Melbourne Racing Club – 2026 How Now Stakes (1200m) Group 3 $200,000 Mares: Set Weights & Penalties 31st Running Race first run: Sunday, September 22, 1996 (won by Miss Margaret); Dead Heat: 2005 Conducted: Listed Race (1999-2004); Group 3 (2005-2025); Sunday/Saturday in September (1996-2022); Saturday in November (2023-2025) Also known as: United Energy Plate (1996-1997); Konica 25th Anniversary Plate (1998); Cranbourne Daihatsu Stks (1999); Dairy Farmer’s Milk Stks (2000-2001); Dubai Convention Bureau Plate (2002); Emirates Association Stks (2003); Dubai International Racing Carnival Stks (2004-2005); How Now Stks (2006, 2009); Hocking Stuart South Yarra Stks (2007-2008); Sportingbet Sprint Series Stks (2011-2014); William Hill Sprint Series (2015); Ladbrokes Odds Boost Stks (2016-2018); Ladbrokes How Now Stks (2019); Neds How Now Stks (2020-2023); Sportsbet How Now Stks (2024-2025) Notable Winners: Bella Nipotina (2021) Miss Margaret (1996) Piavonic (2000) Velocitea (2009) Zapateo (2022) Catkins (2013) Lovely Jubly (2003) Secret Agenda (2016) Politeness (2015) Sister Madly (2011) Winter Bride (2018) Strikeline (2004) Longest Priced Winners: $31 (Brindabella-2005) $26 (Proved-2025) 20/1 (Snippets’ Lass-1999) Shortest Priced Winners: $2.60f (Lovely Jubly-2003) $2.70f (Niance-2024) $2.80f (Secret Agenda-2016) $2.90f (Catkins-2014) Leading Trainers: Brian Mayfield-Smith (3), Grahame Begg, James Cummings, Mick Price (2) Leading Jockeys: Craig Williams (4), Damien Oliver (3), Noel Callow, Craig Newitt, Brett Prebble (2) Year Winner Trainer Jockey No. Br. SP A/S Wgt Lead-Up Form 2006 QUEEN OF THE HILL D.L.FREEDMAN N.CALLOW 4 6 $10 4M 56.5 First run back from a spell (175 days) 2007 MISS JUDGEMENT P.MOODY L.NOLEN 5 15 $9 5M 55.5 5th Caul 1100m Mares Hcp 2008 VIVACIOUS SPIRIT M.PRICE C.NEWITT 15 16 $7 4M 53 5th Cockram Stk-2nd Caul 1100m Mares Hcp 2009 VELOCITEA B.MAYFIELD-SMITH C.WILLIAMS 15 4 $8 4M 53 2nd Caul 1100m Mares Hcp 2010 VALENTINE MISS M.KAVANAGH M.RODD 11 3 $5 5M 54 7th Cockram Stk 2011 SISTER MADLY J.SADLER D.OLIVER 8 5 $4f 5M 56.5 First run back from a spell (154 days) 2012 DETOURS P.SNOWDEN G.BOSS 16 10 $8.50 4M 55 First run back from a spell (147 days) 2013 CATKINS C.WALLER C.NEWITT 2 12 $2.90f 4M 58 2nd Rhil 1200m BM90-2nd VRC Let’s Elope 2014 GIRL GUIDE D.HAYES C.WILLIAMS 13 10 $6.50 5M 55 1st MV 1200m Mares BM90 2015 POLITENESS R.SMERDON M.ZAHRA 5 13 $8 5M 57 First run back from a spell (161 days) 2016 SECRET AGENDA M.PRICE D.OLIVER 4 6 $2.80f 4M 57 First run back from a spell (133 days) 2017 SAVANNA AMOUR C.MEAGHER B.RAWILLER 3 11 $15 4M 58 7th Bletchingly Stk-1st Cockram Stk 2018 WINTER BRIDE TOBY EDMONDS R.MALONEY 10 13 $4.80 4M 55 First run since 1st Doom 3YO C6 (63 days) 2019 MANICURE JAMES CUMMINGS R.KING 5 12 $12 5M 56 First run back from a spell (147 days) 2020 FELICIA D.BINAISSE C.WILLIAMS 12 12 $6 4M 55 2nd MV Chandler Macleod 2021 BELLA NIPOTINA MAHER & EUSTACE C.WILLIAMS 3 7 $3.60f 4M 57 1st Caul 1100m Mares Hcp-2nd MV Chautauqua Stk 2022 ZAPATEO JAMES CUMMINGS D.OLIVER 2 5 $5 4M 57 1st Toy Show Stk-8th Concorde Stk 2023 ROSE QUARTZ G.BEGG M.DEE 3 4 $6.50 6M 55 2nd Caul 1100m BM100-2nd Northwood Plume-4th Begonia Belle 2024 NIANCE G.BEGG J.CHILDS 4 7 $2.70f 5M 56 1st Alinghi Stk 2025 PROVED E.JUSUFOVIC C.HEFEL 13 4 $26 5M 55 5th Bdgo 1100m BM78 formfocus.com.au
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