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The Race History of the 2018 Tatts Tiara at Doomben on Saturday says it has become somewhat of a mares championship.

Srikandi loved her time in Queensland. The 2018 Tatts Tiara (1350m) at Doomben on Saturday appears a fine edition.

2018 TATTS TIARA - RACE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND

The Tatt’s Tiara is a Group 1 race for fillies and mares conducted by the Brisbane Racing Club as part of the Queensland racing carnival and is the final G1 each season.

The Tatt’s Tiara was first run in 1989 won by La Posette when it was known as the Winter Stakes. 2011 was the first running as the Tiara.

It was a Listed race from 1992 to 1995, G3 up to 2005, G2 in 2006 and G1 from 2007 until now.

The Tatt’s Tiara is run under Weight For Age conditions and is usually run over the 1400m at Eagle Farm but in 2017 will be over 1350m at Doomben due to the issues with Eagle Farm. In 2015 they ran the race at Gold Coast.

In 1997 Dane Ripper won the Stradbroke then won this race before winning the Cox Plate later that year. Srikandi in 2015 also did the Stradbroke/Tiara double.

After so many tries in big races, Red Tracer got her rewards for effort in winning the 2013 Tiara. She would win a Myer Classic after that.

Favourites don’t have the best record. There is a winning split between fillies and mares in recent runnings. Most run in the Stradbroke or Dane Ripper as the lead up.

The 2018 Tatts Tiara is worth $500,000 in prizemoney.

Past winners include Rich Pageantry (1993), Mamzelle Pedrille (1995), Dane Ripper (1997), Bonanova (1999/2000), Porto Roca (2001), Miss Potential (2004), Absolut Glam (2008), Melito (2010), Red Tracer (2013), Cosmic Endeavour (2014) and Srikandi (2015).

The 2017 Tatt’s Tiara was won by Tycoon Tara from Prompt Response and In Her Time.