- MVRC Champagne Stakes
The Champagne Stakes is a Group 3
Australia nthoroughbred horse race for fillies aged 3 years old under set weight conditions, over a distance of 1200m.It is held annually at
Moonee Valley Racecourse inMelbourne .Race History
1975 onwards held over 1200m
1975 – 1978 was a Principal Race
1979 – 1984 was a Group 3
1985 – 2004 was a Group 2
2005 onwards Group 31975 - 1978 the race was known as the ‘Moonee Valley Champagne Stakes’
1979 - 1984 the race was known as the ‘Leilani Stakes’
1985 - 1988 the race was known as the ‘Veuve Cliquot Classic’
1989 the race was known as ‘The Veuve Cliquot’
1990 - 1993 the race was known as ‘The Laurent Perrier’
1994 - 2003 the race was known as the ‘Champagne Stakes’
2004 the race was known as the ‘Mitsubishi Stakes’
2005 onwards the race has been called ‘Champagne Stakes’.The Winners
* 2007 - Antarctic Miss
* 2006 - Estelle Collection
* 2005 - Virage De Fortune
* 2004 - Truly Wicked
* 2003 - Dilly Dally
* 2002 - Before Too Long
* 2001 - Fair Embrace
* 2000 - Ateates
* 1999 - I Am A Ripper
* 1998 -
* 1997 - Adeewin
* 1996 - Always Divine
* 1995 - Bracken Bank
* 1994 - Love Of Mary
* 1993 - Kapchat
* 1992 - Klokka
* 1991 - Royal Accord
* 1990 - With Me
* 1989 - Courtza
* 1988 - Startling Lass
* 1987 - Midnight Fever
* 1986 - Society Bay
* 1985 - Canny Lass
* 1984 - Sauna
* 1983 - Look Aloft
* 1982 - Belle Stani
* 1981 - Darling Take Care
* 1980 - Heart Strings
* 1979 - Lady’s Slipper
* 1978 - Red Coral
* 1977 - Proceed
* 1976 - Vivarchi
* 1975 - Miss OllieReferences
[http://www.studbook.org.au/RaceWinnersHistory.aspx?RACEID=4525 Australian Studbook - MVRC Champagne Stakes Race Winners]
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.