Wenona Girl Quality Handicap 2024

Wenona Girl Quality graduates often target Group 1 sprints during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival.

The Wenona Girl Quality Handicap is a Group 3 race for mares run and won on Randwick Guineas Day in Sydney each autumn.

The event his held on the same Royal Randwick race card as the Group 1 $1 million Randwick Guineas (1600m) and Group 1 $750,000 Canterbury Stakes (1300m).

Held over 1200m the race is open only to mares aged four-years-old and above.

It offers $250,000 in prize money as of 2024 and is a quality handicap showdown.

The race is named in honour of champion mare and Australian Racing Hall of Famer Wenona Girl. Wenona Girl was a 27-time winner in the 1950s and early 1960s and Australia’s highest ever stakes winning mare at the time of her retirement.

In 2014 the race was run as the Roy Higgins Tribute Quality honouring champion jockey Roy Higgins (1938-2014) who died the week of the race.

The Wenona Girl Quality gained Group 3 status in 2014 and serves as a nice lead-up to the upcoming Group 1 sprint races of the autumn in Sydney.

The latest edition of the Wenona Girl Quality Handicap ran on Saturday March 9, 2024 as part of Randwick Guineas Day and was won by the Brad Widdup-trained favourite Tintookie ($4.40F) who continued her good form at her pet track.

2024 Wenona Girl Quality Handicap Results

The full Wenona Girl Quality Handicap 2024 Results & Finishing Order will be detailed right here when the race is run and won on Saturday March 9, 2024.

2024 Wenona Girl Handicap winner Tintookie was good saluting for the punters in the last. Photo: Steve Hart.

• 1st: #13 Tintookie
• 2nd: #3 C’est Magique
• 3rd: #6 Wee Nessy

The last on Randwick Guineas Day was won by the Brad Widdup-trained favourite with Tintookie ($4.40F) saluting for the punters to keep her good Randwick strike-rate going up in grade.

2024 Wenona Girl Quality Handicap Odds

The latest Wenona Girl Quality Handicap 2024 odds on the Group 3 sprint taking place at Royal Randwick will be provided below once announced so stay tuned for the best betting markets on the Guineas Day support act.

Wenona Girl Quality Handicap Race Info

• Date: Saturday March 9, 2024
• Track: Royal Randwick Racecourse
• Distance: 1200m
• Conditions: Quality Handicap – Mares 4YOs & Upwards
• Status: Group 3
• Prize Money: $250,000
• First Run: 2006

Wenona Girl Quality Handicap Betting

Wenona Girl Quality Handicap betting markets open the week of the race are led by the standout sprint type mares of the autumn.

Mares with previous Randwick experience and those coming off a top three run make the best bet in the Wenona Girl Quality odds online.

Fasika ($2.30 in 2020), Belluci Babe ($3 in 2022), and Tintookie ($4.40 in 2024) are the latest favourites in Wenona Girl Quality betting to win.

Wenona Girl Quality Handicap Field

The Wenona Girl Quality Handicap race field attracts the season’s top mares with many eyeing Group 1 glory later in the carnival.

Following a run in the Wenona Girl Quality field many mares may target the Group 2 Sapphire Stakes (1200m) at the same track and distance in April. In 2022 the Sapphire Stakes winner Belluci Babe ran third in that year’s Sapphire Stakes results, while Tricky Gal was runner-up in both events.

Mares may also head towards events including the Group 3 Birthday Card Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill or even an elite level run in the Group 1 Coolmore Classic (1500m). The 2011 Wenona Girl Quality winner Ofcourseican returned to win the following year’s Coolmore Classic in 2012.

Wenona Girl Quality Handicap nominations close on the Monday before the race followed by the final field and barriers out on the Wednesday.

2024 Wenona Girl Quality Handicap Field

The official Wenona Girl Quality Handicap 2024 Field & Barriers will be provided below once final acceptances by Racing NSW have been released on the Wednesday of race week.

The 2024 Wenona Girl Handicap final field features a bumper line-up of in-form mares with the now Joe Pride-trained Call Di favourite after opting for this over the Group 1 Canterbury Stakes.

2024 Wenona Girl Quality Handicap Nominations

The early Wenona Girl Quality Handicap 2024 Nominations will be updated here once confirmed by Racing NSW the Monday leading-up to the race.

Wenona Girl Quality Handicap Tips

Wenona Girl Quality Handicap tips are usually led by proven Group winners with form over 1000 – 1200m in Sydney and or Melbourne.

Many gallopers have Group 1 or 2 racing experience and looking for those runners that have held their own against the best sprinters in the country can be key to Wenona Girl Quality Handicap tipping.

Looking for any Kris Lees-trained mares is also a good Wenona Girl Quality betting tip with the trainer having prepared three previous winners with Sugar Bella (2018), Savoreux (2016), and Litter (2008) all successful for the stable.

2024 Wenona Girl Quality Handicap Tips

Our Ladbrokes’ insider Wenona Girl Quality Handicap tips 2024 will be detailed below the week of the race giving you the best bets to place on the race this autumn.

• To Win: #5 Call Di ($4.80 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Sticking with the Joe Pride-trained favourite here with Call Di scratched from a tussle with her classy stablemates in the Group 1 Canterbury in favour of this easier assignment against her own kind in the last. She’s got a wide alley in the Wenona Girl, but carries a manageable 54.5kg first-up. The consistent Frankel four-year-old is well bred and putting together a nice record. A host of frustrating minor placings during a strong campaign last time in, but she is looking for a Group win now. Group 2 Hot Danish second at Rosehill last time out in November, good first-up record, new stable now and ready to show what she can do.  

Wenona Girl Quality Handicap Form Guide

The Wenona Girl Quality Handicap form guide lists all of the essential information punters need including barriers, jockeys, trainers and lead-up form.

The Wenona Girl Quality Handicap form often holds up later in the carnival including in 2022 with the winner Belluci Babe going on to run fourth in both the Group 1 The Galaxy (1100m) and Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) in elite level company.

The 2015 Wenona Girl Quality winner Griante franked the form the following year winning the 2016 The Galaxy.

2024 Wenona Girl Quality Handicap Guide

A link to our comprehensive Wenona Girl Quality Handicap 2024 Form Guide will be available below the week of the race for punters.

Wenona Girl Quality Handicap Results

The Wenona Girl Quality Handicap race results have been dominated by nice types coming off similar quality lead-up races.

Winter Bride (2019) holds the current Wenona Girl Quality race record winning in a time of 1 minute 7:73 seconds over the 1200m.

Notable recent Wenona Girl Quality Handicap winners include Beaded (2010), Arinosa (2013), and Fasika (2020).

Wenona Girl Quality Handicap Winners

Past Wenona Girl Quality Handicap winners and place-getters dating back to the year 2006 are detailed in the below table.