Kewney Stakes
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History
The A.V. Kewney Stakes is Group 2 race for three-year-old fillies conducted by the Victoria Racing Club at Flemington.
The Kewney Stakes was first run in 1952 and honoured Arthur V. Kewney, who served as secretary of the Victoria Racing Club for 21 years from 1925 until 1946.
From its introduction in 1952 the Kewney Stakes was run under set weight conditions with penalties over 10 furlongs/2000m until 1984. From 1985 to 2009 the Kewney Stakes was run over 1600m and then at 1400m since 2010. It went back to 1600m in 2021.
The Kewney Stakes has been a Group 2 race since 1979 and has been run under set weight conditions with all fillies carrying 56.0kg.
The race is traditionally run on Newmarket Handicap day at Flemington. Only once has the Kewney Stakes been run at another course in 2007 when it was transferred to Caulfield due to reconstruction work at Flemington.
Kewney Stakes winners have a history of going on to race successfully in classic races, more so when the race distance was run over 2000m or 1600m.
Seven fillies have won the Kewney Stakes/AJC Oaks double (Sanderae, Gay Satin, Dual Quest, Lowland, Gay Poss, Gossiper, How Now).
Another six fillies have won the Kewney Stakes/Schweppes Australasian Oaks double - Send Me An Angel, Mannerism, Tristalove, Anamato, Zarita and Gallica – but again none since the Kewney Stakes was reduced in trip.
Another pertinent double is the Angus Armanasco Stakes/Kewney Stakes which has been won by seven fillies since 1980, the last being Zarita in 2008.
There have also been four fillies win The Vanity/Kewney Stakes double – Tennessee Vain, Ballet Society, Solicit and Barb Raider.
In 2010 Faint Perfume went from the Kewney Stakes to Sydney to win the Vinery Stud Stakes at Rosehill before running second in the G1 ATC Oaks at Randwick. Tennessee Vain, Northwood Plume and Special Harmony also won the Kewney Stakes/Vinery (Storm Queen) Stakes double.
The 2024 Kewney Stakes was worth $300,000 in prizemoney.
Notable winners of the Kewney Stakes include Waltzing Lady, Gay Satin, Wiggle, Lowland, Gay Poss, Sanderae, Gossiper, Love Aloft, Cap D'Antibes, How Now, In Pursuit, Sun Sally, Deck The Halls, Mapperley Heights, Love A Kiss, Tennessee Vain, Mannerism, Tristalove, Northwood Plume, Sunline, Elegant Fashion, Special Harmony, Zarita, Faint Perfume, Solicit, I Am A Star and Autumn Angel.
The 2024 Kewney Stakes was won by Autumn Angel from Basilinna and Mollynickers.
Previous Kewney Stakes Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
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AUTUMN ANGEL
(AUS)
3F THE AUTUMN SUN (AUS) - ANGEL OF MERCY (AUS) HUSSONET (USA) |
M J ZAHRA | 56.0 | PETER G MOODY & KATHERINE COLEMAN | 5 |
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REVOLUTIONARY MISS
(AUS)
3F RUSSIAN REVOLUTION (AUS) - PURCENTAGE (AUS) ONEMORENOMORE (AUS) |
M J ZAHRA | 56.0 | P & P SNOWDEN | 1 |
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BARB RAIDER
(AUS)
3F REBEL RAIDER (AUS) - GRAEBARB (AUS) HOST (CHI) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 56.0 | JEROME HUNTER | 10 |
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STARELLE
(AUS)
3F MORE THAN READY (USA) - STAR OF GISELLE (AUS) RESET (AUS) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 56.0 | DANNY O'BRIEN | 8 |
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RUBISAKI
(AUS)
3F RUBICK (AUS) - SENRO KISAKI (AUS) DANEHILL DANCER (IRE) |
BILLY EGAN | 55.5 | PATRICK PAYNE | 6 |
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SPANISH WHISPER
(AUS)
3F LOPE DE VEGA (IRE) - CUTTING REMARK (AUS) ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) |
D DUNN | 55.5 | D & B HAYES & T DABERNIG | 8 |
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BELLA MARTINI
(AUS)
3F STRATUM (AUS) - SILVERBEAT (AUS) DISTANT MUSIC (USA) |
D DUNN | 55.5 | MICHAEL & WAYNE & JOHN HAWKES | 1 |
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I AM A STAR
(NZ)
3F I AM INVINCIBLE (AUS) - STAR BAND (USA) DIXIELAND BAND (USA) |
D YENDALL | 55.5 | SHANE NICHOLS | 4 |
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BADAWIYA
(AUS)
3F AL MAHER (AUS) - SAYURI SAN (AUS) FUJI KISEKI (JPN) |
C NEWITT | 55.5 | MICK PRICE | 2 |
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WAWAIL
(AUS)
3F LONHRO (AUS) - EL DAANA (AUS) REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) |
M J WALKER | 55.5 | DAVID HAYES & TOM DABERNIG | 3 |
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SOLICIT
(AUS)
3F STREET CRY (IRE) - PRINCESA (AUS) DANEHILL (USA) |
DAMIAN LANE | 55.5 | MATHEW ELLERTON & SIMON ZAHRA | 9 |
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FLYING SNITZEL
(AUS)
3F SNITZEL (AUS) - HULA FLIGHT (NZ) HULA TOWN (NZ) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 55.5 | GERALD RYAN | 10 |
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EMPRESS ROCK
(AUS)
3F FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - EMPRESS JADE (AUS) ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) |
S W ARNOLD | 55.5 | BART CUMMINGS | 5 |
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DO RA MI
(NZ)
3F SAVABEEL (AUS) - AULIDE (AUS) SNIPPETS (AUS) |
M J WALKER | 55.5 | PETER G MOODY | 12 |
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FAINT PERFUME
(AUS)
3F SHAMARDAL (USA) - ZONA (AUS) ZABEEL (NZ) |
M RODD | 55.5 | BART CUMMINGS | 8 |
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GALLICA
(AUS)
3F REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - SWING QUEEN (USA) KINGMAMBO (USA) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 55.5 | MICK PRICE | 1 |
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ZARITA
(NZ)
3F PENTIRE (GB) - GIN PLAYER (NZ) DEFENSIVE PLAY (USA) |
G CHILDS | 55.5 | P T HYLAND | 4 |
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ANAMATO
(AUS)
3F REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - VOLTAGE (AUS) WHISKEY ROAD (USA) |
C NEWITT | 55.5 | D A HAYES | 5 |
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DOUBTING
(AUS)
3F REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - SOVEREIGN RUBY (AUS) SOVEREIGN RED (NZ) |
D NIKOLIC | 55.5 | MICK PRICE | 9 |
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BALLET SOCIETY
(NZ)
3F STRAVINSKY (USA) - CENTURIA (NZ) CENTAINE (AUS) |
STEVEN KING | 55.5 | P T HYLAND | 7 |
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SPECIAL HARMONY
(AUS)
3F SPINNING WORLD (USA) - MAROONED LADY (AUS) MAROONED (GB) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 55.5 | D L FREEDMAN | 6 |
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LASHED
(AUS)
3F ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) - TRAFFIC WATCH (AUS) SALIERI (USA) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 55.5 | GRAEME ROGERSON | 3 |
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ELEGANT FASHION
(AUS)
3F DANEWIN (AUS) - WILY TRICK (USA) CLEVER TRICK (USA) |
S SEAMER | 55.5 | TONY MCEVOY | 9 |
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PONTON FLYER
(AUS)
3F FLYING SPUR (AUS) - CURRABAHAH (AUS) NORTHERN SPRING (IRE) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 55.5 | TOM HUGHES (JNR) | 11 |
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UMALINE
(AUS)
3F UMATILLA (NZ) - PASCALINE (AUS) HABITUATE (IRE) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 55.5 | COLIN LITTLE | 2 |
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