Northwood Plume Stakes

Northwood Plume Stakes
run as Cape Grim Beef Steaks (2015)

Group 3 race
Location	Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia
Inaugurated	2005 (Listed)
Race type	Thoroughbred
Sponsor	Cape Grim Beef (2015)
Race information
Distance	1,200 metres
Surface	Turf
Qualification	Mares, four years old and older
Weight	Set weights with penalties
Purse	$150,000 (2014)

The Northwood Plume Stakes, raced as the Cape Grim Beef Steaks in 2015 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$150,000.

Race 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]

Race 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 - Cape Grim Beef Steaks

Race venue

• 2005 onwards - Caulfield Racecourse

Race grade

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

The winners

• 2015 - Politeness ^[3]
• 2014 - Griante ^[4]
• 2013 - Aerobatics ^[5]
• 2012 - Serena Star ^[6]
• 2011 - Hinemoa ^[7]
• 2010 - Avenue ^[8]
• 2009 - Our Lona ^[9]
• 2008 - Belong To Many ^[10]
• 2007 - Storm Signal ^[11]
• 2006 - Personal Ensign ^[12]
• 2005 - Crimson Reign ^[13]

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. "2015 Result – Cape Grim Beef Steaks (held 10 October 2015)". breednet.com. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
4. "2014 Result – Sportingbet Series Final (held 11 October 2014)". breednet.com. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
5. "2013 Result – Sportingbet Series Final (held 12 October 2013)". breednet.com. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
6. "2012 Result – Sportingbet Series Final (held 13 October 2012)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 5 October 2015.
7. "2011 Result – Sportingbet Series Final (held 8 October 2011)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 5 October 2015.
8. "2010 Result – Sportingbet Series Final (held 9 October 2010)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 5 October 2015.
9. "2009 Result – Northwood Plume Stakes (held 10 October 2009)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 5 October 2015.
10. "2008 Result – Le Tan Stakes (held 11 October 2008)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 5 October 2015.
11. "2007 Result – Le Tan Stakes (held 13 October 2007)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 5 October 2015.
12. "2006 Result – Carlton Draught Northwood Plume Stakes (held 14 October 2006)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 5 October 2015.
13. "2005 Result – Thai Airways International Classic (held 8 October 2005)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 5 October 2015.