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Held at Caulfield Racecourse in late August or early September, the Group 1 Memsie Stakes 2018 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 odds 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 2018 Memsie Stakes is set to take place at Caulfield on Saturday September 1, 2018.

2018 Memsie Stakes
Date:	September 1, 2018
Track:	Caulfield Racecourse
Distance:	1400m
Race Type:	Weight-for-age
Status:	Group 1
Prize Money:	$1 million

2018 Memsie Stakes Betting

The season’s Memsie Stakes 2018 odds and betting market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be available below as soon as released this spring carnival.

2018 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 2018 Final Field & Barriers was released on Wednesday August 29, 2018, featuring favourite Vega Magic as well as Darren Weir’s Black Heart Bart.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	1262x1213x	HAPPY CLAPPER	Patrick Webster	Mark Zahra	7	59kg	–	118
2	x323529x49	BLACK HEART BART	Darren Weir	Brad Rawiller	4	59kg	–	113
3	x11257x8x1	VEGA MAGIC	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Damien Oliver	6	59kg	–	114
4	520x4184x8	HUMIDOR (NZ)	Darren Weir	Damian Lane	3	59kg	–	116
5	x200812436	JUNGLE EDGE	Mick Bell	Kevin Forrester	5	59kg	–	108
6	81111329×1	DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR	Tony McEvoy	Jamie Kah	9	59kg	–	102
7	31x11111x4	KINGS WILL DREAM (IRE)	Darren Weir	John Allen	11	59kg	–	102
8	0x11130x24	KEMENTARI	James Cummings	Glyn Schofield	8	58.5kg	–	109
9	3x1111x5	GRUNT (NZ)	Mick Price	Luke Currie	1	58.5kg	–	106
10	0x23723x51	SHOWTIME	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Dwayne Dunn	2	58.5kg	–	109
11	3x222415x5	OREGON’S DAY	Mick Price	Michael Dee	10	57kg	–	106

2018 Memsie Stakes Nominations

The early 2018 Memsie Stakes Nominations closed on Monday August 27, and featured big name runners such as Vega Magic, Happy Clapper and Black Heart Bart.

Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	1262x1213x	HAPPY CLAPPER	G	8	Patrick Webster	1	59kg	118
2	290x1304x2	HARTNELL (GB)	G	8	James Cummings	2	59kg	113
3	x323529x49	BLACK HEART BART	G	8	Darren Weir	3	59kg	113
4	x11257x8x1	VEGA MAGIC	G	6	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	4	59kg	114
5	520x4184x8	HUMIDOR (NZ)	G	6	Darren Weir	5	59kg	116
6	2x533x98x0	DANON LIBERTY (JPN)	H	7	Darren Weir	6	59kg	104
7	0x11130x24	KEMENTARI	H	4	James Cummings	7	58.5kg	109
8	x200812436	JUNGLE EDGE	G	8	Mick Bell	8	59kg	108
9	3x222415x5	OREGON’S DAY	M	5	Mick Price	9	57kg	106
10	3x1111x5	GRUNT (NZ)	H	4	Mick Price	10	58.5kg	106
11	1113127123	WIDGEE TURF	G	5	Patrick Payne	11	59kg	105
12	0x23723x51	SHOWTIME	H	4	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	12	58.5kg	109
13	2x11x5x0x0	RED CARDINAL (IRE)	G	7	Darren Weir	13	59kg	108
14	81111329×1	DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR	G	6	Tony McEvoy	14	59kg	102
15	31x11111x4	KINGS WILL DREAM (IRE)	G	5	Darren Weir	15	59kg	102

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
2018 Memsie Stakes	1st	Humidor	1 minute 23:29 seconds
	2nd	Kementari
	3rd	Kings Will Dream
2017 Memsie Stakes	1st	Vega Magic	1 minute 23.3 seconds
	2nd	Black Heart Bart
	3rd	Tosen Stardom
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