Sunline Stakes
Looking for this year’s Sunline Stakes betting odds, field and tips? The tipsters at Neds have put together everything you need to know before this year’s race.

The Sunline Stakes is a Group 2 race for fillies and mares currently contested at Moonee Valley Racecourse each March as part of the autumn’s William Reid Stakes meeting.
The race is named in honour of champion New Zealand-bred thoroughbred, dual Cox Plate champion (1999, 2000) Sunline – a winner of 32 of her 48 career starts – who was the highest earning racehorse in the world at that time.
Offering $300,000 in prize money, the 1600m weight-for-age clash makes a nice next-up option for mares out of the Group 3 Matron Stakes run earlier in the autumn over the same distance at Flemington. Eternal Flame (2024) was the last to do the Matron Stakes – Sunline Stakes double.
The best out of the Sunline Stakes may continue onto Sydney for a shot at a race over ‘The Championships’ at Royal Randwick including the Group 1 Queen Of The Turf Stakes (1600m) – run in recent years as the Coolmore Legacy Stakes.
In 2022 the Sunline Stakes form was franked with the second placed filly Barb Raider running second again in both the Group 1 Australasian Oaks (2000m) in Adelaide and the Group 1 Queensland Oaks (2200m) that prep.
sunline Stakes 2024 – Quick Information
- Race Day: Saturday March 23rd, 2024
- Track Location: Moonee Valley Racecourse
- Track Surface: Turf
- Track Direction: Left-handed
- Race Distance: 1,600 metres
- Weight Conditions: Weight for age
- Qualification: Fillies & Mares
- Type: Thoroughbred
- Grade: Group 2
- Operator: Moonee Valley Racing Club
- Prize Purse: $300,000
- Inaugural Race: 1981
- 2024 Sunline Stakes Winner: Eternal Flame
sunline Stakes 2024 RESULTS
The official 2024 Sunline Stakes results will be available below once the race takes place on Saturday March 23, 2024.
- #7 Eternal Flame
- #5 Rumbled Again
- #1 Campionessa
Michael Kent’s forgotten Group 3 Matron Stakes winner last start, Eternal Flame, was too good again rising in grade to show off her on-speed abilities with a good upset in the Sunline Stakes 2024 results.
Sunline Stakes Betting 2024
There are many different ways to bet on the Sunline 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 Sunline Stakes |
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Win Bet | Place your bet on the horse you think will take first place in this year’s Sunline Stakes. |
Place Bet | Place your bet on the horse you think will place in the top three finishers at this year’s Sunline Stakes. Pays less than a win bet, but offers safer odds. |
Each-Way Bet | If your runner finishes 1st in the Sunline 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, within the Sunline Stakes, in order to win the Quinella. |
Exacta Bet | You must select the runners that finish 1st and 2nd in the correct order, within the Sunline Stakes to win the Exacta. |
Trifecta Bet | You must select runners to finish 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the correct order, within the Sunline Stakes to win the Trifecta. |
First Four | You must select runners that finish 1st, 2nd ,3rd and 4th in the correct order, within the Sunline 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 Sunline Stakes, in order to be eligible to place a Quaddie. |
How To Bet On The Sunline Stakes in 2024
- Join up 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 Sunline Stakes Betting above).
- Select the horse(s) for the race.
Sunline Stakes 2025 Odds
Early market betting odds on the 2025 Sunline 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 sunline Stakes in 2024
The best way to pick which filly or mare will win the Sunline Stakes in 2024 is to take into account their lead-up autumn racing form, assess the barriers, consider the weights and past records at The Valley track.
Additional factors to consider when picking the Sunline Stakes winner include:
- Matron Lead-Up: Mares out of the Matron Stakes also held over a mile at Flemington make a good bet in the Sunline Stakes. Sirileo Miss (2023) and Eternal Flame (2024) are the latest mares to complete the Matron Stakes – Sunline Stakes double.
- The Valley Factor: Proven race experience over the tight Moonee Valley circuit can prove crucial.
- Favourites Have It: Favourites have a strong recent strike-rate in the Sunline Stakes results.
sunline Stakes Favourites 2024
Early favourites in 2024 Sunline Stakes betting include Mark Walker’s last start Group 2 Peter Young Stakes winning Kiwi raider Campionessa, consistent mare Wishlor Lass, and the Michael Kent-trained Group 3 Matron Stakes winner Eternal Flame.
Spanish Reef ($2.35 in 2018) was the last Sunline Stakes favourite to win.
sunline Stakes 2024 Field
The official 2024 Sunline Stakes field of final acceptances is announced on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below.
sunline Stakes 2024 Tips
Favourite: #1 Campionessa ($3.30 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Best Bet: #1 Campionessa to salute for the punters (see above) – BET NOW
Best Roughie: #4 Running By ($11 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Our insider 2024 Sunline Stakes tips will be detailed above the week of the race and a full betting preview published on the Neds Blog.
CLICK HERE FOR OUR COMPLETE 2024 WILLIAM REID STAKES DAY PREVIEW & TIPS
Sunline Stakes Race day 2024
The 2024 Sunlines Stakes takes place at Moonee Valley Racecourse on Saturday the 23rd of March, 2024 on the same day as Sydney hosts its famous Golden Slipper Stakes Day card at Rosehill.
The Alister Clark Stakes is currently part of The Valley’s 2024 William Reid Stakes Day card. Other key events on the program include the:
- Group 1 $1 million William Reid Stakes (1200m),
- Group 2 $500,00 Alister Clark Stakes (2040m),
- Group 3 $200,000 Typhoon Tracy Stakes (1200m) that runs as the Don Casboult Classic in 2024, and the
- Group 3 Alexandra Stakes.
sunline Stakes Barrier Draw 2024
The 2024 Sunline Stakes barrier draw will be released to the public a few days before the race and published in our above Sunline Stakes Field section.
Sunline Stakes Nominations 2024
2024 Sunline Stakes nominations close at 12 PM on Monday, the 18th of March, 2024.
Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Ballot | Weight | True Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating | |
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1 | 6×50111921 | CAMPIONESSA (NZ) | M | 6 | Mark Walker | 1 | 57kg | 109 | ||
2 | 15x41116x6 | WISHLOR LASS | M | 5 | Symon Wilde | 2 | 57kg | 103 | ||
3 | x1736417x0 | DENY KNOWLEDGE (IRE) | M | 6 | Michael Kent | 3 | 57kg | 102 | ||
4 | 85×4211310 | HELL HATH NO FURY | M | 4 | Annabel Neasham | 4 | 57kg | 97 | ||
5 | 6x15x51541 | ETERNAL FLAME (NZ) | M | 4 | Michael Kent | 5 | 57kg | 97 | ||
6 | 27x228x263 | FOXY CLEOPATRA | M | 4 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 6 | 57kg | 96 | ||
7 | 72476x58x3 | BELLE PLAISIR (NZ) | M | 7 | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | 7 | 57kg | 94 | ||
8 | x62x211422 | RUNNING BY | M | 4 | Ciaron Maher | 8 | 57kg | 91 | ||
9 | 2211×6 | ROLL ON HIGH | F | 3 | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | 9 | 54kg | 84 | ||
10 | x192x800x8 | REO | M | 4 | Richard Laming | 10 | 57kg | 83 | ||
11 | 11x267x61 | LEGACIES | F | 3 | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | 11 | 54kg | 82 | ||
12 | 14x3841x38 | SERASANA | F | 3 | Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock | 12 | 54kg | 81 | ||
13 | 2x1144x33 | MOLLYNICKERS | F | 3 | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | 13 | 54kg | 80 | ||
14 | 787×335418 | RUMBLED AGAIN | M | 6 | Michael Trotter | 14 | 57kg | 80 | ||
15 | 41186×4032 | JENNY JEROME | M | 4 | Patrick Payne | 15 | 57kg | 78 | ||
16 | 9322x8148x | FLASH MARY (NZ) | M | 5 | Cindy Alderson | 16 | 57kg | 75 | ||
17 | 5910×51718 | HARMONIOUS SENORA | M | 4 | Charmaine Barnes | 17 | 57kg | 74 | ||
18 | 32116 | JUSTABOOM | F | 3 | Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock | 18 | 54kg | 68 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
sunline Stakes Weights 2024
Standard weight for age conditions apply to this race. Final weights are announced at 4 PM on Monday, the 18th of March, 2024 with the official 2024 Sunline Stakes weights on the final acceptors to be published in our above Sunline Stakes Field section.
Sunline Stakes Acceptances 2024
2024 Sunline Stakes final acceptances must be declared before 9:00 AM on Wednesday, the 20th of March, 2024 and will be published in our above Sunline Reid Stakes Field section.
Sunline Stakes Jockeys 2024
The final riders announcement is at 12 PM on Wednesday, the 20th of March, 2024 with the official 2024 Sunline Stakes jockeys to be published in our above Sunline Stakes Field section.
Sunline stakes Scratchings 2024
2024 Sunline Stakes scratchings close at 7:30 AM on Saturday the 23rd of March, 2024.
- #3 Hell Hath No Fury
sunline Stakes Prize Money 2024
The 2024 Sunline Stakes prize purse is worth $300,000 in total, distributed from places first through to eighth.
Place | Prize Money |
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1st | $180,000 |
2nd | $54,000 |
3rd | $27,000 |
4th | $13,500 |
5th | $7,500 |
6th | $6,000 |
7th | $6,000 |
8th | $6,000 |
Sunline Stakes Race Number 2024
The 2024 Sunline Stakes race number is scheduled as Moonee Valley Race 5 at 2:15pm (AEDT) on Saturday the 23rd of March, 2024. There are ten races in total that day at Moonee Valley Racecourse.
sunline Stakes Form Guide 2024
The final form guide will be available the week of the race. You can check below for a link to our full 2024 Sunline Stakes Form Guide following final acceptances.
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2024 SUNLINE STAKES FORM GUIDE
Sunline Stakes Live 2023
You can watch or listen to the 2024 Sunline Stakes live, across the following mediums.
Pay television: Sky Racing 1 (channel 526 on Foxtel)
Free-to-air television: Channel 78 (metro areas)
Radio: Radio Sport National
Streaming: Racing.com
sunline Stakes Winners
Winners of the Sunline Stakes going back to the year 2000 are displayed in the table below.
YEAR | WINNER | 2ND | 3RD | TIME |
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2024 | Eternal Flame | Rumbled Again | Campionessa | 1:36.54 |
2023 | Sirileo Miss | Revolutionary Miss | Deny Knowledge | 1:36.0 |
2022 | Shout The Bar | Barb Raider | Flying Mascot | 1:35.0 |
2021 | Quantum Mechanic | Grand De Flora | Scarlet Dream | 1:36.4 |
2020 | Mamzelle Tess | Bam’s On Fire | Fidelia | 1:35.7 |
2019 | Consensus | Spanish Reef | Kenedna | 1:36.8 |
2018 | Spanish Reef | Samovare | Flying Jess | 1:35.3 |
2017 | I Am A Star | French Emotion | First Seal | 1:36.6 |
2016 | Miss Rose De Lago | Noble Protector | Metaphorical | 1:35.0 |
2015 | Noble Protector | Girl In Flight | Marianne | 1:36.5 |
2014 | Text’n Hurley | Bippo No Bungus | You’re So Good | 1:36.8 |
2013 | Spirit Song | Lights Of Heaven | Goldslick | 1:35.7 |
2012 | Spirit Song | Lady Lynette | Raspberries | 1:38.5 |
2011 | Nakaaya | Lady Lynette | Platinum Passion | 1:37.5 |
2010 | Zarita | Princess Marizza | Silvercitymiss | 1:39.6 |
2009 | Subtle Cove | Youthful High | Fifth Avenue Lady | 1:37.7 |
2008 | Laura’s Charm | Illnois Girl | Wayne’s Gold | 1:37.8 |
2007 | Like It Is | Laura’s Charm | Brockman’s Lass | 1:37.4 |
2006 | Candy Vale | Plans | Holy Bounty | 1:37.6 |
2005 | Beautiful Gem | Umber | Charmed Lady | 1:30.3 |
2004 | Sylvaner | La Sirenuse | Love’s Here | 1:37.9 |
2003 | Tickle My | Kayano | White Mist | 1:38.0 |
2002 | Spurn | Tickle My | It’s Platonic | 1:37.0 |
2001 | Flushed | Calm Smytzer | Shelbourne Lass | 1:40.3 |