Villiers Stakes
# Villiers Stakes

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

