Champagne Stakes (MVRC) prize money
The Champagne Stakes (MVRC) is worth AU$200,000 for the 2022 running . That makes it the 616th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 216th richest in Australia.
Every figure here is the money the race announces, in the currency it announces it in. The currency control at the top swaps the whole page.
What the Champagne Stakes (MVRC) is
Group 3 · 1,200 metres · Turf · Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia
- Racecourse
- Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia
- Country
- Australia
- Grade
- Group 3
- Distance
- 1,200 metres
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- (2025)
- Open to
- Three year old fillies
- Direction
- Left-handed
- First run
- 1975
We hold the total fund for the Champagne Stakes (MVRC) and no separate winner's cheque. What the winner takes is a rule the racecourse sets rather than a national one, and it varies race by race.
Every Champagne Stakes (MVRC) winner
51 runnings, 1975 to 2025, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Snow Mercy | ||
| 2024 | Bellatrix Star | ||
| 2023 | Coeur Volante | ||
| 2022 | Queen Of The Ball | ||
| 2021 | Seradess | ||
| 2020 | Swats That | ||
| 2019 | Loving Gaby | ||
| 2018 | Meryl | ||
| 2017 | Houtzen | ||
| 2016 | Selenia | ||
| 2015 | Take Pride | ||
| 2014 | Eloping | ||
| 2013 | Thump | ||
| 2012 | Snitzerland | ||
| 2011 | Miss Stellabelle | ||
| 2010 | Lone Rock | ||
| 2009 | Avenue | ||
| 2008 | Dan Baroness | ||
| 2007 | Antarctic Miss | ||
| 2006 | Estelle Collection | ||
| 2005 | Virage De Fortune | ||
| 2004 | Truly Wicked | ||
| 2003 | Dilly Dally | ||
| 2002 | Before Too Long | ||
| 2001 | Fair Embrace | ||
| 2000 | Ateates | ||
| 1999 | I Am A Ripper | ||
| 1998 | St. Clemens Belle | ||
| 1997 | Adeewin | ||
| 1996 | Always Divine | ||
| 1995 | Bracken Bank | ||
| 1994 | Love Of Mary | ||
| 1993 | Kapchat | ||
| 1992 | Klokka | ||
| 1991 | Royal Accord | ||
| 1990 | With Me | ||
| 1989 | Courtza | ||
| 1988 | Startling Lass | ||
| 1987 | Midnight Fever | ||
| 1986 | Society Bay | ||
| 1985 | Canny Lass | ||
| 1984 | Sauna | ||
| 1983 | Look Aloft | ||
| 1982 | Belle Stani | ||
| 1981 | Darling Take Care | ||
| 1980 | Heart Strings | ||
| 1979 | Lady's Slipper | ||
| 1978 | Red Coral | ||
| 1977 | Proceed | ||
| 1976 | Vivarchi | ||
| 1975 | Miss Ollie |
0 of the 51 runnings name the rider, 0 name the trainer and 0 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to.
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Champagne Stakes (MVRC) in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 606 | Alexandra Stakes (MVRC)Caulfield or Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 607 | Asian Beau StakesAscot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 608 | Aurie's Star HandicapFlemington Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 609 | Belmont SprintBelmont Park Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 610 | Bill Ritchie HandicapRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 611 | Black Opal StakesCanberra Racecourse, Canberra, Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 612 | Bletchingly StakesCaulfield Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 613 | C S Hayes StakesFlemington Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 614 | Chairman's HandicapDoomben Racecourse, Brisbane, Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 615 | Chairman's StakesCaulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 617 | Colonel Reeves StakesAscot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 618 | Coongy CupCaulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 619 | Courtza StakesCaulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 620 | Easter CupCaulfield Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 621 | Eclipse StakesSandown Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 622 | Ethereal StakesCaulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 623 | Eurythmic StakesAscot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 624 | Frances Tressady StakesFlemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 625 | Geoffrey Bellmaine StakesCaulfield Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 626 | George Moore StakesEagle Farm Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Champagne Stakes (MVRC) in what they pay, above and below it. Follow the ranking all the way up on the richest races in the world.
The rest of the money in Australia
291 races, 216th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bletchingly Stakes | Caulfield Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| C S Hayes Stakes | Flemington Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| Chairman's Handicap | Doomben Racecourse, Brisbane, Australia | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| Chairman's Stakes | Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| Colonel Reeves Stakes | Ascot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| Coongy Cup | Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| Courtza Stakes | Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| Easter Cup | Caulfield Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
Every race in Australia we hold a purse for is on the Australia prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total Champagne Stakes (MVRC) prize money?
AU$200,000, for the 2022 running.
Where does the Champagne Stakes (MVRC) rank among the richest races in the world?
616th of 997. 615 races pay more, the nearest of them Alexandra Stakes (MVRC). In Australia it is 216th of 291.
When was the Champagne Stakes (MVRC) first run?
1975. This page holds 51 runnings, from 1975 to 2025.
How far is the Champagne Stakes (MVRC)?
1,200 metres, on turf, at Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money