---

---

The Group 2  Sunline Stakes is named in honour of the champion mare Sunline, who was the world’s highest earning female horse of her time. In a total of 48 career starts, Sunline won 32 races in Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong making her total career earnings over $11 million.

Run over a 1600m distance, the weight-for-age race is held specifically for fillies and mares aged three years and over.

Worth $300,000 in prize money, the Sunline Stakes is held at the same meeting as the Group 1 William Reid Stakes (1200m) during the Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival at Moonee Valley Racecourse. Good lead-up races to the Sunline Stakes field include the Group 3 Mannerism Stakes and the Frances Tressady Stakes, both 1400m races for mares are held at Flemington.

In 2021 the Sunline Stakes winner Quantum Mechanic went on to run third in that year’s Group 1 Queen Of The Turf Stakes (1600m) in Sydney.

The Sunline Stakes 2022 form was franked with the runner-up Barb Raider going on to also run second in the both Group 1 Australasian Oaks (2000m) in Adelaide that April and the Group 1 Queensland Oaks (2200m) in Brisbane in June.

The Sunline Stakes 2024 ran on William Reid Stakes Day at The Valley on Saturday March 23, 2024 and was won in a stylish upset by Michael Kent’s in-form four-year-old Eternal Flame ($9.50).

2024 Sunline Stakes Info
Date:	Saturday March 23, 2024
Track:	Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne
Distance:	1600m
Race Type:	Fillies & Mares 3YO&UP Weight-for-age
Status:	Group 2
Prize money:	$300,000

2024 Sunline Stakes Results

• 1st: #7 Eternal Flame ($9.50)
• 2nd: #5 Rumbled Again
• 3rd: #1 Campionessa

Trained by Michael Kent, the four-year-old Sacred Falls mare Eternal Flame ($9.50) continued her successful autumn campaign with a victory in the 2024 Sunline Stakes results on William Reid Stakes Day.. Following her Group 3 Matron Stakes win, she led the home straight to claim a stylish upset.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	7	ETERNAL FLAME (NZ)	Michael Kent	Ethan Brown		2	57kg		$9.50
	2	5	RUMBLED AGAIN	Michael Trotter	Michael Dee	0.75L	7	57kg		$81
	3	1	CAMPIONESSA (NZ)	Mark Walker	Opie Bosson	1.5L	1	57kg		$4.60
	4	9	ROLL ON HIGH	Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman	Billy Egan	1.9L	4	54kg		$3.20F
	5	2	WISHLOR LASS	Symon Wilde	Ben Melham	4.15L	6	57kg		$3.40
	6	6	FOXY CLEOPATRA	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Daniel Moor	4.25L	5	57kg		$14
	7	4	RUNNING BY	Ciaron Maher	John Allen	5L	8	57kg		$12
	8	8	LEGACIES	Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman	Ms Linda Meech	7.25L	3	54kg		$12
		3	HELL HATH NO FURY	Annabel Neasham	Jamie Mott		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2024 Sunline Stakes Betting

The autumn’s Sunline Stakes 2024 betting odds and market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be available below the week of the race.

CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST 2024 SUNLINE STAKES ODDS (Final Field)

2024 Sunline Stakes Form

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2024 SUNLINE STAKES FORM GUIDE

2024 Sunline Stakes Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Sunline Stakes 2024 Tips on The Valley Group 2 mile feature.

• To Win: #1 Campionessa ($3.10 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Mark Walker has a strong hand at Moonee Valley on Saturday, with Campionessa a leading contender in the Sunline Stakes. The six-year-old Contributor mare makes her debut at the track but arrives in top form after winning the Group 2 Peter Young Stakes (1800m) at Caulfield. While the margin of victory was narrow, her Group 1 win in New Zealand underlines her class. Campionessa displayed her staying potential with a close sixth-place finish (beaten only two lengths) in last year’s Group 1 Australian Cup (2000m). Drawn ideally at barrier one and in peak condition, Campionessa shapes as a major threat in this race.

2024 Sunline Stakes Field

The Sunline Stakes field attracts a smart line-up of middle-distance fillies and mares each autumn coming out of similar class Melbourne races.

The best out of the Sunline Stakes field could then head up to Sydney for ‘The Championships’ races in autumn or return in the winter for the Group 1 Robert Sangster Stakes (1200m) in Adelaide that the 2017 Sunline Stakes winner I Am A Star ran third in.

The official 2024 Sunline Stakes Field & Barrier Draw is released the Wednesday before William Reid Stakes Day and will be published in full below.

Group 1 winning New Zealander Campionessa heads the Sunline Stakes 2024 field and betting markets at The Valley this weekend.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	6×50111921	CAMPIONESSA (NZ)	Mark Walker	Opie Bosson	1	57kg			109
2	15x41116x6	WISHLOR LASS	Symon Wilde	Ben Melham	7	57kg			103
3	85×4211310	HELL HATH NO FURY	Annabel Neasham	Jamie Mott	4	57kg			97
4	x62x211422	RUNNING BY	Ciaron Maher	John Allen	9	57kg			91
5	787×335418	RUMBLED AGAIN	Michael Trotter	Michael Dee	8	57kg			80
6	27x228x263	FOXY CLEOPATRA	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Daniel Moor	6	57kg			96
7	6x15x51541	ETERNAL FLAME (NZ)	Michael Kent	Ethan Brown	2	57kg			97
8	11x267x61	LEGACIES	Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman	Ms Linda Meech	3	54kg			82
9	2211×6	ROLL ON HIGH	Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman	Billy Egan	5	54kg			84

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2024 Sunline Stakes Nominations

The Sunline Stakes 2024 nominations will be available right here the Monday of race week and many mares in the mix may also hold a nomination for the Group 1 William Reid Stakes race at the same meeting.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	True Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	6×50111921	CAMPIONESSA (NZ)	M	6	Mark Walker	1	57kg			109
2	15x41116x6	WISHLOR LASS	M	5	Symon Wilde	2	57kg			103
3	x1736417x0	DENY KNOWLEDGE (IRE)	M	6	Michael Kent	3	57kg			102
4	85×4211310	HELL HATH NO FURY	M	4	Annabel Neasham	4	57kg			97
5	6x15x51541	ETERNAL FLAME (NZ)	M	4	Michael Kent	5	57kg			97
6	27x228x263	FOXY CLEOPATRA	M	4	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	6	57kg			96
7	72476x58x3	BELLE PLAISIR (NZ)	M	7	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	7	57kg			94
8	x62x211422	RUNNING BY	M	4	Ciaron Maher	8	57kg			91
9	2211×6	ROLL ON HIGH	F	3	Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman	9	54kg			84
10	x192x800x8	REO	M	4	Richard Laming	10	57kg			83
11	11x267x61	LEGACIES	F	3	Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman	11	54kg			82
12	14x3841x38	SERASANA	F	3	Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock	12	54kg			81
13	2x1144x33	MOLLYNICKERS	F	3	Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman	13	54kg			80
14	787×335418	RUMBLED AGAIN	M	6	Michael Trotter	14	57kg			80
15	41186×4032	JENNY JEROME	M	4	Patrick Payne	15	57kg			78
16	9322x8148x	FLASH MARY (NZ)	M	5	Cindy Alderson	16	57kg			75
17	5910×51718	HARMONIOUS SENORA	M	4	Charmaine Barnes	17	57kg			74
18	32116	JUSTABOOM	F	3	Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock	18	54kg			68

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Sunline Stakes History

First held in 1981 and won by Epillette, the Sunline Stakes was originally named the Diamond Jubilee Stakes until 2000.

Held over a 1500m distance in 2005, the Group Two event was first introduced as a Listed race until 1990 when it was changed until 1994 as a Group Three event.

Sunline Stakes Results

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2024 Sunline Stakes	1st	Eternal Flame	1 minute 36.54 seconds
	2nd	Rumbled Again
	3rd	Campionessa
2023 Sunline Stakes	1st	Sirileo Miss	1 minute 36.04 seconds
	2nd	Revolutionary Miss
	3rd	Deny Knowledge
2022 Sunline Stakes	1st	Shout The Bar	1 minute 35.08 seconds
	2nd	Barb Raider
	3rd	Flying Mascot
2021 Sunline Stakes	1st	Quantum Mechanic	1 minute 36.46 seconds
	2nd	Grand De Flora
	3rd	Scarlet Dream
2020 Sunline Stakes	1st	Mamzelle Tess	1 minute 35.72 seconds
	2nd	Bam’s On Fire
	3rd	Fidelia
2019 Sunline Stakes	1st	Consensus	1 minute 36.83 seconds
	2nd	Spanish Reef
	3rd	Kenedna
2018 Sunline Stakes	1st	Spanish Reef	1 minute 35.34 seconds
	2nd	Samovare
	3rd	Flying Jess
2017 Sunline Stakes	1st	I Am A Star	1 minute 36.69 seconds
	2nd	French Emotion
	3rd	First Seal
2016 Sunline Stakes	1st	Miss Rose De Lago	1 minute 35.06 seconds
	2nd	Noble Protector
	3rd	Metaphorical
2015 Sunline Stakes	1st	Noble Protector	1 minute 36.51 seconds
	2nd	Girl In Flight
	3rd	Marianne
2014 Sunline Stakes	1st	Text’n Hurley	1 minute 36.89 seconds
	2nd	Bippo No Bungus
	3rd	You’re So Good
2013 Sunline Stakes	1st	Spirit Song	1 minute 35.71 seconds
	2nd	Lights Of Heaven
	3rd	Goldslick
2012 Sunline Stakes	1st	Spirit Song	1 minute 38.5 seconds
	2nd	Lady Lynette
	3rd	Raspberries
2011 Sunline Stakes	1st	Nakaaya	1 minute 37.5 seconds
	2nd	Lady Lynette
	3rd	Platinum Passion
2010 Sunline Stakes	1st	Zarita	1 minute 39.6 seconds
	2nd	Princess Marizza
	3rd	Silvercitymiss
2009 Sunline Stakes	1st	Subtle Cove	1 minute 37.7 seconds
	2nd	Youthful High
	3rd	Fifth Avenue Lady
2008 Sunline Stakes	1st	Laura’s Charm	1 minute 37.8 seconds
	2nd	Illnois Girl
	3rd	Wayne’s Gold
2007 Sunline Stakes	1st	Like It Is	1 minute 37.4 seconds
	2nd	Laura’s Charm
	3rd	Brockman’s Lass
2006 Sunline Stakes	1st	Candy Vale	1 minute 37.6 seconds
	2nd	Plans
	3rd	Holy Bounty
2005 Sunline Stakes	1st	Beautiful Gem	1 minute 30.3 seconds
	2nd	Umber
	3rd	Charmed Lady
2004 Sunline Stakes	1st	Sylvaner	1 minute 37.9 seconds
	2nd	La Sirenuse
	3rd	Love’s Here
2003 Sunline Stakes	1st	Tickle My	1 minute 38 seconds
	2nd	Kayano
	3rd	White Mist
2002 Sunline Stakes	1st	Spurn	1 minute 37 seconds
	2nd	Tickle My
	3rd	It’s Platonic
2001 Sunline Stakes	1st	Flushed	1 minute 40.3 seconds
	2nd	Calm Smytzer
	3rd	Shelbourne Lass
2000 Sunline Stakes	1st	Rose O’War	1 minute 37.1 seconds
	2nd	Lady Elsie
	3rd	Gold Crystal

This page and the written content within it were partially generated using AI or automated technology and edited and verified by our editorial team.