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The Group 3 Wenona Girl Handicap is held each autumn in Sydney on Randwick Guineas Day.
The Wenona Girl Handicap is a Group 3 sprint race run in early to mid March during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival.
Contested over 1200m the quality handicap event offers $200,000 in total prize money as of 2023 and is only open to mares aged four-years-old and above.
The Wenona Girl Handicap is one of a host of Group status races run at Royal Randwick Racecourse on Randwick Guineas Day. The meeting is headlined by the Group 1 Randwick Guineas (1600m) for three-year-olds and the weight-for-age Group 1 Canterbury Stakes (1300m).
Many mares in the Wenona Girl Handicap field may have had a previous Randwick run in February’s Group 3 Triscay Stakes (1200m). A nice next-up option is Rosehill’s Group 3 Birthday Card Stakes (1200m) a fortnight after the Wenona Girl Handicap or possibly the previous week’s Group 1 Coolmore Classic (1500m).
The 2022 Wenona Girl Handicap form was franked with the winner Belluci Babe going on to run a solid fourth in both the Group 1 The Galaxy (1100m) and Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) that autumn.
The Wenona Girl Handicap 2023 ran at Randwick on Saturday March 4, 2023 and was ultimately won by the John O’Shea-trained Jal Lei ($13) who crossed third but won a protest over first past the post Jump The Broom.
2023 Wenona Girl Handicap | |
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Date: | Saturday March 4, 2023 |
Track: | Royal Randwick Racecourse |
Distance: | 1200m |
Race Type: | Quality Handicap / Mares 4YO&Up |
Status: | Group 3 |
Prize Money: | $200,000 |
A successful protest by apprentice jockey Reece Jones saw the John O’Shea-trained Sebring four-year-old Jal Lei ($13) come away with a valuable black-type win in the 2023 Wenona Girl Handicap results to close the Randwick Guineas Day card in Sydney. Original first past the post Jump The Broom was subsequently relegated to third.
Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
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1 | 13 | JAL LEI | John O’Shea | Reece Jones (a) | 2 | 53kg | $13 | |||
2 | 5 | TYCOON EVIE | Peter & Paul Snowden | Zac Purton | 0.13L | 3 | 54kg | $9.50 | ||
3 | 10 | JUMP THE BROOM | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Zac Lloyd (a) | 0.76L | 9 | 53kg | $8 | ||
4 | 8 | WRITTEN BEAUTY | Chris Waller | Craig Williams | 1.89L | 8 | 53kg | $9.50 | ||
5 | 7 | BRING THE RANSOM | Bjorn Baker | Dylan Gibbons (a) | 2.06L | 6 | 53kg | $21 | ||
6 | 9 | PO KARE KARE (NZ) | Bryce Heys | Tyler Schiller (a) | 2.49L | 7 | 53kg | $6.50 | ||
7 | 2 | SKY COMMAND | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | Regan Bayliss | 2.68L | 4 | 56.5kg | $3F | ||
8 | 4 | BAROSSA ROSA | Tracey Bartley | Brenton Avdulla | 2.83L | 5 | 54kg | $6 | ||
9 | 1 | PROMISE OF SUCCESS (GB) | John O’Shea | Kerrin McEvoy | 4.78L | 1 | 59.5kg | $14 | ||
12 | BELSIELLE | David & Coral Feek | Ms Rachel King | 0 | ||||||
6 | BLESS HER | Clayton Douglas | 0 | |||||||
3 | ARGENTIA | Anthony & Sam Freedman | James McDonald | 0 | ||||||
11 | KATALIN | James Cummings | Brock Ryan | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The updated Wenona Girl Handicap 2023 odds and betting market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be updated the week of the race below.
Fasika ($2.30 in 2020) and Belluci Babe ($3 in 2022) are the last favourites in Wenona Girl Handicap betting to salute for the punters.
Stay tuned for our insider Wenona Girl Handicap 2023 Tips on the Randwick Guineas Day support act this autumn.
Going for a value bet in the Wenona and have the airborne Po Kare Kare on top in an open race. The Bryce Heys-trained Savabeel four-year-old has won two of her last three. She rose in grade last time out and won the Group 3 Triscay Stakes at this track and distance at a big price. Gets the chance at back-to-back Group 3s at Randwick getting in on 53kg again. Wider draw but was impressive last start. Can surprise a few again.
The Wenona Girl Handicap field attracts a strong line-up of quality sprinting mares who could be eyeing tougher runs later in the autumn and is released by Racing NSW on the Wednesday before the race.
The official 2023 Wenona Girl Handicap field and barriers are set to be announced on Wednesday March 1, 2023 and will be published in full below.
The Wenona Girl Quality Handicap 2023 final field features a strong line-up of mares led in betting by resuming Razor Sharp Handicap winning four-year-old Sky Command.
No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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1 | 2415x7109x | PROMISE OF SUCCESS (GB) | John O’Shea | Kerrin McEvoy | 1 | 59.5kg | 108 | ||
2 | 40x381321x | SKY COMMAND | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | Regan Bayliss | 7 | 56.5kg | 102 | ||
3 | 227x2910x5 | ARGENTIA | Anthony & Sam Freedman | James McDonald | 2 | 55.5kg | 100 | ||
4 | 7x1020x114 | BAROSSA ROSA | Tracey Bartley | Brenton Avdulla | 8 | 54kg | 93 | ||
5 | 0x641x048x | TYCOON EVIE | Peter & Paul Snowden | Zac Purton | 6 | 54kg | 55kg | 91 | |
6 | 3x4585206x | BLESS HER | Clayton Douglas | 12 | 54kg | 90 | |||
7 | 31450x100x | BRING THE RANSOM | Bjorn Baker | Dylan Gibbons (a) | 9 | 53kg | 95 | ||
8 | 1559x720x7 | WRITTEN BEAUTY | Chris Waller | Craig Williams | 11 | 53kg | 95 | ||
9 | 1x3174x161 | PO KARE KARE (NZ) | Bryce Heys | Tyler Schiller (a) | 10 | 53kg | 94 | ||
10 | 140x0692x2 | JUMP THE BROOM | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Zac Lloyd (a) | 13 | 53kg | 92 | ||
11 | 3x323640x7 | KATALIN | James Cummings | Brock Ryan | 5 | 53kg | 87 | ||
12 | 03470×9631 | BELSIELLE | David & Coral Feek | Ms Rachel King | 4 | 53kg | 80 | ||
13 | 08x623255x | JAL LEI | John O’Shea | Reece Jones (a) | 3 | 53kg | 77 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Early nominations on the Wenona Girl Handicap in 2023 will be provided below once announced by Racing NSW on the Monday ahead of the race.
Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Ballot | Weight | True Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating | |
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1 | 2415x7109x | PROMISE OF SUCCESS (GB) | M | 7 | John O’Shea | 1 | 59.5kg | 59.5kg | 108 | |
2 | 40x381321x | SKY COMMAND | M | 4 | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | 2 | 56.5kg | 56.5kg | 102 | |
3 | 227x2910x5 | ARGENTIA | M | 4 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 3= | 55.5kg | 55.5kg | 100 | |
4 | x332631x02 | LARKSPUR RUN | M | 4 | James Cummings | 3= | 55.5kg | 55.5kg | 100 | |
5 | 31450x100x | BRING THE RANSOM | M | 6 | Bjorn Baker | 5= | 54kg | 53kg | 95 | |
6 | 1559x720x7 | WRITTEN BEAUTY | M | 5 | Chris Waller | 5= | 54kg | 53kg | 95 | |
7 | 1x3174x161 | PO KARE KARE (NZ) | M | 4 | Bryce Heys | 7 | 54kg | 53kg | 94 | |
8 | 7x1020x114 | BAROSSA ROSA | M | 5 | Tracey Bartley | 8 | 54kg | 53kg | 93 | |
9 | 140x0692x2 | JUMP THE BROOM | M | 5 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 9 | 54kg | 53kg | 92 | |
10 | 0x641x048x | TYCOON EVIE | M | 5 | Peter & Paul Snowden | 10 | 54kg | 53kg | 91 | |
11 | 3x4585206x | BLESS HER | M | 6 | Clayton Douglas | 11= | 54kg | 53kg | 90 | |
12 | 1111x4x | PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE | M | 4 | Grahame Begg | 11= | 54kg | 53kg | 90 | |
13 | 3x323640x7 | KATALIN | M | 6 | James Cummings | 13 | 54kg | 53kg | 87 | |
14 | 03470×9631 | BELSIELLE | M | 5 | David & Coral Feek | 14 | 54kg | 53kg | 80 | |
15 | 211x131x4 | HYPOTHETICAL | M | 4 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 15 | 54kg | 53kg | 79 | |
16 | 08x623255x | JAL LEI | M | 4 | John O’Shea | 16 | 54kg | 53kg | 77 | |
17 | 117x9x135 | SNAPPED | M | 4 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 17 | 54kg | 53kg | 76 | |
18 | 45379×1532 | BITCOIN BABY | M | 4 | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | 18 | 54kg | 53kg | 71 | |
19 | 76529x19x7 | FUMIKO | M | 4 | Kristen Buchanan | 19 | 54kg | 53kg | 70 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The Wenona Girl Handicap was first contested in 2006 and won by a mare called Wonderer. Over its short history the event has run at both Randwick Racecourse and Warwick Farm Racecourse. The race is named in honour of Wenona Girl who is in the Australian Racing Hall of Fame and won a host of majors during the 1960s including the Rosehill Guineas (1960) and CF Orr Stakes (1962).
Starting out as a Listed race it gained Group 3 status in 2014 and in 2014 was run as the Roy Higgins Tribute Quality honouring champion jockey Roy Higgins (1938-2014) who died the week of the race.
Quality mares including Beaded (2010), Griante (2015) and Savoureux (2016) have won the Wenona Girl Handicap over the past decade.
There was a protest upheld (3rd vs 1st) in the 2023 Wenona Girl Handicap results that saw Jal Lei elevated to the winner’s stall while Jump The Broom was relegated to third.
See below for the full list of Wenona Girl Handicap results and winners going back to its inauguration in 2006.
Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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2023 Wenona Girl Handicap |
1st | Jal Lei (on protest) | 1 minute 09.83 seconds |
2nd | Tycoon Evie | ||
3rd | Jump The Broom (relegated) | ||
2022 Wenona Girl Handicap |
1st | Belluci Babe | 1 minute 12.97 seconds |
2nd | Tricky Gal | ||
3rd | Never Talk | ||
2021 Wenona Girl Handicap |
1st | Vulpine | 1 minute 08.10 seconds |
2nd | Seasons | ||
3rd | Emanate | ||
2020 Wenona Girl Handicap |
1st | Fasika | 1 minute 09.94 seconds |
2nd | I Am Excited | ||
3rd | Resin | ||
2019 Wenona Girl Handicap |
1st | Winter Bride | 1 minute 07.73 seconds |
2nd | Spright | ||
3rd | Resin | ||
2018 Wenona Girl Handicap |
1st | Sugar Bella | 1 minute 08.85 seconds |
2nd | Miss Que | ||
3rd | Perizada | ||
2017 Wenona Girl Handicap |
1st | Rocket Commander | 1 minute 13.87 seconds |
2nd | Hieroglyphics | ||
3rd | Zestful | ||
2016 Wenona Girl Handicap |
1st | Savoureux | 1 minute 09.5 seconds |
2nd | Private Secretary | ||
3rd | Flashing Speed | ||
2015 Wenona Girl Handicap |
1st | Griante | 1 minute 08.6 seconds |
2nd | I Love It | ||
3rd | Slots | ||
2014 Wenona Girl Handicap |
1st | A Time For Julia | 1 minute 09.9 seconds |
2nd | Lilliburlero | ||
3rd | Recoinage | ||
2013 Wenona Girl Handicap |
1st | Choice Words (note: Arinosa disqualified) | 1 minute 09.6 seconds |
2nd | Ladys Angel | ||
3rd | Cathay Lady | ||
2012 Wenona Girl Handicap |
1st | Rose Of Peace | 1 minute 10.5 seconds |
2nd | Quidnunc | ||
3rd | Alberton Park | ||
2011 Wenona Girl Handicap |
1st | Ofcourseican | 1 minute 8.9 seconds |
2nd | Flying Success | ||
3rd | Trim | ||
2010 Wenona Girl Handicap |
1st | Beaded | 1 minute 9.10 seconds |
2nd | Alverta | ||
3rd | Illuminates | ||
2009 Wenona Girl Handicap |
1st | Belong To Many | 1 minute 10.53 seconds |
2nd | Espurante | ||
3rd | Ugly Betty | ||
2008 Wenona Girl Handicap |
1st | Litter | 1 minute 11.05 seconds |
2nd | Danasierra | ||
3rd | A Country Girl | ||
2007 Wenona Girl Handicap |
1st | Kakakakatie | 1 minute 9.94 seconds |
2nd | Aunty Betty | ||
3rd | Storm Alert | ||
2006 Wenona Girl Handicap |
1st | Wonderer | 1 minute 10.91 seconds |
2nd | Radio Song | ||
3rd | One In A Million | ||