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The WJ Healy Stakes is a Group 3 sprint race run in Brisbane during the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival on Tattersall's Tiara Day in late June.
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 | |
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Date: | Saturday June 22, 2019 |
Track: | Eagle Farm Racecourse |
Distance: | 1200m |
Race Type: | Qlty Handicap |
Status: | Group 3 |
Prize Money: | $175,000 |
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 |
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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 | – | – |
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.
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 |
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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 |
The 2019 WJ Healy Stakes Nominations are taken by Racing Queensland on the Monday of race week.
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.
Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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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 |