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A future G1 winner took out the JHB Carr Stakes run at Randwick on Saturday.
Espiona got her deserved big race in March. Will the 2024 JHB Carr Stakes (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday live up to that?
2024 JHB CARR STAKES - RACE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND
The James HB Carr Stakes is a Group 3 race for three-year-old fillies conducted by the Australian Turf Club at Royal Randwick.
The JHB Carr Stakes is run over 1400m under set weight and penalty conditions and was first run in 1986.
The JHB Carr Stakes is named in honour of James HB Carr, former chairman of the Australian Jockey Club from 1974 to 1983.
The JHB Carr Stakes was a Listed Race from 1986 to 2013. It has been Group 3 since 2014.
PJ Bell/JHB Carr Stakes double – Rubisaki (2020), Red Tracer (2011), Private Steer (2003), Wynciti (1999), Flickering Fire (1988), Hot To Race (1994).
The 2024 James HB Carr Stakes was run over 1400m for $250,000.
Notable winners of the James HB Carr Stakes include Signal To Noise, Quiet Queen, Ride The Rapids, Flitter, Seika, Prairie, Secret Liaisons, Private Steer, Pasikatera, Silently, Red Tracer, Rubisaki and Espiona.
The 2023 James HB Carr Stakes was won by Olentia from Portray and Magic Time.
