Horse race
The Alister Clark Stakes is a Moonee Valley Racing Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race , for three-year-olds, at Set Weights , over a distance of 2040 metres, held annually usually at Moonee Valley Racecourse , Melbourne on a Friday night in March.[1] Total prize money for the race is A$750,000.
Tranquil Star , 1942 winner
History
The race is named after Alister Clark , the foundation chairman of the Moonee Valley Racing Club and master of Oaklands Hunt Club from 1901 to 1908.[2]
He was also the pre-eminent Australian rose breeder of the twentieth century.[2]
The race was first run in 1939 and has had changes in distance and grade. The race at times has been a Weight-for-age event for 3-year-olds and over as evident in 1977 when champion three-year-old filly Surround won the race.[3]
1952 racebook
Front cover of the 1952 Alister Clark Stakes racebook
Inside cover of the 1952 Alister Clark Stakes racebook showing raceday officials
Starters & results of the 1952 Alister Clark Stakes
1952 Alister Clark Stakes showing showing the winner, Step Aside
Back cover showing admission & transfer charges at the entrance gates
Grade
1939–1977 was a Principal race
1979 onwards Group 2
Distance
1939–1947 – 1 mile (~1600 metres)
1948–1963 – 1+ 1 ⁄4 miles (~2000 metres)
1964–1972 – 1 mile (~1600 metres)
1973–1986 – 1600 metres
1987–1994 – 2040 metres
1995 – 2000 metres
1996–1997 – 2040 metres
1998–2000 – 1600 metres
2001 – 1509 metres
2002–2010 – 1600 metres
2011 onwards – 2040 metres
Venue
In 1995 the event was held at Flemington .
Winners
2022 - Prix De Turn[4]
2021 - Grandslam[5]
2020 – Nonconformist[6]
2019 – Global Exchange[7]
2018 – Cliff's Edge[8]
2017 – Hardham[9]
2016 – Tally[10]
2015 – Chill Party[11]
2014 – Pheidon[12]
2013 – Philippi[13] [14]
2012 – Highly Recommended[15]
2011 – Domesky[16]
2010 – Linton[17]
2009 – Pre Eminence[18]
2008 – Sound Journey[19]
2007 – Casino Prince[20]
2006 – Spinney[21]
2005 – Lieutenant[22]
2004 – Speedy King[23]
2003 – Titanic Jack[24]
2002 – Royal Code[25]
2001 – Mr. Murphy[26]
2000 – Pins[27]
1999 – Dignity Dancer[28]
1998 – Zonda [29]
1997 – Flak Jacket[30]
1996 – Scenic Royale[31]
1995 – Blevic[32]
1994 – Tristalove[33]
1993 – Sarason[34]
1992 – Naturalism [35]
1991 – Durbridge[36]
1990 – Zabeel [37]
1989 – Bar Landy[38]
1988 – Flotilla[39]
1987 – Vo Rogue [40]
1986 – Lockley's Tradition[41]
1985 – King Phoenix[42]
1984 – Penny Edition[43]
1983 – My Evita[44]
1982 – Fearless Pride
1981 – My Brown Jug
1980 – Bit of a Skite
1979 – Family Of Man
1978 – race not held
1977 – †Family Of Man / Surround [3]
1976 – Leica Show
1975 – race not held
1974 – Toltrice
1973 – The Frigate
1972 – Upstairs
1971 – Tauto
1970 – Cyron
1969 – Begonia Belle
1968 – Heroic Stone
1967 – race not held
1966 – Bowl King
1965 – Sir Dane
1964 – Sometime
1963 – Sometime
1962 – Aquanita
1961 – Dhaulagiri
1960 – Stormy Passage
1959 – Wiggle
1958 – Baron Boissier
1957 – Mac's Amber
1956 – Glitzern
1955 – St. Joel
1954 – Gallant Archer
1953 – Hydrogen
1952 – Step Aside
1951 – Chicquita
1950 – Comic Court
1949 – Filipino
1948 – Money Moon
1947 – St. Fairy[45]
1946 – Reperio
1945 – Simmering
1944 – Lilette
1943 – Athol Belle
1942 – ‡Tranquil Star / Prince Ronald
1941 – Zonda
1940 – Pure Gold
1939 – Amiable
† Dead heat
‡ Race run in Divisions[46]