- Stakes (VRC)
The VRC Stakes (also known as the VRC Emirates Stakes), is the final day of the
Melbourne Cup Spring Racing Carnival at "Flemington." Stakes Day is held on the Saturday directly following "Melbourne Cup Day" (the first Tuesday in November). The 'Stakes' were first run in1881 ."Stakes Day" is also Family Day of the
Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival , with extra events aimed at children and families scheduled throughout the day. A popular event introduced from 2004 is the "Emirates Kids' Fashions on the Field", giving youngsters the opportunities to impress at the track alongside their adult counterparts. Stakes Day is one of the fastest growing events on the Australian Racing Calendar, and is popular with crowds because of its relaxed and casual atmosphere.Emirates Stakes Day features a nine race card, of which five are group races. The feature race of the day is the "Group 1 Emirates" Stakes, a quality handicap run over 1600m.
Attendance History
*2006 - 78,151
*2005 - 61,382Past Winners
*2007: Tears I Cry
*2006: Divine Madonna
*2005: Valedictum
*2004: Sky Cuddle
*2003: Titanic Jack
*2002: Scenic Peak
*2001: Desert Eagle
*2000: Testa Rossa
*1999: Bonanova
*1998: Bezeal Bay
*1997: Catalan Opening
*1996: Miss Margaret
*1995: Seascay
*1994: Seascay
*1993: Primacy
*1992: Planet Ruler
*1991: Pontormo
*1990: Shaftesbury Avenue
*1989:Better Loosen Up
*1988: Our Westminster
*1987: Warned
*1986: Chanteclair
*1985: Dazzling Duke
*1984: Riverdale
*1983: Honest Promise
*1982: Magari
*1981: Tower Belle
*1980: Silver Bounty
*1979: Bit Of A Skite
*1978: Family Of Man
*1977: Galway Bay
*1976: Maybe Mahal
*1975: Kiwi Can
*1974: Skyjack
*1973: Taj Rossi
*1972: All Shot
*1971:Gunsynd
*1970: Levian
*1969: Vain
*1968: Cyron
*1967: Heroic Stone
*1966: Storm Queen
*1965: Heroic Stone
*1964: Brandy Lad
*1963: Wenona Girl
*1962: Woambra
*1961: Aquanita
*1960: Aquanita
*1959: Wheat King
*1958: Droll Prince
*1957: Landy
*1956: Matrice
*1955: Kosciusko
*1954: Prince Cortauld
*1953: Rio Janeiro
*1952: Phaethon
*1951: Kintail
*1950: Ellerslie
*1949: Comedy Prince
*1948: Beau John
*1947: Money Moon
*1946: St. Fairy
*1945:Royal Gem
*1944: Gay Revelry
*1943: Burberry
*1942: Queen Baccha
*1941: Burrabil
*1940: Gold Salute
*1939: Manrico
*1938: St. Constant
*1937: Mohican
*1936: Gay Lover
*1935: Hostile
*1934: L'elite
*1933: Care Free
*1932: Denis Boy
*1931: Dermid
*1930: Mystic Peak
*1929:Amounis
*1928: Highland
*1927: Vaals
*1926:Amounis
*1925: Waranton
*1924: The Night Patrol
*1923: Claro
*1922: Violoncello
*1921: Beeline
*1920: Ethiopian
*1919: Chal
*1918: Fitness
*1917: De Gama
*1916: Colugo
*1915: Fidelio
*1914: De Gama
*1913: Ireland
*1912: Walter Tyrril
*1911: Ladies' Man
*1910: Perilous
*1909: Kerlie
*1908: Iolaire
*1907: Iolaire
*1906: Benbow
*1905: Debenture
*1904: P.K.
*1903: Graft
*1902: Kinglock
*1901: Caledonia
*1900: Nitre
*1899: Security
*1898: Sailor Boy
*1897: The Grafter
*1896: Ayrshire
*1895: Hindoo
*1894: Escapade
*1893: Rosebrook
*1892: Cooya
*1891: Cardoness
*1890: Crown Jewel
*1889: Boz
*1888: Plutarch
*1887: Quintin Matsys
*1886: Day Star
*1885: The Bohemian
*1884: Josephine
*1883: Paul
*1882: Wizard
*1881: Courtenayee also
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Australian horse-racing
*Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival External links
* [http://www.vrc.net.au/ Emirates VRC Stakes Homepage (Official)]
* [http://www.stakesday.com Emirates Stakes Day (Unofficial)]
* [http://www.spring-racing.com Spring Racing Victoria (Unofficial)]References
[http://www.studbook.org.au/RaceWinnersHistory.aspx?RACEID=4106 Australian Studbook - VRC Emirates Stakes Race Winners]
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