Maybe Mahal Stakes
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History
The Maybe Mahal Stakes is a Group 3 race run under Set Weights and Penalty conditions for four year old mares at Flemington conducted by the Victoria Racing Club.
The Maybe Mahal Stakes is run over 1400m. It was first run in 2005 and was won by Vintner.
It has been at 1400m and registered named after an elite mare Maybe Mahal trained by Bart Cummings.
The Maybe Mahal Stakes was a Listed race until 2012 then became a Group 3.
The race has had some name changes but took over as the naming rights of the Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes from 2014.
2013 winner Plucky Belle would win a G1 Coolmore Classic 16 months later.
2008 winner Neroli won the G1 Queen Of The Turf at Rosehill the following Autumn.
The Maybe Mahal Stakes was worth $200,000 in 2023.
Notable winners of the Maybe Mahal Stakes include Skew Wiff (2023), Rich Hips (2020/2021), Cool Passion (2018), Pedrena (2017), Artistry (2016), Plucky Belle (2013), Strawberry Field (2009), Neroli (2008) and Juste Momente (2007).
The 2023 Maybe Mahal Stakes was won by Skew Wiff from Foxy Cleopatra and Forbidden City.
Previous Maybe Mahal Stakes Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
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SKEW WIFF
(NZ)
4M SAVABEEL (AUS) - STARVOIA (AUS) STARCRAFT (NZ) |
O P BOSSON | 59.0 | MARK WALKER | 10 |
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LARKSPUR RUN
(AUS)
4M SHAMARDAL (USA) - ASPEN (AUS) EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) |
JAMIE KAH | 55.0 | JAMES CUMMINGS | 12 |
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RICH HIPS
(AUS)
5M WRITTEN TYCOON (AUS) - SHE'S CURVACEOUS (AUS) FLYING SPUR (AUS) |
N RAWILLER | 57.0 | TRENT BUSUTTIN & NATALIE YOUNG | 10 |
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RICH HIPS
(AUS)
4M WRITTEN TYCOON (AUS) - SHE'S CURVACEOUS (AUS) FLYING SPUR (AUS) |
MICHAEL DEE | 55.0 | TRENT BUSUTTIN & NATALIE YOUNG | 7 |
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TELEPLAY
(AUS)
5M WRITTEN TYCOON (AUS) - SPECIAL EPISODE (AUS) REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) |
N RAWILLER | 56.0 | M PRICE & M KENT | 5 |
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COOL PASSION
(AUS)
7M NOT A SINGLE DOUBT (AUS) - HIAVANNA (AUS) MISTER C (USA) |
TOMMY BERRY | 57.5 | TONY MCEVOY | 11 |
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PEDRENA
(AUS)
4M MOSSMAN (AUS) - HANSOM CAB (USA) AWESOME AGAIN (CAN) |
MICHAEL DEE | 55.0 | MICK PRICE | 7 |
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ARTISTRY
(AUS)
5M SHAMARDAL (USA) - LADY PEONY (AUS) BELONG TO ME (USA) |
HUGH BOWMAN | 56.5 | P & P SNOWDEN | 11 |
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SCARLET BILLOWS
(AUS)
5M STREET BOSS (USA) - HUSHABYE BABY (AUS) HUSSONET (USA) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 55.0 | DARREN WEIR | 10 |
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MAHARA
(AUS)
5M HUSSONET (USA) - DESINA (AUS) DESERT KING (IRE) |
JAMES MCDONALD | 55.0 | P & P SNOWDEN | 10 |
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PLUCKY BELLE
(AUS)
5M MOSSMAN (AUS) - WINNING BELLE (NZ) ZABEEL (NZ) |
L NOLEN | 54.0 | PETER G MOODY | 14 |
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KOONOOMOO
(AUS)
5M DUBLEO (USA) - MAXIMOVA (AUS) RORY'S JESTER (AUS) |
HUGH BOWMAN | 54.0 | SIMON VERCOE | 14 |
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SOPHIE'S SPIRIT
(AUS)
5M INVINCIBLE SPIRIT (IRE) - SOPHIE PRINCESS (NZ) POMPEII COURT (USA) |
G SCHOFIELD | 53.0 | M D HINTON | 1 |
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JERSEY LILY
(AUS)
5M CATBIRD (AUS) - SMYTZER'S ROYLANI (AUS) ROYAL ACADEMY (USA) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 53.0 | L J BRIDGE | 12 |
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STRAWBERRY FIELD
(AUS)
4M ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) - RED LABELLE (AUS) BLEVIC (AUS) |
NICHOLAS HALL | 53.0 | JOHN O'SHEA | 10 |
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NEROLI
(AUS)
5M VISCOUNT (AUS) - DALQUARREN (AUS) CAN'T FIGHT FATE (AUS) |
K MCEVOY | 55.0 | PETER SNOWDEN | 1 |
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JUSTE MOMENTE
(AUS)
4M GIANT'S CAUSEWAY (USA) - SKATES (AUS) DANEHILL (USA) |
HUGH BOWMAN | 54.0 | DANNY O'BRIEN | 3 |
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STORM SIGNAL
(NZ)
5M KELTRICE (AUS) - STORM OF WORDS (NZ) NASSIPOUR (USA) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 54.0 | PETER G MOODY | 14 |
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VINTNER
(AUS)
4M HENNESSY (USA) - DANE VINTAGE (AUS) DANZERO (AUS) |
D DUNN | 54.0 | D A HAYES | 3 |
