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The Vanity Stakes

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History

ZEITUNG winning The Vanity at Flemington in Australia.
ZEITUNG winning The Vanity at Flemington in Australia. Picture: Racing Photos

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.


Racing and Sports

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

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