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The Light Fingers Stakes is a Group 2 race held at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney every February worth $200,000 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: the Group 2 Apollo Stakes (1400m), Group 3 Southern Cross Stakes (1200m) and Group 3 Triscay Stakes (1200m).

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.

The Light Fingers Stakes 2020 ran on Saturday February 15, 2020 and was won in an upset by returning Thousand Guineas winner Flit who led an all Godolphin-raced trifecta. 

2020 Light Fingers Stakes
Date:	Saturday February 15, 2020
Track:	Royal Randwick Racecourse
Distance:	1200m
Race Type:	3YO Fillies Set Weights 56kg
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$200,000

2020 Light Fingers Stakes Results

• 1st: #3 Flit
• 2nd: #2 Lyre
• 3rd: #1 Kiamichi

The Royal Blue army dominated the Light Fingers Stakes 2020 results with the Godolphin-raced Flit ($11) returning with a nearly two length win first-up with the blinkers on for the first time. The Thousand Guineas winner ran the ideal lead-up for the Group 1 Surround Stakes in a fortnight beating Blue Diamond winner Lyre (2nd) and the Golden Slipper winner Kiamichi ($11), both also raced by Godolphin for trainers Anthony Freedman and James Cummings respectively.

Click here to read more on the 2020 Light Fingers Stakes win by the Surround Stakes-bound Flit.

Place	#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Barrier	Weight	SP
1	3	FLIT	James Cummings	Hugh Bowman	–	1	56kg	$11
2	2	LYRE	Anthony Freedman	Nash Rawiller	1.8L	3	56kg	$5.50
3	1	KIAMICHI	James Cummings	Ms Rachel King	2.3L	2	56kg	$11
4	4	LIBERTINI	Anthony Cummings	Tommy Berry	3.1L	11	56kg	$1.80F
5	8	EMERALDS	John Sargent	Tom Marquand	3.3L	9	56kg	$51
6	10	ELECTRIC GIRL	Gwenda Markwell	Glen Boss	5.9L	8	56kg	$61
7	6	AKARI	Brad Widdup	Christian Reith	6.1L	5	56kg	$19
8	9	SANGRIA	Peter & Paul Snowden	Jason Collett	6.3L	6	56kg	$13
9	11	DARLING POINT	Brad Widdup	Joshua Parr	7.5L	4	56kg	$101
10	5	MISSILE MANTRA	Peter & Paul Snowden	Tim Clark	7.8L	7	56kg	$18
11	7	REGIMENTAL BAND	Kris Lees	Brenton Avdulla	12.6L	10	56kg	$81

2020 Light Fingers Stakes Betting Odds

The Light Fingers Stakes 2020 odds and betting market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be provided below the week of Apollo Stakes Day.

2020 Light Fingers Stakes Field

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 2020 field and barriers will be announced on Wednesday February 12, 2020 and published in full below.

Godolphin dominate the 2020 Light Fingers Stakes field this season numbers-wise, the Royal Blue army saddling-up three of the 11 fillies in the mix. The operation are represented by Golden Slipper winner Kiamichi (2), Blue Diamond champ Lyre (3) and Thousand Guineas winning filly Flit (1) drawn the first three barriers. The returning Anthony Cummings-trained Libertini however drawn out in barrier 11 remains top of the Light Fingers Stakes odds.

Click here to read more on the Libertini-led Light Fingers Stakes 2020 field and betting market.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp. Rating
1	x41130x05x	KIAMICHI	James Cummings	Ms Rachel King	2	56kg	100
2	1113x4274x	LYRE	Anthony Freedman	Nash Rawiller	3	56kg	100
3	312x2914x	FLIT	James Cummings	Hugh Bowman	1	56kg	103
4	211x1133x	LIBERTINI	Anthony Cummings	Tommy Berry	11	56kg	100
5	11x5552x	MISSILE MANTRA	Peter & Paul Snowden	Tim Clark	7	56kg	95
6	23x2111x	AKARI	Brad Widdup	Christian Reith	5	56kg	81
7	22x1653x	REGIMENTAL BAND	Kris Lees	Brenton Avdulla	10	56kg	68
8	0x21346x	EMERALDS	John Sargent	Tom Marquand	9	56kg	70
9	3011×1	SANGRIA	Peter & Paul Snowden	Jason Collett	6	56kg	73
10	231	ELECTRIC GIRL	Gwenda Markwell	Glen Boss	8	56kg	64
11	2x163x	DARLING POINT	Brad Widdup	Joshua Parr	4	56kg	62

2020 Light Fingers Stakes Nominations

The 2020 Light Fingers Stakes nominations will be published here once released by Racing NSW on Monday February 10, 2020.

Eighteen fillies make-up the Light Fingers Stakes 2020 nominations including Coolmore Stud Stakes placegetter Libertini who is also nominated for Flemington’s Group 1 Black Caviar Lightning in Melbourne on the same day and Thousand Guineas winner Flit who could race in the Group 3 The Vanity instead.

Libertini has been confirmed to run in the 2020 Light Fingers Stakes and will not head to Melbourne for the Group 1 Black Caviar Lightning. Click here to read more.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	Hcp. Rating
1	x41130x05x	KIAMICHI	F	3	James Cummings	1	56kg	100
2	1113x4274x	LYRE	F	3	Anthony Freedman	2	56kg	100
3	312x2914x	FLIT	F	3	James Cummings	3	56kg	103
4	211x1133x	LIBERTINI	F	3	Anthony Cummings	4	56kg	100
5	11x5552x	MISSILE MANTRA	F	3	Peter & Paul Snowden	5	56kg	95
6	23x2111x	AKARI	F	3	Brad Widdup	6	56kg	81
7	13x1131x	XILONG	F	3	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	7	56kg	84
8	7x61231x	NUDGE	F	3	Chris Waller	8	56kg	76
9	22x1653x	REGIMENTAL BAND	F	3	Kris Lees	9	56kg	68
10	0x21346x	EMERALDS	F	3	John Sargent	10	56kg	70
11	211×1	HEART OF THE OAK	F	3	Gerald Ryan	11	56kg	73
12	3011×1	SANGRIA	F	3	Peter & Paul Snowden	12	56kg	73
13	2×33231	BEST STONE	F	3	John Thompson	13	56kg	64
14	3×123	SAAS FEE	F	3	Gerald Ryan	14	56kg	70
15	11	KATALIN	F	3	James Cummings	15	56kg	70
16	231	ELECTRIC GIRL	F	3	Gwenda Markwell	16	56kg	64
17	2x163x	DARLING POINT	F	3	Brad Widdup	17	56kg	62
18	6×21	VALDOSTANA	F	3	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	18	56kg	62

Light Fingers Stakes History

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.

Recent Light Fingers Stakes Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
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