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The Sir John Monash Stakes is held each year in mid-July at Caulfield Racecourse in Melbourne.

A Group 3 race, the Sir John Monash Stakes pays total prize money of $200,000.

The Sir John Monash Stakes is one of the few races run during the heart of winter at Caulfield and is a nice follow-up for horses that contested races over the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival.

Raced over 1100m, the Sir John Monash Stakes is a weight-for-age sprint best suited to the fit winter short-distance specialists or fresh performers racing first-up as an early start to the spring.

The best out of the Sir John Monash Stakes may continue on to have a successful Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival as was the case in 2016 when the winner Wild Rain backed-up to win the Group 2 McEwen Stakes (1000m) in September before a Group 1 Moir Stakes (1000m) third at Moonee Valley that season.

Horses may also have a run between the Sir John Monash Stakes and the spring races at Caulfield a fortnight later in the Group 3 Bletchingly Stakes (1200m). In 2018 the Sir John Monash Stakes winner Voodoo Lad ran second next-up in the Bletchingly and would also go on to win that year’s Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes race in Perth.

The 2024 Sir John Monash Stakes ran on Saturday, July 13, 2024 and was won in a demolition job by the Ciaron Maher-trained four-year-old Recommendation ($3.70) who stormed home by a record seven lengths. 

Sir John Monash Stakes 2024
Date:	Saturday, July 13, 2024
Track:	Caulfield Racecourse
Distance:	1100m
Status:	Group 3
Conditions:	Open Weight-For-Age
Prize Money:	$200,000

2024 Sir John Monash Stakes Results

• 1st: #2 Recommendation ($3.70)
• 2nd: #7 Party For Two
• 3rd: #5 Mrs Chrissie

Ciaron Maher’s promising four-year-old Recommendation ($3.70) could face a tougher tests in the spring after his dominant victory at Caulfield. He put on a dazzling display, crushing his rivals by seven lengths in the 2024 Sir John Monash Stakes results.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	2	RECOMMENDATION	Ciaron Maher	Blake Shinn		6	58.5kg		$3.70
	2	7	PARTY FOR TWO	Steven O’Dea & Matthew Hoysted	Michael Dee	7L	1	56kg		$11
	3	5	MRS CHRISSIE (NZ)	Ciaron Maher	Ethan Brown	7.5L	2	56.5kg		$4.80
	4	1	ASHFORD STREET	Tom Dabernig	Damian Lane	7.75L	3	58.5kg		$2.80F
	5	3	MORNINGTON GLORY	Gavin Bedggood	Beau Mertens	9.5L	4	58.5kg		$6.50
	6	6	LITTLE MISS KUBI	Cliff Brown	Thomas Stockdale	9.6L	8	56.5kg		$41
	7	4	SENEGALIA	Ciaron Maher	Ms Celine Gaudray (a)	15.1L	5	56.5kg		$21
	8	8	SHEVA	Ben, Will & JD Hayes	Jye McNeil	16.35L	7	56kg		$21

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2024 Sir John Monash Stakes Betting Odds

The winter’s top Sir John Monash Stakes 2024 betting odds and market links to the Group 3 racing markets at Ladbrokes.com.au will be available here the week of the race.

Jungle Edge ($2.60 in 2020) was the last favourite in Sir John Monash Stakes betting to salute for the punters.

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2024 Sir John Monash Stakes Form

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2024 Sir John Monash Stakes Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Sir John Monash Stakes 2024 Tips on the winter showdown this season.

• To Win: #3 Mornington Glory ($3.20 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Mornington Glory looms large in the small field on Saturday. Following a strong third in the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate here back in February, trainer Gavin Bedggood brings him back fresh. While his overall record at Caulfield isn’t extensive, his top-tier competition experience makes him a standout in this open race. Drawing well in a limited field gives him a clear advantage. This is a winnable race for Mornington Glory.

2024 Sir John Monash Stakes Field

The Sir John Monash Stakes Final Field & Barriers are released by Racing Victoria on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below. Many sprinters are racing first-up on the back of early winter spells, while the fitness edge belongs to gallopers coming off a lead-up run in something like Brisbane’s Group 3 W.J. Healy Stakes (1200m) the month prior.

Oakleigh Plate graduates from the autumn – Mornington Glory (3rd) and Recommendation (6th) – head the 2024 Sir John Monash Stakes field and markets for Saturday’s Group 3 in Melbourne.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	H Rating
1	364910×128	ASHFORD STREET	Tom Dabernig	Damian Lane	3	58.5kg			98
2	162312366x	RECOMMENDATION	Ciaron Maher	Blake Shinn	6	58.5kg			99
3	124221153x	MORNINGTON GLORY	Gavin Bedggood	Beau Mertens	4	58.5kg			96
4	50×5411080	SENEGALIA	Ciaron Maher	Ms Celine Gaudray (a)	5	56.5kg			90
5	2×12541212	MRS CHRISSIE (NZ)	Ciaron Maher	Ethan Brown	2	56.5kg			84
6	58282×5210	LITTLE MISS KUBI	Cliff Brown	Thomas Stockdale	8	56.5kg			81
7	0x129x1353	PARTY FOR TWO	Steven O’Dea & Matthew Hoysted	Michael Dee	1	56kg			82
8	61013×5	SHEVA	Ben, Will & JD Hayes	Jye McNeil	7	56kg			71

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2024 Sir John Monash Stakes Nominations

The official Sir John Monash Stakes 2024 Nominations close the Monday of race week and will be available in full below.

*Nominations extended until 10:00am (AEDT) on Tuesday, July 9th, 2024. 

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	H Rating
1	364910×128	ASHFORD STREET	G	6	Tom Dabernig	98
2	x11592532x	HONEY GIRL (GB)	M	5	Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman	98
3	58282×5210	LITTLE MISS KUBI	M	4	Cliff Brown	81
4	5118×13744	MACHINIST	G	4	Jack Laing	68
5	124221153x	MORNINGTON GLORY	G	5	Gavin Bedggood	96
6	2×12541212	MRS CHRISSIE (NZ)	M	5	Ciaron Maher	84
7	0x129x1353	PARTY FOR TWO	F	3	Steven O’Dea & Matthew Hoysted	82
8	162312366x	RECOMMENDATION	G	4	Ciaron Maher	99
9	50×5411080	SENEGALIA	M	5	Ciaron Maher	90
10	61013×5	SHEVA	F	3	Ben, Will & JD Hayes	71

The Sir John Monash Stakes was upgraded from a Listed race to a Group 3 race following the 2013 edition. Hosted by the Melbourne Racing Club, it is one of the regular races at Caulfield Racecourse. The Sir John Monash Stakes was run over 1000m until the 2005 edition, when it was first held over 1100m.

The Sir John Monash Stakes was known as the Moondah Stakes up until it ran for the first time under its current name in 1998, when Jugulator won it. Originally run by the Victorian Amateur Turf Club (est 1875), the race is now run by the Melbourne Racing Club (MRC), since the organisation’s name was changed in 2002.

Notable Sir John Monash Stakes winners include Regal Shot (2001), Rubitano (2002), Super Elegant (2004 & 2005) and Platelet (2012). Super Elegant finished third in 2003 and second in 2006, narrowly missing out on winning for four years running. Rubiton had a good result in 2002, with the first three places being taken out by his progeny, Rubitano, Ruby Slipper, and Prince Rubiton.

In 2020 Sir John Monash Stakes history was made when the nine-year-old winner Jungle Edge was ridden to victory by Jade Darose, the first female jockey to win the race this century. 

In 2024 Recommendation won the Sir John Monash Stakes by a record seven length winning margin.

Sir John Monash Stakes results since 2000 are listed below.

Sir John Monash Stakes Results

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2024 Sir John Monash Stakes	1st	Recommendation	1:04.65
	2nd	Party For Two
	3rd	Mrs Chrissie
2023 Sir John Monash Stakes	1st	Sigh	1:04.14
	2nd	Mileva
	3rd	General Beau
2022 Sir John Monash Stakes	1st	Mileva	1:05.49
	2nd	Bless Her
	3rd	Sartorial Splendor
2021 Sir John Monash Stakes	1st	Red Can Man	1:03.47
	2nd	Malkovich
	3rd	Villami
2020 Sir John Monash Stakes	1st	Jungle Edge	1:05.00
	2nd	Viridine
	3rd	I Am Someone
2019 Sir John Monash Stakes	1st	Oak Door	1:04.41
	2nd	Jungle Edge
	3rd	Princess Of Queens
2018 Sir John Monash Stakes	1st	Voodoo Lad	1:03.91
	2nd	Inn Keeper
	3rd	Jukebox
2017 Sir John Monash Stakes	1st	Supido	1:03.58
	2nd	Daytona Grey
	3rd	Murt The Flirt
2016 Sir John Monash Stakes	1st	Wild Rain	1:03.82
	2nd	Trevinder
	3rd	Atmospherical
2015 Sir John Monash Stakes	1st	Miss Promiscuity	1:04.49
	2nd	Angels Beach
	3rd	Wild Rain
2014 Sir John Monash Stakes	1st	Lord Of The Sky	1:05.25
	2nd	Le Bonsir
	3rd	Riziz
2013 Sir John Monash Stakes	1st	Pago Rock	1:04:43
	2nd	Elite Elle
	3rd	Second Effort
2012 Sir John Monash Stakes	1st	Platelet	1:06.79
	2nd	Royal Bender
	3rd	Zamorar
2011 Sir John Monash Stakes	1st	Secret Flyer	1:04.37
	2nd	Rue Maple
	3rd	Warm Love
2010 Sir John Monash Stakes	1st	Reward For Effort	1:04.7
	2nd	Keano
	3rd	Royal Ida
2009 Sir John Monash Stakes	1st	I Am Invincible	1:05.97
	2nd	Gran Sasso
	3rd	Orange County
2008 Sir John Monash Stakes	1st	Tesbury Jack	1:06.13
	2nd	Red Arrow
	3rd	Lucky Diva
2007 Sir John Monash Stakes	1st	Lucky Secret	1:04.95
	2nd	Live In Vain
	3rd	Honalee
2006 Sir John Monash Stakes	1st	Sassbee	1:04.13
	2nd	Super Elegant
	3rd	Illusionist
2005 Sir John Monash Stakes	1st	Super Elegant	1:05.21
	2nd	Dilly Dally
	3rd	Wildly
2004 Sir John Monash Stakes	1st	Super Elegant	1:0.16
	2nd	Azevedo
	3rd	Golden Delicious
2003 Sir John Monash Stakes	1st	Dantana	0:57.2
	2nd	Ruby Slipper
	3rd	Super Elegant
2002 Sir John Monash Stakes	1st	Rubitano	0:57.54
	2nd	Ruby Slipper
	3rd	Prince Rubiton
2001 Sir John Monash Stakes	1st	Regal Shot	0:58.02
	2nd	Windigo
	3rd	Sports
2000 Sir John Monash Stakes	1st	Honour The Name	0.59.78
	2nd	Flavour
	3rd	Joshua’s Pride

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