The William Reid Stakes is a horse race of Moonee Valley Racing Club Group 1 thoroughbred racing at Weight for Age, for three year olds and older, run over a distance of 1200 metres at Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in the autumn. Total prize money for the race is A$1,000,000. History The race has been won by a few champions including Manikato who won the race five consecutive times from 1979 to 1983. Also noted champions Black Caviar and Miss Andretti won the race before being successful at Royal Ascot. From 2005 to 2007 it was the second leg of the Global Sprint Challenge, preceded by the Lightning Stakes and followed by the King's Stand Stakes. It has now been replaced as an Australian leg of the Global Sprint Challenge series by The Age Classic. Name The William Reid Stakes was named after William Reid, a former committee member of the Moonee Valley Racing Club. Originally from Morayshire, Scotland, William Reid was a Victorian Banker and racehorse owner who died in 1923. He was the owner of a number of prominent racehorses in the early 1900s including Uncle Sam, who won the Caulfield Cup in 1912 and 1914. Uncle Sam also ran third in the Melbourne Cup in 1912 who stood at his Glen Orla Stud in Sunbury. During the period 1996–2001 the race was held on the Australia Day holiday weekend. In 2002 the event was moved to March while the Norman Carlyon Stakes which was the same distance and race conditions was rescheduled for the Australia Day holiday weekend. Later in 2010 that event was renamed to the Australia Stakes and to this date continues to be raced under the given name. 1925–1993 - William Reid Stakes 1994–1995 - Australia Made Stakes 1996–2009 - Australia Stakes 2010 onwards - William Reid Stakes Distance 1925–1972 - 6 furlongs (~1200 metres) 1973 onwards - 1200 metres Grade 1925–1979 - Principal race 1980–1986 - Group 2 1987 onwards - Group 1 Venue In 1995 the race was held at Flemington Racecourse. Foreign entries In 2005, Cape of Good Hope became the first overseas runner to win this race. Winners 2022 - September Run 2021 - Masked Crusader 2020 - Loving Gaby 2019 - Sunlight 2018 - Hellbent 2017 - Silent Sedition 2016 - Flamberge 2015 - Lucky Hussler 2014 - Spirit Of Boom 2013 - Black Caviar 2012 - Foxwedge