The W J Healy Stakes is a Tattersall's Racing Club Group 3 quality handicap race for Thoroughbred horses run over a distance of 1200 metres at Eagle Farm Racecourse, Brisbane, Australia in June. Total prize money is A$175,000.
History
The race is named in honour of W.J. Healy who was the longest serving President of Tattersall's (1932-1953).
Grade
1992–1996 - Listed Race
1997 onwards - Group 3
Name
1979–1989 - W. J. Healy Stakes
1990–2004 - Mercedes-Benz Stakes
2005 - Carlton Draught Stakes
2006–2014 - W. J. Healy Stakes
2015 - Tattersall's 150th Anniversary Stakes Handicap
2016 - W. J. Healy Stakes
Records
The race record time of 1:08.68 was set by Hay List in 2010.
Venue
In 2015, the event was held at Gold Coast Racecourse due to track reconstruction at Eagle Farm.
Winners
2022 - Juan Diva
2021 - Away Game
2020 - ‡race not held
2019 - Brave Song
2018 - Spright
2017 - Burning Passion
2016 - Into The Red
2015 - Dothraki
2014 - Big Money
2013 - Howmuchdoyouloveme
2012 - River Lad
2011 - Pinwheel
2010 - Hay List
2009 - News Alert
2008 - Nuclear Medicine
2007 - The Jackal
2006 - Natural Destiny
2005 - Poetic Papal
2004 - Lamond
2003 - Super Elegant
2002 - Jar Jar Binks
2001 - Citichy
2000 - El Mirada
1999 - Marstic
1998 - Quality Kingdom
1997 - Blazing Reality
1996 - Cangronde
1995 - Dancing Dynamite
1994 - Sublimate
1993 - Capestad
1992 - Blalocks Bull
1991 - Tinys Finito
1990 - McGintys Crown
1989 - Clay Hero
1988 - Lots Of Rule
1987 - My Arctic Wolf
1986 - Between Ourselves
1985 - Kelly's Pool
1984 - Faunus
1983 - Toy Pindarri
1982 - Ideal Planet
1981 - Grey Sapphire
1980 - Hit It Benny
1979 - Painted Red
‡ Not held because of the COVID-19 pandemic
See also
List of Australian Group races
Group races
References
External links
Tattersalls Club (Brisbane)