A J Moir Stakes Final. † Dead heat A J Moir Stakes The A J Moir Stakes is a Moonee Valley Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged three years old and over under Weight for age conditions, over a distance of 1000 metres, held at Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in late September. Prizemoney is A$500,000 and a $5,000 trophy. The A J Moir Stakes was named after former Chairman of the Moonee Valley Racing Club, long standing committeeman and well known Melbourne solicitor Sir Alan John Moir KCMG (1903–81) of the Melbourne establishment firm Gillott, Moir and Winneke -
Horse racing in India Horse racing in India Horse racing in India is over 200 years old. The first racecourse in the country was set up in Madras in 1777. Today, India has a very well established racing and breeding industry, and the sport is conducted on nine racetracks by six racing authorities. Racing is restricted to Indian-bred racehorses and India has a well established breeding industry with stallions imported from all over the world. The Indian Stud Book maintains records of all thoroughbred breeding activity in India. India has a mixture of both pool betting and traditional bookmakers. India has five 'Classic' races