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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 2022 ran on Saturday February 12, 2022 and was won in an upset by the Chris Waller-trained Fangirl ($13) who defeated her boom stablemate Espiona (2nd).

2022 Light Fingers Stakes
Date:	Saturday February 12, 2022
Track:	Royal Randwick Racecourse
Distance:	1200m
Race Type:	3YO Fillies Set Weights 56kg
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$200,000

2022 Light Fingers Stakes Results

• 1st: #5 Fangirl ($13)
• 2nd: #8 Espiona
• 3rd: #3 Jamaea

Click here to read more on the upset 2022 Light Fingers Stakes win by Fangirl over her odds-on stablemate Espiona ahead of their rematch in the Group 1 Surround Stakes.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	5	FANGIRL	Chris Waller	Hugh Bowman		5	56kg		$13
	2	8	ESPIONA	Chris Waller	James McDonald	0.19L	10	56kg		$1.55F
	3	3	JAMAEA	Robert & Luke Price	Tommy Berry	0.95L	7	56kg		$11
	4	12	ZOUZARELLA	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Kerrin McEvoy	1.79L	11	56kg		$18
	5	9	HERESY	James Cummings	Sam Clipperton	1.81L	3	56kg		$31
	6	4	STARTANTES	Robert Heathcote	Jason Collett	2.14L	13	56kg		$21
	7	2	HINGED	Chris Waller	Ms Kathy O’Hara	3.5L	9	56kg		$41
	8	18e	MOKULUA	Clarry Conners	Brock Ryan	3.77L	6	56kg		$81
	9	7	ARCADED	James Cummings	Ms Rachel King	4.07L	4	56kg		$41
	10	13	JAL LEI	John O’Shea	Chad Schofield	4.63L	2	56kg		$31
	11	16e	VON TRAPP	Mark Newnham	Joshua Parr	4.69L	14	56kg		$101
	12	11	TILIANAM (NZ)	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Tim Clark	5.84L	1	56kg		$61
	13	1	FOUR MOVES AHEAD	John Sargent	Nash Rawiller	7.5L	12	56kg		$10
	14	15	ZETARITA	Kris Lees	Regan Bayliss	8.94L	8	56kg		$101
		17e	SHE’S ALL CLASS	Chris Waller			0
		14	ROCKLILY	Matthew Dunn			0
		10	FORZANINI	Peter & Paul Snowden			0
		6	MALLORY	Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou	Tom Sherry (a)		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2022 Light Fingers Stakes Betting Odds

The Light Fingers Stakes 2022 odds and betting market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be provided below the week of Apollo Stakes Day.

2022 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 2022 field and barriers will be announced on Wednesday February 9, 2022 and published in full below.

The 2022 Light Fingers Stakes final field features a capacity line-up of fillies led in betting by the undefeated Chris Waller-trained Espiona chasing her third win first-up from out wide (barrier 12) as the odds-on favourite.

• Scratched: #6 Mallory (17); #10 Forzanini (11); #14 Rocklily (16); #17e She’s All Class (9)

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	1144x3516x	FOUR MOVES AHEAD	John Sargent	Nash Rawiller	14	56kg			92
2	2x2111026x	HINGED	Chris Waller	Ms Kathy O’Hara	10	56kg			92
3	2621x418x9	JAMAEA	Robert & Luke Price	Tommy Berry	7	56kg			92
4	x5111630x3	STARTANTES	Robert Heathcote	Jason Collett	15	56kg			89
5	4x3111x	FANGIRL	Chris Waller	Hugh Bowman	5	56kg			86
6	x139x5320x	MALLORY	Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou	Tom Sherry (a)	17	56kg			86
7	11015x7x	ARCADED	James Cummings	Ms Rachel King	4	56kg			83
8	11x	ESPIONA	Chris Waller	James McDonald	12	56kg			80
9	21x23204x	HERESY	James Cummings	Sam Clipperton	3	56kg			80
10	x5516x1151	FORZANINI	Peter & Paul Snowden		11	56kg			78
11	11x9x	TILIANAM (NZ)	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Tim Clark	1	56kg			76
12	1128x	ZOUZARELLA	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Kerrin McEvoy	13	56kg			76
13	3x11x1	JAL LEI	John O’Shea	Chad Schofield	2	56kg			74
14	9x5210x1	ROCKLILY	Matthew Dunn		16	56kg			69
15	2117×44	ZETARITA	Kris Lees	Regan Bayliss	8	56kg			64
16e	7140x	VON TRAPP	Mark Newnham	Joshua Parr	18	56kg			75
17e	3x132x880x	SHE’S ALL CLASS	Chris Waller		9	56kg			84
18e	2x327791x	MOKULUA	Clarry Conners		6	56kg			80

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2022 Light Fingers Stakes Nominations

The 2022 Light Fingers Stakes nominations will be published here once released by Racing NSW on Monday February 7, 2022.

Twenty-three fillies make-up the Light Fingers Stakes 2022 nominations this season including six for Chris Waller led by the undefeated Espiona and her Group 3 winning stablemate Fangirl chasing a fourth win on the trot if accepted.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp Rating
1	11015x7x	ARCADED	F	3	James Cummings	83
2	11x	ESPIONA	F	3	Chris Waller	80
3	4x3111x	FANGIRL	F	3	Chris Waller	86
4	4211	FINEPOINT	F	3	Chris Waller	70
5	x5516x1151	FORZANINI	F	3	Peter & Paul Snowden	78
6	1144x3516x	FOUR MOVES AHEAD	F	3	John Sargent	92
7	21x23204x	HERESY	F	3	James Cummings	80
8	2x2111026x	HINGED	F	3	Chris Waller	92
9	3x11x1	JAL LEI	F	3	John O’Shea	74
10	2621x418x9	JAMAEA	F	3	Robert & Luke Price	92
11	21x172267x	LARKSPUR RUN	F	3	James Cummings	75
12	x139x5320x	MALLORY	F	3	Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou	86
13	2x327791x	MOKULUA	F	3	Clarry Conners	80
14	26×1	RINGAROSA	F	3	Gary Portelli	62
15	9x5210x1	ROCKLILY	F	3	Matthew Dunn	69
16	123x	ROOTS	F	3	Chris Waller	65
17	1	SHADES OF ROSE	F	3	Bjorn Baker	57
18	3x132x880x	SHE’S ALL CLASS	F	3	Chris Waller	84
19	x5111630x3	STARTANTES	F	3	Robert Heathcote	89
20	11x9x	TILIANAM (NZ)	F	3	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	76
21	7140x	VON TRAPP	F	3	Mark Newnham	75
22	2117×44	ZETARITA	F	3	Kris Lees	64
23	1128x	ZOUZARELLA	F	3	Anthony & Sam Freedman	76

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

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
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