title: Villiers Stakes
text: # Villiers Stakes
  
  The Villiers Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race held under open handicap conditions, for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1,600 metres held at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in early December. The total prize money for this race is A$750,000.
  
  ## History
  
  ### Distance
  
  * 1892–1901 - 6 furlongs (~1200 metres)
  * 1902–1971 - 1 mile (~1609 metres)
  * 1972–2006 – 1600 metres
  * January 2008 – 1400 metres
  * December 2008 onwards - 1600 metres
  
  ### Grade
  
  * 1892–1978 - Principal Race
  * 1979–1985 - Group 3
  * 1986 onwards - Group 2
  
  ### Venue
  
  * 2001, 2011, 2012 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
  
  ## Winners
  
  * 2021 - Brutality
  * 2020 - Greysful Glamour
  * 2019 - Quackerjack
  * 2018 - Sky Boy
  * 2017 - Crack Me Up
  * 2016 - Sense Of Occasion
  * 2015 - Happy Clapper
  * 2014 - Rudy
  * 2013 - Ninth Legion
  * 2012 - All Legal
  * 2011 - Monton
  * 2010 - Dances On Waves
  * 2009 - Palacio De Cristal
  * 2008 - Something Anything
  * 2007 - Honor in War
  * 2006 - Utzon
  * 2005 - Aqua D'Amore
  * 2004 - Ikes Dream
  * 2003 - On A High
  * 2002 - Boreale
  * 2001 - Carael Boy
  * 2000 - Grey And Gold
  * 1999 - Final Fantasy
  * 1998 - Referral
  * 1997 - Arletty
  * 1996 - Touch Of Force
  * 1995 - Heres The Prince
  * 1994 - Aunty Mary
  * 1993 - Cobbora
  * 1992 - Soho Square
  * 1991 - Shining Wind
  * 1990 - Post Elect
  * 1989 - Spot The Rock
  * 1988 - Tumble On
  * 1987 - Card Shark
  * 1986 - Roman Artist
  * 1985 - Dinky Flyer
  * 1984 - Rising Prince
  * 1983 - Northern Reward
  * 1982 - Hussars Command
  * 1981 - Zing Along
  * 1980 - Tuna Too
  * 1979 - Kings Ideal
  * 1978 - Dear John
  * 1977 - Hot Diggity
  * 1976 - Top Wing
  * 1975 - St Martin
  * 1974 - Americano
  * 1973 - Oncidon
  * 1972 - Torumba
  * 1971 - Tumberlua
  * 1970 - Silver Points
  * 1969 - Sir To Me
  * 1968 - Domino King
  * 1967 - Maigret
  * 1966 - Nandaroo
  * 1965 - Castanea
  * 1964 - †Gay Song / Blue Era
  * 1963 - Key
  * 1962 - Emboss
  * 1961 - Gene San
  * 1960 - Grenoble
  * 1959 - Comte De Paris
  * 1958 - Caesar
  * 1957 - Top Ruler
  * 1956 - Empire Link
  * 1955 - Lazy Day
  * 1954 - Kev Mar
  * 1953 - Raconteur
  * 1952 - Carioca
  * 1951 - Mercury
  * 1950 - Field Boy
  * 1949 - Veiled Art
  * 1948 - Filipino
  * 1947 - Barnsley
  * 1946 - Native Son
  * 1945 - Bernborough
  * 1944 - Precise
  * 1943 - Sir Neith
  * 1942 - Riverton
  * 1941 - Yaralla
  * 1940 - Rimveil
  * 1939 - Rodborough
  * 1938 - Fakenham
  * 1937 - Ramdin
  * 1936 - Kings Head
  * 1935 - Golden Chance
  * 1933 - Closing Time
  * 1932 - Magnetic
  * 1931 - High Disdain
  * 1930 - Pavilion
  * 1929 - Habashon
  * 1928 - Reonui
  * 1927 - Zuleika
  * 1926 - Queen Alwyne
  * 1925 - Hemisphere
  * 1924 - Balbus
  * 1923 - Mont Clair
  * 1922 - Wish Wynne
  * 1921 - Sail On
  * 1920 - Fluency
  * 1919 - Anyhow
  * 1918 - Rebus
  * 1917 - Cetigne
  * 1916 - Wedding Day
  * 1915 - Lord Nagar
  * 1914 - Challenge Crosse
  * 1913 - Popinjay
  * 1912 - Embracer
  * 1911 - Myra Bluan
  * 1910 - Lady Ruenalf
  * 1909 - Miss Flaneur
  * 1908 - Virtu
  * 1907 - Kyeadgerie
  * 1906 - Luciana
  * 1905 - Refrain
  * 1904 - Cherson
  * 1903 - Air Motor
  * 1902 - Kinglock
  * 1901 - Sir Leonard
  * 1900 - Fulminate
  * 1899 - Coralie
  * 1898 - Satan
  * 1897 - Loch Marie
  * 1896 - Vivian
  * 1895 - Ordnance
  * 1894 - Moorefield
  * 1893 - Bliss
  * 1892 - Two Up
  
  † Dead heat
  
  