Melbourne Racing Club – 2026 Thousand Guineas Prelude (1400m) Group 2 $300,000 3YO Fillies: Set Weights & Penalties Registered Name: Tranquil Star Stakes 65th Running Race first run: Saturday, September 23, 1965 (as the Heath Stakes over 7f); Heath Stks (1965-1989); Tranquil Star Stks (1990-2006); Thousand Guineas Prelude (2007-2025); Listed Race (1983-1999); Group 3 (2000-2006); Group 2 (2007-2025); Race Divided (1965, 1977, 1978); In September (1969-2022, 2025); In October (2023-2024) 2011*: Dead Heat for First (Bliss Street & Celebrity Girl) protest fourth (Mosheen) against equal first (Celebrity Girl) upheld Notable Winners: Miss Finland (2006) Miss Pennymoney (1999) Gay Poss (1969) Ortensia (2008) Sanderae (1970) Hollow Bullet (2004) Danelagh (1998) Azzurro (1992) Bianco Flyer (1987) Booker (2017) Prunella (1978) Instant Celebrity (2020) Biscadale (1980) Derobe (1996) So Gorgeous (2000) Irish Lights (2009) Rubidium (1995) Longest Priced Winners: 50/1 (Tregal-1971) $31 (Bon’s a Pearla-2021) $26/25/1 (Gabbidon-2007, Christmas Hamper-1984) Shortest Priced Winners: 4/6f (Prunella-1978, Sanderae-1970) $1.80f (Miss Finland-2006) Thousand Guineas Prelude (Tranquil Star/Heath Stks) winners record in the 1000 Guineas: 48 starters for 5 wins (Irish Lights-2009, Miss Finland-2006, Azzurro-1992, Bianco Flyer-1987, Biscadale-1980), 5 seconds, 4 thirds, 34 unplaced Leading Trainers: David Hayes (5), Lee Freedman (4), Bart Cummings, Phillip Stokes (3), Angus Armanasco, Colin Hayes, Bon Hoysted, Tom Hughes Snr, Geoff Murphy, Mick Price, Tommy Smith (2) Leading Jockeys: Greg Hall, Roy Higgins, Damien Oliver, Brett Prebble, Harry White, Craig Williams (3), Steven Arnold, Michael Clarke, Mick Dittman, Danny Nikolic, Patrick Payne, Gary Willetts, Mark Zahra (2) Year Winner Trainer Jockey No. Br. SP Lead-Up Form 2006 MISS FINLAND D.HAYES C.WILLIAMS 1 9 $1.80f 1st McNeil Stk 2007 GABBIDON G.KENNEWELL S.KATSIDIS 9 11 $26 7th Quezette Stk-1st Caul 1400m 3F Hcp 2008 ORTENSIA A.NOONAN D.NIKOLIC 7 7 $4 3rd MV 1000m 3YO RB82-2nd MV Champagne Stk 2009 IRISH LIGHTS D.HAYES G.BOSS 6 11 $3.40f 1st VRC 1100m 3F Hcp 2010 DIVORCES P.SNOWDEN M.ZAHRA 7 11 $6 2nd Furious Stk 2011* BLISS STREET D.MORTON S.ARNOLD 1 9 $21 1st Blmt 1200m 3YO Hcp-6th MV 1200m 3F SWP 2012 LADY OF HARRODS R.CAMERON S.ARNOLD 1 1 $10 10th Quezette Stk-1st McNeil Stk 2013 GREGERS D.HAYES C.SCHOFIELD 6 2 $6.50 1st MV 1000m 3F BM78-1st MV 1200m 3F SWP-5th Danehill Stk 2014 AFLEET ESPRIT D.HAYES/T.DABERNIG D.OLIVER 5 1 $6.50 2nd MV 1000m 3F BM78-1st MV 1200m 3F SWP-1st VRC Cap d’Antibes 2015 MISS GUNPOWDER P.STOKES C.WILLIAMS 7 8 $4.20f 1st Morp 1100m 2YO RB68-3rd Quezette Stk-1st Morp 1250m C2 2016 LEGLESS VEUVE S.WEBB M.ZAHRA 14 2 $12 1st Sale 1205m 3F Mdn 2017 BOOKER ELLERTON/ZAHRA D.DUNN 6 7 $6.50 2nd McNeil Stk-3rd Danehill Stk 2018 SMART MELODY K.LEES B.AVDULLA 3 7 $2.10f 1st Wyong 1100m BM74-1st VRC Cap d’Antibes 2019 ACTING BUSUTTIN & YOUNG T.BERRY 9 1 $21 7th Sand 1200m 2F Hcp-1st Echa 1200m 2YO Mdn-1st Sand 1300m 3F BM64 2020 INSTANT CELEBRITY P.STOKES C.WILLIAMS 4 7 $2.80f 1st Morp 1100m BM72 2021 BON’S A PEARLA K.CORSTENS J.MASKIELL 4 5 $31 5th Sale 1206m 2YO Mdn-3rd Geel 1200m 3F Mdn-1st Sand 1400m 3F Mdn 2022 BOOGIE DANCER P.MOODY L.NOLEN 5 11 $5.50 6th MV Atlantic Jewel 2023 COEUR VOLANTE M.MORONEY B.SHINN 3 14 $4.60 1st MV Scarborough Stk 2024 TOO DARN LIZZIE WATERHOUSE & BOTT T.CLARK 4 1 $7.50 8th Furious Stk-3rd Jim Moloney 2025 FERIVIA P.STOKES L.NEINDORF 1 1 $11 2nd Sand 1000m 2YO Hcp-1st Quezette Stk-6th MV Atlantic Jewel formfocus.com.au
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