Horse race
The W J Healy Stakes is a Tattersall's Racing Club Group 3 quality handicap race for Thoroughbred horses run over a distance of 1200 metres at Eagle Farm Racecourse, Brisbane, Australia in June.[1] Total prize money is A$175,000.[2]
History
The race is named in honour of W.J. Healy who was the longest serving President of Tattersall's (1932-1953).[3]
Grade
- 1992–1996 - Listed Race
- 1997 onwards - Group 3
Name
- 1979–1989 - W. J. Healy Stakes
- 1990–2004 - Mercedes-Benz Stakes[4]
- 2005 - Carlton Draught Stakes[4]
- 2006–2014 - W. J. Healy Stakes
- 2015 - Tattersall's 150th Anniversary Stakes Handicap
- 2016 - W. J. Healy Stakes
Records
The race record time of 1:08.68 was set by Hay List in 2010.[4]
Venue
In 2015, the event was held at Gold Coast Racecourse due to track reconstruction at Eagle Farm.[5]
Winners
- 2022 - Juan Diva[6]
- 2021 - Away Game[7]
- 2020 - ‡race not held[8]
- 2019 - Brave Song[9]
- 2018 - Spright[10]
- 2017 - Burning Passion[11]
- 2016 - Into The Red[12]
- 2015 - Dothraki[13]
- 2014 - Big Money[14]
- 2013 - Howmuchdoyouloveme[15]
- 2012 - River Lad[16]
- 2011 - Pinwheel[17]
- 2010 - Hay List[18]
- 2009 - News Alert[19]
- 2008 - Nuclear Medicine[20]
- 2007 - The Jackal[21]
- 2006 - Natural Destiny[22]
- 2005 - Poetic Papal[23]
- 2004 - Lamond[24]
- 2003 - Super Elegant[25]
- 2002 - Jar Jar Binks[26]
- 2001 - Citichy[27]
- 2000 - El Mirada[28]
- 1999 - Marstic[29]
- 1998 - Quality Kingdom[30]
- 1997 - Blazing Reality[31]
- 1996 - Cangronde
- 1995 - Dancing Dynamite
- 1994 - Sublimate
- 1993 - Capestad
- 1992 - Blalocks Bull
- 1991 - Tinys Finito
- 1990 - McGintys Crown
- 1989 - Clay Hero
- 1988 - Lots Of Rule
- 1987 - My Arctic Wolf
- 1986 - Between Ourselves
- 1985 - Kelly's Pool
- 1984 - Faunus
- 1983 - Toy Pindarri
- 1982 - Ideal Planet
- 1981 - Grey Sapphire
- 1980 - Hit It Benny
- 1979 - Painted Red
‡ Not held because of the COVID-19 pandemic
See also
References
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