Champions Stakes

The race is named after a former chairman of the Victoria Racing Club, Lauchlan Kenneth Scobie ("L.K.S.") MacKinnon (1861–1935). It was originally held on the first day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival, Victoria Derby Day. In 2016, the VRC moved the race as the feature of the last day of the carnival, and moved the Cantala Stakes (the then feature of the last day of the carnival and at the time known as the Emirates Stakes) to the first day of the carnival. After the swap, the race would be known as simply the Emirates Stakes until 2017. The attendance record for the race day was set in 2011, with 85,112 in attendance. ,1951 winner , 1942, 1944, 1945 winner , 1946 winner ; Darby Munro up , 1954 & 1955 winner , 1928 winner , 1924 winner == Name ==

In 1937 the VRC moved the Melbourne Stakes to earlier in the spring, running it in September, over a shorter distance of . The race was the predecessor to the Turnbull Stakes. • 1869–1936 - Melbourne Stakes • 1937–1986 - LKS Mackinnon Stakes • 1987–1989 - Occidental Mackinnon Stakes • 1990 - LKS Mackinnon Stakes • 1991–2000 - Louis Vuitton Mackinnon Stakes • 2001–2004 - Thrifty Mackinnon Stakes • 2005–2006 - Motorola Mackinnon Stakes • 2007 - L'Oreal Paris Mackinnon Stakes • 2008 - Crown Mackinnon Stakes • 2009 - LKS Mackinnon Stakes • 2010–2015 - Longines Mackinnon Stakes • 2016–2017 - Emirates Stakes • 2018–2020 - Seppelt Mackinnon Stakes • 2021 - Paramount+ Mackinnon Stakes • 2022– - TAB Champions Stakes == Distance ==

• 1869–1971 - 1 miles (~2000 metres) • 1972 onwards - 2000 metres == Grade ==

• 1869–1978 - Principal Race • 1979 onwards - Group 1 == Doubles wins ==

The following thoroughbreds have won the LKS MacKinnon Stakes – Melbourne Cup in the same year. • Malua (1884), Carbine (1890), Phar Lap (1930), Peter Pan (1932, 1934), The Trump (1937), Comic Court (1950), Delta (1951), Dalray (1952), Rising Fast (1954), Rain Lover (1968), At Talaq (1986), Empire Rose (1988), Let's Elope (1991), Rogan Josh (1999) ==1946 and 1954 racebooks==

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, 1938 winner • 1999 - Rogan Josh • 1998 - Champagne • 1997 - Ebony Grosve • 1996 - All Our Mob • 1995 - Danewin • 1994 - Paris Lane • 1993 - The Phantom • 1992 - Veandercross • 1991 - Let's Elope • 1990 - Better Loosen Up • 1989 - Horlicks • 1988 - Empire Rose • 1987 - Rubiton • 1986 - At Talaq • 1985 - Rising Prince • 1984 - Bounty Hawk • 1983 - Veloso • 1982 - My Axeman • 1981 - Belmura Lad • 1980 - Belmura Lad • 1979 - Dulcify • 1978 - Family Of Man • 1977 - Silver Lad • 1976 - Gold and Black • 1975 - Kiwi Can • 1974 - Leilani • 1973 - Australasia • 1972 - Stormy Seas • 1971 - Skint Dip • 1970 - Voleur • 1969 - Roman Consul • 1968 - Rain Lover • 1967 - Winfreux • 1966 - Tobin Bronze • 1965 - Yangtze • 1964 - Sir Dane • 1963 - Summer Fair • 1962 - Aquanita • 1961 - Sky High • 1960 - Tulloch • 1959 - Trellios • 1958 - Monte Carlo • 1957 - Sailor's Guide • 1956 - Sir William • 1955 - Rising Fast • 1954 - Rising Fast • 1953 - Hydrogen • 1952 - Dalray • 1951 - Delta • 1950 - Comic Court • 1949 - Comic Court • 1948 - Snowstream • 1947 - Don Pedro • 1946 - Flight • 1945 - Tranquil Star • 1944 - Tranquil Star • 1943 - Amana • 1942 - Tranquil Star • 1941 - Beau Vite • 1940 - Beau Vite • 1939 - Ortelle's Star • 1938 - Ajax • 1937 - The Trump , 1940 & 1941 winner Melbourne Stakes (1869–1936) • 1936 - Gay Blonde • 1935 - Sylvandale • 1934 - Peter Pan • 1933 - Rogilla • 1932 - Peter Pan • 1931 - Phar Lap • 1930 - Phar Lap • 1929 - High Syce • 1928 - Gothic • 1927 - Silvius • 1926 - Manfred • 1925 - Pilliewinkie • 1924 - Gloaming • 1923 - Rivoli • 1922 - Harvest King • 1921 - Eurythmic • 1920 - Eurythmic • 1919 - Cetigne • 1918 - Magpie • 1917 - Cetigne • 1916 - Lavendo • 1915 - Traquette • 1914 - St. Carwyne • 1913 - Anna Carlovna • 1912 - Duke Foote • 1911 - Trafalgar • 1910 - Son Of The Marsh • 1909 - Alawa • 1908 - Peru • 1907 - Poseidon • 1906 - Solution • 1905 - Tartan • 1904 - Gladsome • 1903 - Wakeful • 1902 - Wakeful • 1901 - Wakeful • 1900 - Lancaster • 1899 - Mora • 1898 - Battalion • 1897 - Battalion • 1896 - Disfigured • 1895 - Hova • 1894 - Ruenalf • 1893 - Loyalty • 1892 - Autonomy • 1891 - Marvel • 1890 - Carbine • 1889 - Abercorn • 1888 - The Australian Peer • 1887 - Silver Mine • 1886 - Isonomy‡ / Boolka • 1885 - Trenton • 1884 - Malua • 1883 - Commotion • 1882 - Darebin • 1881 - Wheatear • 1880 - Chester • 1879 - First King • 1878 - Chester • 1877 - Robinson Crusoe • 1876 - Rapid Bay • 1875 - Kingsborough • 1874 - Dagworth • 1873 - Dagworth • 1872 - Contessa • 1871 - Warrior • 1870 - Tim Whiffler • 1869 - Glencoe Key: ‡ Won dead heat run off. ==See also==