Held at Caulfield Racecourse in late August or early September, the Group 1 Memsie Stakes 2017 is a weight-for-age race which offers $1 million in prize money. The 1400m event is held as the first Group 1 of the new racing season and is a great lead up race to the Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) run a fortnight later over the mile at Flemington. Dissident (2014) was the last horse to complete the Memsie Stakes – Makybe Diva Stakes double.
Raced on the same day as the Group 3 H.D.F. McNeil Stakes (1200m), the Group 3 The Heath 1100 Stakes (1100m) and the Group 3 W.W. Cockram Stakes (1200m), the Memsie Stakes has produced some outstanding Cox Plate winners including El Segundo (2006), Makybe Diva (2005), Sunline (2001-01) and Dane Ripper (1998).
The Memsie Stakes is now the first Group 1 race of the racing year after it was elevated from Group 2 status for the 2013/2014 season.
The 2017 Memsie Stakes is set to take place at Caulfield on Saturday September 2, 2017.
| 2017 Memsie Stakes | |
|---|---|
| Date: | September 2, 2017 |
| Track: | Caulfield Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1400m |
| Race Type: | Weight-for-age |
| Status: | Group 1 |
| Prize Money: | $1 million |
2017 Memsie Stakes Betting
The season’s Memsie Stakes 2017 odds and betting market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be available below as soon as released this spring carnival.
2017 Memsie Stakes Field
The Memsie Stakes field attracts a strong line-up of talented weight-for-age performers often kicking off their spring bids and eventually heading towards races like the Group 1 Cox Plate (2040m) later in the spring.
The official Memsie Stakes 2017 Final Field & Barriers are set for release on Wednesday August 30, 2017 and will be provided in full below.
2017 Memsie Stakes Nominations
The early 2017 Memsie Stakes Nominations close the Monday of race week and will be available here as soon as released.
Memsie Stakes History
First won by Veneda in 1899, the Memsie Stakes has had several multiple winners of the race including the four time race champion Lord from 1958-61. Eurythmic (1920-22) and Ajax (1038-40) have won the race three consecutive times each while there have been several double winners including Heroic (1925-26), Waltzing Lily (1933-34), Comic Court (1949-50), Coppice (1954-55), Yangtze (1965-66) and Sunline (2000-01).
The fastest winning time was recorded in 1998 by Dane Ripper with a finishing time of 1 minute 22.8 seconds. The slowest time was recorded by Red Tempo in 1983 with 1 minute 31.4 seconds. In 2015 Boban won the Memsie Stakes in what would turn out to be the last victory of his career before retirement.
Recent Memsie Stakes Winners
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Memsie Stakes |
1st | TBD | TBD |
| 2nd | TBD | ||
| 3rd | TBD | ||
| 2016 Memsie Stakes |
1st | Black Heart Bart | 1 minute 23.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Rising Romance | ||
| 3rd | Mahuta | ||
| 2015 Memsie Stakes |
1st | Boban | 1 minute 24.61 seconds |
| 2nd | Entirely Platinum | ||
| 3rd | Stratum Star | ||
| 2014 Memsie Stakes |
1st | Dissident | 1 minute 22.72 seconds |
| 2nd | Sweet Idea | ||
| 3rd | Puissance De Lune | ||
| 2013 Memsie Stakes |
1st | Atlantic Jewel | 1 minute 24.43 seconds |
| 2nd | Ferlax | ||
| 3rd | Super Cool | ||
| 2012 Memsie Stakes |
1st | Sincero | 1 minute 23.27 seconds |
| 2nd | Happy Trails | ||
| 3rd | Second Effort | ||
| 2011 Memsie Stakes |
1st | King’s Rose | 1 minute 23.44 seconds |
| 2nd | Heart Of Dreams | ||
| 3rd | Red Colossus | ||
| 2010 Memsie Stakes |
1st | So You Think | 1 minute 26.68 seconds |
| 2nd | Whobegotyou | ||
| 3rd | Shoot Out | ||
| 2009 Memsie Stakes |
1st | Mic Mac | 1 minute 24.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Whobegotyou | ||
| 3rd | Zarita | ||
| 2008 Memsie Stakes |
1st | Weekend Hussler | 1 minute 23.2 seconds |
| 2nd | Maldivian | ||
| 3rd | Pompeii Ruler | ||
| 2007 Memsie Stakes |
1st | Miss Finland | 1 minute 24.2 seconds |
| 2nd | Haradasun | ||
| 3rd | Tipungwuti | ||
| 2006 Memsie Stakes |
1st | El Segundo | 1 minute 23.2 seconds |
| 2nd | Casual Pass | ||
| 3rd | Apache Cat | ||
| 2005 Memsie Stakes |
1st | Makybe Diva | 1 minute 26.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Barely A Moment | ||
| 3rd | Regal Roller | ||
| 2004 Memsie Stakes |
1st | Regal Roller | 1 minute 23 seconds |
| 2nd | Pacific Dancer | ||
| 3rd | Delzao | ||
| 2003 Memsie Stakes |
1st | Le Zagaletta | 1 minute 25.2 seconds |
| 2nd | Super Elegant | ||
| 3rd | Out Of Options | ||
| 2002 Memsie Stakes |
1st | Magical Miss | 1 minute 24 seconds |
| 2nd | Fields Of Omagh | ||
| 3rd | Dash For Cash | ||
| 2001 Memsie Stakes |
1st | Sunline | 1 minute 25.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Piavonic | ||
| 3rd | Rum | ||
| 2000 Memsie Stakes |
1st | Sunline | 1 minute 25.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Umrum | ||
| 3rd | Oliver Twist | ||