W J Healy Stakes
The W J Healy Stakes is a Tattersall's Racing Club Group 3 quality handicap race for Thoroughbred horses run over a distance of 1200 metres at Eagle Farm Racecourse, Brisbane, Australia in June. Total prize money is A$175,000.
History
The race is named in honour of W.J. Healy who was the longest serving President of Tattersall's.Grade
- 1992-1996 – Listed Race
- 1997 onwards – Group 3
Name
- 1979-1989 – W. J. Healy Stakes
- 1990-2004 – Mercedes-Benz Stakes
- 2005 – Carlton Draught Stakes
- 2006-2014 – W. J. Healy Stakes
- 2015 – Tattersall's 150th Anniversary Stakes Handicap
- 2016 – W. J. Healy Stakes
Records
The race record time of 1:08.68 was set by Hay List in 2010.Venue
In 2015, the event was held at Gold Coast Racecourse due to track reconstruction at Eagle Farm.Winners
- 2022 – Juan Diva
- 2021 – Away Game
- 2020 – ‡race not held
- 2019 – Brave Song
- 2018 – Spright
- 2017 – Burning Passion
- 2016 – Into The Red
- 2015 – Dothraki
- 2014 – Big Money
- 2013 – Howmuchdoyouloveme
- 2012 – River Lad
- 2011 – Pinwheel
- 2010 – Hay List
- 2009 – News Alert
- 2008 – Nuclear Medicine
- 2007 – The Jackal
- 2006 – Natural Destiny
- 2005 – Poetic Papal
- 2004 – Lamond
- 2003 – Super Elegant
- 2002 – Jar Jar Binks
- 2001 – Citichy
- 2000 – El Mirada
- 1999 – Marstic
- 1998 – Quality Kingdom
- 1997 – Blazing Reality
- 1996 – Cangronde
- 1995 – Dancing Dynamite
- 1994 – Sublimate
- 1993 – Capestad
- 1992 – Blalocks Bull
- 1991 – Tinys Finito
- 1990 – McGintys Crown
- 1989 – Clay Hero
- 1988 – Lots of Rule
- 1987 – My Arctic Wolf
- 1986 – Between Ourselves
- 1985 – Kelly's Pool
- 1984 – Faunus
- 1983 – Toy Pindarri
- 1982 – Ideal Planet
- 1981 – Grey Sapphire
- 1980 – Hit It Benny
- 1979 – Painted Red