The Vanity Stakes
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History
The Vanity Stakes is a Group 3 race for three-year-old fillies run at Flemington conducted by the Victoria Racing Club.
It is run over 1400m and was worth $200,000 in 2024. It was first run in 1986 when won by Bestaburgh.
The Vanity Stakes is run under Set Weights and Penalty conditions and usually attracts a field of good quality fillies.
From the Spring of 2024, it was moved to be run on Victoria Derby day so it was run twice in that year.
Because of the conditions of the race, The Vanity is quite often won by the best fillies in the race.
It was twice run over 1200m in 1990 and at Moonee Valley in 2007. The Vanity was run at Sandown in 1997. The race was upgraded to Group 3 in 2000.
Barb Raider, winner of 2022 Vanity Stakes is the last filly to win the Kewney Stakes double but the race has also produced multiple Group One winners such as Caulfield Cup winner Southern Speed (2011) and Australian Guineas winners in Shamrocker (2011) and Mosheen (2012). Other Group One winners to come out of the race include Zarita, Absolutely, Saleous and Universal Queen.
Four have previously completed The Vanity – Kewney Stakes double – Barb Raider (2022), Solicit (2014), Ballet Society (2005), Tennessee Vain (1988). But that is no longer a pattern.
The 2024 Vanity was won by Zeitung from Matisse and Dominetta.
Previous The Vanity Stakes Winners
Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ZEITUNG
(AUS)
3F EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) - NEWS STORY (IRE) SHAMARDAL (USA) |
M J ZAHRA | 56.0 | JAMES CUMMINGS | 2 |
|
GRINZINGER BELLE
(NZ)
3F SHAMEXPRESS (NZ) - RIPSOMEMORE (NZ) RIP VAN WINKLE (IRE) |
DAMIAN LANE | 56.0 | DANNY O'BRIEN | 12 |
|
WOLLOMBI
(AUS)
3F EXTREME CHOICE (AUS) - HAZLEBROOK (AUS) HINCHINBROOK (AUS) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 56.0 | P & P SNOWDEN | 3 |
|
BARB RAIDER
(AUS)
3F REBEL RAIDER (AUS) - GRAEBARB (AUS) HOST (CHI) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 56.0 | JEROME HUNTER | 5 |
|
ZOU DANCER
(AUS)
3F ZOUSTAR (AUS) - INVESTIGATES (AUS) STRATEGIC (AUS) |
JAMIE KAH | 57.0 | Leon & Troy Corstens | 4 |
|
BONVICINI
(AUS)
3F MYBOYCHARLIE (IRE) - ORVIETO (AUS) TESTA ROSSA (AUS) |
K MCEVOY | 56.5 | C MAHER & D EUSTACE | 8 |
|
AMPHITRITE
(AUS)
3F SEBRING (AUS) - OCEAN DREAM (AUS) REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 58.5 | D & B HAYES & T DABERNIG | 1 |
|
RIMRAAM
(NZ)
3F COMMANDS (AUS) - SWANSEA (IRE) SINGSPIEL (IRE) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 55.0 | D & B HAYES & T DABERNIG | 4 |
|
KENEDNA
(AUS)
3F NOT A SINGLE DOUBT (AUS) - MISS DODWELL (AUS) FALBRAV (IRE) |
DAMIAN LANE | 55.0 | DARREN WEIR | 6 |
|
DON'T DOUBT MAMMA
(AUS)
3F NOT A SINGLE DOUBT (AUS) - COCONUT MAMMA (AUS) FANTASTIC LIGHT (USA) |
D DUNN | 57.5 | TONY MCEVOY | 2 |
|
SWEET AND SPEEDY
(AUS)
3F STREET CRY (IRE) - SPEEDY NATALIE (AUS) AL MAHER (AUS) |
C NEWITT | 54.0 | PETER G MOODY | 6 |
|
SOLICIT
(AUS)
3F STREET CRY (IRE) - PRINCESA (AUS) DANEHILL (USA) |
DAMIAN LANE | 54.0 | MATHEW ELLERTON & SIMON ZAHRA | 1 |
|
ALZORA
(AUS)
3F REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - BRYCE CANYON (USA) GULCH (USA) |
NICHOLAS HALL | 55.5 | D A HAYES | 9 |
|
SHOPAHOLIC
(NZ)
3F PINS (AUS) - SPLASHING OUT (NZ) O'REILLY (NZ) |
D DUNN | 54.0 | DANNY O'BRIEN | 1 |
|
SOUTHERN SPEED
(AUS)
3F SOUTHERN IMAGE (USA) - GOLDEN EAGLE (NZ) ZABEEL (NZ) |
C LINDOP | 54.0 | LEON MACDONALD & ANDREW GLUYAS | 8 |
|
TALLOW
(AUS)
3F STREET CRY (IRE) - AFRICAN QUEEN (AUS) LION HUNTER (AUS) |
C W BROWN | 54.0 | ANTHONY CUMMINGS | 3 |
|
ROMNEYA
(AUS)
3F RED RANSOM (USA) - MANNINGTON (AUS) DANEHILL (USA) |
K MCEVOY | 54.0 | D L FREEDMAN | 3 |
|
MUSIDORA
(AUS)
3F ROCK OF GIBRALTAR (IRE) - NICE DANCING (USA) BERING (GB) |
V DURIC | 54.0 | D A HAYES | 3 |
|
UNIVERSAL QUEEN
(NZ)
3F SCENIC (IRE) - BISCAY BIRD (AUS) BLUEBIRD (USA) |
C W BROWN | 55.5 | D L FREEDMAN | 7 |
|
PURE JOY
(AUS)
3F FUSAICHI PEGASUS (USA) - ANGELIC SMILE (AUS) DEHERE (USA) |
D NIKOLIC | 54.0 | JOHN HAWKES | 6 |
|
BALLET SOCIETY
(NZ)
3F STRAVINSKY (USA) - CENTURIA (NZ) CENTAINE (AUS) |
B SHINN | 54.0 | P T HYLAND | 3 |
|
COUNTRY LODGE
(AUS)
3F GRAND LODGE (USA) - COALITION (AUS) PRE EMPTIVE STRIKE (CAN) |
S BASTER | 54.0 | MATHEW ELLERTON | 1 |
|
DEXTROUS
(AUS)
3F QUEST FOR FAME (GB) - MANY HANDS (AUS) HANDY PROVERB (AUS) |
D GAUCI | 56.5 | JOHN HAWKES | 5 |
|
GOLD LOTTEY
(AUS)
3F ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) - LOTTEY (AUS) BELLYPHA (IRE) |
D BEADMAN | 54.0 | GRAEME ROGERSON | 2 |
|
LAN KWAI FONG
(AUS)
3F BLUEBIRD (USA) - VERONICAL (USA) FAPPIANO (USA) |
K MCEVOY | 54.0 | PETER C HAYES | 6 |
|
FOREST EXPRESS
(AUS)
3F KAAPTIVE EDITION (NZ) - MYRA'S BEST (IRE) PAMPAPAUL (IRE) |
R S DYE | 54.0 | GARY PORTELLI | 11 |