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The Northwood Plume Stakes is a Group 3 sprint held at Caulfield Racecourse in mid-October each spring.

The race is a key follow-up race for mares out of earlier spring races including the Group 3 How Now Stakes and the Group 3 Cockram Stakes. Winter Bride (2018) was the last mare to do the How Now Stakes / Northwood Plume Stakes double.

Raced over 1200m, the Northwood Plume Stakes race is held under set weights plus penalties conditions, which tends to ensure the stronger and more experienced mares run better. Worth $200,000, the event takes place as part of the bumper Caulfield Guineas Day program.

There is a massive 10 black-type events on the race program including the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas, Group 1 Caulfield Might And Power Stakes, Group 1 Toorak Handicap, Group 2 Schillaci Stakes, Group 2 Herbert Power Stakes and Group 3 Ladies’ Day Vase.

The How Now Stakes and the Cockram Stakes are the obvious lead-up events, while the Group 3 Sheraco Stakes acts as another potential warm-up.

Following a run in the Northwood Plume Stakes, the better mares tend to step things up and target more prestigious events. The Group 2 Tristarc Stakes (1400m), while longer in distance, is often considered the next viable target for top performing mares the following weekend on Caulfield Cup Day.

In 2017 the Northwood Plume Stakes winner Cool Passion ran a next-up second in the Tristarc Stakes. The year before, Sheidel won the Northwood Plume Stakes before going to Perth for a Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes second. She also won the following autumn’s Group 1 Oakleigh Plate.

Flemington’s Group 3 Begonia Belle Stakes (1100m) held down the straight on VRC Derby Day is another potential next-up option and Tofane (2019) followed by Fiesta (2020) are the latest mares to win the Northwood Plume – Begonia Belle Stakes double. Tofane also went on to win the following year’s Group 1 All Aged Stakes (1400m) in Sydney over the autumn.

The 2021 Northwood Plume Stakes form was franked with the third place-getter Nudge going on to run second in that year’s $1 million The Gong at Kembla Grange.

The 2023 Northwood Plume Stakes ran on Saturday October 14, 2023 as part of Melbourne’s Caulfield Guineas Day program and was won by the Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman-trained She Dances ($8.50). 

Northwood Plume Stakes 2023
Date:	Saturday October 14, 2023
Track:	Caulfield Racecourse
Distance:	1200m
Race Type:	4YO+ Mares SW+P
Status:	Group 3
Prize Money:	$200,000

2023 Northwood Plume Stakes Results

• 1st: #7 She Dances ($8.50)
• 2nd: #8 Rose Quartz
• 3rd: #4 La Danseuse Rouge

The Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman-trained Street Boss four-year-old She Dances ($8.50) enjoyed her first stakes victory when racing second-up over her pet distance coming with a big run late to dominate the 2023 Northwood Plume Stakes results off a good ride by Linda Meech on Guineas Day.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	7	SHE DANCES	Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman	Ms Linda Meech		7	56kg		$8.50
	2	8	ROSE QUARTZ	Grahame Begg	Michael Dee	1.25L	11	56kg		$4.60
	3	4	LA DANSEUSE ROUGE	Cliff Brown	Jake Noonan	1.35L	10	57kg		$31
	4	9	CARDIGAN QUEEN	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Harry Coffey	1.85L	9	56kg		$17
	5	11	GLITZING	Danny O’Brien	Damian Lane	3.1L	8	56kg		$17
	6	5	GREY RIVER	Jon O’Connor	Damien Oliver	3.3L	6	57kg		$6
	7	2	RED CARD	James Cummings	Joao Moreira	3.5L	12	57kg		$3.90F
	8	10	HOLLY LOLLY	Clinton McDonald	Blaike McDougall	3.6L	4	56kg		$91
	9	1	PO KARE KARE (NZ)	Bryce Heys	Billy Egan	3.9L	5	58kg		$41
	10	3	ESSONNE (NZ)	Richard Litt	John Allen	4.65L	2	57kg		$21
	11	12	GET UP GIRL	Clinton McDonald	Ben Melham	8.65L	1	56kg		$41
	12	6	SERADESS	Mark & Levi Kavanagh	Blake Shinn	33.65L	3	56kg		$5.50

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 Northwood Plume Stakes Betting Odds

The spring’s top Northwood Plume Stakes 2023 betting odds and Group 3 betting market links to Ladbrokes.com.au on the Caulfield Guineas Day event will be provided below for punters the week of the race.

There was a notable upset in 2022 with Literary Magnate saluting at Northwood Plume Stakes odds of $15.

CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST 2023 NORTHWOOD PLUME STAKES ODDS (Final Field)

2023 Northwood Plume Stakes Form

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2023 Northwood Plume Stakes Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Northwood Plume Stakes 2023 Tips on the Caulfield Guineas Day event this spring.

• To Win: #11 Glitzing ($20 at time of publish) – BET NOW

This year’s Northwood Plume has the sniff of an upset and at the blowout price Glitzing in top form for a top stable looks excellent value. The Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained Starspangledbannner four-year-old has won four of her six starts and is after a fifth win on the trot up in grade now. She is undefeated at the distance and has been winning well with plenty of weight. A Group 3 test here but back to 56kg after carting 60kg to a win over 1300m at Sandown last time out. Has Damian Lane aboard again and is more than capable of winning this.

2023 Northwood Plume Stakes Final Field

The Northwood Plume Stakes final field usually features a range of mares coming off traditional lead-up runs in the Cockram Stakes and How Now Stakes. Politeness (2015) followed by Winter Bride (2018) were the last mares to complete the How Now Stakes – Northwood Plume Stakes double.

Mares may continue onto tougher spring – summer sprints as was the case in 2016 when the winner Sheidel finished runner-up that November in Perth’s Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes (1200m). She also returned the following autumn and won Caulfield’s Group 1 Oakleigh Plate (1000m). That year’s runner-up Silent Sedition also enjoyed elite level success the following autumn winning the 2017 William Reid Stakes at Moonee Valley.

The 2023 Northwood Plume Stakes final field will be announced below once released by Racing Victoria on the Wednesday leading-up to the race.

The Northwood Plume Stakes 2023 field features a smart line-up of sprinting mares led in betting by the James Cummings-trained Red Card drawn the outside alley (12) for Joao Moreira. She was backed as if unbeatable last start here but ran fourth as the beaten favourite. She was only a length away however and gets the chance to atone on Saturday leading the markets again.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	174x1616x9	PO KARE KARE (NZ)	Bryce Heys	Billy Egan	5	58kg			94
2	115x211x14	RED CARD	James Cummings	Joao Moreira	12	57kg			95
3	x421L1041x	ESSONNE (NZ)	Richard Litt	John Allen	2	57kg			92
4	132x550x13	LA DANSEUSE ROUGE	Cliff Brown	Jake Noonan	10	57kg			84
5	129x6525x1	GREY RIVER	Jon O’Connor	Damien Oliver	6	57kg			90
6	70x2455x72	SERADESS	Mark & Levi Kavanagh	Blake Shinn	3	56kg			98
7	01110412×7	SHE DANCES	Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman	Ms Linda Meech	7	56kg			85
8	2x502432x2	ROSE QUARTZ	Grahame Begg	Michael Dee	11	56kg			93
9	x689x21x71	CARDIGAN QUEEN	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Harry Coffey	9	56kg			84
10	210x42143x	HOLLY LOLLY	Clinton McDonald	Blaike McDougall	4	56kg			70
11	311511	GLITZING	Danny O’Brien	Damian Lane	8	56kg			75
12	136×1	GET UP GIRL	Clinton McDonald	Ben Melham	1	56kg			72

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 Northwood Plume Stakes Nominations

Nominations for the Northwood Plume Stakes in 2023 are taken the Monday of race week.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	True Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	0x3899464x	CHAIN OF LIGHTNING	M	5	Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman	1	59kg			104
2	174x1616x9	PO KARE KARE (NZ)	M	5	Bryce Heys	2	58kg			94
3	115x211x14	RED CARD	M	4	James Cummings	3	57kg			95
4	x421L1041x	ESSONNE (NZ)	M	5	Richard Litt	4	57kg			92
5	129x6525x1	GREY RIVER	M	4	Jon O’Connor	5	57kg			90
6	132x550x13	LA DANSEUSE ROUGE	M	4	Cliff Brown	6	57kg			84
7	70x2455x72	SERADESS	M	5	Mark & Levi Kavanagh	7	56kg			98
8	2x502432x2	ROSE QUARTZ	M	6	Grahame Begg	8	56kg			93
9	01110412×7	SHE DANCES	M	4	Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman	9	56kg			85
10	x689x21x71	CARDIGAN QUEEN	M	5	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	10	56kg			84
11	11333898×8	FORBIDDEN CITY	M	5	Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman	11	56kg			79
12	55x141123x	MISS MIDDLE PARK	M	5	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	12	56kg			76
13	311511	GLITZING	M	4	Danny O’Brien	13	56kg			75
14	136×1	GET UP GIRL	M	4	Clinton McDonald	14	56kg			72
15	210x42143x	HOLLY LOLLY	M	4	Clinton McDonald	15	56kg			70
16	223x1660x2	LADY DI DI	M	4	Cliff Brown	16	56kg			65

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

Northwood Plume Stakes History

Named after 1994 Thousand Guineas winner Northwood Plume, the Northwood Plume Stakes came about at a crucial time in Australian racing. Providing a much sought-after additional race for older mares, the Northwood Plume Stakes was an instant hit.

Although it has only existed in its current format for a short time, the Northwood Plume Stakes rapidly rose in prestige and importance. This was recognised in 2013 when the race was upgraded to Group 3 status. The Northwood Plume Stakes has been held at Caulfield Racecourse since 2007.

In the past this race has been known as the Le Tan Stakes and the Carlton Draught Northwood Plume Stakes.

Some of the notable winners of the Northwood Plume Stakes include Storm Signal (2007), Avenue (2010), Aerobatics (2013), Sheidel (2016), and Tofane (2019).

Northwood Plume Stakes results since 2005 are below.

Northwood Plume Stakes Final Results

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2023 Northwood Plume Stakes	1st	She Dances	1 minute 10.41 seconds
	2nd	Rose Quartz
	3rd	La Danseuse Rouge
2022 Northwood Plume Stakes	1st	Literary Magnate	1 minute 10.05 seconds
	2nd	Written Beauty
	3rd	Decent Raine
2021 Northwood Plume Stakes	1st	Dirty Thoughts	1 minute 10.70 seconds
	2nd	La Mexican
	3rd	Nudge
2020 Northwood Plume Stakes	1st	Fiesta	1 minute 9.69 seconds
	2nd	Felicia
	3rd	Broadwayandfourth
2019 Northwood Plume Stakes	1st	Tofane	1 minute 9.09 seconds
	2nd	Manicure
	3rd	Sweet Scandal
2018 Northwood Plume Stakes	1st	Winter Bride	1 minute 9.65 seconds
	2nd	Booker
	3rd	Our Crown Mistress
2017 Northwood Plume Stakes	1st	Cool Passion	1 minute 9.67 seconds
	2nd	Pedrena
	3rd	Princess Of Queens
2016 Northwood Plume Stakes	1st	Sheidel	1 minute 9.0 seconds
	2nd	Silent Sedition
	3rd	A Lotta Love
2015 Northwood Plume Stakes	1st	Politeness	1 minute 9.74 seconds
	2nd	Wawail
	3rd	Bring Me The Maid
2014 Northwood Plume Stakes	1st	Griante	1 minute 9.98 seconds
	2nd	Girl Guide
	3rd	Shamal Wind
2013 Northwood Plume Stakes	1st	Aerobatics	1 minute 10.4 seconds
	2nd	Assertive Eagle
	3rd	Counted
2012 Northwood Plume Stakes	1st	Serene Star	1 minute 9.7 seconds
	2nd	Koonoomoo
	3rd	Miss Marx
2011 Northwood Plume Stakes	1st	Hinemoa	1 minute 9.8 seconds
	2nd	Celts
	3rd	Lady Mahler
2010 Northwood Plume Stakes	1st	Avenue	1 minute 9.2 seconds
	2nd	Red Flair
	3rd	Dorf Command
2009 Northwood Plume Stakes	1st	Our Lona	1 minute 9.4 seconds
	2nd	Tootsie
	3rd	Velocitea
2008 Northwood Plume Stakes	1st	Belong To Many	1 minute 10.7 seconds
	2nd	Bel Mer
	3rd	Hanna Rossa
2007 Northwood Plume Stakes	1st	Storm Signal	1 minute 10.5 seconds
	2nd	Soleil
	3rd	Paris Zero
2006 Northwood Plume Stakes	1st	Personal Ensign	1 minute 9.9 seconds
	2nd	Pasikatera
	3rd	Storm Signal
2005 Northwood Plume Stakes	1st	Crimson Reign	1 minute 10.7 seconds
	2nd	Aqua D’amore
	3rd	Unabated