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Northerly Stakes

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The Northerly Stakes is a Group 1 race run under Weight For Age conditions for the top grade at Ascot conducted by Perth Racing.

The Northerly Stakes is run over 1800m. It was first run in 1976 and was won by Family Of Man.

The race is the follow up from the Handicap Railway Stakes.

There have been runnings of the Northerly Stakes at a mile or even 2000m but the vast majority have been over 1800m.

The Northerly Stakes was a Principal Race then became a Group 1 from 1979.

The race has had many names from the Marlboro '50,000', Western Mail Classic, Rothwells, Winfield Stakes, Beat Diabetes 2 Stakes and Fruit 'N' Veg Stakes before being known the most amount in its history as the Kingston Town Classic. However in 2022 it was re-named after one of the most famous WA horses in Northerly.

Mares have only won 3 times in 40 odd years but a filly saluted in 2015 and again in 2018, 2019 and 2022.

11 x 3yos have won the last 37 Classics. 8 of the 11 before that were won by 3yos. A remarkable transformation but they did win in 2013/15/18/19/22.

Playing God became the fifth horse to win two editions – the others being Niconero, Family of Man, Summer Beau and Old Comrade. He also sired 2019 winner Kay Cee.

Cox Plate/top eastern states WFA form was part of the early history of the race via the likes of Family Of Man, Kingston Town, Vo Rogue and Better Loosen Up.

Those to do the Railway Stakes/Northerly Stakes double are Better Loosen Up, Old Comrade, Modem and Sniper's Bullet.

A high quality filly Arcadia Queen was the choice leading rider William Pike made over the stable mate and Railway winner Galaxy Star in 2018 and it proved the right move when she won by 4.5 lengths.

While the 5-1on fav Western Empire was rolled in 2021, Regal Power winning still meant owner Bob Peters and trainers Grant & Alana Williams won the three legs of the G1 Masters Series.

2003 running was at Belmont racecourse.

The Northerly Stakes was worth $1,500,000 in 2023.

Notable winners of the Northerly Stakes include Amelia's Jewel (2022), Regal Power (2021), Arcadia Queen (2018), Stratum Star (2016), Perfect Reflection (2015), Moriarty (2014), Luckygray (2012), Playing God (2010/2011), Sniper's Bullet (2009), Niconero (2006/2008), Modem (2004), Old Comrade (2000/2001), Summer Beau (1996/1997), Old Role (1991), Better Loosen Up (1989), Vo Rogue (1988), Military Plume (1986), Bounty Hawk (1983), Kingston Town (1982), Sovereign Red (1980), Mighty Kingdom (1979) and Family Of Man (1976/1978).

The 2023 Northerly Stakes was won by Dom To Shoot from Zaaki and Zipaway.


Racing and Sports

Previous Northerly Stakes Winners

Date Horse Jockey WT Trainer BP
DOM TO SHOOT (AUS) 6G
SHOOTING TO WIN (AUS) - PRINCESS ROUGE (NZ) PINS (AUS)
JARRAD NOSKE 59.0 S & J CASEY 1
AMELIA'S JEWEL (AUS) 3F
SIYOUNI (FR) - BUMBASINA (IRE) CANFORD CLIFFS (IRE)
P CARBERY 50.0 SIMON A MILLER 1
REGAL POWER (AUS) 6G
PIERRO (AUS) - BROADWAY BELLE (AUS) REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS)
P CARBERY 59.0 G & A WILLIAMS 8
TRULY GREAT (AUS) 5G
DUNDEEL (NZ) - TRULY SPECIAL (AUS) JEUNE (GB)
CHRIS PARNHAM 59.0 G & A WILLIAMS 8
KAY CEE (AUS) 3F
PLAYING GOD (AUS) - FLIRT 'N' HOPE (AUS) MCFLIRT (NZ)
S PARNHAM 50.0 NEVILLE PARNHAM 1
ARCADIA QUEEN (AUS) 3F
PIERRO (AUS) - ARCADIA (AUS) REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS)
WILLIAM PIKE 50.0 G & A WILLIAMS 6
POUNAMU (AUS) 6G
AUTHORIZED (IRE) - TANGIWAI (AUS) STREET CRY (IRE)
P CARBERY 59.0 A D MATHEWS 8
STRATUM STAR (AUS) 5H
STRATUM (AUS) - PURELY SPECTACULAR (NZ) PINS (AUS)
DAMIAN LANE 59.0 DARREN WEIR 1
PERFECT REFLECTION (AUS) 3F
MORE THAN READY (USA) - REFLECTED IMAGE (AUS) BLUEBIRD (USA)
WILLIAM PIKE 50.0 GRANT WILLIAMS 12
MORIARTY (IRE) 6G
CLODOVIL (IRE) - JUSTICE SYSTEM (USA) CRIMINAL TYPE (USA)
D WHYTE 59.0 CHRIS WALLER 1
IHTSAHYMN (AUS) 3G
IHTIRAM (IRE) - UMATUNE (AUS) UMATILLA (NZ)
S PARNHAM 52.0 FRED KERSLEY 2
LUCKYGRAY (AUS) 5G
BRADBURY'S LUCK (AUS) - DAMAH LADY (AUS) MUKADDAMAH (USA)
S O'DONNELL 59.0 G P POLETTI 4
PLAYING GOD (AUS) 4H
BLACKFRIARS (AUS) - DOLLY WILL DO (AUS) RUBITON (AUS)
S PARNHAM 58.5 NEVILLE PARNHAM 5
PLAYING GOD (AUS) 3C
BLACKFRIARS (AUS) - DOLLY WILL DO (AUS) RUBITON (AUS)
S PARNHAM 52.0 NEVILLE PARNHAM 8
SNIPER'S BULLET (AUS) 6G
BITE THE BULLET (USA) - YALLAH TERRACE (AUS) YALLAH PRINCE (AUS)
DAMIEN OLIVER 59.0 TRACEY BARTLEY 16
NICONERO (AUS) 7G
DANZERO (AUS) - NICOLA LASS (AUS) SCENIC (IRE)
B RAWILLER 59.0 D A HAYES 14
MEGATIC (AUS) 3G
DANETIME (IRE) - MEGA ROLE (AUS) OLD SPICE (AUS)
P J HARVEY 52.0 A F BECKETT 10
NICONERO (AUS) 5G
DANZERO (AUS) - NICOLA LASS (AUS) SCENIC (IRE)
B RAWILLER 58.0 D A HAYES 9
EARLY EXPRESS (AUS) 6G
DAUBERVAL (USA) - EARLY DAWN (AUS) IFRAD (USA)
J WHITING 58.0 P J GIADRESCO 2
MODEM (AUS) 6G
BLETCHLEY PARK (IRE) - REFURBISH (AUS) JOINDRE (AUS)
P J HARVEY 58.0 T M ANDREWS 6
TRUE STEEL (AUS) 6H
JEUNE (GB) - HOW SPECIAL (AUS) PERSIAN HEIGHTS (GB)
C K HARVEY 58.0 MRS M M PAYNE 10
BLEVVO (AUS) 5G
BLEVIC (AUS) - CARENEL (AUS) HIGHEST (GB)
P FARRELL 58.0 D R HARRISON 7
OLD COMRADE (AUS) 4G
OLD SPICE (AUS) - BELGRAVIA (AUS) KUIKATAMA (NZ)
P J HARVEY 57.5 LINDSEY SMITH 13
OLD COMRADE (AUS) 3G
OLD SPICE (AUS) - BELGRAVIA (AUS) KUIKATAMA (NZ)
P J HARVEY 52.0 LINDSEY SMITH 2

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