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The WJ Healy Stakes is a 1200m sprint open to all horses run under quality handicap conditions.

2025 WJ Healy Stakes Results

• 1st: #9 Metalart ($6)
• 2nd: #11 Austmarr
• 3rd: #3 General Salute

Jockey Jason Collett gave the Kelly Schweida trained track specialist, Better Than Ready four-year-old Metalart ($6), a cheeky ride up the inside on the home Eagle Farm straight to run down the leader Hidden Wealth 100m out from the line to shoot away and win the 2025 WJ Healy Stakes by three-quarters of a length in the last on Tatt’s Tiara Day.

Paying a total of $200,000 in prize money, the Group 3 race is run on the last major day of racing in the Queensland Winter Carnival. The WJ Healy Stakes shares its race card with the Group 1 $700,000 Tattersall’s Tiara (1400m) and the Group 3 $200,000 Tattersall’s Cup (2400m).

Traditionally held at Eagle Farm Racecourse, the WJ Healy Stakes attracts horses entering the final stages of their winter campaigns. Held on the same day as the final Group 1 race of the carnival, the WJ Healy Stakes presents trainers with an opportunity to have a crack at a final black-type race with decent prize money.

While many trainers seek eagerly to get nominated for the WJ Healy Stakes, others prefer to start their rest leading into the Spring Carnival down south.

The Group 2 Moreton Cup (1200m), now run on Queensland Oaks Day, is a key lead-up into the WJ Healy Stakes, with Brave Song (2019) followed by Prince Of Boom (2023) the latest to complete the double.

The Group 2 Dane Ripper Stakes (1300m) held on Stradbroke Handicap Day is another important WJ Healy Stakes lead-up for any mares targeting the end-of-winter showdown.

The form out of the 2021 WJ Healy Stakes was subsequently franked with the winner Away Game going on to run well in a host of other tougher events including her Group 1 seconds in both the Oakleigh Plate and Robert Sangster Stakes in 2022.

The 2021 WJ Healy Stakes third place-getter Bella Nipotina meanwhile also went on to frank the form including her placings in the Group 1 Manikato Stakes (2nd) and Group 1 VRC Sprint Classic (3rd) in Melbourne that spring.

The 2022 WJ Healy Stakes form was franked with the third-placed Ranges going on to win the Listed Ramornie Handicap next start at Grafton.

In 2023 the WJ Healy Stakes again produced the Ramornie Handicap winner with The Big Goodbye winning the latter after a second in the Brisbane Group 3.

The 2024 WJ Healy Stakes form was franked with the winner Zarastro going on to win the following summer’s $1 million Magic Millions Sprint race at the Gold Coast before a second in the 2025 Group 1 Kingsford Smith Cup in the winter in Brisbane.

The 2025 WJ Healy Stakes ran on Saturday June 28, 2025 as part of Eagle Farm’s Tattersall’s Tiara Day card and was won by the inside running Metalart ($6) for trainer Kelly Schweida. 

2025 WJ Healy Stakes Finishing Order

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2025 WJ Healy Stakes Betting

The latest WJ Healy Stakes 2025 betting odds on the Tattersall’s Tiara Day Group 3 sprint will be provided at Races.com.au complete with market links to Ladbrokes.com.au the week of the race.

Brave Song ($3 in 2019) followed by Prince Of Boom ($2.25 in 2023) are the latest favourites in WJ Healy Stakes betting to salute for the punters.

There was a notable upset in 2024 with local hope Zarastro saluting at WJ Healy odds of $10.

2025 WJ Healy Stakes Form Guide

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2025 WJ Healy Stakes Tips

• To Win: #9 Metalart ($7.50 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Taking on the favourite in the WJ Healy and have landed on Metalart for a touch of value in the Group 3 sprint. The Kelly Schweida trained local Better Than Ready four-year-old lines-up as a genuine winning chance on the back of a nice lead-up when third by a narrow margin in the Listed Lightning Handicap here over 1000m behind Vodka Martini. Has a good Eagle Farm record (4:2-0-1) and will appreciate getting up to the six furlongs boasting a great 1200m strike rate (6:4-0-1). Won at Doomben two back carrying a big weight to victory in easier grade, handles all going and gets in well in the weights with 54.5kg. Jason Collett comes aboard in another plus from an ideal gate three draw. Doing plenty right.

2025 WJ Healy Stakes Field

The WJ Healy Stakes field attracts a strong line-up of end-of-winter sprinters from both local and interstate stables. Good lead-ups into the WJ Healy Stakes field including the Group 2 Moreton Cup and most runners in the line-up have had a previous Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival start.

The official 2025 W.J. Healy Stakes Final Field & Barriers are set for release on the Wednesday leading up to Tattersall’s Tiara Day.

The WJ Healy Stakes 2025 field features a quality line-up of winter sprinters to see out the Tatt’s Tiara Day card with markets led by the Peter Snowden trained Need Some Luck.

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2025 WJ Healy Stakes Nominations

The 2025 WJ Healy Stakes Nominations are taken by Racing Queensland on the Monday of race week.

Nominations extended until 10:00am (AEST) – 24/06/2025 

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

WJ Healy Stakes History

The inaugural edition of the WJ Healy Stakes was in 1979, with Painted Red seizing victory. Originally granted Listed status, the race was upgraded to Group 3 in 1997 and in the same year Blazing Reality won.

The race is named after WJ Healy, the longest serving president of Tattersall’s, who held the position from 1932 until 1953. Over the years the race has experienced some alternative names, including the Carlton Draught Stakes and the Mercedes-Benz Stakes.

Hay List currently holds the race record of 1:08.68 from his 2009 run. Several notable horses have taken their place in the WJ Healy Stakes results, including Howmuchdoyouloveme (2013), River Lad (2012) and Jar Jar Binks (2002).

In 2018 the classy mare Spright beat home the boys in the WJ Healy Stakes. She would go on to record a number of interstate Group 1 placings before her own elite level success in the 2019 Robert Sangster Stakes in Adelaide.

There was no 2020 edition of the WJ Healy Stakes due to a reduced, COVID-19 impacted Brisbane Winter Carnival.

In 2023 the Robert Heathcote-trained Moreton Cup champ Prince Of Boom scored an over two-length victory carrying the 60kg top-weight to victory as the favourite.

WJ Healy Stakes Results