How Now Stakes
Encyclopedia
The How Now Stakes is a MRC
Group 3
Australia
n Thoroughbred
horse race held under handicap conditions, for mare
s aged four years old and upwards, over a distance of 1200 metres. It is held at Caulfield Racecourse
in Melbourne
.
1999–2004 was a Listed Race
2005 onwards Group 3.
1999 the race was known as the ‘Cranbourne Daihatsu Stakes’
2000 - 2001 the race was known as the ‘Dairy Farmers’ Milk Stakes’
2002 the race was known as the ‘Dubai Convention Bureau Stakes’
2003 - 2004 the race was known as the ‘Emirates Racing Association Stakes’
2005 the race was known as the ‘Dubai International Stakes’
2006 onwards the race has been called the ‘How Now Stakes’.
Melbourne Racing Club
The Melbourne Racing Club is one of three metropolitan horse racing clubs in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It began life as the Victoria Amateur Turf Club in 1875 with Mr. E.C. Moore as the Club's first Secretary. The Dowling Forest Racecourse in Ballarat was the location for the first VATC race...
Group 3
Group races
Group races are the highest standard of Thoroughbred horseraces in Australia. The Australian Pattern Committee recommends to the Australian Racing Board which races shall be designated as Group races...
Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
horse race held under handicap conditions, for mare
Mare (horse)
A mare is an adult female horse or other equine.In most cases, a mare is a female horse over the age of three, and a filly is a female horse age three and younger. However, in Thoroughbred horse racing, a mare is defined as a female horse more than four years old; in harness racing a mare is a...
s aged four years old and upwards, over a distance of 1200 metres. It is held at Caulfield Racecourse
Caulfield Racecourse
Caulfield Racecourse is one of Melbourne, Australia's best-known horse-racing tracks. Commonly known as "The Heath" by local racegoers, it is located eight kilometres from the Melbourne CBD, on the boundary of Caulfield and Caulfield East in Melbourne's south eastern suburbs...
in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
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Race History
1999 onwards held over 1200m1999–2004 was a Listed Race
2005 onwards Group 3.
1999 the race was known as the ‘Cranbourne Daihatsu Stakes’
2000 - 2001 the race was known as the ‘Dairy Farmers’ Milk Stakes’
2002 the race was known as the ‘Dubai Convention Bureau Stakes’
2003 - 2004 the race was known as the ‘Emirates Racing Association Stakes’
2005 the race was known as the ‘Dubai International Stakes’
2006 onwards the race has been called the ‘How Now Stakes’.
The winners
- 2010 - Valentine Miss
- 2009 - Velocitea
- 2008 - Vivacious Spirit
- 2007 - Miss Judgement
- 2006 - Queen Of The Hill
- 2005 - Sarah Michelle / Brindabella (dead heat)
- 2004 - Strikeline
- 2003 - Lovely Jubly
- 2002 - Taimana
- 2001 - Miss Power Bird
- 2000 - Piavonic
- 1999 - Snippets’ Lass