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TheThe 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 $150,000 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).

The Vanity 2018 ran at Flemington on Saturday February 17, 2018 and was won by the Lindsay Park-trained market mover Rimraam.

2018 The Vanity Stakes
Date:	Saturday February 17, 2018
Track:	Flemington Racecourse
Distance:	1400m
Race Type:	3YO Fillies – SW+P
Status:	Group 3
Prize Money:	$150,000

2018 The Vanity Results

• 1st: #5 Rimraam
• 2nd: #2 Bring Me Roses
• 3rd: #8 Shokora

See below for the official The Vanity 2018 Results & Finishing Order, following the link to read more on the narrow but impressive win by the Damien Oliver-ridden Rimraam who targets the Vinery Stud Stakes at Rosehill next month and then the Group 1 Australasian Oaks (2000m) in Adelaide. Runner-up was Bring Me Roses first-up after her VRC Oaks second in the spring, while stablemate to the winner Shokora also earned a Schweppes Oaks bid with her eye-catching third.

Place	#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Br.	Weight	SP
1	5	RIMRAAM (NZ)	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Damien Oliver	–	4	55kg	$7.50
2	2	BRING ME ROSES	Tony McEvoy	Luke Currie	0.2L	3	57.5kg	$9
3	8	SHOKORA	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Kerrin McEvoy	0.3L	7	55kg	$7.50
4	7	PARIS ROCK (NZ)	Henry Dwyer	Damien Thornton	1.05L	6	55kg	$4.80
5	1	ALOISIA (NZ)	Aaron Purcell	Mark Zahra	2.05L	11	58.5kg	$4.40F
6	11	SHAGRA	David Brideoake	Dwayne Dunn	2.25L	5	55kg	$41
7	9	CARIBBEAN PEARL	Mark Young	Ben Thompson (a)	2.45L	10	55kg	$91
8	4	TWITCHY FRANK	Darren Weir	Ben Allen (a)	2.65L	2	55kg	$12
9	3	BANISH	James Cummings	Craig Williams	2.75L	1	57.5kg	$12
10	6	ANCHOR BID	Darren Weir	Regan Bayliss	4.75L	9	55kg	$41
11	10	NEUROTIC	Heath Conners	Beau Mertens	4.85L	8	55kg	$8

2018 The Vanity Tips

• 1st: #3 Banish
• 2nd: #1 Aloisia
• 3rd: #5 Rimraam

Check out our exclusive The Vanity 2018 Race Tips & Betting Preview now.

2018 The Vanity Betting Odds

The latest The Vanity 2018 odds and betting prices on the three-year-old fillies will be listed below as soon as markets are open at Ladbrokes.com.au.

2018 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 2018 The Vanity Stakes field and barriers are out on Wednesday February 14, 2018 and will be published below.

The Vanity 2018 Final Field features 11 hopefuls including clear favourite Aloisia who has the outside alley to overcome first-up. VRC Oaks runner-up Bring Me Roses also returns in the race and is the early market mover, while Paris Rock chases a fourth win from as many career starts.

Read more on the 2018 The Vanity field full of potential ATC Oaks-bound fillies.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp. Rating
1	2x12x5116x	ALOISIA (NZ)	Aaron Purcell	Mark Zahra	11	58.5kg	105
2	432102x	BRING ME ROSES	Tony McEvoy	Luke Currie	3	57.5kg	94
3	x31x16311x	BANISH	James Cummings	Craig Williams	1	57.5kg	84
4	11215	TWITCHY FRANK Super Vobis Bonus Scheme	Darren Weir	Ben Allen (a)	2	55kg	74
5	22x221237x	RIMRAAM (NZ)	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Damien Oliver	4	55kg	72
6	3721168x	ANCHOR BID	Darren Weir	Regan Bayliss	9	55kg	71
7	111	PARIS ROCK (NZ)	Henry Dwyer	Damien Thornton	6	55kg	73
8	3×114	SHOKORA Super Vobis Bonus Scheme	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Kerrin McEvoy	7	55kg	67
9	465x65x126	CARIBBEAN PEARL Super Vobis Bonus Scheme	Mark Young	Luke Nolen	10	55kg	61
10	44×11	NEUROTIC	Heath Conners	Beau Mertens (late alt)	8	55kg	66
11	4x2147x4	SHAGRA Super Vobis Bonus Scheme	David Brideoake	Dwayne Dunn	5	55kg	61

2018 The Vanity Nominations

The Vanity 2018 nominations close on Monday February 12, 2018 and will be released in full below as soon as available.

The official 2018 The Vanity Nominations drew 19 three-year-old fillies including the Aaron Purcell-trained Thousand Guineas winner Aloisia and Tony McEvoy’s eye-catching VRC Oaks runner-up from the Melbourne Cup Carnival Bring Me Roses.

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
2019 The Vanity	1st	TBD	TBD
	2nd	TBD
	3rd	TBD
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