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

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
‡ Not held because of the COVID-19 pandemic