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The Makybe Diva Stakes (formerly known as the Craiglee Stakes) is a 1600 metre Group 2 event raced under weight-for-age conditions each year at Flemington during the Melbourne spring racing carnival. The race is run over a distance of 1600 metres and worth $400,000 in prizemoney. The 2010 Makybe Diva Stakes was won by Shocking from Heart Of Dreams with Vigor third.

The race was changed from the Craiglee Stakes to the Makybe Diva Stakes in 2007 in honour of champion mare and three time Melbourne Cup winner, Makybe Diva.

Makybe Diva Stakes info
Date: Saturday 4th September 2010
Track: Flemington racecourse, Melbourne
Distance: 1600 metres
Race Type: Weight-for-age
Status: Group 2
Prizemoney: $400,000
2010 Winner: Shocking

The Makybe Diva Stakes is a quality Group 2 event and signals the beginning of the middle distance races in coming weeks and being over 1600 metres it's a race that can suit a solid sprinter or an up and coming stayer. The roomy Flemington track with it's long straight gives all types of horses a chance whether they race on the pace or come from behind.

The Makybe Diva Stakes is the first mile stakes race of the Victorian racing season and is a handy lead up race for the Underwood Stakes at Caulfield in a fortnight and the Turnbull Stakes in one month's time at Flemington.

In recent times the race has been a handy guide to future big race performers and is a race that sees quality horses go around year after year.

Shocking (2010) ran unplaced when resuming in the Gr2 Liston Stakes before winning this race second-up and recent Makybe Diva Stakes winners include Vigor (2009) and Weekend Hussler (2008).


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Typhoon Tracy (2nd in 2009) went on to win the Gr2 Tristarc Stakes on Caulfield Cup day before scoring a brilliant win in the Gr1 Myer Classic on Derby day at Flemington.

Pompeii Ruler (2006) ran third in the Gr1 WS Cox Plate after winning this race, while the tough Northerly (2002) scored the Makybe Diva Stakes & WS Cox Plate double in the same year.

Sky Heights (1999) kicked off a big spring campaign after taking out this event when he went on to win the Caulfield Cup and then finished a top third to Sunline in the WS Cox Plate.

2010 Makybe Diva Stakes result
1. $18.00 Shocking 59.0 M Rodd
2. $7.50 Heart Of Dreams 59.0 D Oliver
3. $5.50 Vigor 59.0 J Winks

Then followed:
4. $5.00 Danleigh 59.0 J Cassidy
5. $26.00 C'est La Guerre 59.0 D Nikolic
6. $61.00 Zavite 59.0 B Melham
7. $9.00 Monaco Consul 58.5 C Williams
8. $7.00 Speed Gifted 59.0 L Nolen
9. $101.00 Sterling Prince 59.0 S King
10. $41.00 Doctor Fremantle 59.0 M Zahra
11. $71.00 Red Ruler 59.0 C Newitt
12. $26.00 Chartreux 58.5 B Rawiller
13. $61.00 Master O'Reilly 59.0 D Dunn
14. $61.00 Mourayan 59.0 Nicholas Hall
15. $11.00 Rebel Raider 59.0 Ms C Lindop
16. $31.00 Alandi 59.0 S Arnold

Margins: 1/2 len, 1 1/4 len
Time: 1:41.70

2010 Makybe Diva Stakes: Shocking came from a mile back in the straight to race to the elad inside the final 100 metres and scored an outstanding win. Heart Of Dreams battled on gamely for second after racing on the pace while Vigor had a perfect run second behind the leadr and ran to the lead at the 300m mark and held on for a clear third.



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Makybe Diva Stakes recent winners & placegetters

Year Winner 2nd 3rd Time
2010 Shocking Heart Of Dreams Vigor 1:41.7
2009 Vigor Typhoon Tracy Master O'Reilly 1:35.8
2008 Weekend Hussler Zarita Littorio 1:38.6
2007 Marasco Apache Cat Zipping 1:36.7
2006 Pompeii Ruler Sphenophyta Zipping 1:38.5
2005 Confectioner Free At Last Our Smoking Joe 1:35.8
2004 Hugs Dancer Elvstoem Zagalia 1:38.2
2003 Pentastic Walk On Air Mummify 1:37.2
2002 Northerly Le Zagaletta Silver Baron 1:37.9
2001 Native Jazz Aka Bilk Universal Prince 1:37.4
2000 Go Flash Go Oliver Twist Showella 1:42.1
1999 Sky Heights Laebeel What Can I Say 1:37.3
1998 Umrum Darazari Our Unicorn 1:35.7
1997 Marble Halls Count Chivas Istidaad 1:37.6
1996 Saleous Sir Boom Alcove 1:38.5
1995 Jeune Mahogany Storm 1:35.0
1994 Mahogany State Taj Jeune 1:37.4
1993 Mannerism Air Seattle Our Pompeii 1:38.8
1992 Star Of The Realm Subzero Grooming 1:38.7
1991 Durbridge Prince Salieri Sydeston 1:37.9
1990 Zabeel Gopak Sydeston 1:36.5
1989 Apollo Run Almaarad Super Impose 1:37.2
1988 High Regard Rancho Ruler Flotilla 1:38.0
1987 Military Plume Society Bay Royal Heights 1:36.3
1986 King Phoenix At Talaq Always Summer 1:37.2
1985 Fine Offer Tristarc Kiwi Slave 1:44.3
1984 Prolific Beechcraft Vite Cheval 1:37.9
1983 Pleach Triumphal March Hyperno 1:43.3
1982 Rose Of Kingston Cobra Aliez Bijou 1:37.2
1981 Sovereign Red Deck The Halls Mr Independent 1:36.5
1980 Big Print Family Of Man My Brown Jug 1:36.6
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