The Wakeful Stakes is a Victoria Racing Club Group 2 Australian Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies, run under set weights with penalties conditions, over 2,000 metres at Flemington Racecourse on VRC Derby Day. Total prize money for the race is A$300,000 and $2,000 trophy.
The race is considered the main lead in to the VRC Oaks, with 13 fillies winning the Wakeful Stakes and the VRC Oaks in the same year since 1978.
The race is named for Wakeful the champion mare of the early 20th century.
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