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Some good mares go on to better things after taking the Maybe Mahal Stakes run at Flemington on Tuesday.

Plucky Belle was one of those. Who takes the 2020 Maybe Mahal Stakes (1400m) at Flemington on Tuesday?

2020 Maybe Mahal Stakes: Nominations

2020 MAYBE MAHAL STAKES - RACE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND

The Maybe Mahal Stakes is a Group 3 race run under Set Weights and Penalty conditions for four year old mares at Flemington conducted by the Victoria Racing Club.

The Maybe Mahal Stakes is run over 1400m. It was first run in 2005 and was won by Vintner.

It has been at 1400m and registered named after an elite mare Maybe Mahal trained by Bart Cummings.

The Maybe Mahal Stakes was a Listed race until 2012 then became a Group 3.

The race has had some name changes but took over as the naming rights of the Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes from 2014.

2013 winner Plucky Belle would win a G1 Coolmore Classic 16 months later.

2008 winner Neroli won the G1 Queen Of The Turf at Rosehill the following Autumn.

The Maybe Mahal Stakes was worth $200,000 in 2020.

Notable winners of the Maybe Mahal Stakes include Cool Passion (2018), Pedrena (2017), Artistry (2016), Plucky Belle (2013), Strawberry Field (2009), Neroli (2008) and Juste Momente (2007).

The 2019 Maybe Mahal Stakes was won by Teleplay from La Tigeresa and Sweet Scandal.