55 SUNLINE STAKES THE PACKAGING NEEDS SUNLINE STAKES IS A GROUP 2 WEIGHT FOR AGE RACE FOR FILLIES AND MARES THREE YEARS OLD AND UPWARDS The Group 2 race over 1600 metres has been named in honour of champion racehorse Sunline since 2001. Sunline had a formidable record at The Valley, racing there nine times for five wins. The Trevor McKee-trained mare was a two-time winner of the W.S. Cox Plate and achieved the remarkable feat of winning both the Manikato Stakes (1200m) and the W.S. Cox Plate (2040m) during the 2000 Spring Carnival. Her regular rider, champion jockey Greg Childs, partnered Sunline in each of her nine starts at the track. Sunline finished her career with a record of 48: 32–9–3.
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