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The Vanity is a Group 3 race run at the famous Flemington Racecourse in February during the annual Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival.

The 1400m set weights plus penalties event is open only to three-year-old fillies and offers $160,000 in total prize money. It is one of the support races on the Black Caviar Lightning Day program that is headlined by the Group 1 Black Caviar Lightning (1000m) for sprinters. The meeting is also host to the Group 3 CS Hayes Stakes (1400m) for colts & geldings with the Australian Guineas in sight.

Fillies in The Vanity Stakes field may be first-up for the autumn and traditionally go on to contest other races for their age and sex such as the Group 2 Kewney Stakes (1400m) run a few weeks later on Newmarket Handicap Day. In 2015 Don’t Doubt Mamma won The Vanity before a second in the Kewney Stakes. Runner-up in the former Egypt also placed third in the Kewney Stakes. Solicit (2014) was the last filly to complete The Vanity – Kewney Stakes double.

More recently, the 2017 The Vanity winner Kenedna ran third int he Kewney Stakes before a stellar winter bid that included a second in the Group 1 Australasia Oaks (2010m) in Adelaide. That followed the Kewney Stakes second by the 2016 The Vanity champ Don’t Doubt Mamma.

The best fillies out of The Vanity may take on the boys in the Group 1 Australian Guineas (1600m) the following month or head to Sydney for elite level races including the Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill or Randwick’s Group 1 ATC Oaks (2400m) during April’s ‘The Championships’.

Recent Australian Guineas winners to come out of The Vanity include Shamrocker (4th in 2011) and Mosheen (2nd in 2012). In 2019 The Vanity winner Amphitrite went on to run third next start in the Australian Guineas.

The Vanity 2021 ran at Flemington on Saturday February 13, 2021 and saw the favourite Zou Dancer salute by five lengths.

2021 The Vanity Stakes
Date:	Saturday February 13, 2021
Track:	Flemington Racecourse
Distance:	1400m
Race Type:	3YO Fillies – SW+P
Status:	Group 3
Prize Money:	$160,000

2021 The Vanity Results

• 1st: #4 Zou Dancer
• 2nd: #1 Personal
• 3rd: #6 Starelle

The Leon & Troy Corstens-trained favourite Zou Dancer ($3.60F) saluted for the punters in a big way dominating the 2021 The Vanity results with a five length victory over returning VRC Oaks champion Personal ($4.60).

Click here to read more on the runaway win by Zou Dancer in The Vanity 2021 results.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	4	ZOU DANCER	Leon & Troy Corstens	Ms Jamie Kah		4	57kg		$3.60F
	2	1	PERSONAL	Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes	Damien Oliver	4.75L	1	59.5kg		$4.60
	3	6	STARELLE	Danny O’Brien	Craig Williams	5.25L	3	56kg		$8.50
	4	2	ISLAND JOY (NZ)	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	Damien Thornton	6.25L	5	57kg		$5.50
	5	7	THUNDER PEAK	Michael Moroney	Mark Zahra	7.25L	8	56kg		$17
	6	3	VESPERTINE	Grahame Begg	Luke Currie	7.65L	7	57kg		$11
	7	8	A PINCH OF LUCK	Matt Laurie	Ethan Brown	8.4L	6	56kg		$21
	8	5	SALTO ANGEL (NZ)	Danny O’Brien	Damian Lane	9.65L	2	56kg		$8
	9	9	LONGDUAN	Patrick F Ryan Jnr	Michael Poy	18.65L	9	56kg		$101

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2021 The Vanity Betting Odds

The latest The Vanity 2021 odds and betting prices on the three-year-old fillies will be listed below as soon as markets are open at Ladbrokes.com.au.

Zou Dancer ($3.60 in 2021) was the last favourite in The Vanity betting to salute for the punters.

2021 The Vanity Field

The Vanity field features a smart line-up of fillies looking to head towards tougher autumn runs in the coming weeks in both Melbourne and or Sydney, and is released by Racing Victoria the Wednesday before the race.

The official 2021 The Vanity Stakes field and barriers are released on the Wednesday of race week and will be published below.

The Vanity 2021 final field features nine potential ATC Oaks-bound fillies including the progressive Zou Dancer and Lindsay Park’s VRC Oaks champion Personal.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	130x52221x	PERSONAL	Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes	Damien Oliver	1	59.5kg		106
2	172×734481	ISLAND JOY (NZ)	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	Damien Thornton	5	57kg		70
3	36×1231	VESPERTINE	Grahame Begg	Jordan Childs	7	57kg		70
4	0x141	ZOU DANCER	Leon & Troy Corstens	Ms Jamie Kah	4	57kg		68
5	822252x	SALTO ANGEL (NZ)	Danny O’Brien	Damian Lane	2	56kg		85
6	2x55286x	STARELLE	Danny O’Brien	Craig Williams	3	56kg		72
7	2×1541	THUNDER PEAK	Michael Moroney	Mark Zahra	8	56kg		67
8	14210×6	A PINCH OF LUCK	Matt Laurie	Ethan Brown	6	56kg		68
9	0x6222821	LONGDUAN	Patrick F Ryan Jnr	Michael Poy	9	56kg		60

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2021 The Vanity Nominations

The Vanity 2021 nominations close on Monday February 8, 2021 and will be released in full below as soon as available.

The Vanity History

The Vanity has been run and won since 1987 and won by some classy fillies over the years including subsequent Caulfield Cup winner Southern Speed (2011) and Solicit (2014). Originally run as a Listed race it was upgraded to its current Group 3 status in 2000. Along with Flemington it has taken place at Sandown Racecourse (1997) and Moonee Valley (2007). The race distance has changed several times, which has affected the winning times.

Recent The Vanity Winners

See below for a full list of The Vanity results and winners going back to 2000.

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2021 The Vanity	1st	Zou Dancer	1 minute 22.32 seconds
	2nd	Personal
	3rd	Starelle
2020 The Vanity	1st	Bonvicini	1 minute 22.51 seconds
	2nd	Pretty Brazen
	3rd	Meuse
2019 The Vanity	1st	Amphitrite	1 minute 22.14 seconds
	2nd	Verry Elleegant
	3rd	Fundamentalist
2018 The Vanity	1st	Rimraam	1 minute 22.04 seconds
	2nd	Bring Me Roses
	3rd	Shokora
2017 The Vanity	1st	Kenedna	1 minute 23.38 seconds
	2nd	Extra Olives
	3rd	Harlow Gold
2016 The Vanity	1st	Don’t Doubt Mamma	1 minute 22.7 seconds
	2nd	Egypt
	3rd	Perfect Reflection
2015 The Vanity	1st	Sweet And Speedy	1 minute 24.1 seconds
	2nd	Set Square
	3rd	Wawail
2014 The Vanity	1st	Solicit	1 minute 22.4 seconds
	2nd	Critical Angel
	3rd	Girl In Flight
2013 The Vanity	1st	Alzora	1 minute 22.5 seconds
	2nd	You’re So Good
	3rd	Petite Diablesse
2012 The Vanity	1st	Shopaholic	1 minute 22.7 seconds
	2nd	Angel Of Mercy
	3rd	Great Dame
2011 The Vanity	1st	Southern Speed	1 minute 24.1 seconds
	2nd	Do Ra Mi
	3rd	Count Your Fingers
2010 The Vanity	1st	Tallow	1 minute 23.5 seconds
	2nd	Misty Blue
	3rd	Absolute Faith
2009 The Vanity	1st	Romneya	1 minute 22.9 seconds
	2nd	Rapid Sensation
	3rd	Sparks Fly
2008 The Vanity	1st	Misidora	1 minute 22.4 seconds
	2nd	Pleasantsundaygirl
	3rd	Zarita
2007 The Vanity	1st	Universal Queen	1 minute 9.9 seconds
	2nd	Catechuchu
	3rd	My Only Hope
2006 The Vanity	1st	Pure Joy	1 minute 21.5 seconds
	2nd	Be Delicious
	3rd	Expensively
2005 The Vanity	1st	Ballet Society	1 minute 24.1 seconds
	2nd	Hollow Bullet
	3rd	Twisted Heart
2004 The Vanity	1st	Country Lodge	1 minute 22.0 seconds
	2nd	Dane Tryst
	3rd	Deep In The Woods
2003 The Vanity	1st	Dextrous	1 minute 22.3 seconds
	2nd	Lashed
	3rd	Ribe
2002 The Vanity	1st	Gold Lottey	1 minute 23.2 seconds
	2nd	Gradual
	3rd	Born Priceless
2001 The Vanity	1st	Lan Kwai Fong	1 minute 22.0 seconds
	2nd	Dandify
	3rd	Ponton Flyer
2000 The Vanity	1st	Forest Express	1 minute 21.9 seconds
	2nd	Shizu
	3rd	The Golden Dane