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WJ Healy Stakes

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History

PRINCE OF BOOM winning the EUREKA STUD W.J. HEALY STAKES - GROUP 3
PRINCE OF BOOM winning the EUREKA STUD W.J. HEALY STAKES - GROUP 3 Picture: Michael McInally/Racing Queensland

The WJ Healy Stakes is a Group 3 sprint race conducted annually during the Queensland winter carnival by Brisbane's Tattersall's Racing Club at Eagle Farm.

The WJ Healy Stakes is traditionally run at Eagle Farm and was named in 1979 in honour of WJ Healy, the longest serving president of Brisbane's Tattersalls Club from 1933 to 1953. The race had its origins in 1951 as the feature sprint race on the annual Tattersalls Cup program.

Brisbane's Tattersalls Club was formed in 1883 as a sporting club modelled on those established in Britain in the 19th century. It was particularly concerned with horse racing, and held its first race meeting in 1884.

The Healy Stakes has been run over six furlongs/1200m since its inception and is run under quality handicap conditions.

The Healy Stakes became a Listed race in 1979 and has been Group 3 since 1997.

Due to track reconstruction of Eagle Farm racecourse the 2015 Healy Stakes was run at the Gold Coast.

The race record time of 1:08.68 was set by Hay List in 2010.

In 2021, two Magic Millions 2yo Classic winners ran the quinella – Away Game and Exhilarates.

The 2023 WJ Healy Stakes was for prizemoney of $200,000.

It was abandoned due to the coronavirus in 2020.

Other notable winners include Second Earl, Aquanita, Rashlore, Academy Star, Tropic Jewel, Lord Nelson, Swiftly Ann, Blue's Finito, Hit It Benny, Grey Sapphire, Ideal Planet, Toy Pindarri, Clay Hero, Tiny's Finito, Cangronde, Blazing Reality, El Mirada, Super Elegant, Natural Destiny, The Jackal, Hay List, Pinwheel, River Lad, Big Money, Dothraki, Spright, Away Game and Prince Of Boom.

The 2023 WJ Healy Stakes was won by Prince Of Boom from The Big Goodbye and Quantico.


Racing and Sports

Previous WJ Healy Stakes Winners

Date Horse Jockey WT Trainer BP
PRINCE OF BOOM (AUS) 4G
SPIRIT OF BOOM (AUS) - DAZZLING DISPLAY (AUS) RED DAZZLER (AUS)
TIM CLARK 60.0 ROBERT HEATHCOTE 14
JUAN DIVA (AUS) 5M
SNITZEL (AUS) - PERON (AUS) HUSSON (ARG)
JASON COLLETT 54.0 RICHARD & WILL FREEDMAN 12
AWAY GAME (AUS) 3F
SNITZEL (AUS) - ELUSIVE WONDER (AUS) ELUSIVE QUALITY (USA)
STEPHANIE THORNTON 54.5 C MAHER & D EUSTACE 9
BRAVE SONG (AUS) 4G
YOUR SONG (AUS) - BRAVE CHOICE (AUS) DR FONG (USA)
B SHINN 58.0 P & P SNOWDEN 1
SPRIGHT (AUS) 4M
HINCHINBROOK (AUS) - DASHOFF (AUS) DASH FOR CASH (AUS)
MICHAEL CAHILL 55.0 GARRY FRAZER 6
BURNING PASSION (AUS) 5G
NORTHERN METEOR (AUS) - DEARNESS (AUS) SNIPPETS (AUS)
MICHAEL CAHILL 54.5 JAMES CUMMINGS 1
INTO THE RED (AUS) 5G
NOT A SINGLE DOUBT (AUS) - RED SEQUIN (AUS) CLAY HERO (AUS)
L R DITTMAN 56.0 KELSO WOOD 6
DOTHRAKI (AUS) 4G
MOSSMAN (AUS) - VOLANTIS (AUS) FLYING SPUR (AUS)
D J BROWNE 58.0 P & P SNOWDEN 7
BIG MONEY (AUS) 4G
CHOISIR (AUS) - LYN'S MONEY (AUS) HUMAM (IRE)
R THOMPSON 54.0 RODNEY NORTHAM 10
HOWMUCHDOYOULOVEME (AUS) 4G
WRITTEN TYCOON (AUS) - BETULA BELLE (AUS) CELTIC SWING (GB)
N RAWILLER 60.0 TINA COTSIOPOULOS 11
RIVER LAD (AUS) 4G
TOP ECHELON (AUS) - IKEYMO (AUS) CANNY LAD (AUS)
TIMOTHY BELL 54.0 NATALIE MCCALL 4
PINWHEEL (AUS) 5G
LONHRO (AUS) - QUILT (AUS) DANEHILL (USA)
D J BROWNE 58.0 PETER SNOWDEN 8
HAY LIST (AUS) 4G
STATUE OF LIBERTY (USA) - SING HALLELUJAH (AUS) IS IT TRUE (USA)
C MUNCE 53.0 JOHN MCNAIR 11
NEWS ALERT (AUS) 4G
DANEHILL DANCER (IRE) - BREAKING NEWS (AUS) BRIEF TRUCE (USA)
T ANGLAND 54.5 CON KARAKATSANIS 13
NUCLEAR MEDICINE (AUS) 4G
NUCLEAR FREEZE (USA) - GENTLE AIR (AUS) FOSSICKER (AUS)
S THURLOW 53.0 GORDON YORKE 6
THE JACKAL (AUS) 4G
BITE THE BULLET (USA) - POSITIVE SURPRISE (AUS) BEST WESTERN (AUS)
R THOMPSON 57.0 PAUL ST VINCENT 10
NATURAL DESTINY (AUS) 3C
NATURALISM (NZ) - FORCE OF DESTINY (AUS) ARCHREGENT (CAN)
M RODD 52.0 GORDON YORKE 6
POETIC PAPAL (AUS) 6G
ROYAL TROUBADOR (NZ) - POWER OF LOCHARBER (AUS) PAPAL P (AUS)
Y YAMAZAKI 52.0 DAVID KELLY 8
LAMOND (AUS) 4G
CELESTIAL DANCER (IRE) - COME HITHER LOOK (AUS) ROCK ROI (GB)
M RODD 52.0 SHAUN DWYER 6
SUPER ELEGANT (AUS) 5G
MISTER C (USA) - EVER ELEGANT (AUS) STEEL PULSE (GB)
M J ZAHRA 58.0 TONY VASIL 7
JAR JAR BINKS (AUS) 3G
DANEHILL DANCER (IRE) - STAR MERCHANT (NZ) STAR WAY (GB)
M RODD 51.5 BRYAN GUY 9
CITICHY (AUS) 4M
CITIDANCER (IRE) - CHEYENNE ROSE (IRE) COMMANCHE RUN (GB)
B PREBBLE 52.5 NICK FLOUSKOS 1
EL MIRADA (AUS) 5G
EL MOXIE (USA) - GAYLE'S GLANCE (AUS) BLETCHINGLY (AUS)
MICHAEL CAHILL 55.0 BART CUMMINGS 2

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