Northwood Plume Stakes Race Information

The Northwood Plume Stakes is a 1200 metre set weights plus penalties race for mares four-year-old and up run by the Melbourne Racing Club in October. It is held at Caulfield as part of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.

  • Race Type: Group 3
  • Distance: 1200 metres
  • Conditions: Set weights plus penalties, Mares 4YO & upwards
  • Track: Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Victoria
  • Prizemoney: $200,000
  • Date: Saturday 12 October 2024

Northwood Plume Stakes Race History

The race was first held as the Thai Airways International Classic in 2005 and was won by a mare called crimson Reign ridden by Darren Beadman. It became a Listed race in 2006 and was called the Northwood Plume Stakes. In 2007 and 2008 it was ran as he Le Tan Stakes then reverted to the Northwood Plume Stakes in 2009. It was called the Sportingbet Sprint Series Final from 2010 to 2014 and was granted its current Group 3 status in 2013.  From 2015 to 2018 it was called the Cape Grim Beef Stakes and in 2019 it was the Bass Strait  Beef Steaks. In 2020 it returned to the earlier name of the Northwood Plume Stakes.

Useful Facts

Multiple winners: none

Fastest time (1200m): Sheidel (2016) 1:09:04

Interesting trivia:

Past winners of the Northwood Plume Stakes

Winners of past Northwood Plume Stakes include Sheidel (2016), Politeness (2015), Griante (2014), Avenue (2010), Belong To Many (2008) and Crimson Reign (2005).

Year Winner Second Third
2024 Aviatress A Little Deep Bizot
2023 She Dances Rose Quartz La Danseuse Rouge
2022 Literary Magnate Written Beauty Decent Raine
2021 Dirty Thoughts La Mexicana Nudge
2020 Fiesta Felicia Broadwayandfourth
2019 Tofane Manicure Sweet Scandal
2018 Winter Bride Booker Our Crown Mistress
2017 Cool Passion Pedrena Princess Of Queens
2016 Sheidel Silent Sedition A Lotta Love
2015 Politeness Wawail Bring Me The Maid
2014 Griante Girl Guide Shamal Wind
2013 Aerobatics Assertive Eagle Counted
2012 Serena Star Koonoomoo Miss Marx
2011 Hinemoa Celts Lady Mahler
2010 Avenue Red Flair Dorf Command
2009 Our Lona Tootsie Velocitea
2008 Belong To Many Bel Mer Hanna Rossa
2007 Storm Signal Soleil Paris Zero
2006 Personal Ensign Pasikatera Storm Signal
2005 Crimson Reign Aqua D’amore Unabated