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The Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes is a Group 3 1400m sprint held at Flemington Racecourse on Melbourne Cup Day.
The 2020 The Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes – registered as the Maybe Mahal Stakes – is a Group 3 sprint for mares held at the renowned Flemington Racecourse on Melbourne Cup Day on the first Tuesday of November each spring.
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 Ottawa Stakes (1000m) for two-year-old fillies and the ‘Race That Stops A Nation’ – the Group 1 $8 million Melbourne Cup (3200m).
A number of trainers regard the Maybe Mahal Stakes as a major spring goal for their mares. Some of the lead up races to the Maybe Mahal 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) was the last Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes winner to come out of the Tristarc 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 2020 The Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes ran at Flemington on Melbourne Cup Day – Tuesday November 3, 2020 – and was won in an upset by Rich Hips at 20/1.
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes 2020 | |
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Date: | Tuesday November 3, 2020 |
Track: | Flemington Racecourse |
Distance: | 1400m |
Race Type: | 4YO&UP Mares Set Weights + Penalties |
Status: | Group 3 |
Prize Money: | $200,000 |
Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
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1 | 14 | RICH HIPS | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | Michael Dee | 7 | 55kg | $21 | |||
2 | 3 | LYRE | Anthony & Sam Freedman | James McDonald | 0.5L | 5 | 55kg | $3.30F | ||
3 | 2 | WILD VIXEN | Levi Kavanagh | Mark Zahra | 0.7L | 6 | 56kg | $8.50 | ||
4 | 12 | THOUSAND WISHES | Danny O’Brien | Jye McNeil | 1.95L | 2 | 55kg | $31 | ||
5 | 7 | DELECTATION GIRL (GB) | Matt Cumani | Fred W Kersley | 2.05L | 10 | 55kg | $31 | ||
6 | 6 | MY PENDANT (NZ) | Danny O’Brien | Jamie Kah | 2.15L | 3 | 55kg | $26 | ||
7 | 15 | CORDILLA | Danny O’Brien | Damien Oliver | 3.4L | 8 | 55kg | $4.60 | ||
8 | 9 | LA TIGERESA | Jason Warren & Dean Krongold | Michael Rodd | 4.15L | 9 | 55kg | $21 | ||
9 | 10 | PARMIE | Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra | Damian Lane | 4.35L | 4 | 55kg | $31 | ||
10 | 11 | GOLDIFOX | Leon & Troy Corstens | Lachlan King (a) | 4.65L | 11 | 55kg | $51 | ||
11 | 8 | INTO THE ABYSS | John Thompson | Jordan Childs | 4.75L | 12 | 55kg | $31 | ||
12 | 13 | THE CLOSER | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | John Allen | 5.25L | 1 | 55kg | $31 | ||
13 | 4 | FABRIC (NZ) | Danny O’Brien | Craig Williams | 5.35L | 14 | 55kg | $8.50 | ||
14 | 5 | MUSIC BAY | Phillip Stokes | William Pike | 6.85L | 13 | 55kg | $9 | ||
1 | FASCINO (NZ) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Hugh Bowman | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The season’s latest The Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes 2020 odds and betting market links to the last race on Melbourne Cup Day will be updated below once available.
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 placegetter 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 2020 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 2020 field features 15 mares including Lyre who is the favourite dropping back form Group 1 company and the down-in-weight last start Cranbourne winner Cordilla.
No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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1 | 1x438P0x78 | FASCINO (NZ) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Hugh Bowman | 6 | 58kg | 84 | |
2 | 4118x315x1 | WILD VIXEN | Levi Kavanagh | Mark Zahra | 7 | 56kg | 87 | |
3 | 24423×2646 | LYRE | Anthony & Sam Freedman | James McDonald | 5 | 55kg | 102 | |
4 | 45145×3152 | FABRIC (NZ) | Danny O’Brien | Craig Williams | 15 | 55kg | 92 | |
5 | 7x780731x3 | MUSIC BAY | Phillip Stokes | William Pike | 14 | 55kg | 91 | |
6 | x56895x850 | MY PENDANT (NZ) | Danny O’Brien | Jamie Kah | 3 | 55kg | 86 | |
7 | x52064098x | DELECTATION GIRL (GB) | Matt Cumani | Fred W Kersley | 11 | 55kg | 96 | |
8 | 8x4260x497 | INTO THE ABYSS | John Thompson | Jordan Childs | 13 | 55kg | 93 | |
9 | 50x882x532 | LA TIGERESA | Jason Warren & Dean Krongold | Michael Rodd | 10 | 55kg | 83 | |
10 | 26420×4220 | PARMIE | Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra | Damian Lane | 4 | 55kg | 77 | |
11 | 45487×4154 | GOLDIFOX | Leon & Troy Corstens | Lachlan King (a) | 12 | 55kg | 74 | |
12 | 41122×3294 | THOUSAND WISHES | Danny O’Brien | Jye McNeil | 2 | 55kg | 75 | |
13 | 25116×6084 | THE CLOSER | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | John Allen | 1 | 55kg | 80 | |
14 | 107×127318 | RICH HIPS | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | Michael Dee | 8 | 55kg | 76 | |
15 | 31311×671 | CORDILLA | Danny O’Brien | Damien Oliver | 9 | 55kg | 76 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia. |
Inaugurated in 2005, as the Maybe Mahal Stakes, this race has 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) and Plucky Belle (2013).
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes results, winners and winning times since 2005 are listed below.
Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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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 |