WJ Healy Stakes

Ladbrokes Tip: A number of Sydney-trained horses have won the WJ Healy Stakes in recent years

The latest edition of the WJ Healy Stakes ran on Saturday, June 27, 2026 at Brisbane’s Eagle Farm Racecourse and saw the Tony & Maddysen Sears-trained Yellow Brick ($8) return to winning form with a huge late charge along the inside rail.

2026 WJ Healy Stakes Results

The official WJ Healy Stakes 2026 Results & Finishing Order will be available below once the Group 3 Brisbane race is run and won on Saturday, June 27, 2026.

Tony & Maddysen Sears’ six-year-old The Mission gelding Yellow Brick ($8) continued his solid Eagle Farm strike-rate on Saturday relishing a drop back in grade off two tough Group 1 runs to post a narrow victory in the 2026 WJ Healy Stakes results. Coming from sixth at the top of the straight, the warrior showed great tenacity off a patient Tommy Berry ride to come right up along the inside late and deny Payline victory with Pereille third to close out the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival.

2026 WJ Healy Stakes Odds & Finishing Order

The latest WJ Healy Stakes 2026 betting odds will be provided below as soon as markets on the end-of-carnival event in Brisbane over the winter are announced followed by the official WJ Healy Stakes finishing order after the event.

WJ Healy Stakes Tips

WJ Healy Stakes tips include looking for in-form winter sprinters coming off a win in a Brisbane race, graduates that finished in the money in the Dane Ripper Stakes or Moreton Cup and tipping single-figure fancies drawn in barrier seven or below.

Avoiding the three-year-old historically has been a solid WJ Healy Stakes betting tip with Away Game (2021) the first three-year-old to win since Natural Destiny (2006).

2026 WJ Healy Stakes Tips

Our Ladbrokes’ exclusive WJ Healy Stakes 2026 betting tips on the Group 3 race at the end of the Brisbane winter racing season will be detailed below the week of the race so, stay tuned for those to back and sack this season.

2026 TATTERSALL’S TIARA DAY FULL PREVIEW, TIPS & PREDICTIONS

The WJ Healy Stakes is held on the final Group 1 race meeting of the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival – Tattersall’s Tiara Day – taking place on a Saturday in late June at Brisbane’s Eagle Farm Racecourse.

A quality handicap sprint contested over 1200m, the event was first run in 1979 and gained Group 3 status in 1997.

The WJ Healy Stakes currently offers a total of $200,000 in prize money and attracts a strong line-up of winter sprinters each year. It takes place on the same day as the $700,000 Group 1 Tattersall’s Tiara (1400m) for fillies and mares and the $200,000 Group 3 Tattersall’s Cup (2400m) for the stayers.

A good lead-up race is the Group 2 Moreton Cup (1200m) run at the same track and distance earlier in the carnival, with Brave Song (2019) and Prince Of Boom (2023) the latest horses to do the double.

The WJ Healy Stakes winner is also exempt from ballot for the upcoming Listed Ramornie Handicap (1200m) at Grafton with Big Money (2014) the last sprinter to do the double.

WJ Healy Stakes Race Info

• Date: Saturday, June 27, 2026
• Track: Eagle Farm Racecourse
• Distance: 1200m
• Conditions: Quality Handicap
• Status: Group 3
• Prize Money: $200,000
• First Run: 1979

WJ Healy Stakes Betting

The WJ Healy Stakes betting markets are dominated by in-form winter sprinters coming off good lead-up runs in events such as the Group 2 Moreton Cup (1200m) or even the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400m).

Favourites have a solid strike-rate in the race with Brave Song ($3 in 2019) and Prince Of Boom ($2.25 in 2023) the latest to salute for the punters.

There was a double-figure upset in 2024 however when the local Tony Gollan-trained Zarastro won at WJ Healy Stakes odds of $10.

WJ Healy Stakes Field

The WJ Healy Stakes race field draws a quality line-up of winter sprinters from both local and interstate stables.

Runners may come via a number of different lead-up races including the Group 2 Dane Ripper Stakes for fillies and mares that last produced a WJ Healy Stakes winner in Spright (6th in 2018).

WJ Healy Stakes nominations close the Monday of race week with final acceptances revealing the field released on the Wednesday before the race runs on the Saturday.

2026 WJ Healy Stakes Field

The official WJ Healy Stakes 2026 field of final acceptors is announced by Racing Queensland on the Wednesday of race week and will be published below along with the confirmed jockeys and barriers.

The WJ Healy Stakes 2026 field features a quality line-up of sprinters led in betting by the Peter Snowden-trained Fire Star coming off a close fourth when under a length beaten at the same track and trip in the Listed Hinkler Handicap carrying a kilo more on Heavy going.

Eagle Farm R9 - Eureka Stud W.J. Healy Stakes (G3)

Final Race time: 

	Entrant	Last 6	Sex	Barrier	Weight
	1. King Of Sparta (15)  Scratched:
	2. Yellow Brick J: Tommy Berry T: Tony & Maddysen Sears	19x100	G	2	60kg
	3. Hidden Wealth J: Ben Thompson T: Tony Gollan	0x4484	G	4	59kg
	4. Payline J: Nash Rawiller T: Chris & Corey Munce	2x3200	G	1	58.5kg
	5. Brudenell J: Dylan Gibbons T: Kris Lees	39x923	G	6	57.5kg
	6. Oak Hill J: Daniel Stackhouse T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes	108872	G	3	57.5kg
	7. Givemethebeatboys J: Ben Melham T: Michael Freedman	60x196	G	7	56.5kg
	8. Midnight In Tokyo (9)  Scratched:
	9. Niance J: Jordan Childs T: Grahame Begg	73x068	M	12	55.5kg
	10. Hatchet J: Ashley Morgan T: Robert Heathcote	110596	G	10	54.5kg
	11. Pereille J: Daniel Moor T: Tony Gollan	32x638	G	5	54.5kg
	12. Barber J: Emily Lang T: Richard Litt	253x59	G	11	54kg
	13. Fire Star J: Tim Clark T: Peter Snowden	254x84	G	8	54kg
	14. King Kapa J: Cejay Graham T: Tony Gollan	28x040	G	13	54kg
	15. Moravia (14)  Scratched:
	16. About To Explode J: Robbie Dolan T: Tony Gollan	212273	G	9	54kg

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2026 WJ Healy Stakes Nominations

Early WJ Healy Stakes 2026 Nominations close the Monday leading-up to Tattersall’s Tiara Day, which is the last major event of the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival and will be provided in full below.

WJ Healy Stakes Form Guide

The WJ Healy Stakes form guide lists for punters all the crucial pre-betting information like the jockeys, trainers, barriers and lead-up runs of the female sprinters in the field.

Runners trained outside of Brisbane have a credible recent record the race, so looking at the interstate runners with a lead-up run in Queensland is essential when doing the WJ Healy Stakes form.

Single-figure fancies have had a big run of wins in the event too so look on the form for runners under $10 with a good Brisbane lead-up run and single-digit barrier draw.

The WJ Healy Stakes form was subsequently franked in 2021 with the winning filly Away Game going on to perform highly in a number of tougher races including Group 1 seconds in Melbourne’s Oakleigh Plate and the Robert Sanger Stakes in Adelaide the following year.

The 2021 WJ Healy Stakes third placed Bella Nipotina further franked the form with placings in events including the Group 1 Manikato Stakes (2nd) and Group 1 VRC Sprint Classic (3rd) in Melbourne that spring.

In 2022 WJ Healy Stakes Ranges improved on his third to win Grafton’s Listed Ramornie Handicap next start.

In 2023 The Big Goodbye ran second in the WJ Healy before his Ramornie Handicap victory.

The 2024 WJ Healy Stakes form was franked with the winner Zarastro going on to win the following summer’s $1 million Magic Millions Sprint race at the Gold Coast before a second in the 2025 Group 1 Kingsford Smith Cup in the winter in Brisbane.

2026 WJ Healy Stakes Form

A link to our comprehensive WJ Healy Stakes 2026 form guide and race betting preview will be provided for punters below the week of the event.

2026 WJ HEALY STAKES FORM GUIDE

Past WJ Healy Stakes Results

The WJ Healy Stakes race results show a strong mix of both locally trained and visiting interstate winners.

Horses allocated heavy weights have also had a strong recent record with wins by the likes of Yellow Brick (60kg in 2026), Zarastro (58kg in 2024), Prince Of Boom (60kg in 2023), Brave Song (58kg in 2019), Dothraki (58kg, 2015) and Howmuchdoyouloveme (60kg in 2013).

Note: There was no 2020 WJ Healy Stakes held with a reduced Brisbane Winter Carnival that season due to COVID-19. 

Juan Diva (2022) was the last WJ Healy Stakes winning mare.

Natural Destiny (2006) was the last three-year-old WJ Healy Stakes winner.

Hay List holds the current 1200m WJ Healy Stakes race record winning in 2010 in a time of 1 minute 08:68 seconds.

Recent WJ Healy Stakes Winners

Recent WJ Healy Stakes winners dating back to the year 2000 are detailed in the below table.

Year	Winner	Trainer/s	Jockey	Weight	Time
2026	Yellow Brick	Tony & Maddysen Sears	Tommy Berry	60 kgs	1:10.21
2025	Metalart	Kelly Schweida	Jason Collett	54.5 kgs	1:09.21
2024	Zarastro	Tony Gollan	Angela Jones	58 kgs	1:09.02
2023	Prince Of Boom	Robert Heathcote	Tim Clark	60 kgs	1:11.20
2022	Juan Diva	Richard & Will Freedman	Jason Collett	54 kgs	1:10.81
2021	Away Game	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Stephanie Thornton	54.5 kgs	1:11.48
2020 Race Not Held	–	–	–	–	–
2019	Brave Song	Peter & Paul Snowden	Blake Shinn	58 kgs	1:10.22
2018	Spright	Garry Frazer	Michael Cahill	55 kgs	1:09.03
2017	Burning Passion	James Cummings	Michael Cahill	54.5 kgs	1:09.60
2016	Into The Red	Kelso Wood	Luke Dittman	56 kgs	1:12.51
2015	Dothraki	Paul Snowden	Damian Browne	58 kgs	1:11.33
2014	Big Money	Rodney Northam	Robert Thompson	54 kgs	1:09.35
2013	Howmuchdoyouloveme	Tina Cotsiopoulos	Nash Rawiller	60 kgs	1:11.46
2012	River Lad	Natalie McCall	Timothy Bell	54 kgs	1:10.00
2011	Pinwheel	Peter Snowden	Damian Browne	58 kgs	1:09.54
2010	Hay List	John McNair	Chris Munce	53 kgs	1:08.69
2009	News Alert	Con Karakatsanis	Tye Angland	54.5 kgs	1:09.30
2008	Nuclear Medicine	Gordon Yorke	Scott Thurlow	53 kgs	1:11.38
2007	The Jackal	Paul St Vincent	Robert Thompson	57 kgs	1:09.59
2006	Natural Destiny	Gordon Yorke	Michael Rodd	52 kgs	1:10.63
2005	Poetic Papal	David Kelly	Yoshi Yamazaki	52 kgs	1:09.40
2004	Lamond	Shaun Dwyer	Michael Rodd	52 kgs	1:09.50
2003	Super Elegant	Tony Vasil	Mark Zahra	58 kgs	1:09.60
2002	Jar Jar Binks	Bryan Guy	Michael Rodd	51.5 kgs	1:10.40
2001	Citichy	Nick Flouskos	Brett Prebble	52.5 kgs	1:09.20
2000	El Mirada	Bart Cummings	Michael Cahill	55 kgs	1:09.20

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Which horse will win the 2026 WJ Healy Stakes?

The best way to pick which horse will win the WJ Healy Stakes is to take into account the form, assess the barriers, and consider the weight the horse will carry (among other factors). Check out ladbrokes.com.au in the lead up to the race for full form information.

When is the WJ Healy Stakes 2026?

The 2026 W.J. Healy Stakes runs on Saturday June 27th as Eagle Farm Race 9 to close the Tattersall's Tiara Day card at 4:35pm (AEST).

What is the prize money for the WJ Healy Stakes 2026?

The WJ Healy Stakes prize money is set at $200,000 which is paid from 1st to 10th place with $116,000 going to the Tattersall's Cup winner.

Where is the WJ Healy Stakes 2026?

The WJ Healy takes place at Eagle Farm Racecourse in Brisbane, which is located at 230 Lancaster Rd, Ascot QLD 4007.

What distance is the WJ Healy Stakes run over?

The WJ Healy Stakes is run over a sprint distance of 1200m, which is six furlongs in the imperial system.

How many horses run in the WJ Healy Stakes?

The WJ Healy Stakes has a field limit of 17 starters plus 5 emergency runners that can gain a start if one of the original top 17 final acceptors are scratched or withdrawn.

What is WJ Healy Stakes futures betting?

WJ Healy Stakes futures betting refers to placing a wager on the race well before the final field is confirmed, often weeks or even months out from raceday at Eagle Farm. In futures markets, bookmakers post early odds on a wide list of potential runners, and punters can lock in a price that may be far bigger than what’s available once acceptances are declared. With futures betting punters have access to early odds with prices are posted before the field is finalised, sometimes even before lead‑up races are run. Because there’s more uncertainty (injury, form, not making the field), futures odds are usually much higher than race‑day markets. There are usually no refunds, however, so, if your horse doesn’t run, the bet is typically lost, unless the market is specifically “All‑In vs. Futures” with different rules.

How do I watch the WJ Healy Stakes live?

You can watch the WJ Healy Stakes live on Ladbrokes. Other options are available, including SkyRacing.

How do I buy WJ Healy Stakes Raceday tickets?

Tickets for the WJ Healy Stakes Raceday - officially known as Tattersall's Tiara Day - are available at Brisbane Racing.

What is the WJ Healy Stakes Raceday dress code?

The WJ Healy Stakes Raceday - officially known as Tattersall's Tiara Day - has a smart dress code.

Who won the 2025 WJ Healy Stakes?

The 2025 WJ Healy Stakes was won by four-year-old Better Than Ready four-year-old Metalart at $6 for trainer Kelly Schweida with jockey Jason Collett aboard on 54.5kg from barrier 3 to win by 0.79 lengths in a time of 1:09.21.

Who won the 2026 WJ Healy Stakes?

The 2026 WJ Healy Stakes was won by six-year-old The Mission gelding Yellow Brick at $8 for trainers Tony & Maddysen Sears with jockey Tommy Berry aboard on 60kg from barrier 2 to win by 0.21 lengths on a Soft (6) track in a time of 1:10.21.