Flemington Races: Makybe Diva Stakes Nominations 2019 |
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Distance
1600m
Grade
Group 1
Track
Flemington
Prizemoney
$750,000
Class
Weight for Age
2018 winner
Grunt ($12.00)
Formerly known as the Craiglee Stakes, the great mare Makybe Diva has had this race dedicated to her since 2007.
The Diva was a three-time Melbourne Cup winner and sits amongst Australian racing royalty.
The Makybe Diva Stakes marks the first Group One middle-distance test of the Spring Carnival. Previous winners of note include Shocking (2010), Weekend Hussler (2008), Northerly (2002) and Jeune (1995).
Leading the way in the market for this year's event is Tasmania's answer to Winx, Mystic Journey.
This mare trained by the relatively unknown Adam Trinder has built an amazing record of 11 wins from 15 starts and currently sits on the first line of betting for the 2019 Cox Plate.
Her first-up win in the Group Two P.B Lawrence was impressive and one could only imagine how much improvement she'll take from that run.
Former Western Australian Scales Of Justice sits on the second line of betting after coming off an impressive win in the Group One Memsie Stakes.
Punters should be wary of the former Aiden O'Brien trained galloper Rostopovich, who ran fifth in the 2018 Cox Plate and fifth in the Melbourne Cup. Now under the guidance of Team Hayes and Dabernig, the son of Frankel looks set for a huge Spring and it wouldn't surprise to see him run well fresh.
Nominations for the 2019 Group One Makybe Diva Stakes are below:
Horse
Trainer
Weight
Odds
MYSTIC JOURNEY
Adam Trinder
56.5kg
$2.10
SCALES OF JUSTICE
Lindsey Smith
59kg
$5.50
YUCATAN (IRE)
Liam Howley
59kg
$9.00
HARTNELL (GB)
James Cummings
59kg
$11.00
ROSTROPOVICH (IRE)
David & B Hayes & T Dabernig
59kg
$11.00
KINGS WILL DREAM (IRE)
Chris Waller
59kg
$11.00
HUMIDOR (NZ)
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
59kg
$15.00
MR QUICKIE
Phillip Stokes
58.5kg
$15.00
FIFTY STARS (IRE)
David & B Hayes & T Dabernig
59kg
$15.00
NIGHT’S WATCH (NZ)
Chris Waller
59kg
$15.00
GAILO CHOP (FR)
Matthew Williams
59kg
$26.00
OOHOOD
Tony & Calvin McEvoy
56.5kg
$26.00
ICONOCLASM
Danny O'Brien
59kg
$26.00
GATTING
Darren Mcauliffe
59kg
$51.00
QAFILA
David & B Hayes & T Dabernig
56.5kg
$51.00
WAGING WAR
Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas
59kg
$51.00
VOW AND DECLARE
Danny O'Brien
58.5kg
$51.00
SOUND (GER)
Michael Moroney
59kg
$101.00
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