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The 2019 Makybe Diva Stakes is the second Group 1 race of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival. Run at Flemington Racecourse in early – mid September, the 1600m weight-for-age event attracts a star-studded line-up of milers and staying types. Offering $750,000 in prize money, the event is definitely one of the more exciting early spring features having been upgraded from Group 2 to elite level in 2013.

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.

Formerly known as the Craiglee Stakes the current name was installed in 2007 and it is considered a major early feature on the spring line-up.

The 2019 Makybe Diva Stakes ran on Saturday September 14, 2019  as the second Group 1 race of the new season following the Memsie Stakes earlier in the month. The 2019 Makybe Diva Stakes was won in a huge upset by 100-1 shot Gatting.

2019 Makybe Diva Stakes
Date:	Saturday September 14, 2019
Track:	Flemington Racecourse
Distance:	1600m
Race Type:	Weight-For-Age
Status:	Group 1
Prize Money:	$750,000

2019 Makybe Diva Stakes Results

• 1st: #6 Gatting
• 2nd: #13 Mystic Journey
• 3rd: #12 Mr Quickie

The official Makybe Diva Stakes 2019 Results saw a massive boilover with 100-1 shot Gatting scoring an unlikely three-quarter length win over the hot favourite, Mystic Journey, who suffered her first loss after a seven straight winning streak.

Read more on the upset victory by triple-figure Makybe Diva Stakes 2019 winner Gatting.

Place	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Br.	Wgt.	Hcp. Rating
1	6	GATTING	Darren Mcauliffe	Jamie Kah	–	8	59kg	$101
2	13	MYSTIC JOURNEY	Adam Trinder	Anthony Darmanin	0.75L	10	56.5kg	$2.05F
3	12	MR QUICKIE	Phillip Stokes	John Allen	1.5L	12	58.5kg	$31
4	1	HARTNELL (GB)	James Cummings	Craig Williams	1.7L	11	59kg	$10
5	4	SCALES OF JUSTICE	Lindsey Smith	Dean Yendall	2.1L	9	59kg	$4
6	8	FIFTY STARS (IRE)	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Ben Allen	2.85L	3	59kg	$26
7	5	ROSTROPOVICH (IRE)	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Dwayne Dunn	3.05L	13	59kg	$26
8	7	KINGS WILL DREAM (IRE)	Chris Waller	Mark Zahra	3.25L	5	59kg	$13
9	10	NIGHT’S WATCH (NZ)	Chris Waller	Damien Oliver	3.45L	15	59kg	$71
10	3	HUMIDOR (NZ)	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Damian Lane	6.2L	14	59kg	$31
11	14	OOHOOD	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Michael Dee	6.3L	4	56.5kg	$51
12	9	YUCATAN (IRE)	Liam Howley	Ben Melham	6.5L	2	59kg	$17
13	2	GAILO CHOP (FR)	Matthew Williams	Ms Linda Meech	7.5L	6	59kg	$51
14	11	SOUND (GER)	Michael Moroney	Jamie Mott	7.6L	1	59kg	$201
15	15	QAFILA	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Luke Nolen	7.7L	7	56.5kg	$41

2019 Makybe Diva Stakes Odds

The season’s best spring racing odds on the Makybe Diva Stakes 2019 along with links to the markets at Ladbrokes.com.au will be provided for punters below as soon as released.

2019 Makybe Diva Stakes Form Guide

A complete Makybe Diva Stakes Form Guide for 2019 will be available post-final acceptances online through leading bookmaker Ladbrokes.com.au.

2019 Makybe Diva Stakes Field

The Makybe Diva Stakes field attracts a host of early spring stars chasing an early Group 1 season win. Many gallopers come into the Makybe Diva Stakes field via a lead-up run over 1400m at Caulfield a fortnight earlier in the Memsie Stakes and the double was most recently completed by Dissident (2014).

The official Makybe Diva Stakes 2019 Final Field & Barrier Draw will be released by Racing Victoria on the Wednesday of race week and published in full below.

The 2019 Makybe Diva Stakes Field sees wonder mare Mystic Journey look to continue her incredible winning streak ahead of a Ladbrokes Cox Plate bid facing 14 rivals from barrier 10.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp. Rating
1	0x53233x34	HARTNELL (GB)	James Cummings	Craig Williams	11	59kg	116
2	50x112142x	GAILO CHOP (FR)	Matthew Williams	Ms Linda Meech	6	59kg	115
3	4x817333x0	HUMIDOR (NZ)	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Damian Lane	14	59kg	115
4	730x53x121	SCALES OF JUSTICE	Lindsey Smith	Dean Yendall	9	59kg	114
5	192251557x	ROSTROPOVICH (IRE)	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Dwayne Dunn	13	59kg	110
6	2425×51225	GATTING	Darren Mcauliffe	Jamie Kah	8	59kg	108
7	1x43236Px5	KINGS WILL DREAM (IRE)	Chris Waller	Mark Zahra	5	59kg	105
8	1x60110x67	FIFTY STARS (IRE)	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Ben Allen	3	59kg	109
9	436013x10x	YUCATAN (IRE)	Liam Howley	Ben Melham	2	59kg	108
10	60x34000x5	NIGHT’S WATCH (NZ)	Chris Waller	Damien Oliver	15	59kg	103
11	32x00x048x	SOUND (GER)	Michael Moroney	Jamie Mott	1	59kg	105
12	11x112131x	MR QUICKIE	Phillip Stokes	John Allen	12	58.5kg	105
13	511x1111x1	MYSTIC JOURNEY	Adam Trinder	Anthony Darmanin	10	56.5kg	116
14	4130x08x77	OOHOOD	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Michael Dee	4	56.5kg	103
15	25x14941x2	QAFILA	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Luke Nolen	7	56.5kg	102

2019 Makybe Diva Stakes Nominations

The 2019 Makybe Diva nominations close on the Monday of race week and will be available here once the early entries are taken.

The Makybe Diva Stakes 2019 nominations attracted 18 early entries led by the Ladbrokes Cox Plate favourite Mystic Journey chasing her eighth win on the trot.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp. Rating
1	1x60110x67	FIFTY STARS (IRE)	H	5	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	109
2	50x112142x	GAILO CHOP (FR)	G	9	Matthew Williams	115
3	2425×51225	GATTING	G	6	Darren Mcauliffe	108
4	0x53233x34	HARTNELL (GB)	G	9	James Cummings	116
5	4x817333x0	HUMIDOR (NZ)	G	7	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	115
6	880x105x03	ICONOCLASM	H	5	Danny O’Brien	99
7	1x43236Px5	KINGS WILL DREAM (IRE)	G	6	Chris Waller	105
8	11x112131x	MR QUICKIE	G	4	Phillip Stokes	105
9	511x1111x1	MYSTIC JOURNEY	M	4	Adam Trinder	116
10	60x34000x5	NIGHT’S WATCH (NZ)	G	6	Chris Waller	103
11	4130x08x77	OOHOOD	M	4	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	103
12	25x14941x2	QAFILA	M	4	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	102
13	192251557x	ROSTROPOVICH (IRE)	G	5	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	110
14	730x53x121	SCALES OF JUSTICE	H	7	Lindsey Smith	114
15	32x00x048x	SOUND (GER)	H	7	Michael Moroney	105
16	211x36621x	VOW AND DECLARE	G	4	Danny O’Brien	100
17	x265212733	WAGING WAR	G	6	Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas	95
18	436013x10x	YUCATAN (IRE)	H	6	Liam Howley	108

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.

The Makybe Diva Stakes was upgraded from Group 2 to Group 1 status in 2013. In 2015 Fawkner won the Makybe Diva Stakes and backed-up to finish second in the Underwood Stakes next start.

Recent Makybe Diva Stakes Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2019 Makybe Diva Stakes	1st	Gatting	1 minute 33.97
	2nd	Mystic Journey
	3rd	Mr Quickie
2018 Makybe Diva Stakes	1st	Grunt	1 minute 34.91 seconds
	2nd	Kings Will Dream
	3rd	Jon Snow
2017 Makybe Diva Stakes	1st	Humidor	1 minute 35.35 seconds
	2nd	Hartnell
	3rd	Black Heart Bart
2016 Makybe Diva Stakes	1st	Palentino	1 minute 36.2 seconds
	2nd	Black Heart Bart
	3rd	He Or She
2015 Makybe Diva Stakes	1st	Fawkner	1 minute 37.96 seconds
	2nd	Rising Romance
	3rd	Entirely Platinum
2014 Makybe Diva Stakes	1st	Dissident	1 minute 36.29 seconds
	2nd	Fawkner
	3rd	Puissance De Lune
2013 Makybe Diva Stakes	1st	Foreteller	1 minute 37.0 seconds
	2nd	Puissance De Lune
	3rd	Moudre
2012 Makybe Diva Stakes	1st	Southern Speed	1 minute 37.8 seconds
	2nd	Manighar
	3rd	Moudre
2011 Makybe Diva Stakes	1st	Littorio	1 minute 37.8 seconds
	2nd	Glass Harmonium
	3rd	Midas Touch
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	Elvstroem
	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