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Held at Caulfield Racecourse in late August or early September, the Group 1 Memsie Stakes 2021 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 2021 Memsie Stakes took place at Caulfield on Saturday August 28, 2021 and saw South Australian star Behemoth go back-to-back. 

2021 Memsie Stakes
Date:	Saturday August 28, 2021
Track:	Caulfield Racecourse
Distance:	1400m
Race Type:	Weight-for-age
Status:	Group 1
Prize Money:	$1,000,000

2021 Memsie Stakes Results

• 1st: #2 Behemoth
• 2nd: #8 Beau Rossa
• 3rd: #10 Tofane

David Jolly’s defending champion Behemoth ($3.20) was too strong late for his rivals going back-to-back in the Memsie Stakes 2021 results defeating fellow SA runner Beau Rossa ($12) who also ran second to him last time out in the Group 3 Spring Stakes at Morphettville. Tofane ($3F) was far from disgraced running a first-up third under a length beaten as the favourite in the Memsie.

Click here to read more on the impressive win by the defending champion Behemoth in the Memsie Stakes 2021.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	2	BEHEMOTH	David Jolly	Brett Prebble		8	59kg		$3.20
	2	8	BEAU ROSSA	Will Clarken	Ms Linda Meech	0.2L	1	58.5kg		$12
	3	10	TOFANE (NZ)	Michael Moroney	Craig Williams	0.7L	4	57kg		$3F
	4	7	AEGON (NZ)	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	Jye McNeil	2.2L	6	58.5kg		$15
	5	11	INSPIRATIONAL GIRL (NZ)	Danny O’Brien	Damian Lane	2.5L	3	57kg		$9.50
	6	9	COLETTE	James Cummings	Damien Oliver	2.7L	11	57kg		$21
	7	3	STREETS OF AVALON	Shane Nichols	Dean Yendall	2.8L	9	59kg		$15
	8	4	ARCHEDEMUS	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Fred Kersley	3.8L	10	59kg		$51
	9	6	SANSOM (NZ)	Phillip Stokes	Ben Allen	4L	2	59kg		$51
	10	1	FIFTY STARS (IRE)	Tom Dabernig	John Allen	4.3L	5	59kg		$26
	11	5	RED CAN MAN	David Brideoake	Michael Dee	6.05L	7	59kg		$21
		12	SIERRA SUE (NZ)	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Luke Currie		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2021 Memsie Stakes Betting

The season’s Memsie Stakes 2021 odds and betting market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be available below as soon as released this spring carnival.

Behemoth ($3.30 in 2020) was the last favourite in Memsie Stakes betting to win. Behemoth returned and successfully defended his title in 2021 as the $3.20 second favourite behind Tofane ($3F) who ran third.

2021 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.

Good lead-up races for horses heading towards the Group 1 Memsie Stakes field include the Group 3 Bletchingly Stakes at Caulfield in late July and the Group 2 P.B. Lawrence Stakes (1400m) run a fortnight before Memsie Stakes Day.

The official Memsie Stakes 2021 Final Field & Barriers will be released on Wednesday August 25, 2021 and published in full below.

The 2021 Memsie Stakes field features a dozen stars led in betting by the defending champion Behemoth in gate nine coming off a narrow lead-up win in Morphettville’s Group 3 Spring Stakes.

Click here to read more on the key horses in the Memsie Stakes 2021 field and betting markets.

• Scratchings Update: #12 Sierra Sue (5) has been withdrawn from the Memsie Stakes field due to a foot abscess.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	52x720872x	FIFTY STARS (IRE)	Tom Dabernig	John Allen	6	59kg		110
2	10x143x7x1	BEHEMOTH	David Jolly	(late alt)	9	59kg		113
3	84x1167x28	STREETS OF AVALON	Shane Nichols	Dean Yendall	10	59kg		110
4	3721x591x7	ARCHEDEMUS	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Fred Kersley	11	59kg		104
5	3246×71633	RED CAN MAN	David Brideoake	Michael Dee	8	59kg		102
6	4x11476x10	SANSOM (NZ)	Phillip Stokes	Ben Allen	2	59kg		104
7	111x1160x	AEGON (NZ)	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	Jye McNeil	7	58.5kg		104
8	7x11210x12	BEAU ROSSA	Will Clarken	Linda Meech (late alt)	1	58.5kg		92
9	561x12454x	COLETTE	James Cummings	Damien Oliver	12	57kg		112
10	3597x7211x	TOFANE (NZ)	Michael Moroney	Craig Williams	4	57kg		115
11	1x1131112x	INSPIRATIONAL GIRL (NZ)	Danny O’Brien	Damian Lane	3	57kg		110
12	x97x060411	SIERRA SUE (NZ)	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Luke Currie	5	57kg		105

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2021 Memsie Stakes Nominations

The early 2021 Memsie Stakes Nominations close on Monday August 23, 2021 and the full list of nominees will be available below as soon as released by Racing Victoria.

The Memsie Stakes 2021 nominations feature 19 hopefuls including returning Stradbroke – Tiara winning mare from the winter in Brisbane Tofane and star SA sprinter Behemoth with the fitness edge second-up off a narrow Group 3 Spring Stakes win at home in Adelaide.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	561x12454x	COLETTE	M	5	James Cummings	1	57kg		112
2	5x2330x312	AWAY GAME	M	4	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	2	56.5kg		102
3	52x720872x	FIFTY STARS (IRE)	H	7	Tom Dabernig	3	59kg		110
4	3597x7211x	TOFANE (NZ)	M	6	Michael Moroney	4	57kg		115
5	10x143x7x1	BEHEMOTH	G	6	David Jolly	5	59kg		113
6	22x111121x	AVANTAGE	M	6	Jamie Richards	6	57kg		114
7	84x1167x28	STREETS OF AVALON	G	7	Shane Nichols	7	59kg		110
8	3721x591x7	ARCHEDEMUS	G	8	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	8	59kg		104
9	1x1131112x	INSPIRATIONAL GIRL (NZ)	M	6	Danny O’Brien	9	57kg		110
10	111x1160x	AEGON (NZ)	G	4	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	10	58.5kg		104
11	x82234734x	AMISH BOY	H	4	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	11	58.5kg		96
12	3246×71633	RED CAN MAN	G	5	David Brideoake	12	59kg		102
13	16x81102x1	GROUNDSWELL	G	5	Anthony & Sam Freedman	13	59kg		102
14	4x11476x10	SANSOM (NZ)	G	5	Phillip Stokes	14	59kg		104
15	x97x060411	SIERRA SUE (NZ)	M	5	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	15	57kg		105
16	7x11210x12	BEAU ROSSA	G	4	Will Clarken	16	58.5kg		92
17	x51267313x	VASSILATOR (NZ)	G	6	Colin Little & Matthew Lindsay	17	59kg		101
18	1218227×05	SECRET BLAZE	G	6	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	18	59kg		97
19	4x131114x9	REGARDSMAREE	G	5	Nick Ryan	19	59kg		93

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

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 (1938-40) 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).

In more recent years the Memsie Stakes has been won by the likes of three-time Melbourne Cup champion Makybe Diva (2005), gun filly Miss Finland (2007), So You Think (2010) and dual winner from South Australia Behemoth (2020-21).

Recent Memsie Stakes Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2021 Memsie Stakes	1st	Behemoth	1 minute 23.59 seconds
	2nd	Beau Rossa
	3rd	Tofane
2020 Memsie Stakes	1st	Behemoth	1 minute 22.71 seconds
	2nd	Mr Quickie
	3rd	Glenfiddich
2019 Memsie Stakes	1st	Scales Of Justice	1 minute 22.14 seconds
	2nd	So Si Bon
	3rd	Alizee
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