W J Healy Stakes
# W J Healy Stakes

The W J Healy Stakes is a Tattersall's Racing Club Group 3 quality handicap race for Thoroughbred horses run over a distance of 1200 metres at Eagle Farm Racecourse, Brisbane, Australia in June. Total prize money is A$175,000.

## History

The race is named in honour of W.J. Healy who was the longest serving President of Tattersall's (1932-1953).

### Grade

* 1992–1996 - Listed Race
* 1997 onwards - Group 3

### Name

* 1979–1989 - W. J. Healy Stakes
* 1990–2004 - Mercedes-Benz Stakes
* 2005 - Carlton Draught Stakes
* 2006–2014 - W. J. Healy Stakes
* 2015 - Tattersall's 150th Anniversary Stakes Handicap
* 2016 - W. J. Healy Stakes

### Records

The race record time of 1:08.68 was set by Hay List in 2010.

### Venue

In 2015, the event was held at Gold Coast Racecourse due to track reconstruction at Eagle Farm.

## Winners

* 2022 - Juan Diva
* 2021 - Away Game
* 2020 - ‡race not held
* 2019 - Brave Song
* 2018 - Spright
* 2017 - Burning Passion
* 2016 - Into The Red
* 2015 - Dothraki
* 2014 - Big Money
* 2013 - Howmuchdoyouloveme
* 2012 - River Lad
* 2011 - Pinwheel
* 2010 - Hay List
* 2009 - News Alert
* 2008 - Nuclear Medicine
* 2007 - The Jackal
* 2006 - Natural Destiny
* 2005 - Poetic Papal
* 2004 - Lamond
* 2003 - Super Elegant
* 2002 - Jar Jar Binks
* 2001 - Citichy
* 2000 - El Mirada
* 1999 - Marstic
* 1998 - Quality Kingdom
* 1997 - Blazing Reality
* 1996 - Cangronde
* 1995 - Dancing Dynamite
* 1994 - Sublimate
* 1993 - Capestad
* 1992 - Blalocks Bull
* 1991 - Tinys Finito
* 1990 - McGintys Crown
* 1989 - Clay Hero
* 1988 - Lots Of Rule
* 1987 - My Arctic Wolf
* 1986 - Between Ourselves
* 1985 - Kelly's Pool
* 1984 - Faunus
* 1983 - Toy Pindarri
* 1982 - Ideal Planet
* 1981 - Grey Sapphire
* 1980 - Hit It Benny
* 1979 - Painted Red

‡ Not held because of the COVID-19 pandemic

