Moir Stakes Past Winners: Reliving The Last Five Editions

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Last updated: Wed 02 Sep 2026 17:34

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Relive the last five editions of the Group 1 Moir Stakes
Recent winners include Baraqiel, Mornington Glory and Imperatriz
See the key placegetters and what came next after the Moir
The 2026 edition moves to Sandown Hillside while The Valley is redeveloped

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 24: Daniel Moor riding Wild Ruler (r) winning Race 7, the Charter Keck Cramer Moir Stakes, during Melbourne Racing at Moonee Valley Racecourse on September 24, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Vince Caligiuri/Getty Images)

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 24: Daniel Moor riding Wild Ruler defeats Damian Lane riding Inferno in Race 7, the Charter Keck Cramer Moir Stakes, during Melbourne Racing at Moonee Valley Racecourse on September 24, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Vince Caligiuri/Getty Images)

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 24: Daniel Moor riding Wild Ruler after winning Race 7, the Charter Keck Cramer Moir Stakes, during Melbourne Racing at Moonee Valley Racecourse on September 24, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Vince Caligiuri/Getty Images)

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 23: Jamie Kah riding Coolangatta defeats Craig Williams riding Bella Nipotina in Race 7, the Charter Keck Cramer Moir Stakes during Moir Stakes Night at Moonee Valley Racecourse on September 23, 2022 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Vince Caligiuri/Getty Images)

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 29: Opie Bosson riding Imperatriz defeats Mitchell Aitken riding Asfoora in Race 7, the Charter Keck Cramer Moir Stakes, during Melbourne Racing at Moonee Valley Racecourse on September 29, 2023 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Vince Caligiuri/Getty Images)

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 29: Opie Bosson riding Imperatriz winning Race 7, the Charter Keck Cramer Moir Stakes, during Melbourne Racing at Moonee Valley Racecourse on September 29, 2023 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Vince Caligiuri/Getty Images)

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 29: Opie Bosson poses with trainer Mark Walker after riding Imperatriz to win Race 7, the Charter Keck Cramer Moir Stakes, during Melbourne Racing at Moonee Valley Racecourse on September 29, 2023 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Vince Caligiuri/Getty Images)

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 07: Ethan Brown riding Mornington Glory winning Race 9, the Charter Keck Cramer Moir Stakes - Betting Odds during Melbourne Racing at Moonee Valley Racecourse on September 07, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Vince Caligiuri/Getty Images)

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 07: Ethan Brown poses with Trainer Gavin Bedggood and strapper Karen Flaherty after riding Mornington Glory to win in Race 9, the Charter Keck Cramer Moir Stakes - Betting Odds during Melbourne Racing at Moonee Valley Racecourse on September 07, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Vince Caligiuri/Getty Images)

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 06: Ben Allen riding Baraqiel defeats Craig Williams riding Alabama Lass and Harry Coffey riding Arabian Summer (r) in Race 9, the Charter Keck Cramer Moir Stakes during Melbourne Racing at Moonee Valley Racecourse on September 06, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Vince Caligiuri/Getty Images)

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 06: Ben Allen riding Baraqiel defeats Craig Williams riding Alabama Lass in Race 9, the Charter Keck Cramer Moir Stakes during Melbourne Racing at Moonee Valley Racecourse on September 06, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Vince Caligiuri/Getty Images)

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 06: Ben Allen riding Baraqiel after winning Race 9, the Charter Keck Cramer Moir Stakes during Melbourne Racing at Moonee Valley Racecourse on September 06, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Vince Caligiuri/Getty Images)

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The Group 1 Moir Stakes (1000m) has long been one of the key early-season sprint contests, regularly bringing together some of Australia’s fastest horses in a high-pressure test of pure speed.

2025 Moir Stakes
2024 Moir Stakes
2023 Moir Stakes
2022 Moir Stakes
2021 Moir Stakes
After The Moir

Its recent honour roll underlines the quality required, with winners including Imperatriz, Coolangatta, Mornington Glory and Baraqiel, while champion sprinters Black Caviar, Nature Strip, Buffering and Miss Andretti are among the famous names to have won the race.

The 2026 edition brings a significant change, with the Moir Stakes moving from its traditional Moonee Valley home to Sandown Hillside while The Valley undergoes redevelopment. Giga Kick, Natural Fling, My Gladiola, Skybird and a strong group of spring sprinters are among those set to clash in Saturday’s renewal.

Ahead of the 2026 Moir Stakes, we look back at the last five editions and relive each running.

2025 Moir Stakes

1st - Baraqiel

2nd - Alabama Lass

3rd - Arabian Summer

2024 Moir Stakes

1st - Mornington Glory

2nd - Hayasugi

3rd - Lady Of Camelot

2023 Moir Stakes

1st - Imperatriz

2nd - Asfoora

3rd - Uncommon James

2022 Moir Stakes

1st - Coolangatta

2nd - Bella Nipotina

3rd - Zoustyle

2021 Moir Stakes

1st - Wild Ruler

2nd - The Inferno

3rd - Trekking

After The Moir

The Moir Stakes has regularly provided an early spring guide to sprinters capable of making their presence felt at Group 1 level later in the campaign.

Imperatriz produced one of the standout recent performances when winning the 2023 edition in a track-record 56.47 seconds, before going on to further Group 1 success as she established herself among the country’s premier sprinters.

The 2022 race also proved a strong form reference. Winner Coolangatta returned the following autumn to defeat the older sprinters in the Group 1 Black Caviar Lightning at Flemington, while runner-up Bella Nipotina continued to build one of the strongest sprinting records of her generation.

Baraqiel added his name to the honour roll in 2025 after maintaining his unbeaten record at The Valley, before stepping up to 1200m and finishing runner-up to Charm Stone in the Group 1 Manikato Stakes later that month.

The race’s wider honour roll adds further weight to its standing, with champions including Black Caviar, Nature Strip, Buffering, Apache Cat and Manikato among the famous names to have won the Moir Stakes.

Saturday’s edition will be unlike any of those recent renewals, with the switch to Sandown Hillside providing a completely different test as the Moir Stakes moves away from Moonee Valley for 2026.