Moonee Valley Vase
The Moonee Valley Vase is a registered Moonee Valley Racing Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race held under Set Weights conditions, for horses aged three-years-old, over a distance of 2040 metres. It is held at Moonee Valley Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia on W. S. Cox Plate Day. Prize money is A$400,000.
History
The event is considered to be a major preparation race for the Group 1 Victoria Derby, the premier race for three-year-olds during the Melbourne Cup carnival.Name
- 1983-1989 - The Herald Vase
- 1990 - Herald Sun Vase
- 1991-1992 - BMW Vase
- 1993-2011 - AAMI Vase
- 2012-2013 - Mitchelton Wines Vase
- 2014-2015 - Dilmah Exceptional Teas Vase
- 2016 - LUCRF Super Vase
- 2017 onwards - Drummond Golf Vase
Distance
- 1983-1985 - 1600 metres
- 1986 onwards - 2040 metres
Grade
- 1983-1988 - Listed race
- 1989-1996 - Group 3 race
- 1997 onwards - Group 2 race
Double winners
The following thoroughbreds have won the Moonee Valley Vase - Victoria Derby double.- Efficient, Plastered, Helenus, Blevic and Raveneaux
- Jameka
Winners
- 2025 - Observer
- 2024 - Red Aces
- 2023 - Apulia
- 2022 - Berkeley Square
- 2021 - Forgot You
- 2020 - Cherry Tortoni
- 2019 - Soul Patch
- 2018 - Stars of Carrum
- 2017 - Aloisia
- 2016 - Sacred Elixir
- 2015 - Jameka
- 2014 - Moonovermanhattan
- 2013 - Savvy Nature
- 2012 - Super Cool
- 2011 - Manawanui
- 2010 - Rekindled Interest
- 2009 - Hanks
- 2008 - Whobegotyou
- 2007 - Marching
- 2006 - Efficient
- 2005 - Duelled
- 2004 - Plastered
- 2003 - Kempinsky
- 2002 - Helenus
- 2001 - Ustinov
- 2000 - Skalato
- 1999 - Diatribe
- 1998 - Mossman
- 1997 - Gold Guru
- 1996 - Alfa
- 1995 - Donar
- 1994 - Blevic
- 1993 - Zaremba
- 1992 - Kenny's Best Pal
- 1991 - Naturalism
- 1990 - Rockets Galore
- 1989 - Zamoff
- 1988 - Big Grey Roo
- 1987 - Crush
- 1986 - Raveneaux
- 1985 - Caledonian Boy
- 1984 - Brash Son
- 1983 - Centaine