Sunline Stakes

The Sunline Stakes is a Group 2 Fillies & Mares Weight-for-age race that takes place annually each March at Moonee Valley racecourse in Melbourne during the Melbourne autumn racing carnival. The race is run over a distance of 1600 metres with $200,000 in prizemoney. The 2011 Sunline Stakes was won by Nakaaya from Lady Lynette with Platinum Passion third.

Held on a Friday night under lights, the Sunline Stakes and was formerly known as the 'Diamond Jubilee Stakes' and is held on the same night as the Gr1 William Reid Stakes during the Moonee Valley autumn racing carnival.

Sunline Stakes info
Date:	Friday 23rd March 2012
Track:	Moonee Valley racecourse, Melbourne
Distance:	1600 metres
Race Type:	Fillies & Mares Weight-for-age
Status:	Group 2
Prizemoney:	$200,000
2011 Winner:	Nakaaya

The Sunline Stakes is a good class race for fillies & mares that is raced under level weight conditions and typically attracts above average types, rather than the elite. The level weight conditions of the race gives the better performed females a decided advantage over their rivals and more often than not the classier types will fight out the finish.

Mares contesting this event may have previously raced in similar type races such as the Gr3 Mannerism Stakes at Caulfield or the Gr3 Frances Tressady Stakes & Gr3 Matron Stakes at Flemington which are all races for mares.

Nakaaya (2011) won a handicap (0-78) event over 1533m at Moonee Valley before scoring the narrowest of victories in this event and recent Sunline Stakes winners include Zarita (2010) and Subtle Cove (2009).

2011 Sunline Stakes result
1. $11.00 Nakaaya 57 C Newitt
2. $4.60 Lady Lynette 57 M Guthrie
3. $8.50 Platinum Passion 57 M Zahra 3.

Then followed:
4. $9.00 Majestic Music 57 Ms C Lindop
5. $8.00 Avienus 57 Craig Williams
6. $13.00 Pagan Princess 57 B Avdulla
7. $41.00 Preventable 57 J Mott
8. $13.00 Becqu Adoree 57 L Nolen
9. $12.00 Windarra Place 57 D Nikolic
10. $16.00 Stole 57 G Schofield
11. $31.00 Dane Julia 57 D Oliver
12. $26.00 Roccin Jo 57 D Yendall
13. $61.00 Fairfield Flame 57 Ms L K Cropp
14. $9.00 Gail 57 Nicholas Hall
15. $12.00 Red Flair 57 Chris Symons

Margins: Nose, short head
Time: 1:37.52

The Gr2 Moonee Valley Oaks (Fillies Classic) takes place alongside the Sunline Stakes on William Reid Stakes night at Mooney Valley.

Sunline Stakes recent winners & placegetters
Year	Winner	2nd	3rd	Time
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
2000	Rose O'War	Lady Elsie	Gold Crystal	1:37.1
1999	Vonanne	Lady Elsie	Rose Of Dane	1:37.7
1998	Burning Embers	Cheval Place	Miss Tessla	1:36.3
1997	Prefer An Angel	Chlorophyll	Vonanne	1:37.8
1996	Suma Peace	Cliko	Arctic Scent	1:39.5
1995	Snap	Tristera	Tristalove	1:38.1
1994	Not Related	Pompeii Lady	Brompton Cross	1:36.3
1993	Excited Angel	Time Of My Life	Mamzelle Perdu	1:35.4
1992	Acushla Marie	Mamzelle Perdu	Knight's Contessa	1:36.4
1991	Rockets Galore	Princess Pushy	Berberia	1:34.2
1990	Marathon Star	Lady Of Perfection	Memphis Blues	1:34.3
1989	Boardwalk Angel	Pray For Colleen	Riva Gleam	1:37.6
1988	Bianco Flyer	Sister Shirley	Tjarra	1:34.8