Quezette Stakes
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History
The Quezette Stakes is a Group 3 race run under Set Weight and Penalty conditions for three year old fillies at Caulfield conducted by the Melbourne Racing Club.
The Quezette Stakes is run over 1100m since 2006 after being 1200m before that.
It was first run in 1992 and was won by Minsky Lass. The Quezette Stakes became a Group 3 race in 2013.
The Quezette Stakes has been at Caulfield since 2002 but has been held occasionally at Sandown.
The Quezette Stakes equivalent race for the colts and geldings, the Vain Stakes is run on the same card.
It is named after a good filly from the 1960s.
The Quezette Stakes is used as the beginning of many three year olds 1000 Guineas and Oaks campaigns.
I Am A Star won the Myer Classic to end the prep after taking the Quezette in 2016.
Top filly Alinghi won the race first up and then later won the 1000 Guineas in 2004.
Grand filly Sunlight would end up winning the Coolmore Stud Stakes, Newmarket Hcp and William Reid at G1 level later that 2018/19 season.
Gimmie Par won in 2021. She is the half-sister to Guineas winner Ole Kirk and closely related to Black Caviar.
The 2025 Quezette Stakes was run for prizemoney of $200,000.
Notable winners of the Quezette Stakes include Exhilarates (2019), Sunlight (2018), I Am A Star (2016), Satin Shoes (2011), Bel Mer (2007), Alinghi (2004), Innovation Girl (2002) and Tristalove (1993).
The 2024 Quezette Stakes was won by Drifting from Geegees Mistruth and Kirribilli.
Previous Quezette Stakes Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
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FERIVIA
(AUS)
3F ASTERN (AUS) - STREETCAR EXPRESS (AUS) NOT A SINGLE DOUBT (AUS) |
LACHLAN NEINDORF | 56.0 | PHILLIP STOKES | 2 |
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DRIFTING
(AUS)
3F ZOUSAIN (AUS) - BACKPACKER EXPRESS (AUS) BIG BROWN (USA) |
B SHINN | 58.0 | PETER SNOWDEN | 3 |
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CHARM STONE
(AUS)
3F I AM INVINCIBLE (AUS) - NAJOOM (AUS) NORTHERN METEOR (AUS) |
DAMIAN LANE | 58.0 | M PRICE & M KENT | 8 |
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BOUND FOR HOME
(AUS)
3F RUBICK (AUS) - HOMEBIRD (AUS) ROTHESAY (AUS) |
DECLAN BATES | 56.0 | ARCHIE ALEXANDER | 3 |
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GIMMIE PAR
(AUS)
3F NOT A SINGLE DOUBT (AUS) - NATURALE (AUS) BEL ESPRIT (AUS) |
JAMIE MELHAM | 56.0 | PETER G MOODY | 4 |
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BELLA NIPOTINA
(AUS)
3F PRIDE OF DUBAI (AUS) - BELLA ORFANA (AUS) STAR WITNESS (AUS) |
M RODD | 56.0 | T DABERNIG & B HAYES | 7 |
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EXHILARATES
(AUS)
3F SNITZEL (AUS) - SAMAREADY (AUS) MORE THAN READY (USA) |
K MCEVOY | 56.0 | JAMES CUMMINGS | 8 |
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SUNLIGHT
(AUS)
3F ZOUSTAR (AUS) - SOLAR CHARGED (AUS) CHARGE FORWARD (AUS) |
L CURRIE | 58.5 | TONY MCEVOY | 3 |
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CROWN WITNESS
(AUS)
3F STAR WITNESS (AUS) - NOBLE HEIR (SAF) KAHAL (GB) |
B MELHAM | 56.5 | STUART WEBB | 9 |
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I AM A STAR
(NZ)
3F I AM INVINCIBLE (AUS) - STAR BAND (USA) DIXIELAND BAND (USA) |
STEVEN KING | 56.5 | SHANE NICHOLS | 13 |
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PETITS FILOUS
(AUS)
3F STREET BOSS (USA) - EXCELLENT LADY (AUS) EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 55.0 | CIARON MAHER | 5 |
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SABATINI
(AUS)
3F STREET CRY (IRE) - ROYAL SASH (AUS) ROYAL ACADEMY (USA) |
NICHOLAS HALL | 55.0 | LEE & SHANNON HOPE | 4 |
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KISS A ROSE
(AUS)
3F SEBRING (AUS) - HURL (AUS) REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) |
V DURIC | 55.0 | PETER G MOODY | 2 |
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ELITE ELLE
(AUS)
3F SHAMARDAL (USA) - MYSTIC ELLE (AUS) ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 56.0 | TONY VASIL | 10 |
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SATIN SHOES
(AUS)
3F FLYING SPUR (AUS) - STAR SATIRE (NZ) VOLKSRAAD (GB) |
M RODD | 58.5 | CLARRY CONNERS | 3 |
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PANIPIQUE
(AUS)
3F TESTA ROSSA (AUS) - OUR QUIVIRA (NZ) SPINNING WORLD (USA) |
L NOLEN | 54.0 | PETER G MOODY | 1 |
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CORSAIRE
(AUS)
3F ANABAA (USA) - CRYSTAL CHOIR (GB) SINGSPIEL (IRE) |
C NEWITT | 56.5 | MICK PRICE | 4 |
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VIENNESE
(AUS)
3F REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - SNIPPETS' LASS (AUS) SNIPPETS (AUS) |
S W ARNOLD | 56.5 | D L FREEDMAN | 5 |
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BEL MER
(AUS)
3F BEL ESPRIT (AUS) - DROP ANCHOR (AUS) AT TALAQ (USA) |
C NEWITT | 54.0 | MICK PRICE | 4 |
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LA VIE AMOUR
(AUS)
3F SHOW A HEART (AUS) - LA BRONX (AUS) ST. JUDE (AUS) |
L NOLEN | 56.0 | PETER G MOODY | 3 |
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PINEZERO
(AUS)
3F DANZERO (AUS) - ALPINE SPIRIT (AUS) KENMARE (FR) |
N CALLOW | 57.5 | JOHN MOLONEY | 1 |
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ALINGHI
(AUS)
3F ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) - OCEANFAST (AUS) MONDE BLEU (GB) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 57.5 | D L FREEDMAN | 12 |
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FRENCH BID
(AUS)
3F ANABAA (USA) - MY CRYSTAL STAR (AUS) COPPER KINGDOM (USA) |
N CALLOW | 56.0 | MICK PRICE | 11 |
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INNOVATION GIRL
(AUS)
3F RUBITON (AUS) - BRIGHT GLEAM (AUS) JUGAH (USA) |
N RAWILLER | 57.0 | BRIAN MAYFIELD-SMITH | 14 |
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LA LAGUNE
(AUS)
3F DANEHILL (USA) - COMMERCIAL CHOICE (USA) KNIGHTS CHOICE (USA) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 55.0 | TONY MCEVOY | 6 |
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SO GORGEOUS
(AUS)
3F BRIEF TRUCE (USA) - CROWNING JEWEL (AUS) BLETCHINGLY (AUS) |
D GAUCI | 55.0 | DAN O'SULLIVAN | 2 |
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