P J Bell Stakes Winners
From the race’s inauguration in 1985, all the way up to 2023, we have a comprehensive list of P J Bell Stakes winners from past race meets. Included are finishing times, jockey and weights carried to victory by the winners of the PJ Bell Stakes in Sydney.

Deal was the inaugural PJ Bell Stakes winner back in 1985.
In 1997 Dane Ripper won the PJ Bell Stakes and would return that spring to win the Cox Plate in Melbourne.
Houtzen holds the current PJ Bell Stakes record winning in 2018 in a time of 1 minute 08:64 seconds.
The 2022 PJ Bell Stakes winner Heresy saluted for the punters as the $5.50 favourite from out wide in barrier 14 of 15 for trainer James Cummings.
Other notable PJ Bell Stakes winners include Snippet’s Girl (1993), Ortensia (2009), Red Tracer (2011), and Houtzen (2018).
The Grahame Begg-trained 2023 PJ Bell Stakes winner was Hellbent filly Magic Time ($6) who was too strong first-up retaining her unbeaten record with a tidy victory in the last on Day 1 of The Championships when racing for the first time since a Listed win at Flemington last November over the Melbourne Cup Carnival.
COMPLETE LIST OF PAST pj bell STAKES WINNERS
Year | Winner | Jockey | Weight | Time |
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2023 | Magic Time | J. Childs | 55kg | 1:13.00 |
2022 | Heresy | N. Rawiller | 56kg | 1:13.14 |
2021 | Matchmaker | J. McDonald | 55kg (carried 55.5kg) | 1:11.17 |
2020 | Rubisaki | N. Rawiller | 57 kg | 1:12.74 |
2019 | Multaja | C. Williams | 54 kg | 1:12.67 |
2018 | Houtzen | G. Schofield | 56 kg | 1:08.64 |
2017 | Diddums | S. Clipperton | 54 kg | 1:12.35 |
2016 | Tempt Me Not | G. Schofield | 54 kg | 1:11.07 |
2015 | Miss Cover Girl | G. Boss | 54 kg | 1:11.62 |
2014 | Politeness | C. Williams | 54 kg | 1:12.48 |
2012 | Ever The Same | J. Cassidy | 54 kg | 1:10.03 |
2011 | Red Tracer | G. Schofield | 55 kg | 1:10.86 |
2010 | Zingaling | J. Cassidy | 54 kg | 1:09.88 |
2009 | Ortensia | C. Williams | 58 kg | 1:10.13 |
2008 | Espurante | G. Schofield | 53 kg | 1:12.17 |
2007 | Hot ‘N’ Ready | D. Oliver | 55 kg | 1:12.19 |
2006 | Kakakakatie | J. Ford | 53 kg | 1:10.14 |
2005 | Rich Megadale | J. Ford | 55.5 kg | 1:10.95 |
2004 | Besame Mucho | H. Bowman | 53.5 kg | 1:09.68 |
2003 | Private Steer | G. Childs | 57 kg | 1:11.43 |
2002 | Oomph | L. Beasley | 55.5 kg | 1:09.74 |
2001 | She’s Purring | C. Munce | 54 kg | 1:10.26 |
2000 | Mulan Princess | R.S. Dye | 52.5 kg | 1:8.980 |
1999 | Wynciti | D. Beasley | 58 kg | 1:10.60 |
1998 | Flickering Fire | J. Byrne | 52 kg | 1:11.42 |
1997 | Dane Ripper | D. Beadman | 58 kg | 1:10.16 |
1996 | Presina | G. Boss | 58 kg | 1:10.20 |
1995 | Verocative | B. York | 55.5 kg | 1:12.20 |
1994 | Hot To Race | B. York | 56 kg | 1:12.30 |
1993 | Snippet’s Girl | D. Oliver | 55.5 kg | 1:10.00 |
1992 | Regina Madre | L. Dittman | 58.5 kg | 1:10.30 |
1991 | Peignoir | J. Marshall | 51 kg | 1:11.50 |
1990 | Reverse Pass | R.S. Dye | 54.5 kg | 1:13.90 |
1989 | St. Bridget’s Way | C. Carmody | 50 kg | 1:10.20 |
1988 | Bronze Empress | M. Johnston | 53 kg | 1:11.50 |
1987 | Winged Prayer | R.S. Dye | 51 kg | 1:11.70 |
1986 | Sweet Dream Lady | D. Gauci | 50 kg | 1:11.20 |
1985 | Deal | B. Compton | 52 kg | 1:11.80 |