The Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes is a Group 3 1400m sprint held at Flemington Racecourse on Melbourne Cup Day.
2024 The Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes Results
- 1st: #12 Fancify
- 2nd: #2 Tiz Invincible
- 3rd: #4 Konasana
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The 2024 The Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes – registered as the Maybe Mahal Stakes – is a Group 3 horse race for mares held at the renowned Flemington Racecourse on Melbourne Cup Day on the first Tuesday of November each spring.
2024 The Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes Results
- 1st: #12 Fancify ($7)
- 2nd: #2 Tiz Invincible
- 3rd: #4 Konasana
A huge run by the Michael Hickmott-trained Niagara mare Fancify saw the five-year-old sustain a long on-speed run down the straight to hold on and salute in the 2024 Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes results with a gutsy win over who gave chase but couldn’t get there.
Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes 2024 Odds & Results
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes (G3)
| Runner Details | Win | Place |
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1st
12. Fancify (11)
J: Joe Bowditch 55kg
T: Michael Hickmott |
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2nd
2. Tiz Invincible (6)
J: Jamie Kah 58kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
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3rd
4. Konasana (10)
J: James McDonald 57kg
T: Chris Waller |
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4th
5. Aviatress (4)
J: Craig Williams 57kg
T: R & C Jolly |
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5th
18. Zaszou (7)
J: Thomas Stockdale 55kg
T: Phillip Stokes |
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6th
9. Miss Aria (3)
J: Blake Shinn 55kg
T: Danny O'Brien |
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7th
6. Comrade Rosa (1)
J: Ben Melham 56kg
T: Tony Gollan |
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8th
19. Splash Back (14)
J: Michael Dee 55kg
T: Grahame Begg |
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9th
1. Quintessa (13)
J: Daniel Stackhouse 59kg
T: Mark Walker |
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10th
16. Bizot (2)
J: Declan Bates 55kg
T: Archie Alexander |
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11th
10. Fortunate Kiss (9)
J: Kerrin McEvoy 55kg
T: Lloyd Kennewell & Lucy Yeomans |
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12th
14. Cindy Falls (5)
J: Jye McNeil 55kg
T: Lee & Shannon Hope |
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13th
3. Fall For Cindy (8)
J: Damian Lane 57kg
T: John O'Shea & Tom Charlton |
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14th
8. Material Dreams (12)
J: Jamie Mott 56kg
T: Nick Ryan |
Data retrieved: 09/02/2025 04:47:38 AM (Australia/Brisbane)
Run over 1400m, the Group 3 The Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes is a popular target for classy mares aged four years and older. Run under set weights plus penalties conditions with $200,000 prize money on offer, the race is an attractive spring option for connections wanting to have a start on the esteemed Melbourne Cup Day race card.
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes shares a race program with the Group 3 Maribyrnong Plate (1000m) for two-year-olds and the ‘Race That Stops A Nation’ – the Group 1 $8.56 million Melbourne Cup (3200m).
A number of trainers regard the Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes as a major spring goal for their mares.
Some of the lead up races to the Hong Kong Jockey club Stakes include the Group 2 Tristarc Stakes (1400m) on Caulfield Cup Day and the Group 3 Ladies’ Day Vase (1600m) also run at Caulfield in October.
Rich Hips (8th in 2020) followed by the New Zealand Group 1 winner Skew Wiff (6th in 2023) are the latest Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes winners to come out of the Tristarc Stakes.
In 2021 Rich Hips returned to go back-to-back in the Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes results improving on a lead-up sixth in The Valley’s Group 2 Stocks Stakes.
The classier mares in The Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes might choose to continue their spring campaign via events such as the Group 3 Sandown Stakes (1500m).
The 2024 The Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes ran at Flemington on Melbourne Cup Day – Tuesday November 5, 2024 – and was won by the Michael Hickmott-trained five-year-old Fancify ($7).
| The Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Tuesday November 5, 2024 |
| Track: | Flemington Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1400m |
| Race Type: | 4YO&UP Mares Set Weights + Penalties |
| Status: | Group 3 |
| Prize Money: | $200,000 |
2024 The Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes Finishing Order
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
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| 1 | 12 | FANCIFY (NZ) | Michael Hickmott | Joe Bowditch | 11 | 55kg | $7 | |||
| 2 | 2 | TIZ INVINCIBLE | Ciaron Maher | Ms Jamie Kah | 0.75L | 6 | 58kg | $18 | ||
| 3 | 4 | KONASANA | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 0.85L | 10 | 57kg | $8.50 | ||
| 4 | 5 | AVIATRESS | Richard & Chantelle Jolly | Craig Williams | 3.85L | 4 | 57kg | $3.60F | ||
| 5 | 18e | ZASZOU | Phillip Stokes | Thomas Stockdale | 4L | 7 | 55kg (cd 55.5kg) | $26 | ||
| 6 | 9 | MISS ARIA | Danny O’Brien | Blake Shinn | 4.15L | 3 | 55kg | $5 | ||
| 7 | 6 | COMRADE ROSA | Tony Gollan | Ben Melham | 4.3L | 1 | 56kg | $18 | ||
| 8 | 19e | SPLASH BACK (FR) | Grahame Begg | Michael Dee | 5.3L | 14 | 55kg | $15 | ||
| 9 | 1 | QUINTESSA (NZ) | Mark Walker | Daniel Stackhouse | 5.5L | 13 | 59kg | $26 | ||
| 10 | 16 | BIZOT | Archie Alexander | Declan Bates | 5.65L | 2 | 55kg | $18 | ||
| 11 | 10 | FORTUNATE KISS | Lloyd Kennewell & Lucy Yeomans | Kerrin McEvoy | 6.65L | 9 | 55kg | $15 | ||
| 12 | 14 | CINDY FALLS (NZ) | Lee & Shannon Hope | Jye McNeil | 7.4L | 5 | 55kg | $71 | ||
| 13 | 3 | FALL FOR CINDY (NZ) | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | Damian Lane | 8.9L | 8 | 57kg | $26 | ||
| 14 | 8 | MATERIAL DREAMS | Nick Ryan | Jamie Mott | 9.9L | 12 | 56kg | $51 | ||
| 20e | FLYING FIZZ | Matthew Williams | Ethan Brown | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | POIFECT | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Michael Dee | 0 | ||||||
| 17e | SO GLAMOROUS | Grahame Begg | 0 | |||||||
| 11 | RUNNING BY | Ciaron Maher | John Allen | 0 | ||||||
| 13 | MOLLYNICKERS | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | Luke Nolen | 0 | ||||||
| 15 | ANAHITA | Chris Waller | Joao Moreira | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2024 The Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes Betting
The season’s latest The Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes 2024 odds the mares’ only race on Melbourne Cup Day will be available at Ladbrokes.com.au and provided here at Races.com.au.
There was a notable upset in 2022 with Larkspur Run winning at Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes odds of $16.
2024 The Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes Form Guide
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2024 The Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes Tips
Stay tuned for our insider The Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes 2024 Tips on the Melbourne Cup Day race this spring.
- To Win: #5 Aviatress ($3.70 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Bumper field of mares to close out the Melbourne Cup Day Group race betting action but hard to go past the flying favourite Aviatress who chases a hat-trick here. The Smart Missile four-year-old from Adelaide was a close fourth only a length beaten at Caulfield in the Group 3 Cockram before back-to-back wins heading into her run on the big stage at Headquarters. The latest was also in Melbourne when saluting in Caulfield’s Group 3 Northwood Plume over 1200m with 56kg by nearly three lengths. This is a similar grade, she’s drawn well in gate four and Craig Williams will get the best out of her again. The margin on the line over the six furlongs last start suggests the 1400m will be a non-issue. Can keep the wins coming.
2024 The Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes Field
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes field draws talented mares from around the country to Flemington on one of the nation’s biggest days of racing, Melbourne Cup Day.
Mares may come into The Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes field via a Melbourne lead-up or a Sydney race like the Group 3 The Nivison (1200m), which produced the 2016 The Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes winner Artistry (2nd).
Plenty of quality mares line-up in the race and the best out of The Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes field continue onto bigger and better races over their career. For example, the 2016 third place-getter Silent Sedition took out the Group 3 Summoned Stakes (1500m) next start at Sandown and also won the Group 1 William Reid Stakes (1200m) the following year.
The official 2024 The Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes Final Field & Barriers are set for release the Friday before Melbourne Cup Day and will be published in full below.
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes 2024 final field features a capacity line-up of mares including last start Group 3 Northwood Plume winner Aviatress looking for her third win on the trot.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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| 1 | 214424×106 | QUINTESSA (NZ) | Mark Walker | Daniel Stackhouse | 18 | 59kg | 104 | ||
| 2 | 9x6880x685 | TIZ INVINCIBLE | Ciaron Maher | Ms Jamie Kah | 7 | 58kg | 91 | ||
| 3 | 432x3114x0 | FALL FOR CINDY (NZ) | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | Damian Lane | 9 | 57kg | 94 | ||
| 4 | 47x51018x7 | KONASANA | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 11 | 57kg | 85 | ||
| 5 | 4x15x32411 | AVIATRESS | Richard & Chantelle Jolly | Craig Williams | 4 | 57kg | 96 | ||
| 6 | 3x5670x663 | COMRADE ROSA | Tony Gollan | Ben Melham | 1 | 56kg | 99 | ||
| 7 | 06x2110x10 | POIFECT | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Michael Dee | 17 | 56kg | 85 | ||
| 8 | 1478410×85 | MATERIAL DREAMS | Nick Ryan | Jamie Mott | 15 | 56kg | 80 | ||
| 9 | 1321142123 | MISS ARIA | Danny O’Brien | Blake Shinn | 3 | 55kg | 96 | ||
| 10 | 41330×3846 | FORTUNATE KISS | Lloyd Kennewell & Lucy Yeomans | Kerrin McEvoy | 10 | 55kg | 83 | ||
| 11 | 2114227×19 | RUNNING BY | Ciaron Maher | John Allen | 13 | 55kg | 94 | ||
| 12 | 221x6116x1 | FANCIFY (NZ) | Michael Hickmott | Joe Bowditch | 12 | 55kg | 87 | ||
| 13 | 353896×704 | MOLLYNICKERS | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | Luke Nolen | 14 | 55kg | 83 | ||
| 14 | 5×13314790 | CINDY FALLS (NZ) | Lee & Shannon Hope | Jye McNeil | 5 | 55kg | 78 | ||
| 15 | D012x07259 | ANAHITA | Chris Waller | Joao Moreira | 20 | 55kg | 80 | ||
| 16 | 2145×13 | BIZOT | Archie Alexander | Declan Bates | 2 | 55kg | 82 | ||
| 17e | 121720×858 | SO GLAMOROUS | Grahame Begg | 16 | 55kg | 77 | |||
| 18e | 353163×111 | ZASZOU | Phillip Stokes | Thomas Stockdale | 8 | 55kg | 76 | ||
| 19e | 116x1340x1 | SPLASH BACK (FR) | Grahame Begg | Michael Dee | 19 | 55kg | 75 | ||
| 20e | 12x63625x5 | FLYING FIZZ | Matthew Williams | Ethan Brown | 6 | 55kg | 69 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2024 Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes Nominations
Early nominations for the Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes in 2024 close the Wednesday prior to the event.
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes History
Inaugurated in 2005, as the Maybe Mahal Stakes, this race has a very short history relative to other major spring races, such as the Melbourne Cup, inaugurated in 1861.
A popular sponsored race, the Maybe Mahal Stakes has been variously known as The Lavazza Short Black, the Liberty Financial Plate and the Herald Sun Stakes.
Run as The Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes since 2014, the race was upgraded to Group 3 status prior to the 2013 edition.
The race is named after internationally renowned mare Maybe Mahal, who was extraordinarily successful in the late 1970’s, winning seven Group 1 races.
Notable Maybe Mahal Stakes / The Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes winners include inaugural winner Vintner (2005), Neroli (2008), Plucky Belle (2013), and dual champion Rich Hips (2020-21).
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes Results
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes results, winners and winning times since 2005 are listed below.
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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| 2024 The Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes |
1st | Fancify | 1 minute 21.72 seconds |
| 2nd | Tiz Invincible | ||
| 3rd | Konasana | ||
| 2023 The Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes |
1st | Skew Wiff | 1 minute 23.91 seconds |
| 2nd | Foxy Cleopatra | ||
| 3rd | Forbidden City | ||
| 2022 The Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes |
1st | Larkspur Run | 1 minute 26.07 seconds |
| 2nd | Literary Magnate | ||
| 3rd | Mac ‘N’ Cheese | ||
| 2021 The Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes |
1st | Rich Hips | 1 minute 23.17 seconds |
| 2nd | Excelida | ||
| 3rd | Paul’s Regret | ||
| 2020 The Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes |
1st | Rich Hips | 1 minute 22.24 seconds |
| 2nd | Lyre | ||
| 3rd | Wild Vixen | ||
| 2019 The Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes |
1st | Teleplay | 1 minute 24.35 seconds |
| 2nd | La Tigeresa | ||
| 3rd | Sweet Scandal | ||
| 2018 The Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes |
1st | Cool Passion | 1 minute 24.01 seconds |
| 2nd | Princess Posh | ||
| 3rd | Savatiano | ||
| 2017 The Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes |
1st | Pedrena | 1 minute 22.78 seconds |
| 2nd | Cool Passion | ||
| 3rd | Swampland | ||
| 2016 The Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes |
1st | Artistry | 1 minute 22.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Shillelagh | ||
| 3rd | Silent Sedition | ||
| 2015 Maybe Mahal Stakes |
1st | Scarlet Billows | 1 minute 22.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Wawail | ||
| 3rd | She’s Clean | ||
| 2014 Maybe Mahal Stakes |
1st | Mahara | 1 minute 23.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Rose Of Choice | ||
| 3rd | Vibrant Rouge | ||
| 2013 Maybe Mahal Stakes |
1st | Plucky Belle | 1 minute 22.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Arinosa | ||
| 3rd | She’s Clean | ||
| 2012 Maybe Mahal Stakes |
1st | Koonoomoo | 1 minute 21.0 seconds |
| 2nd | Cabernet | ||
| 3rd | Mid Summer Music | ||
| 2011 Maybe Mahal Stakes |
1st | Sophie’s Spirit | 1 minute 22.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Little Surfer Girl | ||
| 3rd | Divorces | ||
| 2010 Maybe Mahal Stakes |
1st | Jersey Lily | 1 minute 23.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Happy Hippy | ||
| 3rd | Valentine Miss | ||
| 2009 Maybe Mahal Stakes |
1st | Strawberry Field | 1 minute 25.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Ortensia | ||
| 3rd | Rose Syrah | ||
| 2008 Maybe Mahal Stakes |
1st | Neroli | 1 minute 23.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Jacqueline Rouge | ||
| 3rd | Jewelled Gate | ||
| 2007 Maybe Mahal Stakes |
1st | Juste Momente | 1 minute 23.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Zip Baby Zip | ||
| 3rd | Goldfield Ashes | ||
| 2006 Maybe Mahal Stakes |
1st | Storm Signal | 1 minute 22.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Pasikatera | ||
| 3rd | Hasta La Ciao Ciao | ||
| 2005 Maybe Mahal Stakes |
1st | Vintner | 1 minute 22.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Pin Up | ||
| 3rd | Irongail | ||
