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The Quezette Stakes is a Group 3 sprint for three-year-old fillies run at Caulfield Racecourse that serves as a lead-up to the Coolmore Stud Stakes.
2020 Quezette Stakes Results
- 1st: #5 Bella Nipotina
- 2nd: #2 River Night
- 3rd: #9 Aquagirl
Quezette Stakes News
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- Summer Passage draws wide barrier again in 2017 Blue Sapphire Stakes
- Crown Witness Beats Catchy In Quezette Stakes
The Quezette Stakes is a Group 3 race for three-year-old fillies run at Caulfield Racecourse in mid-August.
The Quezette Stakes field is restricted to three year old fillies, the majority of which are kicking off their Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival campaigns. Run under set weights with penalties, the Quezette Stakes gives punters a nice early guide to tougher upcoming race for the young fillies including Group 1 Thousand Guineas (1600m) in October or for young sprinters the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) at Flemington over the Melbourne Cup Carnival.
Sunlight (2018) was the last filly to complete the Quezette Stakes – Coolmore Stud Stakes double. Sunlight would also go onto win the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap – William Reid Stakes sprint double in 2019 over the Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival.
The Quezette Stakes draws many nice young fillies, some with Group 1 form from their two-year-old seasons in races like the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) held at Caulfield each February or even Rosehill’s iconic Group 1 Golden Slipper Stakes (1200m) in March. In 2018 the Quezette Stakes winner Sunlight had run third in that season’s Golden Slipper Stakes.
Offering $160,000 in total prize money the race is a good early kick-off for fillies chasing Black-Type as three-year-olds.
The Quezette Stakes is run on P.B. Lawrence Stakes Day alongside the weight-for-age Group 2 PB Lawrence Stakes (1400m) and the Group 3 Vain Stakes (1100m). The Vain Stakes is essentially the colts and geldings counterpart to the Quezette Stakes, run under the same conditions across the same distance for the same prize money.
Following success in the Quezette Stakes, some fillies might go on to race in the HDF McNeil Stakes or the Thousand Guineas Prelude.
The Quezette Stakes 2020 took place on Saturday August 15, 2020 and saw 20/1 roughie Bella Nipotina break her maiden status with an upset.
| Quezette Stakes | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Saturday August 15, 2020 |
| Track: | Caulfield Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1100m |
| Race Type: | 3YO Fillies SW+P |
| Status: | Group Three |
| Prize Money: | $160,000 |
2020 Quezette Stakes Results
- 1st: #5 Bella Nipotina
- 2nd: #2 River Night
- 3rd: #9 Aquagirl
It was an all-roughie trifecta in the upset Quezette Stakes 2020 results with the always honest Bella Nipotina ($21) finally breaking through for her maiden win at start number eight with an impressive two length romp home over River Night ($10), while the Phillip Stokes-trained outsider Aquagirl ($51) got up for third.
| Colour | Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 | 5 | BELLA NIPOTINA |
Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes | Michael Rodd | 7 | 56kg | $21 | ||
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2 | 2 | RIVER NIGHT |
Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra | Jamie Kah | 2L | 1 | 57kg | $10 | |
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3 | 9 | AQUAGIRL | Phillip Stokes | Dwayne Dunn | 2.75L | 2 | 56kg | $51 | |
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4 | 12 | AGREEABLE |
Anthony & Sam Freedman | Jye McNeil | 3.05L | 4 | 56kg | $5.50 | |
|
5 | 4 | SUPREME IDEA |
Anthony & Sam Freedman | Mark Zahra | 3.8L | 11 | 57kg | $41 | |
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6 | 3 | PARLOPHONE | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Damien Oliver | 4.55L | 6 | 57kg | $3F | |
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7 | 1 | ARYAAF | Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes | Luke Nolen | 4.65L | 9 | 58kg | $16 | |
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8 | 8 | MISS BOSETTI |
Peter & Paul Snowden | Dean Yendall | 5.4L | 5 | 56kg | $51 | |
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9 | 6 | EUPHORIC SUMMER | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Ben Melham | 5.5L | 3 | 56kg | $13 | |
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10 | 13 | ICANTOO (NZ) | Leon & Troy Corstens | Craig Williams | 6.25L | 12 | 56kg | $9.50 | |
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11 | 7 | FRESH | Peter & Paul Snowden | Damian Lane | 7.75L | 8 | 56kg | $9.50 | |
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12 | 10 | DRONE STRIKE | John McArdle | Daniel Stackhouse | 7.85L | 10 | 56kg | $31 | |
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13 | 11 | SEERESS |
George Osborne | Ben Allen | 8.6L | 13 | 56kg | $21 | |
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14 | 14 | ZOOMING ZEBRA |
Russell Osborne | Jamie Mott | 8.9L | 14 | 56kg | $81 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2020 Quezette Stakes Odds
Betting markets and Quezette Stakes 2020 odds will open at Ladbrokes.com.au the week of the race with links to be made available below for punters.
2020 Quezette Stakes Field
The official Quezette Stakes 2020 final field and barriers are announced on the Wednesday leading-up to PB Lawrence Stakes Day and will be published in full below.
The Quezette Stakes field draws a class line-up of fillies and has been won by some very nice types over the years. The 2016 Quezette Stakes winner I Am A Star went on to win the Group 1 Myer Classic (1600m) over the older mares that Cup Carnival.
Group 3 winner and Blue Diamond performed Aryaaf heads the 14-filly Quezette Stakes 2020 field this season. Race favourite is the in-form Parlophone chasing a hat-trick of wins off a three length victory in Morphettville’s Listed Lightning Stakes (1050m) last start.
Click here to read more on the Parlophone-led 2020 Quezette Stakes field and betting markets.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1x20x | ARYAAF | Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes | Luke Nolen | 9 | 58kg | 77 | |
| 2 | 3x92152x | RIVER NIGHT |
Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra | Jamie Kah | 1 | 57kg | 71 | |
| 3 | 02×11 | PARLOPHONE | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Damien Oliver | 6 | 57kg | 73 | |
| 4 | 1718×7 | SUPREME IDEA |
Anthony & Sam Freedman | Mark Zahra | 11 | 57kg | 72 | |
| 5 | 42x42424x | BELLA NIPOTINA |
Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes | Michael Rodd | 7 | 56kg | 70 | |
| 6 | 2130×246 | EUPHORIC SUMMER | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Ben Melham | 3 | 56kg | 67 | |
| 7 | 129x | FRESH | Peter & Paul Snowden | Damian Lane | 8 | 56kg | 70 | |
| 8 | 6×51533 | MISS BOSETTI |
Peter & Paul Snowden | Dean Yendall | 5 | 56kg | 66 | |
| 9 | 318×4 | AQUAGIRL | Phillip Stokes | Dwayne Dunn | 2 | 56kg | 67 | |
| 10 | 012x | DRONE STRIKE | John McArdle | Daniel Stackhouse | 10 | 56kg | 65 | |
| 11 | 9×15 | SEERESS |
George Osborne | Ben Allen | 13 | 56kg | 62 | |
| 12 | 1x | AGREEABLE |
Anthony & Sam Freedman | Jye McNeil | 4 | 56kg | 63 | |
| 13 | 1x | ICANTOO (NZ) | Leon & Troy Corstens | Craig Williams | 12 | 56kg | 64 | |
| 14 | 75×1 | ZOOMING ZEBRA |
Russell Osborne | Jamie Mott | 14 | 56kg | 62 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2020 Quezette Stakes Nominations
The early Quezette Stakes 2020 nominations are taken the Monday leading-up to the race, the full list of hopeful fillies to be published in full below once announced.
Nineteen fillies make-up the official Quezette Stakes 2020 nominations this season including the highly-rated Group 3 winner Aryaaf for Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes, along with her well-tried stablemate Bella Nipotina who has run either second or fourth in all seven of her career starts to date.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1x | AGREEABLE |
F | 3 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 63 |
| 2 | 318×4 | AQUAGIRL | F | 3 | Phillip Stokes | 67 |
| 3 | 1x20x | ARYAAF | F | 3 | Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes | 77 |
| 4 | 42x42424x | BELLA NIPOTINA |
F | 3 | Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes | 70 |
| 5 | 5×24 | CLEAN MACHINE |
F | 3 | Leon & Troy Corstens | 63 |
| 6 | 012x | DRONE STRIKE | F | 3 | John McArdle | 65 |
| 7 | 2130×246 | EUPHORIC SUMMER | F | 3 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | 67 |
| 8 | 129x | FRESH | F | 3 | Peter & Paul Snowden | 70 |
| 9 | 1x | ICANTOO (NZ) | F | 3 | Leon & Troy Corstens | 64 |
| 10 | 6×51533 | MISS BOSETTI |
F | 3 | Peter & Paul Snowden | 66 |
| 11 | 02×11 | PARLOPHONE | F | 3 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | 73 |
| 12 | 81 | RINGSIDE ROSSA |
F | 3 | Robbie Griffiths | |
| 13 | 3x92152x | RIVER NIGHT |
F | 3 | Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra | 71 |
| 14 | 9×15 | SEERESS |
F | 3 | George Osborne | 62 |
| 15 | 1718×7 | SUPREME IDEA |
F | 3 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 72 |
| 16 | 33x | UNIVERSAL LADY | F | 3 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 62 |
| 17 | 13379x | UNSTOPPABELLE |
F | 3 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 67 |
| 18 | 5×12 | WIDE AWAKE | F | 3 | Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes | 65 |
| 19 | 75×1 | ZOOMING ZEBRA |
F | 3 | Russell Osborne | 62 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Quezette Stakes History
The Quezette Stakes was inaugurated in 1994 and initially held Listed status. In 2013, the race was upgraded to Group 3. First held over 1200m, the Quezette Stakes was shortened to 1100m for the 2006 edition and has remained at that distance soon.
Sandown Park hosted the Quezette Stakes for its first three years, then it was held at Caulfield for a year. Between 1998 and 2001 the race returned to Sandown Park. Since 2002, Caulfield Racecourse has hosted the Quezette Stakes.
Notable Quezette Stakes winners include Ascorbic (1996), La Lagune (2001), Alinghi (2004), I Am A Star (2016) and Sunlight (2018).
Quezette Stakes results and winning times since 2000 are listed below.
Quezette Stakes Results
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020
Quezette Stakes |
1st | Bella Nipotina | 1 minute 4.34 seconds |
| 2nd | River Night | ||
| 3rd | Aquagirl | ||
| 2019
Quezette Stakes |
1st | Exhilarates | 1 minute 4.47 seconds |
| 2nd | Absolute Flirt | ||
| 3rd | Pin Sec | ||
| 2018
Quezette Stakes |
1st | Sunlight | 1 minute 4.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Humma Humma | ||
| 3rd | Thrillster | ||
| 2017
Quezette Stakes |
1st | Crown Witness | 1 minute 5.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Catchy | ||
| 3rd | Ploverset | ||
| 2016
Quezette Stakes |
1st | I Am A Star | 1 minute 5 seconds |
| 2nd | Leotie | ||
| 3rd | Athena Lass | ||
| 2015
Quezette Stakes |
1st | Petits Filous | 1 minute 03.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Jalan Jalan | ||
| 3rd | Miss Gunpowder | ||
| 2014
Quezette Stakes |
1st | Sabatini | 1 minute 04.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Royal Snitzel | ||
| 3rd | Novel Dancer | ||
| 2013
Quezette Stakes |
1st | Kiss A Rose | 1 minute 02.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Metastasio | ||
| 3rd | Chloe In Paris | ||
| 2012
Quezette Stakes |
1st | Elite Elle | 1 minute 05.0 seconds |
| 2nd | Agueda | ||
| 3rd | Ephemera | ||
| 2011
Quezette Stakes |
1st | Satin Shoes | 1 minute 04.2 seconds |
| 2nd | Metonymy | ||
| 3rd | Mosheen | ||
| 2010
Quezette Stakes |
1st | Panipique | 1 minute 06.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Crystal Lily | ||
| 3rd | Enzed Girl | ||
| 2009
Quezette Stakes |
1st | Corsaire | 1 minute 05.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Headway | ||
| 3rd | Come Hither | ||
| 2008
Quezette Stakes |
1st | Viennese | 1 minute 05.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Woppitt | ||
| 3rd | Hips Don’t Lie | ||
| 2007
Quezette Stakes |
1st | Bel Mer | 1 minute 03.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Sleek Chassis | ||
| 3rd | Chinchilla Rose | ||
| 2006
Quezette Stakes |
1st | La Vie Amour | 1 minute 04.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Nediym’s Glow | ||
| 3rd | Satin Robes | ||
| 2005
Quezette Stakes |
1st | Pinezero | 1 minute 14.2 seconds |
| 2nd | Chetwynd South | ||
| 3rd | Doubting | ||
| 2004
Quezette Stakes |
1st | Alinghi | 1 minute 13.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Granma Gertey | ||
| 3rd | Tahni Girl | ||
| 2003
Quezette Stakes |
1st | French Bid | 1 minute 10.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Beautiful Gem | ||
| 3rd | Roedean | ||
| 2002
Quezette Stakes |
1st | Innovation Girl | 1 minute 09.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Raven Protector | ||
| 3rd | Brief Embrace | ||
| 2001
Quezette Stakes |
1st | La Lagune | 1 minute 13.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Visage | ||
| 3rd | Firm | ||
| 2000
Quezette Stakes |
1st | So Gorgeous | 1 minute 12.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Amen Ruby | ||
| 3rd | All Time High | ||
