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The Northwood Plume Stakes is a Group 3 sprint held at Caulfield Racecourse in mid-October each spring.

The race is a key follow-up race for mares out of earlier spring races including the Group 3 How Now Stakes and the Group 3 Cockram Stakes. Winter Bride (2018) was the last mare to do the How Now Stakes / Northwood Plume Stakes double.

Raced over 1200m, the Northwood Plume Stakes race is held under set weights plus penalties conditions, which tends to ensure the stronger and more experienced mares run better. Worth $200,000, the event takes place as part of the bumper Caulfield Guineas Day program.

There is a massive 10 black-type events on the race program, including the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas, Group 1 Caulfield Stakes, Group 1 Toorak Handicap, Group 2 Schillaci Stakes, Group 2 Herbert Power Stakes and Group 3 Thoroughbred Club Stakes.

The How Now Stakes and the Cockram Stakes are the obvious lead-up events, while the Group 3 Sheraco Stakes acts as another potential warm-up.

Following a run in the Northwood Plume Stakes, the better mares tend to step things up and target more prestigious events. The Group 2 Tristarc Stakes (1400m), while longer in distance, is often considered the next viable target for top performing mares the following weekend on Caulfield Cup Day.

In 2017 the Northwood Plume Stakes winner Cool Passion ran a next-up second in the Tristarc Stakes. The year before, Sheidel won the Northwood Plume Stakes before going to Perth for a Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes second. She also won the following autumn’s Group 1 Oakleigh Plate.

Flemington’s Group 3 Begonia Belle Stakes (1100m) held down the straight on VRC Derby Day is another potential next-up option and Tofane (2019) followed by Fiesta (2020) are the latest mares to win the Northwood Plume – Begonia Belle Stakes double. Tofane also went on to win the following year’s Group 1 All Aged Stakes (1400m) in Sydney over the autumn.

The 2021 Northwood Plume Stakes ran on Saturday October 9, 2021 and was won by Dirty Thoughts. 

Northwood Plume Stakes 2021
Date:	Saturday October 9, 2021
Track:	Caulfield Racecourse
Distance:	1200m
Race Type:	4YO+ Mares SW+P
Status:	Group 3
Prize Money:	$200,000

2021 Northwood Plume Stakes Results

• 1st: #8 Dirty Thoughts
• 2nd: #3 La Mexican
• 3rd: #2 Nudge

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	8	DIRTY THOUGHTS	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	Daniel Moor		7	56kg		$9
	2	3	LA MEXICANA	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Damian Lane	0.1L	1	58kg		$4.40
	3	2	NUDGE	Chris Waller	Damien Thornton	0.3L	5	58kg		$12
	4	4	TAILLEUR	James Cummings	Damien Oliver	1.05L	3	58kg		$3.90
	5	1	BROOKLYN HUSTLE	Jason Warren & Dean Krongold	Craig Williams	1.8L	8	59kg		$3.40F
	6	12	MORE SECRETS	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Jye McNeil	1.9L	4	56kg		$16
	7	9	STANDOFF	Grant & Peter Dalziel	Brian Park	3.4L	6	56kg		$101
	8	6	CHASSIS	John Price	Michael Dee	3.5L	2	56kg		$10
		11	WANALIRRI	Patrick F Ryan Jnr	Declan Bates		0
		7	PAUL’S REGRET	Peter Chow	Dean Yendall		0
		5	RUBISAKI	Patrick Payne	Billy Egan		0
		10	PIMM’S PARTY	Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas	Ben Allen		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2021 Northwood Plume Stakes Odds

The spring’s top Northwood Plume Stakes 2021 betting odds and Group 3 betting market links to Ladbrokes.com.au on the Caulfield Guineas Day event will be provided below for punters the week of the race.

2021 Northwood Plume Stakes Final Field

The Northwood Plume Stakes final field usually features a range of mares coming off traditional lead-up runs in the Cockram Stakes and How Now Stakes. Politeness (2015) followed by Winter Bride (2018) were the last mares to complete the How Now Stakes – Northwood Plume Stakes double.

Mares may continue onto tougher spring – summer sprints as was the case in 2016 when the winner Sheidel finished runner-up that November in Perth’s Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes (1200m). She also returned the following autumn and won Caulfield’s Group 1 Oakleigh Plate (1000m). That year’s runner-up Silent Sedition also enjoyed elite level success the following autumn winning the 2017 William Reid Stakes at Moonee Valley.

The 2021 Northwood Plume Stakes final field will be announced below once released by Racing Victoria on the Wednesday leading-up to the race.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	x4875110x0	BROOKLYN HUSTLE	Jason Warren & Dean Krongold	Craig Williams	12	59kg		106
2	0x4322112x	NUDGE	Chris Waller	Damien Thornton	7	58kg		104
3	2x1101x243	LA MEXICANA	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Damian Lane	1	58kg		90
4	11x2118x36	TAILLEUR	James Cummings	Damien Oliver	4	58kg		101
5	00x735220x	RUBISAKI	Patrick Payne	Billy Egan	6	56kg		98
6	0x91531722	CHASSIS	John Price	Michael Dee	3	56kg		87
7	1126286×39	PAUL’S REGRET	Peter Chow	Dean Yendall	2	56kg		82
8	1133×38331	DIRTY THOUGHTS	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	Daniel Moor	10	56kg		78
9	576x88619x	STANDOFF	Grant & Peter Dalziel	Brian Park	9	56kg		69
10	5x23154x13	PIMM’S PARTY	Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas	Ben Allen	11	56kg		72
11	463158230x	WANALIRRI	Patrick F Ryan Jnr	Declan Bates	8	56kg		67
12	11×4	MORE SECRETS	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Jye McNeil	5	56kg		67

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2021 Northwood Plume Stakes Nominations

Nominations for the Northwood Plume Stakes in 2021 are taken the Monday of race week.

Northwood Plume Stakes History

Named after 1994 Thousand Guineas winner Northwood Plume, the Northwood Plume Stakes came about at a crucial time in Australian racing. Providing a much sought-after additional race for older mares, the Northwood Plume Stakes was an instant hit.

Although it has only existed in its current format for a short time, the Northwood Plume Stakes rapidly rose in prestige and importance. This was recognised in 2013 when the race was upgraded to Group 3 status. The Northwood Plume Stakes has been held at Caulfield Racecourse since 2007.

In the past this race has been known as the Le Tan Stakes and the Carlton Draught Northwood Plume Stakes.

Some of the notable winners of the Northwood Plume Stakes include Storm Signal (2007), Avenue (2010), Aerobatics (2013), Sheidel (2016) and Tofane (2019). Northwood Plume Stakes results since 2005 are below.

Northwood Plume Stakes Final Results

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2021 Northwood Plume Stakes	1st	Dirty Thoughts	1 minute 10.70 seconds
	2nd	La Mexican
	3rd	Nudge
2020 Northwood Plume Stakes	1st	Fiesta	1 minute 9.69 seconds
	2nd	Felicia
	3rd	Broadwayandfourth
2019 Northwood Plume Stakes	1st	Tofane	1 minute 9.09 seconds
	2nd	Manicure
	3rd	Sweet Scandal
2018 Northwood Plume Stakes	1st	Winter Bride	1 minute 9.65 seconds
	2nd	Booker
	3rd	Our Crown Mistress
2017 Northwood Plume Stakes	1st	Cool Passion	1 minute 9.67 seconds
	2nd	Pedrena
	3rd	Princess Of Queens
2016 Northwood Plume Stakes	1st	Sheidel	1 minute 9.0 seconds
	2nd	Silent Sedition
	3rd	A Lotta Love
2015 Northwood Plume Stakes	1st	Politeness	1 minute 9.74 seconds
	2nd	Wawail
	3rd	Bring Me The Maid
2014 Northwood Plume Stakes	1st	Griante	1 minute 9.98 seconds
	2nd	Girl Guide
	3rd	Shamal Wind
2013 Northwood Plume Stakes	1st	Aerobatics	1 minute 10.4 seconds
	2nd	Assertive Eagle
	3rd	Counted
2012 Northwood Plume Stakes	1st	Serene Star	1 minute 9.7 seconds
	2nd	Koonoomoo
	3rd	Miss Marx
2011 Northwood Plume Stakes	1st	Hinemoa	1 minute 9.8 seconds
	2nd	Celts
	3rd	Lady Mahler
2010 Northwood Plume Stakes	1st	Avenue	1 minute 9.2 seconds
	2nd	Red Flair
	3rd	Dorf Command
2009 Northwood Plume Stakes	1st	Our Lona	1 minute 9.4 seconds
	2nd	Tootsie
	3rd	Velocitea
2008 Northwood Plume Stakes	1st	Belong To Many	1 minute 10.7 seconds
	2nd	Bel Mer
	3rd	Hanna Rossa
2007 Northwood Plume Stakes	1st	Storm Signal	1 minute 10.5 seconds
	2nd	Soleil
	3rd	Paris Zero
2006 Northwood Plume Stakes	1st	Personal Ensign	1 minute 9.9 seconds
	2nd	Pasikatera
	3rd	Storm Signal
2005 Northwood Plume Stakes	1st	Crimson Reign	1 minute 10.7 seconds
	2nd	Aqua D’amore
	3rd	Unabated