Horse Racing

The 2016 Bobbie Lewis Quality is a Group 2 sprinting event held at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne around mid September on Makybe Diva Stakes Day.

Open to horses aged four years and older, the Bobbie Lewis Quality Handicap usually draws a field of talented sprinters. Run down the famous Flemington straight over 1200m, the Bobbie Lewis Quality is a fast-paced clash with barriers not really a factor in determining the markets at Ladbrokes.com.au. There is a total of $200,000 prize money available making it a lucrative lead-up to the Melbourne Group 1 spring sprints.

Horses that run in the Bobbie Lewis Quality usually do so as part of an extended spring campaign. Horses who put on a good show over 1200m and who tend to prefer the straight at Flemington are often entered into this event in the hope of victory on a familiar track. Those runners that are successful in the Bobbie Lewis Quality have a myriad of options to go on to, such as the Group 1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield.

If being kept to shorter distances, Bobbie Lewis Quality graduates often head to Moonee Valley for a race like the Group 1 Mankiato Stakes (1200m) on Cox Plate Eve.

The 2016 Bobbie Lewis Quality will be held on September 10th, 2016.

2016 Bobbie Lewis Quality Field

The 2016 Bobbie Lewis Quality field was released on Wednesday September 7 and features a final field of 12 sprinters led by the returning Robert Smerdon-trained Under The Louvre who carries the 59kg top weight from a wide gate 10 draw.

Check out the official Bobbie Lewis Quality 2016 field and barrier draw below completed with the fixed win Bobbie Lewis Quality betting markets provided by Ladbrokes.com.au.

2016 Bobbie Lewis Quality Nominations

The 2016 Bobbie Lewis Quality nominations closed on Monday September 5 and feature a bumper 20 sprinters including the winter’s Stradbroke Handicap winner Under The Louvre.

Check out the official 2016 Bobbie Lewis Quality nominations now.

Bobbie Lewis Quality History

The Bobbie Lewis Quality is named after celebrated Victorian jockey Bobby Lewis. Born in 1878, Bobby Lewis rode for over forty years and in that time won over 900 races. He retired at the age of 60 in 1938 and was inducted into the Racing Hall of Fame in 2002. Bobby Lewis is one of only two jockeys to have won four Melbourne Cups and he has won more VRC Derbies, VRC Oaks and SAJC St Legers than any other jockey. Bobby Lewis passed away in 1947.

Inaugurated in 1974, the Bobbie Lewis Quality has quite an extensive history of entertaining races and talented winners. The Bobbie Lewis Quality has been known by a variety of names, including the Pat Lalor Quality (1996), Sebel of Melbourne Quality 1200 (1997), Gateway Suites Quality (1998-2000) and Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes (2009). Initially a Principal Race, the Bobbie Lewis Quality was upgraded to listed event in 1979 and then a Group 3 event in 1986. In 2015 the Bobbie Lewis Quality was again upgraded to Group 2.

Notable Bobbie Lewis Quality winners include Fiesta Palace (1976), Placid Ark (1988), Hareeba (1994), Titanic Jack (2003) and Speediness (2013). Bobbie Lewis Quality results since 2000 are listed below.

Bobbie Lewis Quality Results