Northwood Plume Stakes

Northwood Plume Stakes

Group 3 race
Location	Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia
Inaugurated	2005 (Listed)
Race type	Thoroughbred
Sponsor	SENET (2023)
Race information
Distance	1,200 metres
Surface	Turf
Qualification	Mares, four years old and older that are not maidens
Weight	Set weights with penalties
Purse	$200,000 (2023)

The Northwood Plume Stakes is a registered Melbourne Racing Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race for mares four years old and older, run at set weights with penalties, over a distance of 1200 metres at Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in October.^[1] Prizemoney is A$200,000.

History

The registered race is named after Northwood Plume, who won the 1994 The Thousand Guineas–VRC Oaks double and was named Champion three-year-old filly that season. The race is held on the first day of the MRC Spring Carnival.

Since 2010, if the winner of the event has previously won one of the two heats (W W Cockram Stakes or How Now Stakes), then the connections will win a $50,000 bonus from William Hill.^[2]

Name

• 2005 - Thai Airways International Classic
• 2006 - Northwood Plume Stakes
• 2007–2008 - Le Tan Stakes
• 2009 - Northwood Plume Stakes
• 2010–2014 - Sportingbet Sprint Series Final
• 2015–2018 - Cape Grim Beef Steaks
• 2019 - Bass Strait Beef Steaks
• 2020 - Northwood Plume Stakes

Venue

• 2005 onwards - Caulfield Racecourse

Grade

• 2006–2012 - Listed race
• 2013 onwards - Group 3

Winners

• 2023 - She Dances^[3]
• 2022 - Literary Magnate^[4]
• 2021 - Dirty Thoughts^[5]
• 2020 - Fiesta^[6]
• 2019 - Tofane^[7]
• 2018 - Winter Bride^[8]
• 2017 - Cool Passion^[9]
• 2016 - Sheidel^[10]
• 2015 - Politeness^[11]
• 2014 - Griante^[12]
• 2013 - Aerobatics^[13]
• 2012 - Serena Star^[14]
• 2011 - Hinemoa^[15]
• 2010 - Avenue^[16]
• 2009 - Our Lona^[17]
• 2008 - Belong To Many^[18]
• 2007 - Storm Signal^[19]
• 2006 - Personal Ensign^[20]
• 2005 - Crimson Reign^[21]

See also

• List of Australian Group races
• Group races

References

1. "Winners and Past Results for the Northwood Plume Stakes". Progroupracing.com (Aus). 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
2. "William Hill Sprint Series". Racing Victoria (Aus). 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
3. "2023 Result – SENET Northwood Plume Stakes (held 14 October 2023)". racingpost.com. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
4. "2022 Result – SENET Northwood Plume Stakes (held 8 October 2023)". racingpost.com. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
5. "2021 Result – SENET Northwood Plume Stakes (held 9 October 2021)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
6. "2020 Result – Keno Northwood Plume Stakes (held 10 October 2020)". breednet.com. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
7. "2019 Result – Bass Strait Beef Steaks (held 12 October 2019)". breednet.com. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
8. "2018 Result – Cape Grim Beef Steaks (held 13 October 2018)". breednet.com. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
9. "2017 Result – Cape Grim Beef Steaks (held 14 October 2017)". breednet.com. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
10. "2016 Result – Cape Grim Beef Steaks (held 8 October 2016)". breednet.com. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
11. "2015 Result – Cape Grim Beef Steaks (held 10 October 2015)". breednet.com. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
12. "2014 Result – Sportingbet Series Final (held 11 October 2014)". breednet.com. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
13. "2013 Result – Sportingbet Series Final (held 12 October 2013)". breednet.com. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
14. "2012 Result – Sportingbet Series Final (held 13 October 2012)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 5 October 2015.
15. "2011 Result – Sportingbet Series Final (held 8 October 2011)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 5 October 2015.
16. "2010 Result – Sportingbet Series Final (held 9 October 2010)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 5 October 2015.
17. "2009 Result – Northwood Plume Stakes (held 10 October 2009)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 5 October 2015.
18. "2008 Result – Le Tan Stakes (held 11 October 2008)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 5 October 2015.
19. "2007 Result – Le Tan Stakes (held 13 October 2007)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 5 October 2015.
20. "2006 Result – Carlton Draught Northwood Plume Stakes (held 14 October 2006)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 5 October 2015.
21. "2005 Result – Thai Airways International Classic (held 8 October 2005)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 5 October 2015.