Arrowfield Stud (Horlicks) Plate
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The Arrowfield Stud (Horlicks) Plate is a Group 1 race run under Weight For Age conditions for milers at Hastings race course conducted by the Hawke's Bay Racing.
The Arrowfield Stud (Horlicks) Plate is run over 1600m.
The Arrowfield Stud (Horlicks) Plate has had several names like the Stoney Bridge Stakes/Windsor Park Plate but is registered as the Horlicks after the great mare who won so many races including the 1989 Japan Cup for the O'Sullivans. She was also the dam of Brew who won the Melbourne Cup.
This race is the middle pin G1 of the Spring trilogy of races at Hastings. The Challenge Stakes (Tarzino Trophy) leads in and the Spring Classic follows.
The race became a G1 in 2005.
Mares have an excellent record including winning it five times in a row from that 2005 running and again recently.
Melody Belle made it a total of eight G1s (to that time) in taking the 2019 victory. By the time 2020 came around, she had lifted her record to 11 G1s in total by making it a three peat and would add to that getting to 14 in the end.
The race was postponed by a week in 2022 and transferred to Matamata following bad weather.
The Arrowfield Stud (Horlicks) Plate was worth NZ$400,000 in 2024.
Some notable winners of Arrowfield Stud (Horlicks) Plate include La Crique (2022), Callsign Mav (2021), Melody Belle (2018/2019/2020), Gingernuts (2017), Kawi (2016), Mufhasa (2012), Jimmy Choux (2011), Wall Street (2010), Daffodil (2009), Princess Coup (2008), Seachange (2006/2007), Miss Potential (2005), Starcraft (2004), and Hello Dolly (2001/2002).
The 2023 Arrowfield Stud (Horlicks) Plate was won by Mustang Valley from Malt Time and Callsign Mav.
Previous Arrowfield Stud (Horlicks) Plate Winners
Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
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MUSTANG VALLEY
(NZ)
5M VANBRUGH (AUS) - CREAM OF THE CROP (AUS) NEW APPROACH (IRE) |
JOE DOYLE | 57.0 | ANDREW FORSMAN | 6 |
|
LA CRIQUE
(NZ)
4M VADAMOS (FR) - DESTINY COVE (AUS) DUBAI DESTINATION (USA) |
C J GRYLLS | 56.5 | SIMON & KATRINA ALEXANDER | 2 |
|
CALLSIGN MAV
(NZ)
5G ATLANTE (AUS) - RAADISI (NZ) VOLKSRAAD (GB) |
J K RIDDELL | 59.0 | JOHN BARY | 7 |
|
MELODY BELLE
(NZ)
6M COMMANDS (AUS) - MELEKA BELLE (NZ) IFFRAAJ (GB) |
T N HARRIS | 57.0 | JAMIE RICHARDS | 3 |
|
MELODY BELLE
(NZ)
5M COMMANDS (AUS) - MELEKA BELLE (NZ) IFFRAAJ (GB) |
O P BOSSON | 57.0 | JAMIE RICHARDS | 6 |
|
MELODY BELLE
(NZ)
4M COMMANDS (AUS) - MELEKA BELLE (NZ) IFFRAAJ (GB) |
SHARIF RUSOF | 56.5 | JAMIE RICHARDS | 1 |
|
GINGERNUTS
(NZ)
4G IFFRAAJ (GB) - DOUBLE ELLE (NZ) GENEROUS (IRE) |
O P BOSSON | 58.5 | STEPHEN AUTRIDGE | 6 |
|
KAWI
(NZ)
6G SAVABEEL (AUS) - MAGIC TIME (NZ) VOLKSRAAD (GB) |
L G INNES | 59.0 | A SHARROCK | 9 |
|
JULINSKY PRINCE
(NZ)
6G DARCI BRAHMA (NZ) - JULINSKY PRINCESS (NZ) STRAVINSKY (USA) |
J PARKES | 59.0 | FRASER AURET | 4 |
|
PURE CHAMPION
(IRE)
7H FOOTSTEPSINTHESAND (GB) - CASTARA BEACH (IRE) DANEHILL (USA) |
C J GRYLLS | 59.0 | LANCE O'SULLIVAN & ANDREW SCOTT | 5 |
|
XANADU
(NZ)
5M ELUSIVE CITY (USA) - FOREST DREAM (AUS) FOREST GLOW (USA) |
M T COLEMAN | 57.0 | KEN & BEV KELSO | 3 |
|
MUFHASA
(NZ)
8G PENTIRE (GB) - SHEILA CHEVAL (NZ) MI PREFERIDO (USA) |
S C SPRATT | 59.0 | STEPHEN MCKEE | 10 |
|
JIMMY CHOUX
(NZ)
4H THORN PARK (AUS) - CIERZO (NZ) CENTAINE (AUS) |
J K RIDDELL | 58.5 | JOHN BARY | 9 |
|
WALL STREET
(NZ)
6G MONTJEU (IRE) - VILLA WANDA (GB) GRAND LODGE (USA) |
M T COLEMAN | 59.0 | JEFF LYNDS | 6 |
|
DAFFODIL
(NZ)
4M NO EXCUSE NEEDED (GB) - SPRING (NZ) O'REILLY (NZ) |
H S TINSLEY | 56.5 | KEVIN GRAY | 7 |
|
PRINCESS COUP
(AUS)
5M ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) - STONEYFELL ROAD (AUS) SOVEREIGN RED (NZ) |
O P BOSSON | 56.5 | MARK WALKER | 11 |
|
SEACHANGE
(NZ)
5M CAPE CROSS (IRE) - JUST CRUISING (AUS) BROAD REACH (NZ) |
G MCKEON | 56.5 | R R MANNING | 4 |
|
SEACHANGE
(NZ)
4M CAPE CROSS (IRE) - JUST CRUISING (AUS) BROAD REACH (NZ) |
G MCKEON | 56.0 | R R MANNING | 7 |
|
MISS POTENTIAL
(AUS)
7M DOLPHIN STREET (FR) - RICHFIELD ROSE (NZ) CRESTED WAVE (USA) |
B R JONES | 56.0 | BILL BORRIE | 13 |
|
STARCRAFT
(NZ)
4H SOVIET STAR (USA) - FLYING FLOOZIE (NZ) POMPEII COURT (USA) |
G BOSS | 57.0 | GARRY NEWHAM | 6 |
|
IRISH ROVER
(NZ)
6G KENFAIR (NZ) - STERLING LEA (NZ) ONE POUND STERLING (GB) |
DAVID WALKER | 58.5 | E CARSON | 1 |
|
HELLO DOLLY
(NZ)
7M MI PREFERIDO (USA) - DRAMBUIE (NZ) RED TEMPO (NZ) |
A CALDER | 56.0 | B WILLS | 5 |
|
HELLO DOLLY
(NZ)
6M MI PREFERIDO (USA) - DRAMBUIE (NZ) RED TEMPO (NZ) |
H S TINSLEY | 56.0 | B WILLS | 9 |
|
THE MESSAGE
(NZ)
7G GOLD AND IVORY (USA) - MISS MORRINSVILLE (NZ) DESTROYER (SAF) |
L M BALLANTYNE | 58.5 | J RALPH | 2 |