AJ Moir Stakes
AJ Moir Stakes
Group One Betting Guide
| Date: | Friday, September 27, 2024 |
| Location: | Moonee Valley Racecourse – Melbourne, Victoria |
| Prize Money: | $750,000 |
| Distance: | 1000m |
The Moir Stakes is one of only a few Group 1 races ran at night in Australia.
The Group 1 $1,000,000 sprint is run at Moonee Valley in Melbourne and after years of it running on Cox Plate day, the Moir is now ran on a Friday night, a month before the running of the Plate.
Formally known as the Schweppes Stakes, the 1000m weight-for-age race has been won by Australia’s very best superstars and punters always mark it down as a must-bet race. Gaining Group 1 status in 2013, the Moir is recognised as one of Victoria’s top sprinting prizes.
In 2019 the prize money went from $500,000 to $1,000,000 to help prove that the Moir Stakes is indeed one of the best sprint races in the Country.
The Moir Stakes is the perfect lead up for horses competing in either The Everest in Sydney or the Manikato Stakes the night before the Cox Plate at The Valley.
2024 Moir Stakes betting odds
Odds for the 2024 Moir Stakes are currently unavailable.
Best Moir Stakes bookmakers
After gaining Group 1 status markets on the Moir have been going up earlier every year.
Any bookmaker worth their salt has a market on the Moir Stakes at least a month in advance of the race date.
Check with our bookmakers listed below for updated Moir Stakes markets.
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Betting on the Moir Stakes
The Moir Stakes is a race for the cream of the crop, with plenty of winners coming in at a nice dividend.
The Robert Heathcote-trained Buffering has won three times (2015, 2014, 2012) making it the horse successful horse in this race’s history. Buffering won as the odds-on favourite in 2012, but paid a much better price of $4.50 when winning in 2014.
Along with its three wins, Buffering also finished second in 2013 behind Samaready when it was the $3.50 favourite. It was the first time in five years a favourite had been beaten in the Moir Stakes with the likes of Black Caviar and Apache Cat headling the superstars to have won this great race.
Champion and unbeaten mare Black Caviar won back-to-back A.J. Moir Stakes in 2010/2011 and although the odds were too short for some punters, the spectacle itself was worth watching. There perhaps has never been a more impressive galloper in the Moir Stakes than the undefeated legend.
Black Caviar won as the shortest-priced favourite in modern racing history when it paid $1.05 in 2011. She had won the Schillaci Stakes in her start prior as the $1.07 favourite and those prices were about the norm for Black Caviar in the height of her career.
The biggest-priced winner was Aquilone in 1985. With Pat Hyland in the saddle, the four-year-old caused the upset in a strong field to score at odds of $40.
2024 Moir Stakes Final Field
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Previous Moir Stakes Fields
Plenty of Group 1 sprinting sensations have won the Moir. Check the previous fields of the Moir Stakes out here.
No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 
Rothfire Robert Heathcote Blake Shinn 1 58.5kg 2 The Inferno Cliff Brown Jake Noonan 8 58.5kg 3 Uncommon James Steven O’Dea & Matthew Hoysted Damian Lane 7 58.5kg 4 Zoustyle Tony Gollan Damien Oliver 3 58.5kg 5 Generation Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Mark Zahra 2 58.5kg 6 Acromantula Daniel & Ben Pearce Craig Williams 4 58.5kg 7 Imperatriz Mark Walker Opie Bosson 5 56.5kg 8 Asfoora Henry Dwyer Mitchell Aitken 6 56.5kg No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 The Inferno Cliff Brown Blake Shinn 8 58.5kg 2 Paulele James Cummings James McDonald 6 58.5kg 3 Rothfire Robert Heathcote Damian Lane 5 58.5kg 4 Zoustyle Tony Gollan Damien Oliver 9 58.5kg 5 Malkovich Bjorn Baker Rachel King 3 58.5kg 6 Generation Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Mark Zahra 2 58.5kg 7 Extremely Lucky Will Clarken Ben Melham 12 58.5kg 8 September Run Chris Waller Kerrin McEvoy 7 56.5kg 9 Bella Nipotina Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Craig Williams 11 56.5kg 10 Isotope Tony Gollan Jye McNeil 4 56.5kg 11 Mileva Phillip Stokes Daniel Moor 10 56.5kg 12 Coolangatta Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Jamie Kah 1 50kg No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Trekking James Cummings Craig Williams 3 58.5kg 2 Wild Ruler Peter & Paul Snowden Daniel Moor 4 58.5kg 3 The Inferno Cliff Brown Damian Lane 5 58.5kg 4 Portland Sky Matt Laurie Luke Currie 8 58.5kg 5 September Run Chris Waller John Allen 1 56.5kg 6 Swats That Leon & Troy Corstens Damien Oliver 9 56.5kg 7 Brooklyn Hustle Jason Warren & Dean Krongold Brett Prebble 10 56.5kg 8 Ballistic Lover Joseph Pride Blaike McDougall 6 56.5kg 9 Miss Albania Enver Jusufovic Liam Riordan 11 56.5kg 10 Shaquero Chris Waller Damien Thornton 2 52kg 11 Profiteer Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr Jye McNeil 7 52kg No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Trekking James Cummings John Allen 2 58.5kg 2 Hey Doc Tony & Calvin McEvoy Luke Currie 11 58.5kg 3 Jungle Edge Mick Bell Jade Darose 10 58.5kg 4 Ashlor Dan McCarthy Daniel Stackhouse 4 58.5kg 5 Bold Star Gordon Richards Craig Williams 13 58.5kg 6 Bella Vella Will Clarken Jamie Kah 1 56.5kg 7 Pippie John & Chris Meagher Damian Lane 5 56.5kg 8 Diamond Effort Clinton McDonald Ben Melham 6 56.5kg 9 Fabergino Tiarnna Robertson Peter Knuckey 8 56.5kg 10 Brooklyn Hustle Jason Warren & Dean Krongold Mark Zahra 9 56.5kg 11 Hanseatic Anthony & Sam Freedman Jye McNeil 7 52kg 12 Away Game Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Dean Holland 3 50kg 13 Bella Nipotina Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes Dean Yendall 12 50kg
2023 Moir Stakes result
1st – Imperatriz (-153.85)
2nd – Asfoora (-166.67)
3rd – Uncommon James (-125)
Recent A.J Moir Stakes winners
- The feature race of the night at Moonee Valley was the Group 1 Moir Stakes and the hot favourite Imperatriz $1.65 proved way too good for her rivals as she gave them a start and a beating over the 1000m scamper. Opie Bosson and Mark Walker continued on their merry way by winning another feature Group 1 at the Valley, with the duo picking up their third Group 1 success with the star mare in Melbourne. As expected, the sparks were flying early as Zoustyle $23.00 and Acromantula $41.00 went to the front and battled for the lead for most of the race, setting up the race perfectly for the backmarkers. When the field hit the home bend, Asfoora $8.00 took over and kicked clear by a length, but Imperatriz was looming large on the outside and when she let down, the favourite flew straight past her to record a dominant win. Although they weren’t able to go with the winner, Uncommon James $7.50 and The Inferno $71.00 flew home to finish in third and fourth, respectively.
- It was a leader’s type of night at The Valley, so with Coolangatta jumping from barrier one, with the minimum weight of 50kg and a want to settle in the prominent position, Coolangatta had plenty of favours when claiming the 2022 Moir. It wasn’t all plain sailing for the three-year-old filly from the Ciaron Maher & David Eustace yard, with Jamie Kah needing to fend off her rivals throughout to reign supreme. Plenty of runners wanted to find the front, but the filly held them out and with 100m to go had kicked clear. Stablemate Bella Nipotina defied the track pattern of the night to get within a short half head of the winner. but it was all honours to the winner.
- At the fifth time of asking, the Peter and Paul Snowden-trained Wild Ruler claimed his maiden Group 1 when taking out the 2021 Moir Stakes. Having settled off the hot speed Profiteer set, Wild Ruler managed to produce a barnstorming turn of foot to claim victory. Having entered the home straight needing a touch of luck, jockey Daniel Moor managed to find a gap and have Wild Ruler storm clear to claim a maiden Group 1 success. The win handed Daniel Moor a second Group 1 win in six days, having paired with Sierra Sue in taking out the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes.
- On a night where it was favourable to be up on speed, Damian Lane sent Pippie to the front in the Moir Stakes and they simply could not be caught. The way Pippie won the AJ Moir Stakes was similar to how she took out the Oakleigh Plate early in the year. She got an uncontested lead out in front and simply was too fast for the elite field of sprinters trying to run her down.
- Chris Waller’s superstar galloper Nature Strip came into the 2019 Moir Stakes after a disappointing run in the Concorde Stakes in Sydney. He was able to lead the Moir Stakes field throughout and held out a wall of runners with roughie Miss Leonidas running the race of her life for second and South Australian galloper Sunlight charging home for third.
- South Australian sprinter Viddora went into the 2018 Moir Stakes having failed in its Melbourne Group 1 attempts, but had success in the west and the south. That changed in September. Nature Strip was all the rage heading into the headline event but when Viddora circled the field at the turn it didn’t look like it was going to get beaten. Brave Smash ran second in its tune up race heading to The Everest.
- She Will Reign defied a strong on-pace bias to win the 2017 Moir Stakes at Moonee Valley. The talented three-year-old filly for Gary Portelli was well-backed in the market, but Russian Revolution held most of the money. It was gone on the turn and She Will Reign used its superior turn-of-foot to fly quickly down the outside with Viddora coming between runners at the same speed. Sheidel ran another quality placing in a big race. Read the report here.
- Craig Newitt rode Extreme Choice to a famous victory over more well-known rivals Chautauqua and Buffering. There was no doubt over Extreme Choice’s ability, but the Mick Price-trained three year old’s age had raised doubts, with other horses in the race having more experience. A wide barrier draw meant Newitt settled his mount back in the race, but a blistering run home to defeat Heatherly ($16) and Wild Rain ($26). Read full report.
- You’ve heard it before right? Buffering took up his customary position at the head of affairs and drove the field into the ground. The old boy looked to be wilting heading around the famous Valley turn but he found a kick to hold off Group 1 performer Ball OF Muscle and the fast finishing Angelic Light.
- If Buffering wasn’t already the people’s horse his second Moir win would go a long way to engineering that moniker. The superstar Lankan Rupee came into the race as the $1.55 favourite but the gelding failed to run down the long-time leader, who once again offered a kick as the long approached.
- Buffering was looking to record a second-straight win in the Moir but the star had no chance of toppling the gun Mick Price Mare Samaready. Froggy Newitt settled the horse midfield and was caught in sixth position turning the corner a decision to take her wide paid dividends as Samaready streaked away to win by four lengths on the line.
- In what would be the last time the Moir Stakes would be a Group 2 event, Buffering put on a show for the favourite backers. Leading the entire race, the champ looked tired as the line approached but found his trademark kick as the line approached to hold off a flying Ready To Rip.
- Peter Moody knew a thing or two about getting sprinters up for Melbourne features and there was no better horse in his stable than Black Caviar. Jumping as a $1.05 favourite, backers had no issues as the champ sat just off the pace before coming to the front at the 400m and going on to record a six length win.
AJ Moir Stakes winners
| AJ Moir StakesPast Winners | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
| 2023 | Imperatriz | Opie Bosson | Mark Walker |
| 2022 | Coolangatta | Jamie Kah | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
| 2021 | Wild Ruler | Daniel Moor | Peter & Paul Snowden |
| 2020 | Pippie | Damian Lane | Chris Meagher |
| 2019 | Nature Strip | Kerrin McEvoy | James Cummings |
| 2018 | Viddora | Joe Bowditch | Lloyd Kennewell |
| 2017 | She Will Reign | Kerrin McEvoy | Garry Portelli |
| 2016 | Extreme Choice | Craig Newitt | Mick Price |
| 2015 | Buffering | Damian Browne | Robert Heathcote |
| 2014 | Buffering | Damian Browne | Robert Heathcote |
| 2013 | Samaready | Craig Newitt | Mick Price |
| 2012 | Buffering | Hugh Bowman | Robert Heathcote |
| 2011 | Black Caviar | Luke Nolen | Peter Moody |
| 2010 | Black Caviar | Luke Nolen | Peter Moody |
| 2009 | Apache Cat | Damien Oliver | Greg Eurell |
| 2008 | Lucky Secret | Danny Brereton | Tony Vasil |
| 2007 | Miss Andretti | Craig Newitt | Lee Freedman |
| 2006 | California Dane | Kieren Fallon | Lee Freedman |
| 2005 | Virage De Fortune | Craig Williams | Bruce McLachlan |
| 2004 | Bomber Bill | Steven Arnold | Bob Thomsen |
| 2003 | Our Egyptian Raine | Nash Rawiller | Grahame Begg |
| 2002 | Spinning Hill | Frankie Dettori | Guy Walter |
| 2001 | Mistegic | Glen Boss | Lee & Cherie Curtis |
| 2000 | Falvelon | Damien Oliver | Danny Bougoure |
AJ Moir Stakes winners pre-2000
| AJ Moir Stakes Past Winners Pre 2000 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Horse | ||
| 1999 | Magic Music | ||
| 1998 | Show No Emotion | ||
| 1997 | Al Mansour | ||
| 1996 | Spartacus | ||
| 1995 | Quality Gold | ||
| 1994 | Sequalo | ||
| 1993 | Sports Works | ||
| 1992 | Schillaci | ||
| 1991 | With Me | ||
| 1990 | With Me | ||
| 1989 | Gold Old Ted / Clay Hero | ||
| 1988 | Scarlet Bisque | ||
| 1987 | Placid Ark | ||
| 1986 | Special | ||
| 1985 | Quilone | ||
| 1984 | Foystaan | ||
| 1983 | Bold Jet | ||
| 1982 | Manikato | ||
| 1981 | Bold Prospect | ||
| 1980 | Victoria Peak | ||
| 1979 | The Judge / Grey Sapphire | ||
| 1978 | The Judge | ||
| 1977 | Tetranate | ||
| 1976 | Scamanda | ||
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