential Victoria Derby-bound three-year-olds including Khoekhoe and Young Werther who ran first and second in the Super Impose Stakes last time out.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	9112×761	KHOEKHOE	C	3	Matt Cumani	1	57kg		78
2	2130×522	PERSONAL	F	3	Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes	2	55kg		94
3	517×423	GRANDSLAM	C	3	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	3	57kg
4	52116×6445	LUNAR FOX	C	3	Paul Preusker	4	57kg		80
5	5x860x7541	TANKER	G	3	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	5	57kg		72
6	111×327	CHERRY TORTONI	G	3	Patrick Payne	6	57kg		83
7	161	EMBOLISM	C	3	Danny O’Brien	7	57kg		70
8	2102	LET’S KARAKA DEEL (NZ)	C	3	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	8	57kg		70
9	12	YOUNG WERTHER (NZ)	G	3	Danny O’Brien	9	57kg		68
10	2158	CAPTAIN CORELLI (NZ)	C	3	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	10	57kg		64
11	2334413	CONFRONTATIONAL	C	3	Jason Warren & Dean Krongold	11	57kg		63
12	03294	JOHNNY GET ANGRY (NZ)	G	3	Denis Pagan	12	57kg		64
13	6×1760	WERTHEIMER (NZ)	G	3	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	13	57kg		63
14	1033	TYCHE GODDESS	F	3	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	14	55kg		62
15	35×521	AZALY	C	3	Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes	15	57kg		62
16	2×7625	TOUR OF DUTY	C	3	Michael Moroney	16	57kg		65
17	816	LADY DEVEREAUX	F	3	Clinton McDonald	17	55kg		62
18	531	SARODEC	C	3	Richard Laming	18	57kg		62
19	234	DEEPSTRIKE (NZ)	C	3	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	19	57kg		60
20	91	RELIABLE LOVIN’ (NZ)	C	3	Richard Laming	20=	57kg		62
21	817	TOKEN SPIRIT	C	3	Robbie Griffiths & Mathew De Kock	20=	57kg		62
22	86×16	ZALMATIAN	C	3	Daniel Williams	20=	57kg		62
23	2×5243	IMAGINE HOWE	G	3	Robbie Griffiths & Mathew De Kock	23	57kg		59

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

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
2020 The Moonee Valley Vase	1st	Cherry Tortoni	2 minutes 10.34 seconds
	2nd	Kohekhoe
	3rd	Johnny Get Angry
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