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Group races total over 540+ races each year which works out around 2-3% of total races held each season in Australia.
Group races are divided into 4 categories;
Group 1 - at least $250,000 prizemoney - 60+ races per season
Group 2 - at least $125,000 prizemoney - 80+ races per season
Group 3 - at least $75,000 prizemoney - 110+ races per season
Listed - at least $50,000 prizemoney - 280+ races per season
The Australian horse racing season runs from August to July each year and we have listed all the Group 1 and Group 2 races on the racing calendar.
The Australia Stakes, formerly William Reid Stakes, is a Group 1 Australian thoroughbred horse race at Weight for Age, run over a distance of 1200 metres at Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne in February.
The William Reid Stakes was named after William Reid, a Victorian Banker and Racehorse owner. William Reid was the owner of a number of prominent racehorses in the early 1900s including Uncle Sam, who won the Caulfield Cup in 1912 and 1914. Uncle Sam also ran third in the Melbourne Cup in 1912.
The Australia Stakes was a Group 2 race till 1987 when it was still known as the William Reid Stakes.
| 2009 |
Apache Cat |
MVRC Australia Stakes |
| 2008 |
Apache Cat |
MVRC Australia Stakes |
| 2007 |
Miss Andretti |
MVRC Australia Stakes |
| 2006 |
Virage De Fortune |
MVRC Australia Stakes |
| 2005 |
Cape Of Good Hope |
MVRC Australia Stakes |
| 2004 |
Regimental Gal |
MVRC Australia Stakes |
| 2003 |
Yell |
MVRC Australia Stakes |
| 2002 |
Toledo |
MVRC Australia Stakes |
| 2001 |
Bomber Bill |
MVRC Australia Stakes |
| 2000 |
Miss Pennymoney |
MVRC Australia Stakes |
| 1999 |
Grand Archway |
MVRC Australia Stakes |
| 1998 |
Stella Cadente |
MVRC Australia Stakes |
| 1997 |
Spartacus |
MVRC Australia Stakes |
| 1996 |
Strategic |
MVRC Australia Stakes |
| 1995 |
Hareeba |
MVRC Australia Made Stakes |
| 1994 |
Lady Jakeo |
MVRC Australia Made Stakes |
| 1993 |
Spanish Mix |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1992 |
Wrap Around |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1991 |
Redelva |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1990 |
Lightning Bend |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1989 |
Zeditave |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1988 |
Vo Rogue |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1987 |
Canny Lass |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1986 |
Campaign King |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1985 |
River Rough |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1984 |
Qubeau |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1983 |
Manikato |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1982 |
Manikato |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1981 |
Manikato |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1980 |
Manikato |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1979 |
Manikato |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1978 |
Family Of Man |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1977 |
Toy Show |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1976 |
Lord Dudley |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1975 |
Leica Show |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1974 |
All Shot |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1973 |
All Shot |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1972 |
Dual Choice |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1971 |
Tango Miss |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1970 |
Crewman |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1969 |
Magic Ruler |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1968 |
Winfreux |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1967 |
Marmion |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1966 |
Star Affair |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1965 |
Contempler |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1964 |
Check Up |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1963 |
Nikalapko |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1962 |
New Statesman |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1961 |
Lady Major |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1960 |
Planetoid |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1959 |
Merger |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1958 |
Golden Doubles |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1957 |
Golden Doubles |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1956 |
Joda Boy |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1955 |
Flying Halo |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1954 |
St. Joel |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1953 |
Flying Halo |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1952 |
Flying Halo 7 |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1951 |
Comic Court |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1950 |
Filipino |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1949 |
Comedy Prince |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1948 |
Chanak |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1947 |
Bravesia |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1946 |
Tranquil Star |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1945 |
David's Last |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1944 |
Reception |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1943 |
not held |
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| 1942 |
Chatasan |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1941 |
All Veil |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1940 |
Magic Circle |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1939 |
Amiable |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1938 |
Hua |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1937 |
Pamelus |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1936 |
not held |
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| 1935 |
Heros |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1934 |
Heros |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1933 |
Waltzing Lily |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1932 |
Middle Watch |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1931 |
Mystic Peak |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1930 |
Figure |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1929 |
Gothic |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1928 |
Translator |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1927 |
Heroic |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1926 |
The Night Patrol |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
| 1925 |
The Night Patrol |
MVRC William Reid Stakes |
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