Sunline Stakes
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ClassGroup 2
LocationCaulfield Racecourse / Moonee Valley Racecourse
Inaugurated1981
Race typeThoroughbred
| Class | Group 2 |
|---|---|
| Location | Caulfield Racecourse / Moonee Valley Racecourse |
| Inaugurated | 1981 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Packaging Needs (2025-26) |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,600 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Qualification | Fillies and mares three years old and older |
| Weight | Weight for Age |
| Purse | $300,000 (2026) |
The Sunline Stakes, registered as the Diamond Jubilee Stakes, is a Moonee Valley Racing Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares three years old and older, under Weight for Age conditions, over a distance of 1600 metres at Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia.[1]
With Moonee Valley under redevelopment the race was moved to Caulfield in 2026.
Name
The race is named in honour of the champion mare Sunline. The mare won nine times at this distance including the Hong Kong Mile.
- 1981–1999 - Diamond Jubilee Stakes
- 2000 - Anthea Crawford Stakes
- 2001 onwards - Sunline Stakes
Distance
- 1981–1994 - 1600 metres
- 1995 - 1623 metres (held at Flemington Racecourse)[2]
- 1996–2004 – 1600 metres
- 2005 – 1500 metres
- 2006 onwards - 1600 metres
Grade
- 1981–1990 - Listed Race
- 1991–1995 - Group 3
- 1996 onwards - Group 2