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The WJ Healy Stakes is a 1200m sprint open to all horses run under quality handicap conditions. Paying a total of $175,000 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 $500,000 Tattersall’s Tiara (1400m) and the Group 3 $200,000 Tattersall’s Cup (3000m).

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 2019 WJ Healy Stakes ran on Saturday June 22, 2019 and was won by the ultra-consistent Brave Song. 

WJ Healy Stakes
Date:	Saturday June 22, 2019
Track:	Eagle Farm Racecourse
Distance:	1200m
Race Type:	Qlty Handicap
Status:	Group 3
Prize Money:	$175,000

2019 WJ Healy Stakes Results

• 1st: #3 Brave Song
• 2nd: #7 Amanaat
• 3rd: #8 Intuition

Brave Song finally broke through for a winter win after a string of lead-up seconds, the consistent Team Snowden-trained four-year-old saluting for the punters as the $3 favourite to cap off an outstanding day for in-form jockey Blake Shinn.

Check out the official WJ Healy Stakes 2019 Results & Finishing Order below, they will be published as soon as the race is won on Saturday June 22, 2019 as part of Tatt’s Tiara Day.

Place	#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Br.	Wgt.	SP
1	3	BRAVE SONG	Peter & Paul Snowden	Blake Shinn	–	1	58kg	$3F
2	7	AMANAAT	Mark Currie	Glen Boss	0.4L	9	56kg	$17
3	8	INTUITION	James Cummings	Jeff Lloyd	1.15L	10	55kg	$26
4	2	VICTOREM	Jenny Graham	Ben Looker	1.35L	2	59kg	$3.60
5	6	MONSIEUR GUSTAVE	Darryl Hansen	Tiffani Brooker	2.1L	14	56.5kg	$201
6	9	ISAURIAN	James Cummings	Tommy Berry	2.2L	3	55kg	$6.50
7	10	KEEN ARRAY	Toby Edmonds	Matthew McGillivray	2.95L	11	54kg	$26
8	11	MOONLOVER	Matt Laurie	Robbie Fradd	3.7L	5	54kg	$31
9	16	FREDDIE FOX TROT	Les Kelly	Sean Cormack	3.9L	13	54kg	$101
10	13	WHYPEEO	Toby Edmonds	Jim Byrne	4L	4	54kg	$14
11	1	TACTICAL ADVANTAGE	Kris Lees	Michael Cahill	4.75L	6	59kg	$15
12	15	SPLIT LIP	Will Clarken	Jamie Kah	6L	12	54kg	$41
13	5	QUILISTA	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Michael Walker	6.75L	8	57kg	$16
14	4	ALASSIO	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Tim Clark	6.95L	7	57kg	$26
–	12	CRADLE MOUNTAIN	Clare Cunningham	Jason Collett	–	0	–	–
–	14	DIVINE DICE	John & Chris Meagher	Tegan Harrison	–	0	–	–

2019 WJ Healy Stakes Odds

The latest WJ Healy Stakes 2019 betting odds on the Tattersall’s Tiara Day Group 3 sprint will be provided below complete with market links to Ladbrokes.com.au the week of the race.

2019 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 2019 W.J. Healy Stakes Final Field & Barriers are set for release on the Wednesday leading-up to Tattersall’s Tiara Day.

The 2019 WJ Healy Stakes Field drew 16 hopefuls including Jenny Graham’s Black-Type winner on Stradbroke Day Victorem, Moreton Cup runner-up for Team Snowden Brave Song drawn the rails and in-form mare Quilista.

Update: The WJ Healy Stakes field is down to 14 runners after the early scratching of the Clare Cunningham-trained Cradle Mountain (7) and local runner Divine Dice (8).

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Br.	Wgt.	Hcp. Rating
1	114261×265	TACTICAL ADVANTAGE	Kris Lees	Michael Cahill	6	59kg	105
2	x52313x281	VICTOREM	Jenny Graham	Ben Looker	2	59kg	105
3	133415×222	BRAVE SONG	Peter & Paul Snowden	Blake Shinn	1	58kg	103
4	5x6213110x	ALASSIO	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Tim Clark	9	57kg	105
5	4547×84212	QUILISTA	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Michael Walker	10	57kg	105
6	408x71800x	MONSIEUR GUSTAVE	Darryl Hansen	Tiffani Brooker	16	56.5kg	100
7	4x11x1x6x3	AMANAAT	Mark Currie	Glen Boss	11	56kg	99
8	8×72511165	INTUITION	James Cummings	Jeff Lloyd	12	55kg	97
9	7x124133x1	ISAURIAN	James Cummings	Tommy Berry	3	55kg	97
10	x950977x44	KEEN ARRAY	Toby Edmonds	Matthew McGillivray	13	54kg	95
11	1012×77018	MOONLOVER	Matt Laurie	Robbie Fradd	5	54kg	94
12	1x19x112x8	CRADLE MOUNTAIN	Clare Cunningham	Jason Collett	7	54kg	93
13	129x90x652	WHYPEEO	Toby Edmonds	Glyn Schofield	4	54kg	92
14	4×54160164	DIVINE DICE	John & Chris Meagher	Tegan Harrison	8	54kg	90
15	0200×76153	SPLIT LIP	Will Clarken	Jamie Kah	14	54kg	88
16	x1143x3260	FREDDIE FOX TROT	Les Kelly	Sean Cormack	15	54kg	86

2019 WJ Healy Stakes Nominations

The 2019 WJ Healy Stakes Nominations are taken by Racing Queensland on the Monday of race week.

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.

WJ Healy Stakes Results

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2020 WJ Healy Stakes	1st	TBD	TBD
	2nd	TBD
	3rd	TBD
2019 WJ Healy Stakes	1st	Brave Song	1 minute 10.22 seconds
	2nd	Amanaat
	3rd	Intuition
2018 WJ Healy Stakes	1st	Spright	1 minute 09.3 seconds
	2nd	Tumbler
	3rd	Havasay
2017 WJ Healy Stakes	1st	Burning Passion	1 minute 09.6 seconds (run over 1200m at Doomben)
	2nd	Irish Constabulary
	3rd	Too Good To Refuse
2016 WJ Healy Stakes	1st	Into The Red	1 minute 12.51 seconds
	2nd	Saluter
	3rd	Mogador
2015 WJ Healy Stakes	1st	Dothraki	1 minute 11.33 seconds
	2nd	Target In Sight
	3rd	Rocket To Glory
2014 WJ Healy Stakes	1st	Big Money	1 minute 9.35 seconds
	2nd	Cape Kidnappers
	3rd	Seeking More
2013 WJ Healy Stakes	1st	Howmuchdoyouloveme	1 minute 11.46 seconds
	2nd	River Lad
	3rd	Delago Bolt
2012 WJ Healy Stakes	1st	River Lad	1 minute 10.0 seconds
	2nd	Excellantes
	3rd	Griffon
2011 WJ Healy Stakes	1st	Pinwheel	1 minute 9.54 seconds
	2nd	Metallurgical
	3rd	Swiss Rose
2010 WJ Healy Stakes	1st	Hay List	1 minute 8.69 seconds
	2nd	Pinwheel
	3rd	Ego’s Dare
2009 WJ Healy Stakes	1st	News Alert	1 minute 9.3 seconds
	2nd	Wasted Emotions
	3rd	Keano
2008 WJ Healy Stakes	1st	Nuclear Medicine	1 minute 11.38 seconds
	2nd	Rapid Jacko
	3rd	Daunting Lad
2007 WJ Healy Stakes	1st	The Jackal	1 minute 9.59 seconds
	2nd	Sectagonal
	3rd	Flying Alpha
2006 WJ Healy Stakes	1st	Natural Destiny	1 minute 10.63 seconds
	2nd	Starlactic
	3rd	Black Ink
2005 Carlton Draught Stakes	1st	Poetic Papal	1 minute 9.4 seconds
	2nd	Takeover Target
	3rd	Lamond
2004 Mercedes-Benz Stakes	1st	Lamond	1 minute 9.5 seconds
	2nd	Sportsman
	3rd	Koochie
2003 Mercedes-Benz Stakes	1st	Super Elegant	1 minute 9.6 seconds
	2nd	Cariboo
	3rd	Super Impressive
2002 Mercedes-Benz Stakes	1st	Jar Jar Binks	1 minute 10.4 seconds
	2nd	Pembleton
	3rd	Treviscay
2001 Mercedes-Benz Stakes	1st	Citichy	1 minute 9.2 seconds
	2nd	Federal Agent
	3rd	Zariz
2000 Mercedes-Benz Stakes	1st	El Mirada	1 minute 9.2 seconds
	2nd	King Lotto
	3rd	Normal Practice