The Red Anchor Stakes, is a Moonee Valley Racing Club Group 3 Australian Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged three years old, at set weights with penalties, over a distance of 1200 metres, held at Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia on W. S. Cox Plate Day. Prize money is A$200,000.

History

In 1995 the race was held at Caulfield Racecourse. Prior to 2005 the race was run in September when it was known as the C S Hayes Stakes, named after the champion trainer Colin S. Hayes (1924–1999).

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The registered race is named after the champion Australian Horse of the Year in 1984–85, Red Anchor, who won the W. S. Cox Plate–Victoria Derby in that year.

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Distance

1985 onwards - 1200 metres

Grade

1985–1989 - Listed Race

1990 onwards - Group 3

Name

1985–1989 - Red Anchor Stakes

1990–2004 - C S Hayes Stakes

2005–2007 - City Pacific Finance Stakes

2008 - Wonderful World Stakes

2009 - Red Anchor Stakes

2010–2011 - 1300 Australia Stakes

2012–2019 - Telstra Phonewords Stakes

2020 onwards - Red Anchor Stakes

Winners

2022 - Sejardan

2021 - Generation

2020 - Portland Sky

2019 - Sartorial Splendor

2018 - Charge

2017 - Eptimum

2016 - Archives

2015 - Holler

2014 - Galaxy Pegasus

2013 - Thermal Current

2012 - Hidden Warrior

2011 - Karuta Queen

2010 - That's Not It

2009 - Avenue

2008 - Millbank

2007 - Royal Asscher

2006 - Corton Charlemagne

2005 - Coronga

2004 - Oratorio

2003 - Youth

2002 - Yell

2001 - Deprave

2000 - Sound The Alarm

1999 - Prizefighter

1998 - Sedation

1997 - Towkay

1996 - Spartacus

1995 - Captive

1994 - Cannibal King

1993 - Sequalo

1992 - Snow Lord

1991 - Hula Grey

1990 - Begone

1989 - Hot Arch

1988 - Clay Hero

1987 - Christmas Tree

1986 - Rubiton

1985 - Seiger

See also

List of Australian Group races

Group races

References

Horse races in Australia

Sports competitions in Melbourne

Telstra Phonewords Stakes