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The Light Fingers Stakes is a Group 2 sprint held at Royal Randwick Racecourse during the Sydney Autumn Carnival for 3YO fillies.
The Light Fingers Stakes is a Group 2 race held at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney every February worth $250,000 in total prize money.
Run over a distance of 1200m, the Light Fingers Stakes is open to three-year-old fillies and is contested with set weights. It takes place on Apollo Stakes Day during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival and is accompanied by three other Group status races with the Group 2 Apollo Stakes (1400m), Group 3 Southern Cross Stakes (1200m) and Group 3 Triscay Stakes (1200m) along with the Restricted Listed $2 million Inglis Millennium (1100m).
The race is named in honour of New Zealand bred mare Light Fingers who won the Melbourne Cup in 1965 and was the first Cup winner for legendary trainer Bart Cummings.
Many of the fillies in the Light Fingers Stakes field are kicking off their autumn campaigns, and some may have run in the Group 1 Flight Stakes (1600m) at the track during the spring including in 2016 – 2017 when Global Glamour won both races, and in 2017-18 when Alizee repeated the same double.
Fillies out of the race often continue on to contest later season features including the recently upgraded Group 1 Surround Stakes (1400m) on Chipping Norton Stakes Day and even the Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m) in March.
Nakeeta Jane (2019) was the last filly to complete the Light Fingers – Surround Stakes double.
Fangirl (2022) was the last filly to complete the Light Fingers – Vinery Stud Stakes double.
The 2022 Light Fingers Stakes form was further franked with the Light Fingers – Vinery double winner Fangirl returning in the spring for a second in the $10 million Golden Eagle.
In 2023 the Light Fingers Stakes winner In Secret won first-up having claimed Flemington’s Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) over the Melbourne Cup Carnival the spring before.
The Light Fingers Stakes 2023 ran on Saturday February 11, 2023 and was won first-up by James Cummings’ returning Coolmore Stud Stakes winning filly In Secret ($1.95F).
2023 Light Fingers Stakes | |
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Date: | Saturday February 11, 2023 |
Track: | Royal Randwick Racecourse |
Distance: | 1200m |
Race Type: | 3YO Fillies Set Weights 56kg |
Status: | Group 2 |
Prize Money: | $250,000 |
The returning James Cummings-trained Coolmore Stud Stakes winning filly In Secret ($1.95F) was too good for her rivals fresh charging home in the final few strides for a stylish victory in the 2023 Light Fingers Stakes results in Sydney.
Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
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1 | 1 | IN SECRET | James Cummings | Nash Rawiller | 3 | 56kg | $1.95F | |||
2 | 11 | SUNSHINE IN PARIS | Annabel Neasham | Ryan Maloney | 0.26L | 1 | 56kg | $5 | ||
3 | 12 | CINDERELLA DAYS | Joseph Pride | Sam Clipperton | 0.63L | 11 | 56kg | $31 | ||
4 | 4 | MADAME POMMERY | Chris Waller | Jason Collett | 1.46L | 8 | 56kg | $31 | ||
5 | 7 | REVOLUTIONARY MISS | Peter & Paul Snowden | Kerrin McEvoy | 1.5L | 7 | 56kg | $41 | ||
6 | 2 | FIREBURN | Gary Portelli | Brenton Avdulla | 1.8L | 9 | 56kg | $14 | ||
7 | 5 | SHEEZA BELTER | Peter & Paul Snowden | William Pike | 1.91L | 10 | 56kg | $9 | ||
8 | 6 | NORTH STAR LASS | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 1.97L | 2 | 56kg | $7.50 | ||
9 | 10 | RAZETA | Kris Lees | Chad Schofield | 2.13L | 5 | 56kg | $101 | ||
10 | 9 | A LOT MORE LOVE | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | Regan Bayliss | 2.8L | 12 | 56kg | $51 | ||
11 | 8 | WOLVERINE (NZ) | Kris Lees | James McDonald | 3.61L | 6 | 56kg | $31 | ||
12 | 13 | BYRON BELLE | John Sargent | Tom Sherry | 5.29L | 4 | 56kg | $201 | ||
3 | ZOUGOTCHA | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The Light Fingers Stakes 2023 odds and betting market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be provided below the week of Apollo Stakes Day.
In Secret ($1.95 in 2023) was the last favourite in Light Fingers Stakes betting to salute for the punters.
Stay tuned for our insider Light Fingers Stakes 2023 Tips on the Apollo Stakes Day event this summer – autumn racing season.
What a great edition of the Light Fingers, even with the early scratching of Zougotcha. Plenty of the spring’s top fillies are back in action and despite representing no value, it really is hard to tip against the odds-on elect In Secret. She’s under two dollars now with the main danger out, and she is drawn to win in gate three. The Godolphin-raced daughter of I Am Invincible looks something special having won four from six to date including the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes down the straight at HQ last time out. Runner-up to Jacquinot in Sydney’s Golden Rose earlier and that form held with the winner returning to take out the Manfred Stakes. Think she will further frank the form and win without a worry.
The Light Fingers Stakes field attracts a quality line-up of the autumn’s best three-year-old fillies, many of which are first-up off spring races including the Thousand Guineas in Melbourne.
The official Light Fingers Stakes 2023 field and barriers will be announced on Wednesday February 8, 2023 and published in full below.
The 2023 Light Fingers Stakes final field features a quality line-up of Group 1-bound fillies led in betting by Godolphin’s returning Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes winner In Secret drawn a treat in gate three.
No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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1 | 11x2121x | IN SECRET | James Cummings | Nash Rawiller | 3 | 56kg | 111 | ||
2 | 11112x554x | FIREBURN | Gary Portelli | Brenton Avdulla | 10 | 56kg | 106 | ||
3 | 125x111x | ZOUGOTCHA | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 4 | 56kg | 106 | ||
4 | 6x12x5261x | MADAME POMMERY | Chris Waller | Jason Collett | 9 | 56kg | 104 | ||
5 | 1x0311x81x | SHEEZA BELTER | Peter & Paul Snowden | William Pike | 11 | 56kg | 103 | ||
6 | 15x31435x | NORTH STAR LASS | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 2 | 56kg | 98 | ||
7 | 2120x0572x | REVOLUTIONARY MISS | Peter & Paul Snowden | Kerrin McEvoy | 8 | 56kg | 98 | ||
8 | 112x2x638x | WOLVERINE (NZ) | Kris Lees | Tom Marquand | 7 | 56kg | 91 | ||
9 | 433x22113x | A LOT MORE LOVE | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | Regan Bayliss | 13 | 56kg | 78 | ||
10 | 13x461x | RAZETA | Kris Lees | Chad Schofield | 6 | 56kg | 78 | ||
11 | 131 | SUNSHINE IN PARIS | Annabel Neasham | Ryan Maloney | 1 | 56kg | 72 | ||
12 | 1x131x | CINDERELLA DAYS | Joseph Pride | Sam Clipperton | 12 | 56kg | 69 | ||
13 | 2479×1 | BYRON BELLE | John Sargent | Tom Sherry | 5 | 56kg | 64 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The 2023 Light Fingers Stakes nominations will be published here once released by Racing NSW on Monday February 6, 2023.
Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Ballot | Weight | True Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating | |
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1 | 11112x554x | FIREBURN | F | 3 | Gary Portelli | 1 | 56kg | 106 | ||
2 | 1x0311x81x | SHEEZA BELTER | F | 3 | Peter & Paul Snowden | 2 | 56kg | 103 | ||
3 | 11x2121x | IN SECRET | F | 3 | James Cummings | 3 | 56kg | 111 | ||
4 | 125x111x | ZOUGOTCHA | F | 3 | Chris Waller | 4 | 56kg | 106 | ||
5 | 6x12x5261x | MADAME POMMERY | F | 3 | Chris Waller | 5 | 56kg | 104 | ||
6 | 2120x0572x | REVOLUTIONARY MISS | F | 3 | Peter & Paul Snowden | 6 | 56kg | 98 | ||
7 | 4359x2066x | OJAI | F | 3 | James Cummings | 7 | 56kg | 77 | ||
8 | 112x2x638x | WOLVERINE (NZ) | F | 3 | Kris Lees | 8 | 56kg | 91 | ||
9 | 15x31435x | NORTH STAR LASS | F | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 9 | 56kg | 98 | ||
10 | 55115322x | PAVITRA | F | 3 | Richard & Will Freedman | 10 | 56kg | 92 | ||
11 | 433x22113x | A LOT MORE LOVE | F | 3 | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | 11 | 56kg | 78 | ||
12 | 23x16181x | WEE NESSY | F | 3 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | 12 | 56kg | 78 | ||
13 | 328x21133x | DASHING LEGEND | F | 3 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 13 | 56kg | 72 | ||
14 | 13x461x | RAZETA | F | 3 | Kris Lees | 14 | 56kg | 78 | ||
15 | 131 | SUNSHINE IN PARIS | F | 3 | Annabel Neasham | 15 | 56kg | 72 | ||
16 | 1x131x | CINDERELLA DAYS | F | 3 | Joseph Pride | 16 | 56kg | 69 | ||
17 | 2479×1 | BYRON BELLE | F | 3 | John Sargent | 17 | 56kg | 64 | ||
18 | 0x1214x4 | SYRIAN STAR | F | 3 | Rodney Northam | 18 | 56kg | 61 | ||
19 | 6250×1 | ITHADTOBEZOU | F | 3 | John Thompson | 19 | 56kg | 64 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The Light Fingers Stakes was classified as a Listed race from 1983 until 1985 before it was granted Group 2 status in 1986. However, in 1987 the race status was changed to Group 3. In 1991 the Light Fingers Stakes regained it’s Group 2 status and has held it ever since.
Notable recent Light Fingers Stakes winners include subsequent Surround Stakes champ Nakeeta Jane (2018), Alizee (2018), Global Glamour (2017) who won the previous spring’s Flight Stakes – Thousand Guineas double, Sweet Idea (2014), Sea Siren (2012) and More Joyous (2010).
In 2020 the Light Fingers Stakes trifecta featured all Godolphin-raced Group 1 fillies with Flit (Thousand Guineas) defeating Lyre (Blue Diamond Stakes) and Kiamichi (Golden Slipper).
See below for the Light Fingers Stakes results dating back to 2000.
Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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2023 Light Fingers Stakes |
1st | In Secret | 1 minute 10.20 seconds |
2nd | Sunshine In Paris | ||
3rd | Cinderella Days | ||
2022 Light Fingers Stakes |
1st | Fangirl | 1 minute 9.88 seconds |
2nd | Espiona | ||
3rd | Jamaea | ||
2021 Light Fingers Stakes |
1st | Every Rose | 1 minute 10.75 seconds |
2nd | Never Talk | ||
3rd | Away Game | ||
2020 Light Fingers Stakes |
1st | Flit | 1 minute 10.17 seconds |
2nd | Lyre | ||
3rd | Kiamichi | ||
2019 Light Fingers Stakes |
1st | Nakeeta Jane | 1 minute 9.12 seconds |
2nd | Madam Rouge | ||
3rd | Pohutukawa | ||
2018 Light Fingers Stakes |
1st | Alizee | 1 minute 10.06 seconds |
2nd | Shumookh | ||
3rd | Torvill | ||
2017 Light Fingers Stakes |
1st | Global Glamour | 1 minute 09.70 seconds |
2nd | Foxplay | ||
3rd | Spright | ||
2016 Light Fingers Stakes |
1st | Perignon | 1 minute 9.9 seconds |
2nd | Kangarilla | ||
3rd | Tempt Me Not | ||
2015 Light Fingers Stakes |
1st | Adrift | 1 minute 9.4 seconds |
2nd | First Seal | ||
3rd | Slightly Sweet | ||
2014 Light Fingers Stakes |
1st | Sweet Idea | 1 minute 9.09 seconds |
2nd | Gypsy Diamond | ||
3rd | Champagne Cath | ||
2013 Light Fingers Stakes |
1st | Bennetta | 1 minute 10.16 seconds |
2nd | Ichihara | ||
3rd | Dear Demi | ||
2012 Light Fingers Stakes |
1st | Sea Siren | 1 minute 16.3 seconds |
2nd | Streama | ||
3rd | Hallowell Belle | ||
2011 Light Fingers Stakes |
1st | Obsequious | 1 minute 09.5 seconds |
2nd | Red Tracer | ||
3rd | Parables | ||
2010 Light Fingers Stakes |
1st | More Joyous | 1 minute 9.80 seconds |
2nd | Trim | ||
3rd | Sweepstaking | ||
2009 Light Fingers Stakes |
1st | Rock Me Baby | 1 minute 11.39 seconds |
2nd | Samantha Miss | ||
3rd | Glowlamp | ||
2008 Light Fingers Stakes |
1st | Forensics | 1 minute 10.56 seconds |
2nd | Sliding Cube | ||
3rd | Seething Duck | ||
2007 Light Fingers Stakes |
1st | Gold Edition | 1 minute 9.07 seconds |
2nd | Montana Sunset | ||
3rd | Montmelo | ||
2006 Light Fingers Stakes |
1st | Street Smart | 1 minute 9.9 seconds |
2nd | Regal Cheer | ||
3rd | Paulini | ||
2005 Light Fingers Stakes |
1st | Trezevant | 1 minute 10 seconds |
2nd | One In A Million | ||
3rd | But I’m Serious | ||
2004 Light Fingers Stakes |
1st | Sharp | 1 minute 8.72 seconds |
2nd | Generosa | ||
3rd | Hinting | ||
2003 Light Fingers Stakes |
1st | Only Glory | 1 minute 11.22 seconds |
2nd | Chuckle | ||
3rd | Bumptious | ||
2002 Light Fingers Stakes |
1st | Ancient Song | 1 minute 10.98 seconds |
2nd | Hosannah | ||
3rd | Shouq | ||
2001 Light Fingers Stakes |
1st | Lady Mulan | 1 minute 9.61 seconds |
2nd | Maitland Gold | ||
3rd | Belle Du Jour | ||
2000 Light Fingers Stakes |
1st | Camena | 1 minute 9.6 seconds |
2nd | Miss Zoe | ||
3rd | Hut |