Northwood Plume Stakes 2021

Ladbrokes Tip: The Tristarc Stakes is a nice next-up target for mares out of the Northwood Plume Stakes

The Northwood Plume Stakes is a Group 3 sprint race for mares contested on Caulfield Guineas Day at Caulfield Racecourse in mid October each Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival. The meeting features three Group 1 races including the Caulfield Guineas (1600m) for three-year-old milers.

The other majors on the card are the Group 1 Caulfield Stakes (2000m) and the Group 1 Toorak Handicap (1600m). Along with the three elite levels there are also two Group 2 support acts with the Schillaci Stakes (1100m) for sprinters and the Herbert Power Stakes run over the mile and a half (2400m).

Offering a $200,000 in total prize money, the Northwood Plume Stakes is another top Caulfield Guineas Day race and is run at set weights plus penalties over 1200m.

One of the newer events run during the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival, the Northwood Plume Stakes was inaugurated in 2005 and serves as a nice lead-up into the Group 2 Tristarc Stakes (1400m) on Caulfield Cup Day.

The event is named in honour of the 1994 Thousand Guineas – VRC Oaks double winning filly Northwood Plume.

The latest edition of the Northwood Plume Stakes ran on Saturday October 9, 2021 and was won by Dirty Thoughts.  

2021 Northwood Plume Stakes Results

The complete Northwood Plume Stakes 2021 Results & Finishing Order will be listed below once the race takes place on Saturday October 9, 2021.

• 1st: #8 Dirty Thoughts
• 2nd: #3 La Mexicana
• 3rd: #2 Nudge

Northwood Plume Stakes Race Info

• Date: Saturday October 9, 2021
• Track: Caulfield Racecourse
• Distance: 1200m
• Conditions: Set Weights + Penalties – Mares only
• Status: Group 3
• Prize Money: $200,000
• First Run: 2005

Northwood Plume Stakes Betting

Northwood Plume Stakes betting is led by in-form mares coming off good earlier lead-up runs in similar grade Melbourne races including the Group 3 Cockram Stakes (1200m), Group 3 How Now Stakes (1200m) and Group 2 Sheraco Stakes (1200m).

Winter Bride (2018) was the last mare to complete the How Now Stakes – Northwood Plume Stakes double.

Winter Bride ($4.80 in 2018) was also the last favourite in Northwood Plume Stakes betting to salute for the punters.

2021 Northwood Plume Stakes Odds

The season’s best Northwood Plume Stakes 2021 betting odds and links to our markets on the field will be available right here as soon as released so stay tuned for the best Group 3 Caulfield odds online.

Northwood Plume Stakes Tips

Good Northwood Plume Stakes tips include backing mares coming off a top three run in Group 2 or 3 grade over the 1200m distance in Melbourne and backing any previous Caulfield winners.

Backing mares at longer Northwood Plume Stakes odds is another good tip with plenty of recent upsets including Tofane ($19 in 2019).

2021 Northwood Plume Stakes Tips

Our insider Northwood Plume Stakes 2021 betting tips and Group 3 Caulfield racing selections will be detailed below the week of the race so you know what mares to get behind at the best odds on Caulfield Guineas Day.

• To Win: #2 Nudge ($13 at time of publish)

Going for value and love the 12/1 offer on Nudge to win this Group 3 first-up. She’s a classy mare from the Waller stable and, while she’s certainly better suited to a mile, she’s too consistent not to take at the price racing for the first time since her Group 1 second to Tofane in Brisbane. First-up record isn’t great, but there’s a first for everything!

Northwood Plume Stakes Field

The Northwood Plume Stakes field attracts a quality line-up of mares coming off runs in Melbourne.

The best mares out of the Northwood Plume Stakes field may head to Flemington on VRC Derby Day for the Group 3 Begonia Belle Stakes (1200m) with both Tofane (2019) and Fiesta (2020) recently completing the double.

Northwood Plume Stakes nominations close the Monday before the race runs on the Saturday and final acceptances are out on the Wednesday.

2021 Northwood Plume Stakes Field

The official Northwood Plume Stakes 2021 Final Field & Barriers on the Caulfield Guineas Day event will be provided in full below once announced on the Wednesday of race week so stay tuned to see the list of mares set to face off in the sprint feature.

2021 Northwood Plume Stakes Nominations

The Northwood Plume Stakes 2021 early entries are taken on the Monday leading-up to the event.

Northwood Plume Stakes Form Guide

The Northwood Plume Stakes form guide features all the essential stats and info including the jockeys, trainers, barriers, weights and lead-up runs of the horses in the field.

In recent years the Northwood Plume takes form has stacked-up in tougher Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival features including in 2016 when the Northwood Plume Stakes winner Sheidel went on to run second in Perth’s Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) that summer and take out the following year’s Group 1 Oakleigh Plate (1100m) at Caulfield in the autumn of 2017.

The 2019 Northwood Plume Stakes form was franked with the winner Tofane going on to win the next year’s Group 1 All Aged Stakes (1400m) in Sydney along with the 2021 Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap – Tattersall’s Tiara double in Brisbane.

2021 Northwood Plume Stakes Form Guide

A link to our insider Northwood Plume Stakes Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.

Northwood Plume Stakes Results

The Northwood Plume Stakes results date back to 2005 with the first mare to win the event being Crimson Reign.

Notable recent Northwood Plume Stakes winners include Avenue (2010), Sheidel (2016), Tofane (2019) and Fiesta (2020).

Northwood Plume Stakes Winners