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Occasionally a top sprinter comes to the fore in the WJ Healy Stakes at Eagle Farm on Saturday.

We saw Hay List win this race before going on to bigger things. Are there any of his ilk in the 2019 WJ Healy Stakes (1200m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday?

2019 WJ Healy Stakes: Nominations

2019 WJ HEALY STAKES - RACE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND

The WJ Healy Stakes is a Group 3 sprint race conducted annually during the Queensland winter carnival by Brisbane’s Tattersall’s Racing Club at Eagle Farm.

The WJ Healy Stakes is traditionally run at Eagle Farm and was named in 1979 in honour of WJ Healy, the longest serving president of Brisbane’s Tattersalls Club from 1933 to 1953. The race had its origins in 1951 as the feature sprint race on the annual Tattersalls Cup program.

Brisbane’s Tattersalls Club was formed in 1883 as a sporting club modelled on those established in Britain in the 19th century. It was particularly concerned with horse racing, and held its first race meeting in 1884.

The Healy Stakes has been run over six furlongs/1200m since its inception and is run under quality handicap conditions.

The Healy Stakes became a Listed race in 1979 and has been Group 3 since 1997.

Due to track reconstruction of Eagle Farm racecourse the 2015 Healy Stakes was run at the Gold Coast.

The race record time of 1:08.68 was set by Hay List in 2010.

The 2019 WJ Healy Stakes has prizemoney of $175,000.

Other notable winners include Second Earl, Aquanita, Rashlore, Academy Star, Tropic Jewel, Lord Nelson, Swiftly Ann, Blue’s Finito, Hit It Benny, Grey Sapphire, Ideal Planet, Toy Pindarri, Clay Hero, Tiny’s Finito, Cangronde, Blazing Reality, El Mirada, Super Elegant, Natural Destiny, The Jackal, Hay List, Pinwheel, River Lad, Big Money, Dothraki and Spright.

The 2018 WJ Healy Stakes was won by Spright from Tumbler and Havasay.