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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 1 Thousand Guineas, 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) was the last mare 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 2020 Northwood Plume Stakes ran on Saturday October 10, 2020 and was narrowly won by the Chris Walelr-trained Fiesta.

Northwood Plume Stakes 2020
Date:	Saturday October 10, 2020
Track:	Caulfield Racecourse
Distance:	1200m
Race Type:	4YO+ Mares SW+P
Status:	Group 3
Prize Money:	$200,000

2020 Northwood Plume Stakes Results

• 1st: #8 Fiesta
• 2nd: #4 Felicia
• 3rd: #6 Broadwayandfourth

The Chris Waller-trained Fiesta ($10) returned to her best form nabbing the favourite Felicia ($3.40) right on the line for an upset 2020 Northwood Plume Stakes win on Caulfield Guineas Day.

 

Colour	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	8	FIESTA	Chris Waller	Hugh Bowman		11	55kg (cd 55.5kg)		$10
	2	4	FELICIA	Dean Binaisse	Craig Williams	0.75L	10	57kg		$3.40F
	3	6	BROADWAYANDFOURTH	Mitchell Freedman	Mark Zahra	0.85L	2	56kg		$26
	4	7	LYRE	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Jamie Kah	1.15L	7	55kg		$4.60
	5	1	XILONG	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Luke Currie	3.9L	6	58kg		$7
	6	2	EXHILARATES	James Cummings	Damien Oliver	4L	12	57kg		$8.50
	7	13	TOO GOOD TOO HARD	Phillip Stokes	Luke Nolen	4.2L	3	55kg		$31
	8	11	ALGADON MISS	Matt Laurie	Brett Prebble	4.3L	9	55kg		$18
	9	14	BONS ABROAD	Kevin Corstens	Michael Dee	5.8L	13	55kg		$31
	10	12	PARMIE	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	Damian Lane	5.9L	1	55kg		$31
	11	9	MY PENDANT (NZ)	Danny O’Brien	John Allen	6.2L	8	55kg		$51
	12	10	EMBRACE ME (NZ)	Danny O’Brien	Daniel Moor	11.45L	4	55kg		$21
	13	5	IN GOOD TIME	Tracey Bartley	Michael Rodd	13.7L	5	56kg		$31
		3	HOW WOMANTIC	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Jye McNeil		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2020 Northwood Plume Stakes Odds

The spring’s top Northwood Plume Stakes 2020 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.

2020 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 2020 Northwood Plume Stakes final field will be announced below once released by Racing Victoria on the Wednesday leading-up to the race.

The Northwood Plume Stakes 2020 field features 14 hopefuls led in betting by last start How Now Stakes winner Felicia drawn out in barrier 11.

Update: #3 How Womantic (7) has been scratched.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	1131x3417x	XILONG	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Luke Currie	6	58kg		95
2	27x52x320x	EXHILARATES	James Cummings	Damien Oliver	13	57kg		96
3	11118×12	HOW WOMANTIC	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Jye McNeil	7	57kg		89
4	1x35321x21	FELICIA	Dean Binaisse	Craig Williams	11	57kg		99
5	97×0415004	IN GOOD TIME	Tracey Bartley	Michael Rodd	5	56kg		93
6	4846150×02	BROADWAYANDFOURTH	Mitchell Freedman	Mark Zahra	2	56kg		82
7	4x24423x26	LYRE	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Jamie Kah	8	55kg		103
8	080x2092x3	FIESTA	Chris Waller	Hugh Bowman	12	55kg		98
9	8x56895x85	MY PENDANT (NZ)	Danny O’Brien	John Allen	9	55kg		87
10	98x33280x6	EMBRACE ME (NZ)	Danny O’Brien	Daniel Moor	4	55kg		91
11	1x545115x3	ALGADON MISS	Matt Laurie	Brett Prebble	10	55kg		82
12	326420×422	PARMIE	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	Damian Lane	1	55kg		77
13	4115x2158x	TOO GOOD TOO HARD	Phillip Stokes	Luke Nolen	3	55kg		78
14	0259×12147	BONS ABROAD	Kevin Corstens	Michael Dee	14	55kg		70

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2020 Northwood Plume Stakes Nominations

Nominations for the Northwood Plume Stakes in 2020 are taken the Monday of race week and will be published below once announced.

The 2020 Northwood Plume Stakes nominations attracted 20 mares including the resuming Euclase Stakes winner from Morphettville during the winter Xilong, Golden Pendant placegetter Jen Rules and last start How Now Stakes winner Felicia.

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
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