Group 2 race | |
Location | Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia |
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Inaugurated | 1996 (Listed race) |
Race type | Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Proven Thoroughbreds (2023) |
Race information | |
Distance | 1,400 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Mares four years old and older |
Weight | Set weights with penalties |
Purse | $250,000 (2023) |
The Guy Walter Stakes, registered as the Wiggle Stakes, is an Australian Turf Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race, for mares aged four-years-old and upwards, over a distance of 1400 metres at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia in late February or early March. [1] Total prize money for the race is A$250,000.
The Registered Race is named after champion mare Wiggle, who was a champion two-year-old and three-year-old (1958–59) and also later went on to win in the USA. [2]
The current race name is named after the trainer Guy Walter (1954–2014), who trained 36 Group One winners and his horses won more than 120 stakes races for around $40 million in prize money. [3]