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The Group 3 Wenona Girl Handicap is held each autumn in Sydney on Randwick Guineas Day.
2022 Wenona Girl Handicap Results
- 1st: #4 Belluci Babe
- 2nd: #6 Tricky Gal
- 3rd: #10 Never Talk
Wenona Girl Handicap News
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 $160,000 in total prize money 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 Wenona Girl Handicap 2022 ran at Randwick on Saturday March 5, 2022 and was won by the Bjorn Baker-trained favourite Belluci Babe ($3F).
| 2022 Wenona Girl Handicap | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Saturday March 5, 2022 |
| Track: | Royal Randwick Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1200m |
| Race Type: | Quality Handicap / Mares 4YO&Up |
| Status: | Group 3 |
| Prize Money: | $160,000 |
2022 Wenona Girl Handicap Results
- 1st: #4 Belluci Babe ($3F)
- 2nd: #6 Tricky Gal
- 3rd: #10 Never Talk
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | BELLUCI BABE (NZ) | Bjorn Baker | James McDonald | 5 | 55kg | $3F | |||
| 2 | 6 | TRICKY GAL | Matthew Smith | Regan Bayliss | 2.42L | 2 | 54.5kg | $7.50 | ||
| 3 | 10 | NEVER TALK | Kris Lees | Jason Collett | 2.64L | 3 | 53.5kg | $3.50 | ||
| 4 | 2 | MARBOOSHA | Peter & Paul Snowden | Tommy Berry | 2.82L | 1 | 57kg | $7 | ||
| 5 | 11 | GEIST | James Cummings | Tim Clark | 4.19L | 4 | 53.5kg | $9.50 | ||
| 6 | 9 | MATCHMAKER (NZ) | Chris Waller | Kerrin McEvoy | 4.74L | 8 | 53.5kg | $20 | ||
| 7 | 5 | SEASONS | Kylie Gavenlock | Andrew Gibbons | 8.16L | 7 | 55kg | $61 | ||
| 8 | 12 | JOVIALITY | Chris Waller | Ms Kathy O’Hara | 11.61L | 6 | 53.5kg | $12 | ||
| 3 | WANDABAA | Kris Lees | Hugh Bowman | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | FITUESE | John Thompson | Nash Rawiller | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | ZOUSHINE | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | William Pike | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | BONS ABROAD | Kevin Corstens | Ms Rachel King | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2022 Wenona Girl Handicap Betting Odds
The updated Wenona Girl Handicap 2022 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.
2022 Wenona Girl Handicap Field
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 2022 Wenona Girl Handicap field and barriers are set to be announced on Wednesday March 2, 2022 and will be published in full below.
- Scratched: #1 Fituese (7), #3 Wandabaa #8 Bons Abroad (2)
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 55x1256x40 | FITUESE | John Thompson | Nash Rawiller | 7 | 58kg | 100 | ||
| 2 | 1421x377x4 | MARBOOSHA | Peter & Paul Snowden | Tommy Berry | 1 | 57kg | 98 | ||
| 3 | 224x0420x7 | WANDABAA | Kris Lees | Hugh Bowman | 8 | 55.5kg | 95 | ||
| 4 | 3x138x2442 | BELLUCI BABE (NZ) | Bjorn Baker | James McDonald | 6 | 55kg | 55.5kg | 94 | |
| 5 | 0x210x090x | SEASONS | Kylie Gavenlock | Andrew Gibbons | 11 | 55kg | 94 | ||
| 6 | 725x27584x | TRICKY GAL | Matthew Smith | Regan Bayliss | 3 | 54.5kg | 93 | ||
| 7 | 18x19543x1 | ZOUSHINE | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | William Pike | 10 | 54kg | 84 | ||
| 8 | 118x6589x3 | BONS ABROAD | Kevin Corstens | Ms Rachel King | 2 | 54kg | 83 | ||
| 9 | 0x2717x0x6 | MATCHMAKER (NZ) | Chris Waller | Kerrin McEvoy | 12 | 53.5kg | 88 | ||
| 10 | 44x09300x3 | NEVER TALK | Kris Lees | Jason Collett | 4 | 53.5kg | 87 | ||
| 11 | 4235x2147x | GEIST | James Cummings | Tim Clark | 5 | 53.5kg | 81 | ||
| 12 | 0x00x09x21 | JOVIALITY | Chris Waller | Ms Kathy O’Hara | 9 | 53.5kg | 81 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2022 Wenona Girl Nominations
Early nominations on the Wenona Girl Handicap in 2022 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 349x1541x3 | ELECTRIC GIRL | M | 5 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 1 | 59kg | 59kg | 103 | |
| 2 | 55x1256x40 | FITUESE | M | 5 | John Thompson | 2 | 57.5kg | 57.5kg | 100 | |
| 3 | 1421x377x4 | MARBOOSHA | M | 4 | Peter & Paul Snowden | 3 | 56.5kg | 56.5kg | 98 | |
| 4 | 1235x1114x | SIRILEO MISS | M | 4 | Symon Wilde | 4= | 55kg | 55kg | 95 | |
| 5 | 224x0420x7 | WANDABAA | M | 5 | Kris Lees | 4= | 55kg | 55kg | 95 | |
| 6 | 3x138x2442 | BELLUCI BABE (NZ) | M | 5 | Bjorn Baker | 6= | 54.5kg | 54.5kg | 94 | |
| 7 | 1111×6 | IT’S ME | M | 5 | Brett Cavanough | 6= | 54.5kg | 54.5kg | 94 | |
| 8 | 0x210x090x | SEASONS | M | 7 | Kylie Gavenlock | 6= | 54.5kg | 54.5kg | 94 | |
| 9 | 725x27584x | TRICKY GAL | M | 6 | Matthew Smith | 9 | 54kg | 54kg | 93 | |
| 10 | 0x2717x0x6 | MATCHMAKER (NZ) | M | 4 | Chris Waller | 10 | 54kg | 53kg | 88 | |
| 11 | 44x09300x3 | NEVER TALK | M | 4 | Kris Lees | 11 | 54kg | 53kg | 87 | |
| 12 | 18x19543x1 | ZOUSHINE | M | 4 | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | 12 | 54kg | 53kg | 84 | |
| 13 | 118x6589x3 | BONS ABROAD | M | 5 | Kevin Corstens | 13 | 54kg | 53kg | 83 | |
| 14 | 4235x2147x | GEIST | M | 4 | James Cummings | 14= | 54kg | 53kg | 81 | |
| 15 | 0x00x09x21 | JOVIALITY | M | 4 | Chris Waller | 14= | 54kg | 53kg | 81 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Wenona Girl Handicap History
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.
Recent Wenona Girl Handicap Winners
See below for the full list of Wenona Girl Handicap results and winners going back to its inauguration in 2006.
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
