Alexandra Stakes (MVRC)
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ClassGroup 3
LocationCaulfield or Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia
Inaugurated1983
Race typeThoroughbred
| Class | Group 3 |
|---|---|
| Location | Caulfield or Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia |
| Inaugurated | 1983 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Dynamic Print Group (2019-25) |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,600 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three year old fillies |
| Weight | Set Weights with penalties |
| Purse | $200,000 (2025) |
The Alexandra Stakes is a Moonee Valley Racing Club Group 3 Australian Thoroughbred horse race for three year old fillies, at set weights with penalties, over a distance of 1600 metres, held at Moonee Valley Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia late March. With Moonee Valley under redevelopment it was moved to Caulfield in 2026. [1]
Name
The race was originally held in October on W. S. Cox Plate day, but was moved to the autumn in 2013 and is now on the William Reid Stakes race day in March.
- 1987–1993 - Crown Lager Stakes
- 1994–1999 - Great Western Stakes
- 2000 - Salinger Trophy
- 2001 - Rosemount Estate Trophy
- 2002–2004 - Eliza Park Stakes
- 2005–2006 - Moormoot Stud Stakes
- 2007–2010 - Arrow Training Services Stakes
- 2011 - Jeep Stakes
- 2013 onwards - Alexandra Stakes
Grade
- 1983–2015 - Listed Race
- 2016 onwards - Group 3