We got a great winner last year in Amelia's Jewel. Who wins the 2023 Gimcrack Stakes (1100m) at Ascot on Saturday?

2023 GIMCRACK STAKES - RACE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND

The Gimcrack Stakes is a two-year-old fillies race conducted by the Western Australia Turf Club at Ascot racecourse in Perth.

The Gimcrack Stakes is run under set weights and penalty conditions over 1100m. It was first run in 1978 and was run in divisions.

It is named after a famous old English racehorse and is a lead into the Karrakatta Plate.

From 1997 it was moved into the Autumn of 1998. From 2023 it was moved later by a fortnight.

The Gimcrack Stakes started as a Listed race but became Group 3 from 2015.

Initially the race was over 1000m but from 1999 was held over 1100m. In 2005 it was 1200m but resorted to 1100m afterwards.

Twice the race was run in divisions in 1978 and 1980.

It was run in 2005 at Belmont.

Amelia's Jewel would go on to become one of the best fillies out of WA subsequently winning races like the Karrakatta Plate, WA Guineas and G1 Northerly Stakes.

In 2023 the Gimcrack Stakes was worth $150,000.

Notable winners of the Gimcrack Stakes include Haulpress, Hold That Smile, Pluton, Lady Belgrave, For Your Eyes Only, Darlington Abbey, Fuld's Bet, Whispering Brook and Amelia's Jewel.

The 2022 Gimcrack Stakes was won by Amelia's Jewel from Costume Party and Penny On The Queen.