The Nivison

The Group 3 2017 The Nivison is a 1200m sprint held at Royal Randwick Racecourse during October.

Run under set weights plus penalties conditions, The Nivison is open to mares aged four years and older. Paying $125,000, The Nivison is a decent target for handy mares who haven’t gone south to Victoria or to the spelling paddock before summer.

Held towards the very tail end of the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival, The Nivison is hosted by the City Tattersalls Club and shares the race program with three listed races. These are the Gothic Stakes (1400m), the Alinghi Stakes (1100m) and the Ethereal Stakes (2000m).

There are a few good lead up races in the area. The Group 3 Golden Pendant (1400m) used to be a fairly good guide as the Research Stakes but now tends to attract a fairly classy field. The Group 3 Sheraco Stakes (1200m) and the Group 3 Tibbie Stakes can also be good guides.

Inaugurated in 1994 as the Tarien Quality Handicap, The Nivison was originally named after Tarien, a champion mare who won the 1953 George Main Stakes (among other races). In 1997, the race was renamed to its current title.

Prior to 2011, The Nivison was held during September. It was upgraded to listed status fairly quickly following establishment in 1997. In 2013 The Nivison was upgraded to group 3.

There was no 2007 The Nivison because of equine influenza. Notable The Nivison winners include Amber (1996), Spinning Hill (2000), Besame Mucho (2004) and Diamond Earth (2013).

2017 The Nivison Field

The Nivison field is usually comprised of a fairly diverse range of mares. Horses who have previously won a few group events might line up against those that have only had a few black type starts. As a general rule, it pays to do your homework on The Nivison field prior to punting, as you never know which horse might just step up to the plate.

The 2017 The Nivison field will be published below.

No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Hcp Rating
1 670x910x56 HEAVENS ABOVE Tim Martin Adam Hyeronimus 12 59kg 107
2 x31033x421 DIXIE BLOSSOMS Ron Quinton Christian Reith 3 57kg 108
3 x34221x312 DAYSEE DOOM Ron Quinton Andrew Adkins (a) 5 57kg 107
4 80x243279x NANCY Peter & Paul Snowden Damian Browne 2 56kg 98
5 x101350x77 ZESTFUL Kris Lees Tye Angland 8 56kg 97
6 321x6215x1 DIDDUMS Gerald Ryan James Innes Jnr (a) 4 56kg 89
7 11x38483x9 SPRIGHT Garry Frazer Jay Ford 1 56kg 86
8 117x30626x KINSHACHI James Cummings Glyn Schofield 7 55kg 93
9 1x5181910x MATERNAL James Cummings Brenton Avdulla 10 55kg 92
10 4x118120x5 SAMANTHA Gerald Ryan Josh Adams 9 55kg 83
11 6x71112x1 WHITE MOSS Jason Coyle Jason Collett 6 54kg 80
12 4x1613368x SIREN’S FURY Jason Coyle Ms Jess Taylor 11 54kg 71

The Nivison Results

The Nivison results, winners and winning times since 2000 are listed below.

Year Results Winning Time
2016 1 Egyptian Symbol 2 Artistry 3 Rule The River  1:10.6
2015 1 Nayeli 2 Peace Force 3 Miss Cover Girl  1:09.2
2014 1 Avoid Lightning 2 Brook Road 3 Rose Of Choice  1:10.3
2013 1 Diamond Earth 2 Plucky Belle 3 Hidden Kisses  1:09.6
2012 1 Quidnunc 2 Capital Commander 3 Alberton Park  1:08.5
2011 1 Balmont 2 Pontiana 3 Ofcourseican  1:10.8
2010 1 Marquardt 2 Dorf Command 3 Kiss From A Rose  1:10.2
2009 1 Madame Pedrille 2 Strawberry Field 3 Beaucoup  1:10.6
2008 1 Jewelled Gate 2 Illuminates 3 Bernicia  1:09.8
2007 1 Race Not Held 2 3  
2006 1 Whoever 2 Coolroom Candidate 3 Kakakakatie  1:09.3
2005 1 Our Sweet Moss 2 Fumble 3 Imana  1:09.6
2004 1 Besame Mucho 2 Wild Queen 3 Wasimah  1:10.4
2003 1 Lucida 2 Fair Embrace 3 Fatoon  1:10.0
2002 1 Gwendolyn 2 Provokes 3 Quest For Success  1:11.3
2001 1 Marlina 2 Perfect Halo 3 Life Is Beautiful  1:09.8
2000 1 Spinning Hill 2 Wynciti 3 Miss Zoe  1:10.4

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