Wakeful Stakes
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History
The Wakeful Stakes is a Group 2 race run under Set Weights and Penalty conditions for three year old fillies at Flemington conducted by the Victoria Racing Club.
The Wakeful Stakes is run over 2000m. It was first run in 1932 and was won by Protea.
The race is named after the great mare Wakeful who won many principal races in her career in the early part of last century.
Early runnings of the Wakeful Stakes were over a mile but since 1953 has been over 2000m and is the traditional lead up to the Oaks on the Thursday.
The Wakeful Stakes was a Principal Race then a Group 2 from 1979.
An amazing 38 fillies have completed the Wakeful Stakes/VRC Oaks double with Willowy the most recent in 2021.
Those to do the Thousand Guineas/Wakeful Stakes double (13) – Atlantic Jewel the last to do it in 2011.
Those to do the Thousand Guineas/Wakeful Stakes/VRC Oaks treble (10) – Arborea the last to do it in 1993.
In 2011 Atlantic Jewel had the Oaks at her mercy after winning the Wakeful Stakes by seven lengths but injured a hamstring and could not compete on the Thursday.
The Wakeful Stakes was worth $300,000 in 2023.
Notable winners of the Wakeful Stakes include Amazonian Lass (2023), Willowy (2021), Miami Bound (2019), Aristia (2018), Kirramosa (2013), Atlantic Jewel (2011), Faint Perfume (2009), Zarita (2007), Tuesday Joy (2006), Serenade Rose (2005), Hollow Bullet (2004), Grand Archway (1998), Danendri (1996), Saleous (1995), Arborea (1993), Richfield Lady (1991), Tristanagh (1989), Research (1988), Imposera (1987), November Rain (1980), How Now (1975), Leica Show (1974), Toltrice (1972), Light Fingers (1964), Wenona Girl (1960), Evening Peal (1955), Nizam's Ring (1947), Rainbird (1944) and Session (1940).
The 2023 Wakeful Stakes was won by Amazonian Lass from Zardozi and Harlow Mist.
Previous Wakeful Stakes Winners
Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AMAZONIAN LASS
(AUS)
3F MORE THAN READY (USA) - DYNASTIC LADY (AUS) FASTNET ROCK (AUS) |
TIM CLARK | 55.0 | G WATERHOUSE & A BOTT | 11 |
|
ZENNZELLA
(AUS)
3F SNITZEL (AUS) - ZENNISTA (NZ) ZENNO ROB ROY (JPN) |
JAMES MCDONALD | 55.0 | C MAHER & D EUSTACE | 14 |
|
WILLOWY
(AUS)
3F KERMADEC (NZ) - DEXTROUS (AUS) QUEST FOR FAME (GB) |
JYE MCNEIL | 55.0 | JAMES CUMMINGS | 7 |
|
VICTORIA QUAY
(AUS)
3F DUNDEEL (NZ) - SWAN RIVER (AUS) DANEHILL DANCER (IRE) |
JAMIE KAH | 55.0 | T & C MCEVOY | 11 |
|
MIAMI BOUND
(NZ)
3F RELIABLE MAN (GB) - ARAPAHO MISS (AUS) DANEHILL DANCER (IRE) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 55.0 | DANNY O'BRIEN | 6 |
|
ARISTIA
(AUS)
3F LONHRO (AUS) - NAKAAYA (AUS) TIGER HILL (IRE) |
DAMIAN LANE | 55.0 | MATHEW ELLERTON & SIMON ZAHRA | 10 |
|
LUVALUVA
(NZ)
3F MASTERCRAFTSMAN (IRE) - WANSESINGYEE (AUS) GALILEO (IRE) |
B SHINN | 55.0 | J G SARGENT | 12 |
|
TIAMO GRACE
(AUS)
3F MONACO CONSUL (NZ) - SICILE (FR) ANABAA (USA) |
DAMIAN LANE | 55.0 | DARREN WEIR | 8 |
|
AMBIENCE
(AUS)
3F STREET CRY (IRE) - MISS RIGHT NOTE (IRE) DAYLAMI (IRE) |
JAMES MCDONALD | 55.5 | JOHN O'SHEA | 3 |
|
THUNDER LADY
(NZ)
3F MASTERCRAFTSMAN (IRE) - THUNDERCHINE (AUS) THUNDER GULCH (USA) |
B SHINN | 55.0 | J G SARGENT | 7 |
|
KIRRAMOSA
(NZ)
3F ALAMOSA (NZ) - FREYJA (NZ) DANSKE (NZ) |
TOMMY BERRY | 54.0 | J G SARGENT | 12 |
|
ZYDECO
(AUS)
3F ZABEEL (NZ) - ALL TIME HIGH (AUS) FLYING SPUR (AUS) |
K MCEVOY | 54.0 | ANTHONY FREEDMAN | 10 |
|
ATLANTIC JEWEL
(AUS)
3F FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - REGARD (AUS) ZABEEL (NZ) |
M RODD | 58.0 | MARK KAVANAGH | 5 |
|
BRAZILIAN PULSE
(NZ)
3F CAPTAIN RIO (GB) - SHARAZAD (IRE) TENBY (GB) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 53.0 | MICHAEL MORONEY | 9 |
|
FAINT PERFUME
(AUS)
3F SHAMARDAL (USA) - ZONA (AUS) ZABEEL (NZ) |
M RODD | 53.0 | BART CUMMINGS | 7 |
|
ROCHA
(AUS)
3F ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) - LARROCHA (AUS) DANEHILL (USA) |
D NIKOLIC | 53.0 | G H WALTER | 12 |
|
ZARITA
(NZ)
3F PENTIRE (GB) - GIN PLAYER (NZ) DEFENSIVE PLAY (USA) |
G CHILDS | 53.0 | P T HYLAND | 3 |
|
TUESDAY JOY
(NZ)
3F CARNEGIE (IRE) - JOIE DENISE (AUS) DANEHILL (USA) |
D BEASLEY | 53.0 | MS G WATERHOUSE | 16 |
|
SERENADE ROSE
(AUS)
3F STRAVINSKY (USA) - ROSE OF TRALEE (AUS) SADLER'S WELLS (USA) |
STEVEN KING | 55.5 | D L FREEDMAN | 15 |
|
HOLLOW BULLET
(AUS)
3F TAYASU TSUYOSHI (JPN) - BEAT THE BULLET (AUS) BITE THE BULLET (USA) |
D TAGGART | 54.5 | JOHN MCARDLE | 2 |
|
TIMBOURINA
(AUS)
3F TIMBER COUNTRY (USA) - VALOURINA (AUS) SNIPPETS (AUS) |
STEVEN KING | 53.0 | TONY WILDMAN | 11 |
|
HIEROGRAM
(AUS)
3F OCTAGONAL (NZ) - ENSHRINE (AUS) MARSCAY (AUS) |
D BEADMAN | 53.0 | JOHN HAWKES | 3 |
|
QUAYS
(AUS)
3F ROYAL ACADEMY (USA) - PONTAL LASS (AUS) MARAUDING (NZ) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 53.0 | CLARRY CONNERS | 8 |
|
LOLITA STAR
(AUS)
3F JEUNE (GB) - HUTT STAR (AUS) SEMIPALATINSK (USA) |
S BASTER | 53.0 | PETER C HAYES | 15 |
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