How Now Stakes
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History
The How Now Stakes is a Group 3 race run under Set Weights and Penalty conditions for four year old and up mares at Caulfield conducted by the Melbourne Racing Club.
The How Now Stakes is run over 1200m. It was first run in 1999 and was won by Snippets' Lass.
The How Now Stakes has always been run at Caulfield. The race has only been run at the 1200m from the Caulfield dog-leg start.
The race is named after the mare who won the 1976 Underwood Stakes.
The How Now Stakes was a Listed race until 2005 then Group 3 thereafter.
Some recent winners would go on to win G1 races in the season of their How Now win.
The How Now Stakes was worth $200,000 in 2024.
Notable winners of the How Now Stakes include Winter Bride (2018), Secret Agenda (2016), Politeness (2015), Catkins (2013), Sister Madly (2011), Velocitea (2009), Queen Of The Hill (2006), Lovely Jubly (2003), Miss Power Bird (2001) and Piavonic (2000).
The 2023 How Now Stakes was won by Rose Quartz from Ghaanati and She Dances.
Previous How Now Stakes Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
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ROSE QUARTZ
(AUS)
6M WRITTEN TYCOON (AUS) - OBSIDIAN DRAGON (AUS) HIDDEN DRAGON (AUS) |
MICHAEL DEE | 55.0 | GRAHAME BEGG | 4 |
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ZAPATEO
(AUS)
4M BRAZEN BEAU (AUS) - JEREZANA (AUS) LONHRO (AUS) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 57.0 | JAMES CUMMINGS | 5 |
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BELLA NIPOTINA
(AUS)
4M PRIDE OF DUBAI (AUS) - BELLA ORFANA (AUS) STAR WITNESS (AUS) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 57.0 | C MAHER & D EUSTACE | 7 |
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FELICIA
(AUS)
4M UNENCUMBERED (AUS) - LOS FELIZ (AUS) SHAMARDAL (USA) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 55.0 | DEAN BINAISSE | 12 |
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MANICURE
(AUS)
5M EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) - TRIM (AUS) LONHRO (AUS) |
RACHEL KING | 56.0 | JAMES CUMMINGS | 12 |
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WINTER BRIDE
(AUS)
4M NOT A SINGLE DOUBT (AUS) - AMBERINO (AUS) PERUGINO (USA) |
RYAN MALONEY | 55.0 | TOBY EDMONDS | 13 |
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SAVANNA AMOUR
(AUS)
4M LOVE CONQUERS ALL (AUS) - SAVANNA LA MAR (NZ) STRAVINSKY (USA) |
B RAWILLER | 58.0 | CHRIS MEAGHER | 11 |
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SECRET AGENDA
(AUS)
4M NOT A SINGLE DOUBT (AUS) - NEGOTIATE (AUS) RED RANSOM (USA) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 57.0 | MICK PRICE | 6 |
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POLITENESS
(AUS)
5M STREET SENSE (USA) - BERENGARIA (AUS) COMMANDS (AUS) |
M J ZAHRA | 57.0 | R W SMERDON | 13 |
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GIRL GUIDE
(AUS)
5M CHURCHILL DOWNS (AUS) - SATNAV (AUS) CANNY LAD (AUS) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 55.0 | DAVID HAYES & TOM DABERNIG | 10 |
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CATKINS
(AUS)
4M DUBAWI (IRE) - SALIX CAPREA (AUS) CATBIRD (AUS) |
C NEWITT | 58.0 | CHRIS WALLER | 12 |
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DETOURS
(AUS)
4M AD VALOREM (USA) - HAIRPIN (AUS) OCTAGONAL (NZ) |
G BOSS | 55.0 | PETER SNOWDEN | 10 |
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SISTER MADLY
(AUS)
5M REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - JADE TIARA (AUS) BUREAUCRACY (NZ) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 56.5 | JOHN SADLER | 5 |
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VALENTINE MISS
(AUS)
5M DANETIME (IRE) - TOROLOSA (NZ) HOUSEBUSTER (USA) |
M RODD | 54.0 | MARK KAVANAGH | 3 |
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VELOCITEA
(NZ)
4M VOLKSRAAD (GB) - CAT SHMEA (NZ) FELIX THE CAT (USA) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 53.0 | BRIAN MAYFIELD-SMITH | 4 |
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VIVACIOUS SPIRIT
(AUS)
4M BEL ESPRIT (AUS) - BIT OF BLISS (AUS) SNIPPETS (AUS) |
C NEWITT | 53.0 | MICK PRICE | 16 |
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MISS JUDGEMENT
(AUS)
5M STRATEGIC (AUS) - MISS JAKEO (AUS) UNBRIDLED'S SONG (USA) |
L NOLEN | 55.5 | PETER G MOODY | 15 |
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QUEEN OF THE HILL
(AUS)
4M DANEHILL (USA) - EXPLOSIVE (USA) FAPPIANO (USA) |
N CALLOW | 56.5 | D L FREEDMAN | 6 |
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SARAH MICHELLE
(AUS)
6M JUGAH (USA) - MISS SOLEIL (AUS) SUN MASTER (USA) |
MICHELLE PAYNE | 54.0 | J W MASON | 2 |
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BRINDABELLA
(AUS)
5M BELLOTTO (USA) - POET'S BREEZE (AUS) ZEPHYR NEKE (AUS) |
N CALLOW | 55.5 | LEON MACDONALD | 6 |
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STRIKELINE
(AUS)
4M DESERT SUN (GB) - STRIKE HIGH (AUS) PRE EMPTIVE STRIKE (CAN) |
S BASTER | 57.0 | BRIAN MAYFIELD-SMITH | 6 |
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LOVELY JUBLY
(AUS)
4M LION HUNTER (AUS) - JABOULET (NZ) VICE REGAL (NZ) |
B PREBBLE | 58.5 | BRIAN MAYFIELD-SMITH | 8 |
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TAIMANA
(NZ)
4M WOODMAN (USA) - ABBAYE (AUS) AHONOORA (GB) |
K MCEVOY | 55.5 | MICHAEL MORONEY | 9 |
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MISS POWER BIRD
(AUS)
4M MUKADDAMAH (USA) - MISS PRIORITY (NZ) KAAPSTAD (NZ) |
G CHILDS | 55.5 | LEON CORSTENS | 4 |
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PIAVONIC
(AUS)
5M SCENIC (IRE) - PIAVE GIRL (AUS) BRAVE SALUTE (AUS) |
N RAWILLER | 55.5 | TONY NOONAN | 8 |
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