Defending champion Humidor headlines a star-studded list of 17 nominations for the Group One Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington.
While champion Winx is the main attraction in Saturday’s Group One George Main Stakes at Randwick in Sydney, Humidor is one of 13 individual Group One winners among the nominations for the Makybe Diva (1600m).
Victoria’s premier trainer Darren Weir has five horses nominated, with Black Heart Bart, Caulfield Cup favourite Kings Will Dream, and Japanese imports Tosen Basil and Danon Liberty joining Humidor.
Multiple Group One winner Happy Clapper is entered while Sydney’s premier trainer Chris Waller has nominated four of his Group One winners – Comin’ Through, Egg Tart, Unforgotten and Youngstar with the four also in the George Main mix.
New Zealand stayer Jon Snow, winner of last year’s Australian Derby, is scheduled to make his first Australian appearance of the season in the weight-for-age race.
Makybe Diva Stakes (1600 METRES)Times displayed in local time of Race Meeting |
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| Of $750,000.1st $450,000, 2nd $135,000, 3rd $67,500, 4th $33,750, 5th $18,750, 6th $15,000, 7th $15,000, 8th $15,000 Prize money contribution totalling 2% will be directed to jockey and equine welfare prior to distribution GROUP 1 Standard Weight for Age, Three-Years-Old and Upwards, Maidens at time of entry are ineligible, Apprentices cannot claim. Track Name: Main Track Type: Turf Track Condition: Good 3 Field Limit: 16 + 4 EM |
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 323529×496 | BLACK HEART BART | G | 8 | Darren Weir | 112 |
| 2 | 0x312561x1 | COMIN’ THROUGH | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 112 |
| 3 | x533x98x06 | DANON LIBERTY (JPN) | H | 7 | Darren Weir | 100 |
| 4 | 0x400521x5 | EGG TART | M | 5 | Chris Waller | 107 |
| 5 | 3x1111x58 | GRUNT (NZ) | H | 4 | Mick Price | 106 |
| 6 | 262x1213x7 | HAPPY CLAPPER | G | 8 | Patrick Webster | 116 |
| 7 | 67x28167x0 | HARLEM (GB) | G | 7 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | 109 |
| 8 | 20x4184x81 | HUMIDOR (NZ) | G | 6 | Darren Weir | 116 |
| 9 | 11x68139x4 | JON SNOW (NZ) | H | 5 | Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman | 110 |
| 10 | x11130x242 | KEMENTARI | H | 4 | James Cummings | 110 |
| 11 | 1x11111x43 | KINGS WILL DREAM (IRE) | G | 5 | Darren Weir | 105 |
| 12 | 6112x332x7 | POUNAMU | G | 7 | Alan Mathews | 108 |
| 13 | x242630x35 | PRIZED ICON | H | 5 | Kris Lees | 104 |
| 14 | 925041x8x7 | THE TAJ MAHAL (IRE) | H | 5 | Liam Howley | 107 |
| 15 | 8x72x3x56x | TOSEN BASIL (JPN) | H | 7 | Darren Weir | 109 |
| 16 | 11x0121x61 | UNFORGOTTEN | M | 4 | Chris Waller | 108 |
| 17 | 4x311113x6 | YOUNGSTAR | M | 4 | Chris Waller | 101 |
Credit: AAP