WILLIAM REID THE LADBROKES WILLIAM REID STAKES IS A GROUP 1 WEIGHT FOR AGE RACE FOR THREE YEARS OLD AND UPWARDS William Reid was born in Morayshire and emigrated to Melbourne at the age of 20, where he became a banker. He later became deeply involved in racing, owning several prominent racehorses in the early 1900s. Reid joined the Moonee Valley Racing Club Committee in March 1917 and served until his passing in February 1923. The inaugural William Reid Stakes was run in January 1925 and won by The Night Patrol. The race has been won by some of racing's greatest champions, including Manikato, who won five consecutive runnings from 1979 to 1983, Black Caviar, Miss Andretti, Vo Rogue and Imperatriz.
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy ODA1NTI=