The Villiers Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race held under open handicap conditions, for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1,600 metres held at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in early December. The total prize money for this race is A$750,000.
History
Distance
1892–1901 - 6 furlongs (~1200 metres) 1902–1971 - 1 mile (~1609 metres) 1972–2006 – 1600 metres January 2008 – 1400 metres December 2008 onwards - 1600 metres
Grade
1892–1978 - Principal Race
1979–1985 - Group 3
1986 onwards - Group 2
Venue
2001, 2011, 2012 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
Winners
2021 - Brutality
2020 - Greysful Glamour
2019 - Quackerjack
2018 - Sky Boy
2017 - Crack Me Up
2016 - Sense Of Occasion
2015 - Happy Clapper
2014 - Rudy
2013 - Ninth Legion
2012 - All Legal
2011 - Monton
2010 - Dances On Waves
2009 - Palacio De Cristal
2008 - Something Anything
2007 - Honor in War
2006 - Utzon
2005 - Aqua D'Amore
2004 - Ikes Dream
2003 - On A High
2002 - Boreale
2001 - Carael Boy
2000 - Grey And Gold
1999 - Final Fantasy
1998 - Referral
1997 - Arletty
1996 - Touch Of Force
1995 - Heres The Prince
1994 - Aunty Mary
1993 - Cobbora
1992 - Soho Square
1991 - Shining Wind
1990 - Post Elect
1989 - Spot The Rock
1988 - Tumble On
1987 - Card Shark
1986 - Roman Artist
1985 - Dinky Flyer
1984 - Rising Prince
1983 - Northern Reward
1982 - Hussars Command
1981 - Zing Along
1980 - Tuna Too
1979 - Kings Ideal
1978 - Dear John
1977 - Hot Diggity
1976 - Top Wing
1975 - St Martin
1974 - Americano
1973 - Oncidon
1972 - Torumba
1971 - Tumberlua
1970 - Silver Points
1969 - Sir To Me
1968 - Domino King
1967 - Maigret
1966 - Nandaroo
1965 - Castanea
1964 - †Gay Song / Blue Era
1963 - Key
1962 - Emboss
1961 - Gene San
1960 - Grenoble
1959 - Comte De Paris
1958 - Caesar
1957 - Top Ruler
1956 - Empire Link
1955 - Lazy Day
1954 - Kev Mar
1953 - Raconteur
1952 - Carioca
1951 - Mercury
1950 - Field Boy
1949 - Veiled Art
1948 - Filipino
1947 - Barnsley
1946 - Native Son
1945 - Bernborough
1944 - Precise
1943 - Sir Neith
1942 - Riverton
1941 - Yaralla
1940 - Rimveil
1939 - Rodborough
1938 - Fakenham
1937 - Ramdin
1936 - Kings Head
1935 - Golden Chance
1933 - Closing Time
1932 - Magnetic
1931 - High Disdain
1930 - Pavilion
1929 - Habashon
1928 - Reonui
1927 - Zuleika
1926 - Queen Alwyne
1925 - Hemisphere
1924 - Balbus
1923 - Mont Clair
1922 - Wish Wynne
1921 - Sail On
1920 - Fluency
1919 - Anyhow
1918 - Rebus
1917 - Cetigne
1916 - Wedding Day
1915 - Lord Nagar
1914 - Challenge Crosse
1913 - Popinjay
1912 - Embracer
1911 - Myra Bluan
1910 - Lady Ruenalf
1909 - Miss Flaneur
1908 - Virtu
1907 - Kyeadgerie
1906 - Luciana
1905 - Refrain
1904 - Cherson
1903 - Air Motor
1902 - Kinglock
1901 - Sir Leonard
1900 - Fulminate
1899 - Coralie
1898 - Satan
1897 - Loch Marie
1896 - Vivian
1895 - Ordnance
1894 - Moorefield
1893 - Bliss
1892 - Two Up
† Dead heat
See also
List of Australian Group races
Group races
References
Horse races in Australia
Randwick Racecourse
