Moonga Stakes

The Group 3 Moonga Stakes is a 1400m event held as a set weights and penalty contest for horses aged four-years-old and older at Caulfield.

Since the inaugural edition of the Moonga Stakes, the race has been run over 1400m and at Caulfield Racecourse.

After beginning as a Principal Race from 1988 to 1993, the Moonga Stakes was upgraded to Group 3 level from 1994 onwards.

Horses have used the Moonga Stakes as a lead up for a number of Group 1600m races during the Melbourne Cup Carnival at Flemington.

Notable winners of the Moonga Stakes include Streets Of Avalon (2019), Voodoo Lad (2016), Lucky Hussler (2014), Boban (2013), Love Conquers All (2011), Thorn Park (2003), Assertive Lad (2002), Flavour (2001), Star Dancer (1994), Rough Habit (1992) and Vo Rogue (1988).

2023 Moonga Stakes Betting Odds

The 2023 Moonga Stakes odds as of October 20 look like this:

• Nunthorpe – +150
• Buffalo River – +400
• Climbing Star – +700
• Times Square – +800
• Cause For Concern – +850
• The Fortune Teller – +1000

Complete Moonga Stakes odds available at Bet365.

Best Moonga Stakes bookmakers

The Moonga Stakes isn’t a race that’s on the tip of every punters’ tongue, but rather it is part of the excellent race offering during the spring.

Some of the top online bookmakers will open up Moonga Stakes all-in markets which don’t provide insurance if your selected runner doesn’t start in the race, but the odds are more appealing.

All of our recommended horse betting sites offer betting on the Moonga Stakes and bookmaker bonuses will also be available in the days leading up to the race. Almost all Australian bookmakers have got betting apps available.

Sport Table

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2023 Moonga Stakes Final Field

No.	Silks	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight
1		Mr Maestro	Andrew Forsman	Damian Lane	2	58.5kg
2		The Fortune Teller	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Jamie Kah	6	58.5kg
3		Buffalo River	Mike Moroney	Celine Gaudray	5	58kg
4		Cuban Royale	Robert & Luke Price	TBC	11	58kg
5		Umgawa	Leon & Troy Corstens	Harry Coffey	1	58kg
6		Fender	Brett Cavanough	Damien Oliver	7	57kg
7		Cause For Concern	Shawn Mathrick	Ben Allen	8	57kg
8		Altivo	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Jye McNeil	9	57kg
9		Times Square	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Carleen Hefel	3	56kg
10		Nunthorpe	Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman	TBC	10	55kg
11		Climbing Star	Phillip Stokes	Craig Williams	4	55kg

Previous Moonga Stakes Field

• 2022 Moonga Stakes field

  No.	Silks	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight
  1		Lightsaber	Peter Moody	Luke Nolen	15	58.5kg
  2		Ayrton	Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr	Jamie Kah	17	58.5kg
  3		Regalo Di Gaetano	Patrick Payne	Michael Dee	13	58.5kg
  4		Sinawann	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Ben Melham	2	58.5kg
  5		Bandersnatch	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Jye McNeil	14	58kg
  6		More Than Exceed	Phillip Stokes	Daniel Moor	3	58kg
  7		Open Minded	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Damien Thornton	1	58kg
  8		Ironclad	Will Clarken	Todd Pannell	8	58kg
  9		Streets Of Avalon	Shane Nichols	Zac Spain	16	57kg
  10		Shaquero	Chris Waller	Brett Prebble	11	57kg
  11		Aegon	Andrew Forsman	Blake Shinn	12	57kg
  12		Wild Planet	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Jason Collett	6	57kg
  13		Catalyst	Michael Moroney	Mark Zahra	9	57kg
  14		Riddle Me That	Matt Laurie	Daniel Stackhouse	5	57kg
  15		Old Flame	Peter & Paul Snowden	Tommy Berry	7	57kg
  16		Lady Of Honour	Ben & JD Hayes	Damien Oliver	10	56kg
  17		Poland (1E)	Michael Moroney	Craig Newitt	4	57kg

2022 Moonga Stakes result

Recent Moonga Stakes results

• 2022: Aegon returns to fine form in Moonga Stakes
  Aegon (+600) has claimed the Group 3 Moonga Stakes over Bandersnatch (+320) and Lady Of Honour (+300) in the last race of the day on Caulfield Cup Day. The win gave Andrew Forsman a treble across Caulfield Cup day after Mr Maestro and Saint Bathans won. Blake Shinn gave this five-year-old gelding a peach of a ride, by going back to the inside and ultimately winning the race by not going around a single horse. Aegon won the final event at a nice price for punters, winning at +600 with online bookmakers, knocking off Bandersnatch in a very tight photo.
• 2021: Buffalo River leads all the way
  Buffalo River (+170) won his first Stakes race in the 2022 Moonga Stakes, displaying his trademark toughness after racing on the pace in the Group 3 Moonga Stakes at Caulfield. Under a great ride from Jye McNeil, the son of Nobel Mission held on in the final stages from a fast-finishing King Magnus (+600), with Justacanta (+1500) sticking on for third place.
• 2020: Wild Planet nabs Morrissy on the line
  After letting down with a blistering turn of foot, the Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes-trained Wild Planet (+450) has nabbed Morrissy (+1600) on the winning post to claim the Group 3 Moonga Stakes. Wild Planet was given a perfect ride from Hugh Bowman who settled him behind the leaders and managed to get him home in a photo, with Fifty Stars (+1100) running home nicely into third place.
• 2019: Streets Of Avalon claims Moonga Stakes
  Streets Of Avalon (+400) returned to the winner’s circle at Caulfield on Saturday by claiming the Group 3 Moonga Stakes with Ben Melham on board. Ben Melham took over with 300m to go, and even though he appeared vulnerable, the son of Magnus kept kicking and held on from Variation (+1300) and Royal Meeting (+260), who filled the placings.

Moonga Stakes past winners list

Moonga Stakes Past Winners Pre 2000