The WJ Healy Stakes is a Group 3 quality handicap race held annually each June at Eagle Farm racecourse in Brisbane, Queensland. The race is run over a distance of 1200 metres and worth $175,000 in prizemoney. The 2012 WJ Healy Stakes was won by River Lad from Excellantes with Griffon third.
Taking place on the final day of the Eagle Farm racing carnival, the WJ Healy Stakes is held alongside the Gr1 Winter Stakes and Gr3 Tattersall's Cup.
| WJ Healy Stakes Stakes info |
| Date: |
Saturday 22nd June 2013 |
| Track: |
Eagle Farm racecourse, Brisbane |
| Distance: |
1200 metres |
| Race Type: |
Quality Handicap |
| Status: |
Group 3 |
| Prizemoney: |
$175,000 |
| 2012 Winner: |
River Lad |
The WJ Healy Stakes takes place on the final day of the winter carnival and suits improving types who may have got under the handicapper's guard. The race tends to assemble handy local gallopers rather than the upper echelon, although occasionally a quality type may take its place in the field.
Every now and then the WJ Healy Stakes can unearth a more than handy sprinter such as the very classy Hay List (2010) who led all the way to blitz his rivals by 5 lengths in an outstanding performance.
Earlier carnival sprint races run such as the Gr3 BRC Sprint at Doomben or the Gr2 QTC Cup at Eagle Farm could be used as a lead-up race to the WJ Healy Stakes as they are both run under quality handicap conditions but are run over slightly longer distances than this race.
River Lad (2012) resumed from an 8 week spell to win this race and recent WJ Healy Stakes winners include Pinwheel (2011) and Hay List (2010).
2012 WJ Healy Stakes result
1. $17.00 River Lad 54.0 Timothy Bell
2. $6.00 Excellantes 56.0 Hugh Bowman
3. $4.60 Griffon 55.0 Jim Byrne
then followed
4. $16.00 Durham Town 55.0 Jeff Lloyd
5. $8.50 Tromso 56.0 Dwayne Dunn
6. $4.00 Audacious Spirit 54.0 Glen Colless
7. $18.00 Havatryst 54.0 Larry Cassidy
8. $9.00 Tierqualo 57.0 Daniel Griffin
9. $26.00 Bold Glance 59.0 Damien Robinson
10. $14.00 Seek And Find 55.5 Jason Taylor
11. $71.00 Falco Star 54.0 Chris Munce
12. $13.00 Adebisi 57.5 Damien Oliver
Margins: Long neck, 2 1/4 len
Time: 1:10.00
| WJ Healy Stakes recent winners & placegetters |
| Year |
Winner |
2nd |
3rd |
Time |
| 2012 |
River Lad |
Excellantes |
Griffon |
1:10.0 |
| 2011 |
Pinwheel |
Metallurgical |
Swiss Rose |
1:09.5 |
| 2010 |
Hay List |
Pinwheel |
Ego's Dare |
1:08.6 |
| 2009 |
News Alert |
Wasted Emotions |
Keano |
1:09.3 |
| 2008 |
Nuclear Medicine |
Rapid Jacko |
Daunting Lad |
1:11.3 |
| 2007 |
The Jackal |
Sectagonal |
Flying Alpha |
1:09.5 |
| 2006 |
Natural Destiny |
Starlactic |
Black Ink |
1:10.6 |
| 2005 |
Poetic Papal |
Takeover Target |
Lamond |
1:09.4 |
| 2004 |
Lamond |
Sportsman |
Koochie |
1:09.5 |
| 2003 |
Super Elegant |
Cariboo |
Super Impressive |
1:09.6 |
| 2002 |
Jar Jar Binks |
Pembleton |
Treviscay |
1:10.4 |
| 2001 |
Citichy |
Federal Agent |
Zariz |
1:09.2 |
| 2000 |
El Mirada |
King Lotto |
Normal Practise |
1:09.2 |
| 1999 |
Marstic |
City Fair |
Hockney |
1:11.5 |
| 1998 |
Quality Kingdom |
City Fair |
Mulugwa |
1:08.8 |
| 1997 |
Blazing Reality |
Chief De Beers |
Notoire |
1:14.3 |
| 1996 |
Cangronde |
Masked Party |
All Our Mob |
1:09.2 |
| 1995 |
Dancing Dynamite |
Drum |
Inside Edge |
1:09.7 |
| 1994 |
Sublimate |
Gnusept |
Bondi |
1:09.0 |
| 1993 |
Capestad |
Bucks Pride |
Blalocks Bull |
1:09.6 |
| 1992 |
Blalocks Bull |
Baanya Boy |
Whale Of A Knight |
1:10.1 |
| 1991 |
Tinys Finito |
Rechabite |
Miss Comanche |
1:09.0 |
| 1990 |
McGintys Crown |
Potrero |
All Ashore |
1:10.8 |
| 1989 |
Clay Hero |
Temple Front |
Boasting |
1:10.3 |
| 1988 |
Lots Of Rule |
Rendoo |
Merry Ruler |
1:10.8 |
