Guy_Walter_Stakes

Guy Walter Stakes

Guy Walter Stakes

Horse race

The Guy Walter Stakes, registered as the Wiggle Stakes, is an Australian Turf Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race, for mares aged four-years-old and upwards, over a distance of 1400 metres at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia in late February or early March.[1] Total prize money for the race is A$250,000.

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History

The Registered Race is named after champion mare Wiggle, who was a champion two-year-old and three-year-old (1958–59) and also later went on to win in the USA.[2]

The current race name is named after the trainer Guy Walter (1954–2014), who trained 36 Group One winners and his horses won more than 120 stakes races for around $40 million in prize money.[3]

Name

  • 1996–1999 - Wiggle Quality Handicap
  • 2000–2004 - Wiggle Fillies and Mares Quality Handicap
  • 2005–2011 - Wiggle Quality Handicap
  • 2012–2014 - Wiggle Stakes
  • 2015 onwards - Guy Walter Stakes

Grade

  • 1996–2013 - Listed race
  • 2014–2015 - Group 3
  • 2016 onwards - Group 2

Venue

Conditions

  • Prior to 2005 the race was for three year old fillies and older mares.
  • From 2012 onwards the race has set weights with penalties conditions.

Winners

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Winners and Past Results for the Wiggle Quality Handicap". Progroup Racing (Australia). 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  2. [2]
    "Wiggle". Pedigree Online Thoroughbred Database. 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  3. [3]
    "Racehorse trainer Guy Walter dies of suspected heart attack days after horse Streama wins Doomben Cup". Australian Broadcasting Corporation News. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  4. [4]
    "2023 Result – Proven Thoroughbreds Guy Walter Stakes (held 25 February 2023)". racingpost.com. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  5. [5]
    "2022 Result – Proven Thoroughbreds Guy Walter Stakes (held 26 February 2022)". breednet.com. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
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    "2021 Result – Guy Walter Proven Thoroughbred Stakes (held 27 February 2021)". breednet.com. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
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    "2020 Result – Guy Walter Proven T'breds Stks (held 29 February 2020)". breednet.com. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  8. [8]
    "2019 Result – Guy Walter Proven T'breds Stks (held 2 March 2019)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  9. [9]
    "2018 Result – Guy Walter Proven T'breds Stks (held 3 March 2018)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  10. [10]
    "2017 Result – Guy Walter Stakes (held 25 February 2017)". breednet.com. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  11. [11]
    "2016 Result – Guy Walter Stakes (held 27 February 2016)". breednet.com. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  12. [12]
    "2015 Result – Guy Walter Stakes (held 28 February 2015)". breednet.com. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  13. [13]
    "2014 Result – Wiggle Stakes (held 8 March 2014)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  14. [14]
    "2013 Result – Canterbury BMW Wiggle Stakes (held 9 March 2013)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  15. [15]
    "2012 Result – Sharp Wiggle Stakes (held 10 March 2012)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  16. [16]
    "2011 Result – Illes Racing & Breeding Wiggle Quality (held 5 March 2011)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  17. [17]
    "2010 Result – Liverpool Leader Wiggle Quality (held 6 March 2010)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  18. [18]
    "2009 Result – Wiggle Quality Handicap (held 7 March 2009)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 15 February 2015.
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    "2008 Result – Canadian Club Wiggle Stakes (held 22 March 2008)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 15 February 2015.
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    "2007 Result – Nova 96.9 Wiggle Quality (held 3 March 2007)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 15 February 2015.
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    "2006 Result – Wiggle Quality (held 11 March 2006)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 15 February 2015.
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    "2005 Result – Wiggle Quality Handicap (held 19 February 2005)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  23. [23]
    "2004 Result – Wiggle F-&-M Quality Hcp (held 28 February 2004)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  24. [24]
    "2003 Result – Wiggle F-&-M Quality Hcp (held 8 March 2003)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  25. [25]
    "2002 Result – Wiggle F-&-M Quality Hcp (held 16 February 2002)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  26. [26]
    "2001 Result – Wiggle F-&-M Quality Hcp (held 3 March 2001)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  27. [27]
    "2000 Result – Wiggle F-&-M Quality Hcp (held 11 March 2000)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  28. [28]
    "1999 Result – Wiggle Quality Hcp (held 20 February 1999)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  29. [29]
    "1998 Result – Wiggle Quality Hcp (held 28 February 1998)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  30. [30]
    "1997 Result – Wiggle Quality Hcp (held 15 February 1997)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  31. [31]
    "1996 Result – Wiggle Quality Hcp (held 24 February 1996)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 15 February 2015.
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