Moonga Stakes
Looking for this year’s Moonga Stakes betting odds, form guide and tips? The experts at Neds have put together everything you need to know before this year’s race.
The Moonga Stakes is a Group 3 event taking place in mid to late October annually during the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival on Caulfield Cup Day.
The race is contested at set weights plus penalties over 1400m and is open to horses aged four-years-old and upwards.
The Moonga Stakes was first contested 1988 and won by subsequent Australian Racing Hall of Famer Vo Rogue who won a plethora of Group 1 races over his career including the Australian Cup (1989, 1990) twice and the C.F. Orr Stakes (1988-1990) on three occasions.
The event was originally known as the Richard Ellis Plate (1988-1992) and has undergone a number of name changes before the current Moonga Stakes title from 2012 onwards.
The Moonga serves as a key lead-up to races like the Group 1 Champions Mile (1600m) at Flemington during the Melbourne Cup Carnival.
Boban (2013) was the last horse to complete the Moonga Stakes – Champions Mile (then Cantala Stakes) double.
Plenty of very good racehorses have won the Moonga Stakes over the years including the aforementioned inaugural champion Vo Rogue (1988), Rough Habit (1992), Boban (2013), and Streets Of Avalon (2019).
moonga Stakes 2024 – Quick Information
- Race Day: Saturday October 19, 2024
- Track Location: Caulfield Racecourse
- Track Surface: Turf
- Track Direction: Left-handed
- Race Distance: 1,400 metres
- Weight Conditions: Set weights (plus penalties)
- Qualification: 4YOs & Upwards
- Type: Thoroughbred
- Grade: Group 3
- Prize Purse: $200,000
- Inaugural Race: 1988
- 2024 Moonga Stakes Winner: Mighty Ulysses
Moonga Stakes 2024 RESULTS
The official 2024 Moonga Stakes results will be available below once the race takes place on Saturday October 19, 2024.
- #7 Mighty Ulysses
- #4 Buffalo River
- #1 Pinstriped
The Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald-trained Mighty Ulysses ($14) put his hand up for a higher-grade spring target with a nice first-up upset by a half-length behind fellow outsider in the markets, the 2023 champion Buffalo River, with Pinstriped the beaten favourite third in the 2024 Moonga Stakes results to close out the Caulfield Cup Day card.
moonga Stakes Betting 2024
There are many different ways to bet on the Moonga Stakes, and we have included some of the most popular options below:
| Bet Type | How To Place This Type Of Bet In This Year’s Moonga Stakes |
|---|---|
| Win Bet | Place your bet on the horse you think will take first place in this year’s Moonga Stakes. |
| Place Bet | Place your bet on the horse you think will place in the top three finishers in this year’s Moonga Stakes. Pays less than a win bet, but offers safer odds. |
| Each-Way Bet | If your runner finishes 1st in the Moonga Stakes, you will collect both the Win and the Place dividend. If your horse finishes 2nd or 3rd you will collect the Place dividend. |
| Quinella Bet | You must select the runners that finish 1st and 2nd in any order, in the Moonga Stakes, in order to win the Quinella. |
| Exacta Bet | You must select the runners that finish 1st and 2nd in the correct order, in the Moonga Stakes to win the Exacta. |
| Trifecta Bet | You must select runners to finish 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the correct order, in the Moonga Stakes to win the Trifecta. |
| First Four | You must select runners that finish 1st, 2nd ,3rd and 4th in the correct order, in the Moonga Stakes to win the First 4. |
| Quadrella Bet (Quaddie) | You must select the winners of four nominated races to win the Quaddie. This means you would have to select three other races apart from the Moonga Stakes, in order to be eligible to place a Quaddie. |
How To Bet On The Moonga Stakes in 2024
- Log in at neds.com.au
- Make a deposit, using your credit card, PayPal or other safe electronic method
- Make sure to check out form guide, once it’s released
- Decide what kind of bet you’re going to place (Win, Place, Each-Way, Trifecta + more betting options, please read our section on Moonga Stakes Betting above).
- Select the horse(s) for the race.
moonga stakes 2025 Odds
Early market betting odds on the 2025 moonga stakes will be displayed below once available. Odds are subject to fluctuation. For current odds on all of our live markets, please visit neds.com.au.
Which Horse Will Win The Moonga Stakes in 2024
The best way to pick which horse will win the Moonga Stakes in 2024 is to take into account their lead-up spring racing form, assess the barriers, consider the weights and record at the track.
Additional factors to consider when picking the Moonga Stakes winner include:
- 5YO Factor: Five-year-olds have a dominant recent record with seven of the 11 Moonga Stakes winners from 2014-2024 being five-year-olds.
- Single-Digit Barriers: Horses drawn the inside nine alleys have the best strike-rate in the Moonga Stakes results with the last winner to jump from a double-digit gate being Lucky Hussler (13 in 2014).
moonga Stakes Favourites 2024
Favourites in 2024 Moonga Stakes betting include recent Group 1 Memsie Stakes winner Pinstriped, Gentleman Roy who ran second in that same elite level at the course/distance, and Luke Fernie’s class WA raider Ripcord.
Buffalo River ($2.70 in 2021) was the last Moonga Stakes favourite to win.
moonga Stakes 2024 Field
The official Moonga Stakes 2024 field of final acceptances is announced the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below.
The Moonga Stakes 2024 final field features a smart line-up of spring hopefuls led in betting by recent Group 1 Memsie Stakes winner Pinstriped.
moonga Stakes 2024 Tips
Favourite: #1 Pinstriped ($3.30 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Best Bet: #2 Gentleman Roy ($4.20 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Best Roughie: #15 Zechariah ($34 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Our insider 2024 Moonga Stakes tips will be provided above the week of the race and a full betting preview to be published on the Neds Blog.
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moonga Stakes Race Day 2024
The 2024 Moonga Stakes is held as part of Caulfield Cup Day on Saturday October 19, 2024. The action at the meeting is headlined by the stayers facing off in the Group 1 $5 million Caulfield Cup (2400m). Other feature races on the card include the:
- Group 2 Thousand Guineas Prelude (1400m),
- Group 2 Caulfield Sprint (1000m) run in 2024 as the Millennium Sprint,
- Group 2 Tristarc Stakes (1400m),
- Group 3 Caulfield Classic (2000m), and the
- Group 3 Ethereal Stakes (2000m).
moonga Stakes 2024 Barrier Draw
The 2024 Moonga Stakes barrier draw will be released to the public a few days before the race and will be published in our above Moonga Stakes Field section.
Moonga Stakes 2024 Nominations
2024 Moonga Stakes nominations close at 12:00 PM on the Monday of race week.
moonga Stakes 2024 Weights
Set weights plus penalties apply to this race. Final 2024 Moonga Stakes weights will be announced by 4:00 PM on the Monday of race week and will be published in our above Moonga Stakes Field section.
2024 Moonga Stakes Topweight:
- #1 Pinstriped (60kg)
moonga Stakes 2024 Acceptances
2024 Moonga Stakes final acceptances must be declared before 9:30 AM on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in our above Moonga Stakes Field section.
moonga Stakes 2024 jockeys
The final riders announcement is at 1:00 PM on the Wednesday of race week and the official 2024 Moonga Stakes jockeys will be published in our above Moonga Stakes Field section.
moonga Stakes Scratchings 2024
2024 Moonga Stakes scratchings close at 7:30 AM on Saturday the 19th of October 2024.
- #11 War Machine (7)
moonga Stakes Prize Money 2024
The 2024 Moonga Stakes prize money is worth $200,000 in total, distributed from places first through to eighth.
| Place | Prize Money |
|---|---|
| 1st | $120,000 |
| 2nd | $36,000 |
| 3rd | $18,000 |
| 4th | $9,000 |
| 5th | $5,000 |
| 6th | $4,000 |
| 7th | $4,000 |
| 8th | $4,000 |
moonga Stakes Race Number 2024
The 2024 Moonga Stakes race number is scheduled as Caulfield Race 10 at 5:50pm (AEDT) on Saturday the 19th of October 2024. There are ten races in total that day at Caulfield Racecourse.
moonga Stakes 2024 Form Guide
The final form guide will be available the week of the race. You can check below for a link to our full 2024 Moonga Stakes Form Guide following final acceptances.
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2024 MOONGA STAKES FORM GUIDE
moonga Stakes Live 2024
You can watch or listen to the 2024 Moonga Stakes live, across the following mediums.
Pay television: Sky Racing 1 (channel 526 on Foxtel)
Radio: Radio Sport National
Free to air television: Channels 78 (and 68 in regional areas), 7 Network
Streaming: Racing.com
Mobile: Neds App
moonga Stakes Winners
Winners of the Moonga Stakes going back to the race’s inauguration in 1988 can be found in the table below.
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Time |
| 2024 | Mighty Ulysses | Buffalo River | Pinstriped | 1:26.17 |
| 2023 | Buffalo River | Climbing Star | Cause For Concern | 1:23.41 |
| 2022 | Aegon | Bandersnatch | Lady Of Honour | 1:25.1 |
| 2021 | Buffalo River | King Magnus | Justacanta | 1:24.4 |
| 2020 | Wild Planet | Morrissy | Fifty Stars | 1:24.8 |
| 2019 | Streets Of Avalon | Variation | Royal Meeting | 1:23.9 |
| 2018 | Sircconi | Dreamforce | Perast | 1:24.9 |
| 2017 | Ulmann | Burning Front | Echo Effect | 1:23.4 |
| 2016 | Voodoo Lad | Takedown | Turnitaround | 1:24.5 |
| 2015 | Vashka | Under The Louvre | Coronation Shallan | 1:23.2 |
| 2014 | Lucky Hussler | Under The Louvre | Generalife | 1:23.4 |
| 2013 | Boban | Strawberry Boy | Galah | 1:23.8 |
| 2012 | Whateverwhenever | King’s Rose | Mcclintock | 1:23.7 |
| 2011 | Love Conquers All | Albert The Fat | Pinwheel | 1:21.9 |
| 2010 | Rothera | Sniper’s Bullet | Jungle Ruler | 1:25.8 |
| 2009 | McClintock | Rightfully Yours | Kiloton | 1:22.7 |
| 2008 | Royal Discretion | Turffontein | Stickpin | 1.23.6 |
| 2007 | Lord Of The Dance | Polish Clown | Solar Secret | 1:22.6 |
| 2006 | Perfectly Ready | Live In Vain | Caprizzi Strip | 1:22.3 |
| 2005 | Volitant | Yell | Shadow | 1:21.3 |
| 2004 | Amtrak | Pink Fit | Monahan Tweed | 1:24.6 |
| 2003 | Thorn Park | Lord Volksraad | Regal Roller | 1:22.5 |
| 2002 | Assertive Lad | El Nino | Prince Rubiton | 1:22.9 |
| 2001 | Flavour | Inspire | Make Mine Magic | 1:24.8 |
| 2000 | Cellar | Hire | Weasel Will | 1:21.8 |
| 1999 | Another Neptune | Strident | Weasel Will | 1:23.5 |
| 1998 | Buster Jones | Blazing Steel | Bezeal Bay | 1:24.3 |
| 1997 | Monets Cove | Delsole | Confiscate | 1:22.6 |
| 1996 | Mamzelle Pedrille | Hero Wind | Hunza Court | 1:24.6 |
| 1995 | Royal Blue | Taos | Social Rule | 1:24.2 |
| 1994 | Star Dancer | Chemin De Fer | Sportsbeat | 1:23.2 |
| 1993 | Cogitate | Cocky Beau | Unequalled | 1:22.7 |
| 1992 | Rough Habit | Rare Chance | Black Rouge | 1:30.0 |
| 1991 | Steineck | Pontormo | Prince Ormenium | 1:23.8 |
| 1990 | Royal Pay | Sioux Chief | Procol Harum | 1:27.3 |
| 1989 | Heavenly View | Better Loosen Up | Acid Print | 1:23.2 |
| 1988 | Vo Rogue | Prismatic Star | Jet Fighter | 1:23.1 |