W J Healy Stakes

The W J Healy Stakes is a Tattersall's Racing Club Group 3 quality handicap race for Thoroughbred horses run over a distance of 1200 metres at Eagle Farm Racecourse, Brisbane, Australia in June. Total prize money is A$175,000.

History
The race is named in honour of W.J. Healy who was the longest serving President of Tattersall's (1932-1953).

Grade

 * 1992–1996 - Listed Race
 * 1997 onwards - Group 3

Name

 * 1979–1989 - W. J. Healy Stakes
 * 1990–2004 - Mercedes-Benz Stakes
 * 2005 - Carlton Draught Stakes
 * 2006–2014 - W. J. Healy Stakes
 * 2015 - Tattersall's 150th Anniversary Stakes Handicap
 * 2016 - W. J. Healy Stakes

Records
The race record time of 1:08.68 was set by Hay List in 2010.

Venue
In 2015, the event was held at Gold Coast Racecourse due to track reconstruction at Eagle Farm.

Winners

 * 2022 - Juan Diva
 * 2021 - Away Game
 * 2020 - ‡race not held
 * 2019 - Brave Song
 * 2018 - Spright
 * 2017 - Burning Passion
 * 2016 - Into The Red
 * 2015 - Dothraki
 * 2014 - Big Money
 * 2013 - Howmuchdoyouloveme
 * 2012 - River Lad
 * 2011 - Pinwheel
 * 2010 - Hay List
 * 2009 - News Alert
 * 2008 - Nuclear Medicine
 * 2007 - The Jackal
 * 2006 - Natural Destiny
 * 2005 - Poetic Papal
 * 2004 - Lamond
 * 2003 - Super Elegant
 * 2002 - Jar Jar Binks
 * 2001 - Citichy
 * 2000 - El Mirada
 * 1999 - Marstic
 * 1998 - Quality Kingdom
 * 1997 - Blazing Reality
 * 1996 - Cangronde
 * 1995 - Dancing Dynamite
 * 1994 - Sublimate
 * 1993 - Capestad
 * 1992 - Blalocks Bull
 * 1991 - Tinys Finito
 * 1990 - McGintys Crown
 * 1989 - Clay Hero
 * 1988 - Lots Of Rule
 * 1987 - My Arctic Wolf
 * 1986 - Between Ourselves
 * 1985 - Kelly's Pool
 * 1984 - Faunus
 * 1983 - Toy Pindarri
 * 1982 - Ideal Planet
 * 1981 - Grey Sapphire
 * 1980 - Hit It Benny
 * 1979 - Painted Red

‡ Not held because of the COVID-19 pandemic