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.

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