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Littorio Upsets Makybe Diva and Caulfield Cup Betting 2011

Littorio Upsets Makybe Diva and Caulfield Cup Betting 2011

A boilover result in Saturday’s $300,000 Group 2 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) at Flemington has seen fairy-tale winner Littorio earn a ballot exemption into the 2011 Caulfield Cup, upsetting the ante-post odds on the Melbourne Spring Carnival features.

Nigel Blackiston’s Bellotto seven-year-old Littorio resumed after…

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The Makybe Diva Stakes is the first mile stakes race held during the Victorian racing season. Raced at Flemington in September, the 1600m weight-for-age event attracts a great group of middle distance and staying horses. Offering half a million dollars in prize money, the Group 2 event is definitely one of the more exciting Group 2 races offered in Australia.

The Makybe Diva Stakes, named after the legendary three-time Melbourne Cup winner Makybe Diva, is the perfect lead-up race to the Group 1 Underwood Stakes (1800m) held at Caulfield two weeks later and the Group 1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m) held at Flemington a month later.

Makybe Diva Stakes
Date: September
Track: Flemington Racecourse
Distance: 1600m
Race Type: Weight-For-Age
Status: Group 2
Prize Money: $502,000

Makybe Diva Stakes History

First run in 1948 and won by Lungi, the Makybe Diva Stakes was originally titled the Craiglee Stakes until 2007. Raced over a 10 Furlong (2000m) track until 1964, the new distance ensures that all horses get a good run on the straight of Flemington. Double winners of the event include Chicquita in 1950-51 and Sailor’s Guide in 1956-57.

After his win in 2002, Northerly also went on to win the WS Cox Plate and Sky Heights managed to win the Caulfield Cup and Craiglee Stakes double in 1999. The fastest winning time was recorded by Jeune in 1995 with 1 minute 35 seconds. The slowest time was recorded by Fine Offer in 1985 with 1 minute 44.3 seconds.

Recent Makybe Diva Stakes Winners

Year Place Horse Time
 
2010
Makybe Diva Stakes
1st Shocking 1 minute 41.7 seconds
2nd Heart Of Dreams
3rd Vigor
 
2009
Makybe Diva Stakes
1st Vigor 1 minute 35.8 seconds
2nd Typhoon Tracy
3rd Master O’Reilly
 
2008
Makybe Diva Stakes
1st Weekend Hussler 1 minute 38.6 seconds
2nd Zarita
3rd Littorio
 
2007
Makybe Diva Stakes
1st Marasco 1 minute 36.7 seconds
2nd Apache Cat
3rd Zipping
 
2006
Makybe Diva Stakes
1st Pompeii Ruler 1 minute 38.5 seconds
2nd Sphenophyta
3rd Zipping
 
2005
Makybe Diva Stakes
1st Confectioner 1 minute 35.8 seconds
2nd Free At Last
3rd Our Smoking Joe
 
2004
Makybe Diva Stakes
1st Hugs Dancer 1 minute 38.2 seconds
2nd Elvstoem
3rd Zagalia
 
2003
Makybe Diva Stakes
1st Pentastic 1 minute 37.2 seconds
2nd Walk On Air
3rd Mummify
 
2002
Makybe Diva Stakes
1st Northerly 1 minute 37.9 seconds
2nd Le Zagaletta
3rd Silver Baron
 
2001
Makybe Diva Stakes
1st Native Jazz 1 minute 37.4 seconds
2nd Aka Bilk
3rd Universal Prince
 
2000
Makybe Diva Stakes
1st Go Flash Go 1 minute 42.1 seconds
2nd Oliver Twist
3rd Showella
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