Wakeful Stakes News

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The Wakeful Stakes is a Group 2 race for three-year-old fillies contested at Flemington Racecourse.

2024 Wakeful Stakes Results

• 1st: #2 Treasurethe Moment ($5)
• 2nd: Powers Of Opal
• 3rd: #7 Killcare Beachgirl

Matt Laurie’s Alabama Express filly Treasurethe Moment ($5) lived up to her staying pedigree making it a hat-trick when relaxing beautifully and finishing off well to book her Group 1 VRC Oaks bid on Thursday after claiming the 2024 Wakeful Stakes.

Held the Saturday before the illustrious Melbourne Cup in late October or early November annually, the Wakeful Stakes is one of nine Group status races that fill the card on Victoria Derby Day. VRC Derby Day is one of the only race meets in Australia where every race has Group status. There are three Group 1 races on the card: the Victoria Derby (2500m), Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m), and Empire Rose Stakes (1600m).

The Wakeful Stakes is a 2000m event for three-year-old fillies run under set weight conditions plus penalties. Worth $300,000 in total prize money it is an excellent lead-up race to the highly prestigious Group 1 VRC Oaks (2500m) for three-year-old fillies the following Thursday.

The Wakeful Stakes results have been a good indication for the VRC Oaks over the years, with 15 fillies taking out the double since 1983, including most recently Kirramosa (2013), Aristia (2018), Miami Bound (2019) and Willowy (2021).

In 2020 Personal improved on her lead-up second as the beaten favourite in the Wakeful Stakes to win the Kennedy Oaks.

The 2022 Wakeful Stakes winner Zennzella went on to finish fourth in the Kennedy Oaks results at her next start, while Pavitra ran second in both events that year.

The 2023 Wakeful Stakes also produced that year’s VRC Oaks winner with Zardozi improving on her lead-up second in the Group 2 to take out the 2500m feature.

Victoria Derby Day on Saturday November 2, 2024 featured the 2024 Wakeful Stakes for VRC Oaks-bound fillies and was won in style by the in-form Matt Laurie-trained Treasurethe Moment ($5). 

2024 Wakeful Stakes Finishing Order

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2024 Wakeful Stakes Betting

The top Wakeful Stakes 2024 odds and betting markets will be open at Ladbrokes.com.au on the VRC Oaks lead-up race and provided here at Races.com.au.

2024 Wakeful Stakes Form Guide

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2024 Wakeful Stakes Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Wakeful Stakes 2024 Tips on the Derby Day support act this spring.

• To Win: #5 Powers Of Opal ($2.60 at time of publish) – BET NOW

John Sargent’s Ocean Park filly Powers Of Opal may have only won the one race so far when breaking her maiden status last start, but boy oh boy did she impress in doing so! This untapped three-year-old dismissed the field at Hawkesbury over the mile saluting by nearly six lengths with 59kg on her back second-up. She’ll be brimming with confidence off that having relished the drop in grade following her eye-catching fourth the run prior when thrown in the deep end at Randwick in the Group 1 Flight Stakes. Rock-hard fit with that first win on the board now, she’ll eat up the 2000m of the Wakeful with star hoop James McDonald aboard from gate eight on 55kg. Wins.

2024 Wakeful Stakes Field

The Wakeful Stakes field attracts a host of three-year-old fillies looking to back-up the next Thursday into the VRC Oaks field. Fillies competing in the Wakeful Stakes field may come via a number of earlier carnival races including the Group 2 Moonee Valley Vase (2040m) on Cox Plate Day the week before, the Group 2 Edward Manifold Stakes (1600m) or the prestigious Group 1 Thousand Guineas (1600m).

Amazonian Lass (3rd in 2023) was the last Wakeful Stakes winner to come off a lead-up run in the Edward Manifold Stakes at the track.

The official Wakeful Stakes 2024 Field & Barriers are announced by Racing Victoria on the Wednesday before the race and will be provided in full below.

The 2024 Wakeful Stakes final field features a smart line-up of Oaks-bound fillies led in betting by the John Sargent-trained Powers Of Opal coming off a 5.45 length maiden win at Hawkesbury.

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2024 Wakeful Stakes Nominations

Early nominations for the Wakeful Stakes in 2024 close the Monday leading-up to Victoria Derby Day with the full list of eleventh-hour VRC Oaks hopes to be updated below.

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

Wakeful Stakes History

The Wakeful Stakes was first run in 1932 when Protea won the inaugural race. It started as a principal event run over ten furlongs and remained the same until 1973 when the distance was converted into 2000m with Australia’s adoption of the metric system. In 1979 the Wakeful Stakes was elevated to Group 2 status.

Many fine fillies have contested the race and high-quality Wakeful Stakes winners include Miami Bound (2019), Aristia (2018), Zarita (2007), and Tuesday Joy (2006).

Wakeful Stakes results, winners and placegetters since 2000 are listed below.

Wakeful Stakes Results