The Makybe Diva Stakes is a Group Two weight-for-age event run over a mile at Flemington racecourse during the Melbourne Spring racing carnival around early September each year. From 1948 to 1964 this race was run over 2000 metres
and is currently set at a distance of 1600 metres.
The race was changed to the Makybe Diva Stakes in honour of triple Melbourne Cup winner Makybe Diva, and was previously known as the Craiglee Stakes.
The Makybe Diva Stakes is the first mile race of the spring in Melbourne and is a good stepping stone for those horses looking for the longer races ahead. Some top horses have saluted in this event, including Weekend Hussler, Pompeii Ruler, Northerly, Sky Heights, Mahogany, and Sovereign Red.
In 2010 the race was won in good style by Shocking who defeated Heart Of Dreams and Vigor and below you will find Makybe Diva Stakes winners and placegetters dating back to 1990.
Year
Winner
Second
Third
Time
2010
Shocking
Heart Of Dreams
Vigor
1:41.7
2009
Vigor
Typhoon Tracy
Master O'Reilly
1:35.8
2008
Weekend Hussler
Zarita
Littorio
1:38.6
2007
Marasco
Apache Cat
Zipping
1:36.7
2006
Pompeii Ruler
Sphenophyta
Zipping
1:38.5
2005
Confectioner
Free At Last
Our Smoking Joe
1:35.8
2004
Hugs Dancer
Elvstoem
Zagalia
1:38.2
2003
Pentastic
Walk On Air
Mummify
1:37.2
2002
Northerly
Le Zagaletta
Silver Baron
1:37.9
2001
Native Jazz
Aka Bilk
Universal Prince
1:37.4
2000
Go Flash Go
Oliver Twist
Showella
1:42.1
1999
Sky Heights
Laebeel
What Can I Say
1:37.3
1998
Umrum
Darazari
Our Unicorn
1:35.7
1997
Marble Halls
Count Chivas
Istidaad
1:37.6
1996
Saleous
Sir Boom
Alcove
1:38.5
1995
Jeune
Mahogany
Storm
1:35.0
1994
Mahogany
State Taj
Jeune
1:37.4
1993
Mannerism
Air Seattle
Our Pompeii
1:38.8
1992
Star Of The Realm
Subzero
Grooming
1:38.7
1991
Durbridge
Prince Salieri
Sydeston
1:37.9
1990
Zabeel
Gopak
Sydeston
1:36.5
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