• Source: Alister Clark Stakes

The Alister Clark Stakes is a Moonee Valley Racing Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race, for three-year-olds, at Set Weights, over a distance of 2040 metres, held annually usually at Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne on a Friday night in March. Total prize money for the race is A$500,000.




History


The race is named after Alister Clark, the foundation chairman of the Moonee Valley Racing Club and master of Oaklands Hunt Club from 1901 to 1908.
He was also the pre-eminent Australian rose breeder of the twentieth century.
The race was first run in 1939 and has had changes in distance and grade. The race at times has been a Weight-for-age event for 3-year-olds and over as evident in 1977 when champion three-year-old filly Surround won the race.




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= Grade

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1939–1977 was a Principal race
1979 onwards Group 2




= Distance

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1939–1947 – 1 mile (~1600 metres)
1948–1963 – 1+1⁄4 miles (~2000 metres)
1964–1972 – 1 mile (~1600 metres)
1973–1986 – 1600 metres
1987–1994 – 2040 metres
1995 – 2000 metres
1996–1997 – 2040 metres
1998–2000 – 1600 metres
2001 – 1509 metres
2002–2010 – 1600 metres
2011 onwards – 2040 metres




= Venue

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In 1995 the event was held at Flemington.




Winners






See also


List of Australian Group races
Group races




References

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