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The Tibbie Stakes is a 1400 sprinting event held at Newcastle Racecourse (also known as Beaumont Racecourse) on a Friday in mid-September.

The Tibbie Stakes is restricted to mares and fillies and traditionally attracts mainly Sydney-trained hopefuls. Run under set weights plus penalties conditions with total prize money of $250,000, the Tibbie Stakes can serve as a nice early lead-up to similar class and conditioned races of the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival.

The Tibbie Stakes forms a major part of the annual two day Newcastle Racing Carnival. The Tibbie Stakes falls on the second day of the carnival, Newcastle Cup Day, on which the Group 3 Newcastle Gold Cup is also held along with the Group 3 Cameron Handicap.

One of the major lead up races to the Tibbie Stakes is the Group 3 Sheraco Stakes (1200m) held at Rosehill the week before. From the Tibbie Stakes, the Group 3 Angst Stakes (1600m) at Randwick over the mile in early October makes a nice target race.

Hope In Your Heart (2022) is the last mare to complete the Tibbie Stakes – Angst Stakes double.

In 2020 the Tibbie Stakes winner All Saints’ Eve went on to run fourth in that year’s $7.5 million The Golden Eagle race, which is now worth $10 million in prize money.

The 2022 Tibbie Stakes winner Hope In Your Heart franked the form with a host of subsequent top level runs including a Golden Eagle fourth and second in that year’s The Gong. She also returned in 2023 and ran fourth in the Group 1 Coolmore Classic, Group 1 Doncaster Mile, and placed second in the Group 1 Queen Of The Turf Stakes.

The 2023 Tibbie Stakes ran on Friday September 15, 2023 as part of the Newcastle Gold Cup Day card and was won in dominant fashion by surprise winner Banana Queen ($17). 

2023 Tibbie Stakes
Date:	Friday September 15, 2023
Track:	Newcastle Racecourse
Distance:	1400m
Race Type:	Fillies & Mares SW+P
Status:	Group 3
Prize Money:	$250,000

2023 Tibbie Stakes Results

• 1st: #9 Banana Queen ($17)
• 2nd: #8 Sanstoc
• 3rd: #6 Mirra View

The progressive Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou-trained So You Think mare Banana Queen ($17) was impressive late hitting the front inside the final furlong to score a notable upset for a well-deserved Black-Type victory in the 2023 Tibbie Stakes results at Newcastle.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	9	BANANA QUEEN	Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou	Kerrin McEvoy		6	55kg		$17
	2	8	SANSTOC (NZ)	John O’Shea	Tom Sherry	1.44L	7	55kg		$8.50
	3	6	MIRRA VIEW	Peter & Paul Snowden	Chad Schofield	3.93L	5	56kg		$11
	4	10	DIAMOND DEALER	Bjorn Baker	Ryan Maloney	4.76L	3	55kg		$15
	5	1	WOLLOMBI	Peter & Paul Snowden	Sam Clipperton	4.86L	11	57kg		$3F
	6	12	ANAGAIN	Joseph Pride	Jay Ford	5.36L	10	55kg		$31
	7	7	SHORT SHORTS (NZ)	Brad Widdup	Jean Van Overmeire	5.85L	4	55kg		$7
	8	13	SPEAK UP	John O’Shea	Zac Lloyd (a)	6.22L	2	55kg		$17
	9	2	BELLATRIX BLACK (NZ)	Kris Lees	Damien Oliver	6.48L	13	57kg		$26
	10	11	IN DE SUMMERTIME	Keith Dryden	Ms Rachel King	7.65L	1	55kg		$26
	11	15	LOVES ME LIKEAROCK (GB)	Kris Lees	Andrew Gibbons	7.74L	14	55kg		$61
	12	3	ARTS	Edward Cummings	Tyler Schiller	8.58L	8	57kg		$71
	13	4	RAZETA	Kris Lees	Dylan Gibbons (a)	10.48L	12	56.5kg		$8
	14	14	SUNBORN	Edward Cummings	Brock Ryan	16.13L	9	55kg		$151
	SB	5	TIMES SQUARE (FR)	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Jason Collett		0	56kg

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 Tibbie Stakes Betting

The top Tibbie Stakes 2023 odds and Newcastle Cup Day betting market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be available below the week of the race.

All Saints’ Eve ($5 in 2020) was the last favourite in Tibbie Stakes betting to salute for the punters.

There was a notable upset in 2023 with Banana Queen saluting at Tibbie Stakes odds of $17.

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2023 Tibbie Stakes Form

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2023 Tibbie Stakes Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Tibbie Stakes 2023 Tips on the Newcastle Gold Cup Day support act this September.

• To Win: #6 Mirra View ($8 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Nice price offered on the in-form Mirra View for Team Snowden. The five-year-old daughter of More Than Ready returned to her best last start for a confidence-boosting Black-Type win when defeating a quality field in the Listed Mona Lisa Stakes at Wyong. She presents fitter for the run second-up on Friday with an imposing record two runs in (4:3-0-1). Ticks plenty of other boxes too including three placings from as many starts at Newcastle and a lovely record at the distance (5:3-1-0). Okay weight-wise and looks overs.

2023 Tibbie Stakes Field

The official Tibbie Stakes field and barrier draw is released on the Wednesday of race week and attracts a class line-up of in-form fillies and mares coming out of earlier Sydney Spring Racing Carnival events including the Group 2 Tramway Stakes (1400m) or the Listed Mona Lisa Stakes (1350m) at Wyong a fortnight earlier.

Banana Queen (4th in 2023) was the last Mona Lisa Stakes graduate to back-up and win the Tibbie Stakes. The Mona Lisa form was firmly franked that year in the Tibbie with the winner Mirra View running third in the Group 3, while Sanstoc ran second in both races.

The 2023 Tibbie Stakes final field features a quality line-up of spring-bound female gallopers led in betting by the Peter & Paul Snowden-trained Extreme Choice four-year-old Wollombi with the Group 3 winner coming off a close placing to her stablemate in the Mona Lisa Stakes at Wyong.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	3x31117x43	WOLLOMBI	Peter & Paul Snowden	Sam Clipperton	11	57kg			85
2	18x696597x	BELLATRIX BLACK (NZ)	Kris Lees	Damien Oliver	13	57kg			82
3	10150×0	ARTS	Edward Cummings	Tyler Schiller	8	57kg			78
4	1x909139x4	RAZETA	Kris Lees	Dylan Gibbons (a)	12	56.5kg			85
5	7307x1x87x	TIMES SQUARE (FR)	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Jason Collett	14	56kg			98
6	152×514881	MIRRA VIEW	Peter & Paul Snowden	Chad Schofield	5	56kg			83
7	146x1523x9	SHORT SHORTS (NZ)	Brad Widdup	Jean Van Overmeire	4	55kg			85
8	8139x110x2	SANSTOC (NZ)	John O’Shea	Tom Sherry	7	55kg			81
9	x11127x574	BANANA QUEEN	Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou	Kerrin McEvoy	6	55kg			80
10	51125×4831	DIAMOND DEALER	Bjorn Baker	Ryan Maloney	3	55kg			80
11	x877x1192x	IN DE SUMMERTIME	Keith Dryden	Ms Rachel King	1	55kg			73
12	x234532136	ANAGAIN	Joseph Pride	Jay Ford	10	55kg			72
13	0x31117x87	SPEAK UP	John O’Shea	Zac Lloyd (a)	2	55kg			72
14	63x661x060	SUNBORN	Edward Cummings	Brock Ryan	9	55kg			72
15	04732x310x	LOVES ME LIKEAROCK (GB)	Kris Lees	Andrew Gibbons	15	55kg			77

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2023 Tibbie Stakes Nominations

Nominations for the Tibbie Stakes are taken the Monday leading-up to Newcastle Gold Cup Day.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	True Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	7307x1x87x	TIMES SQUARE (FR)	M	5	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	1	56kg			98
2	3x31117x43	WOLLOMBI	M	4	Peter & Paul Snowden	2=	57kg			85
3	1x909139x4	RAZETA	M	4	Kris Lees	2=	56.5kg			85
4	146x1523x9	SHORT SHORTS (NZ)	M	5	Brad Widdup	2=	55kg			85
5	152×514881	MIRRA VIEW	M	5	Peter & Paul Snowden	5	56kg			83
6	18x696597x	BELLATRIX BLACK (NZ)	M	5	Kris Lees	6	57kg			82
7	8139x110x2	SANSTOC (NZ)	M	5	John O’Shea	7	55kg			81
8	x11127x574	BANANA QUEEN	M	5	Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou	8=	55kg			80
9	51125×4831	DIAMOND DEALER	M	5	Bjorn Baker	8=	55kg			80
10	10150×0	ARTS	M	4	Edward Cummings	10	57kg			78
11	x877x1192x	IN DE SUMMERTIME	M	5	Keith Dryden	11	55kg			73
12	x234532136	ANAGAIN	M	5	Joseph Pride	12=	55kg			72
13	0x31117x87	SPEAK UP	M	4	John O’Shea	12=	55kg			72
14	63x661x060	SUNBORN	M	6	Edward Cummings	12=	55kg			72
15	2×191	FRENCH ENDEAVOUR	F	3	Matthew Smith	15	54kg			70
16	804x3421x8	THUNDER BEAUTY (IRE)	M	6	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	16	56kg			101
17	04732x310x	LOVES ME LIKEAROCK (GB)	M	5	Kris Lees	17	55kg			77

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Tibbie Stakes History

The Tibbie Stakes was inaugurated in 1990 and quickly became an important target for fillies and mares across New South Wales. Originally named the Tibbie Plate, the race received an upgraded name when its status was lifted to Listed in 2005. In 2013 the Tibbie Stakes was upgraded again to Group 3. Along with a prize increase this meant the Tibbie Stakes would now be a prime target for Sydney-stabled horses.

Notable Tibbie Stakes winners include More Strawberries (2011), She’s Clean (2015), Sweet Deal (2019), and Hope In Your Heart (2022).

The Tibbie Stakes results and winning times since 2001 are below.

Tibbie Stakes Results

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2023 Tibbie Stakes	1st	Banana Queen	1 minute 22.31 seconds
	2nd	Sanstoc
	3rd	Mirra View
2022 Tibbie Stakes	1st	Hope In Your Heart	1 minute 24.74 seconds
	2nd	Riduna
	3rd	Katalin
2021 Tibbie Stakes	1st	Madam Legend	1 minute 25.85 seconds
	2nd	Mirra Vision
	3rd	Great News
2020 Tibbie Stakes	1st	All Saints’ Eve	1 minute 24.68 seconds
	2nd	Yamazaki
	3rd	Wandabaa
2019 Tibbie Stakes	1st	Sweet Deal	1 minute 24.42 seconds
	2nd	Notation
	3rd	Connemara
2018 Tibbie Stakes	1st	Princess Posh	1 minute 23.10 seconds
	2nd	Savatiano
	3rd	Irithea
2017 Tibbie Stakes	1st	Zanbagh	1 minute 23.62 seconds
	2nd	Perfect Rhyme
	3rd	Hetty Heights
2016 Tibbie Stakes	1st	Spirit Bird	1 minute 19.9 seconds
	2nd	Fitou
	3rd	Savoureux
2015 Tibbie Stakes	1st	She’s Clean	1 minute 23.3 seconds
	2nd	Two Blue
	3rd	Sultry Feeling
2014 Tibbie Stakes	1st	Fine Bubbles	1 minute 23.8 seconds
	2nd	I’m In The Money
	3rd	Gold Epona
2013 Tibbie Stakes	1st	Vaquera	1 minute 23.9 seconds
	2nd	Gold Epona
	3rd	Cameo
2012 Tibbie Stakes	1st	Nocturnelle	1 minute 22.8 seconds
	2nd	New Beginning
	3rd	Irish Dream
2011 Tibbie Stakes	1st	More Strawberries	1 minute 24.1 seconds
	2nd	Skyerush
	3rd	Sweetest Melody
2010 Tibbie Stakes	1st	Vintedge	1 minute 23.2 seconds
	2nd	Hidden Wonder
	3rd	Ashlee’s Jewel
2009 Tibbie Stakes	1st	Moti	1 minute 22.4 seconds
	2nd	Patronyme
	3rd	Illuminates
2008 Tibbie Stakes	1st	Miss Pageantry	1 minute 23.4 seconds
	2nd	Maybe I
	3rd	Tijuana
2007 Tibbie Stakes	1st	Race Not Held	–
	2nd	–
	3rd	–
2006 Tibbie Stakes	1st	Yolo	1 minute 22.6 seconds
	2nd	Gawne
	3rd	China Jade
2005 Tibbie Stakes	1st	Shalimar Sky	1 minute 23.7 seconds
	2nd	Fantasia
	3rd	Johan’s Toy
2004 Tibbie Stakes	1st	St Jessie	1 minute 22.3 seconds
	2nd	Magsaya
	3rd	Hennessy Waltz
2003 Tibbie Stakes	1st	Imperatrix	1 minute 23.9 seconds
	2nd	Native Jester
	3rd	Reve
2002 Tibbie Stakes	1st	Miss Zoe	1 minute 26.2 seconds
	2nd	Airlie Bird
	3rd	Our Earth Star
2001 Tibbie Stakes	1st	Expresso Rose	1 minute 24.3 seconds
	2nd	Unknown
	3rd	Unknown