Light Fingers Stakes
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History
The Light Fingers Stakes is a Group 2 race for three year old fillies conducted by the Australian Turf Club at Randwick.
The Light Fingers Stakes was first run in 1981 and was won by Shaybisc.
The Light Fingers Stakes is run over 1200m under Set Weights conditions. It was worth $300,000 in 2024.
It was a Listed race to begin with then Group 2 in 1986, G3 1987 to 1990 then back to G2 until now.
It has always been run mainly at the 1200m but was 1100m in 1997 and 1998. Randwick, Warwick Farm and Rosehill have all hosted the race.
The race was named after the 1965 Melbourne Cup winner as well as being a dual Oaks winner.
Three Doncaster winners have won the race earlier in the prep – Emancipation, Magic Flute and Skating.
Alizee won the G1 Queen Of The Turf at the end of a campaign which started with a Light Fingers Stakes victory.
Some winners have turned into grand broodmares. Whisked (Tie The Knot), Skating (Bradbury's Luck), Staging (Duporth/Excites) have some noted progeny.
Godolphin saddled up three G1 winners in the 2020 edition and they ran the trifecta.
Notable winners of the Light Fingers Stakes include Emancipation (1983), Magic Flute (1987), Joanne (1990), Whisked (1991), Skating (1993), Peruzzi (1996), Assertive Lass (1997), Staging (1998), Gold Edition (2007), Forensics (2008), More Joyous (2010), Sea Siren (2012), Sweet Idea (2014), Global Glamour (2017), Alizee (2018), Nakeeta Jane (2019), Flit (2020), Fangirl (2022) and In Secret (2023).
The 2024 Light Fingers Stakes was won by Kimochi from Learning To Fly and Kristilli.
Previous Light Fingers Stakes Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
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KIMOCHI
(AUS)
3F BRAVE SMASH (JPN) - SUMMER FUN (AUS) I AM INVINCIBLE (AUS) |
JASON COLLETT | 56.0 | GARY PORTELLI | 3 |
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IN SECRET
(AUS)
3F I AM INVINCIBLE (AUS) - ELOPING (AUS) CHOISIR (AUS) |
N RAWILLER | 56.0 | JAMES CUMMINGS | 3 |
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FANGIRL
(AUS)
3F SEBRING (AUS) - LITTLE SURFER GIRL (AUS) ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) |
HUGH BOWMAN | 56.0 | CHRIS WALLER | 5 |
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EVERY ROSE
(AUS)
3F CHOISIR (AUS) - COUREDGE (AUS) SHOW A HEART (AUS) |
J PARR | 56.0 | MARK NEWNHAM | 14 |
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FLIT
(AUS)
3F MEDAGLIA D'ORO (USA) - GLISSADE (AUS) REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) |
HUGH BOWMAN | 56.0 | JAMES CUMMINGS | 1 |
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NAKEETA JANE
(AUS)
3F SO YOU THINK (NZ) - LUSTRE LADY (AUS) FLYING SPUR (AUS) |
J PARR | 56.0 | MARK NEWNHAM | 3 |
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ALIZEE
(AUS)
3F SEPOY (AUS) - ESSAOUIRA (AUS) EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) |
G SCHOFIELD | 56.0 | JAMES CUMMINGS | 4 |
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GLOBAL GLAMOUR
(AUS)
3F STAR WITNESS (AUS) - SPECTACULA (AUS) TESTA ROSSA (AUS) |
J PARR | 56.0 | G WATERHOUSE & A BOTT | 12 |
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PERIGNON
(AUS)
3F SNITZEL (AUS) - LAST BLAZE (JPN) NARITA BRIAN (JPN) |
TIM CLARK | 56.0 | GERALD RYAN | 6 |
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ADRIFT
(NZ)
3F ZABEEL (NZ) - STRAY (NZ) TALE OF THE CAT (USA) |
T ANGLAND | 56.0 | MS G WATERHOUSE | 11 |
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SWEET IDEA
(AUS)
3F SNITZEL (AUS) - FLIDAIS (AUS) TIMBER COUNTRY (USA) |
TOMMY BERRY | 56.0 | MS G WATERHOUSE | 10 |
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BENNETTA
(AUS)
3F GENERAL NEDIYM (AUS) - DIVA'S MAGIC (AUS) REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) |
JAMES MCDONALD | 56.0 | GRAHAME BEGG | 7 |
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SEA SIREN
(AUS)
3F FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - EXPRESS A SMILE (AUS) SUCCESS EXPRESS (USA) |
J CASSIDY | 56.0 | JOHN O'SHEA | 8 |
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OBSEQUIOUS
(AUS)
3F LONHRO (AUS) - SYCOPHANT (AUS) COMMANDS (AUS) |
K MCEVOY | 56.0 | PETER SNOWDEN | 1 |
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MORE JOYOUS
(NZ)
3F MORE THAN READY (USA) - SUNDAY JOY (AUS) SUNDAY SILENCE (USA) |
N RAWILLER | 56.0 | MS G WATERHOUSE | 9 |
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ROCK ME BABY
(AUS)
3F ROCK OF GIBRALTAR (IRE) - HIGHEST COOL (FR) HIGHEST HONOR (FR) |
B PENGELLY | 56.0 | DAVID PAYNE | 13 |
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FORENSICS
(AUS)
3F FLYING SPUR (AUS) - PROVE IT (AUS) DEHERE (USA) |
R M QUINN | 56.0 | PETER SNOWDEN | 6 |
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GOLD EDITION
(AUS)
3F LION HUNTER (AUS) - GLIMMERS (AUS) SUCCESS EXPRESS (USA) |
J CASSIDY | 56.0 | R E MAUND | 8 |
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STREET SMART
(AUS)
3F LION HUNTER (AUS) - IMPEDIMENT (AUS) CAN'T FIGHT FATE (AUS) |
G A LYNCH | 55.5 | R E MAUND | 7 |
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TREZEVANT
(AUS)
3F FLYING SPUR (AUS) - TENNESSEE MAGIC (AUS) BLETCHINGLY (AUS) |
C MUNCE | 54.0 | MS G WATERHOUSE | 4 |
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SHARP
(AUS)
3F DANZERO (AUS) - SNARL (AUS) DON'T SAY HALO (USA) |
C W BROWN | 56.5 | JOHN HAWKES | 3 |
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ONLY GLORY
(AUS)
3F HONOUR AND GLORY (USA) - RANGE BELLE (AUS) RANCHER (AUS) |
D BEADMAN | 54.0 | JOHN O'SHEA | 10 |
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ANCIENT SONG
(AUS)
3F CANNY LAD (AUS) - HELLO LOTTIE (AUS) BEAU SOVEREIGN (NZ) |
L V CASSIDY | 53.0 | RADO BOLJUN | 10 |
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LADY MULAN
(NZ)
3F BIGSTONE (IRE) - ZAFFRA (NZ) ZEPHYR NEKE (AUS) |
G BOSS | 53.0 | R H THOMSEN | 3 |
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CAMENA
(AUS)
3F SNIPPETS (AUS) - SODA WATCH (AUS) STAR WATCH (AUS) |
L V CASSIDY | 55.5 | GERALD RYAN | 6 |
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