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The Bobbie Lewis Quality is a Group 2 sprint held at Flemington Racecourse in mid-September as part of Makybe Diva Stakes Day.
The 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, including possibly Randwick’s $15 million The Everest (1200m) – the richest turf race in the world.
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 2020 Bobbie Lewis Quality ran on Saturday September 12, 2020 and was won by the defending champion Zoutori.
Bobbie Lewis Quality 2020 | |
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Date: | Saturday September 12, 2020 |
Track: | Flemington Racecourse |
Distance: | 1200m |
Race Type: | 4YO&UP Quality Hcp |
Status: | Group 2 |
Prize Money: | $200,000 |
Check out the full Bobbie Lewis Quality 2020 Results & Finishing Order below once the potential The Everest lead-up race has been run and won on Saturday September 12, 2020.
The 2020 Bobbie Lewis Quality results saw last year’s champion Zoutori ($4.60EF) enjoy a successful title defense in a blanket finish over Banquo ($6) and returning All Aged Stakes winner Tofane ($5).
Colour | Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price |
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1 | 3 | ZOUTORI | Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra | Mark Zahra | 6 | 56kg | $4.60EF | ||
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2 | 9 | BANQUO | Danny O’Brien | Jye McNeil | 0.2L | 9 | 54kg | $6 | |
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3 | 1 | TOFANE (NZ) | Michael Moroney | Damien Oliver | 0.3L | 3 | 58kg | $5 | |
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4 | 4 | THE INEVITABLE | Scott Brunton | Ben Melham | 0.4L | 1 | 55.5kg | $6.50 | |
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5 | 5 | DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | Luke Currie | 0.5L | 5 | 55kg | $15 | |
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6 | 7 | BOLD STAR | Gordon Richards | Craig Williams | 1.5L | 8 | 54kg | $4.60EF | |
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7 | 10 | ROCK PROPHET | Ray Besanko | Lewis German (a) | 2.5L | 2 | 54kg | $41 | |
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8 | 2 | HELLOVA STREET | Scott Brunton | Jason Maskiell | 3L | 4 | 56kg | $31 | |
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9 | 8 | GALAXY RAIDER | Grahame Begg | Teodore Nugent (a) | 3.75L | 7 | 54kg | $16 | |
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6 | GREAT AGAIN | Lindsey Smith | Declan Bates | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The spring’s best Bobbie Lewis Quality 2020 odds and Flemington betting market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be provided for punters below the week of the race.
Zoutori ($4.60EF) for his second win in 2020 was the last favourite in Bobbie Lewis Quality betting to salute for the punters.
Each September the Bobbie Lewis Quality field attracts a smart line-up of sprint types, many kicking off their new season campaigns. If not racing first-up in the Bobbie Lewis Quality field, horses may come into the ‘Straight Six’ showdown via a lead-up run in something like the Group 3 The Heath 1100m at Caulfield a fortnight earlier.
The official Bobbie Lewis Quality field and barriers are announced on the Wednesday leading-up to Makybe Diva Stakes Day.
The 2020 Bobbie Lewis Quality field features 10 sprinters including the returning Group 1 All Aged Stakes winning mare Tofane with previous winning form a the track.
Scratchings Update: #6 Great Again (10) has been withdrawn after having to be vetted with a swollen jaw.
Click here to read more on the latest 2020 Bobbie Lewis Quality Field & Betting Update.
No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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1 | 011x77351x | TOFANE (NZ) | Michael Moroney | Damien Oliver | 3 | 58kg | 113 | |
2 | 342122319x | HELLOVA STREET | Scott Brunton | Jason Maskiell | 4 | 56kg | 105 | |
3 | 1336x2400x | ZOUTORI | Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra | Mark Zahra | 6 | 56kg | 105 | |
4 | x1110x820x | THE INEVITABLE | Scott Brunton | Ben Melham | 1 | 55.5kg | 104 | |
5 | 055x2308x8 | DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | Luke Currie | 5 | 55kg | 103 | |
6 | 11x0x16232 | GREAT AGAIN | Lindsey Smith | Declan Bates | 10 | 54kg | 100 | |
7 | 12128438×4 | BOLD STAR | Gordon Richards | Craig Williams | 8 | 54kg | 95 | |
8 | 63x848115x | GALAXY RAIDER | Grahame Begg | Teodore Nugent (a) | 7 | 54kg | 95 | |
9 | 2114x325x7 | BANQUO | Danny O’Brien | Jye McNeil | 9 | 54kg | 84 | |
10 | x1860x1220 | ROCK PROPHET | Ray Besanko | Lewis German (a) | 2 | 54kg | 72 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The 2020 Bobbie Lewis Quality nominations close on the Monday of race week and will be provided below once released by Racing Victoria.
The Bobbie Lewis Quality 2020 nominations feature 16 sprint stars including Santa Ana Lane who was runner-up in the autumn’s Group 1 TJ Smith behind Nature Strip, veteran mudlark Jungle Edge and Flemington specialist Bold Star.
Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
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1 | 2114x325x7 | BANQUO | H | 4 | Danny O’Brien | 84 |
2 | 12128438×4 | BOLD STAR | G | 5 | Gordon Richards | 95 |
3 | 055x2308x8 | DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR | G | 8 | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | 103 |
4 | 63x848115x | GALAXY RAIDER | G | 8 | Grahame Begg | 95 |
5 | 11x0x16232 | GREAT AGAIN | G | 8 | Lindsey Smith | 100 |
6 | 342122319x | HELLOVA STREET | G | 10 | Scott Brunton | 105 |
7 | x1330D0517 | JUNGLE EDGE | G | 10 | Mick Bell | 107 |
8 | 12x626x1 | OCULAR | G | 4 | Shea Eden | 70 |
9 | x1860x1220 | ROCK PROPHET | G | 4 | Ray Besanko | 72 |
10 | 80x82120x3 | RUNSON | G | 8 | Leon & Troy Corstens | 96 |
11 | x225x6266x | SANTA ANA LANE | G | 8 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 116 |
12 | 1515×08014 | SIGNORE FOX | H | 5 | Peter & Paul Snowden | 98 |
13 | 7421283×45 | STREET ICON | M | 5 | Kevin Corstens | 83 |
14 | x1110x820x | THE INEVITABLE | G | 5 | Scott Brunton | 104 |
15 | 011x77351x | TOFANE (NZ) | M | 5 | Michael Moroney | 113 |
16 | 1336x2400x | ZOUTORI | G | 5 | Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra | 105 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
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), Speediness (2013), and Redkirk Warrior (2017) who went on to win the Group 1 Black Caviar Lightning – Newmarket Handicap double at the track the following autumn.
The Bobbie Lewis Quality results since 2000 are listed below.
Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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2020 Bobbie Lewis Quality |
1st | Zoutori | 1 minute 09.24 seconds |
2nd | Banquo | ||
3rd | Tofane | ||
2019 Bobbie Lewis Quality |
1st | Zoutori | 1 minute 08.37 seconds |
2nd | Parsifal | ||
3rd | Dothraki | ||
2018 Bobbie Lewis Quality |
1st | Dothraki | 1 minute 9.81 seconds |
2nd | First Among Equals | ||
3rd | Kemono | ||
2017 Bobbie Lewis Quality |
1st | Redkirk Warrior | 1 minute 9.94 seconds |
2nd | Scales Of Justice | ||
3rd | Land Of Plenty | ||
2016 Bobbie Lewis Quality |
1st | Faatinah | 1 minute 9.1 seconds |
2nd | Tivaci | ||
3rd | We’ve Got This | ||
2015 Bobbie Lewis Quality |
1st | Churchill Dancer | 1 minute 08.8 seconds |
2nd | Under The Louvre | ||
3rd | Gregers | ||
2014 Bobbie Lewis Quality |
1st | Chautauqua | 1 minute 08.1 seconds |
2nd | Temple Of Boom | ||
3rd | In Cahoots | ||
2013 Bobbie Lewis Quality |
1st | Speediness | 1 minute 09.4 seconds |
2nd | Temple Of Boom | ||
3rd | Albrecht | ||
2012 Bobbie Lewis Quality |
1st | We’re Gonna Rock | 1 minute 10.8 seconds |
2nd | Spirit Of Boom | ||
3rd | Title | ||
2011 Bobbie Lewis Quality |
1st | Lone Rock | 1 minute 08.8 seconds |
2nd | Bel Sprinter | ||
3rd | Danzylum | ||
2010 Bobbie Lewis Quality |
1st | Doubtful Jack | 1 minute 11.4 seconds |
2nd | Beltrois | ||
3rd | About Ready | ||
2009 Bobbie Lewis Quality |
1st | Swift Alliance | 1 minute 09.9 seconds |
2nd | Gold Salute | ||
3rd | Chasm | ||
2008 Bobbie Lewis Quality |
1st | Bon Hoffa | 1 minute 09.8 seconds |
2nd | Grand Duels | ||
3rd | Orange County | ||
2007 Bobbie Lewis Quality |
1st | Bon Hoffa | 1 minute 10.3 seconds |
2nd | Swick | ||
3rd | Flash Trick | ||
2006 Bobbie Lewis Quality |
1st | Bel Danoro | 1 minute 09.6 seconds |
2nd | Perfectly Ready | ||
3rd | Volitant | ||
2005 Bobbie Lewis Quality |
1st | Wildly | 1 minute 09.3 seconds |
2nd | Calveen | ||
3rd | Classiconi | ||
2004 Bobbie Lewis Quality |
1st | Face Value | 1 minute 11.0 seconds |
2nd | Via De Lago | ||
3rd | Scaredee Cat | ||
2003 Bobbie Lewis Quality |
1st | Titanic Jack | 1 minute 09.8 seconds |
2nd | Bomber Bill | ||
3rd | The Big Chill | ||
2002 Bobbie Lewis Quality |
1st | Chong Tong | 1 minute 10.9 seconds |
2nd | Rubitano | ||
3rd | Royal Code | ||
2001 Bobbie Lewis Quality |
1st | Scenic Peak | 1 minute 06.7 seconds |
=2nd | Calm Smytzer | ||
=2nd | Dash For Cash | ||
2000 Bobbie Lewis Quality |
1st | Ruthless Tycoon | 1 minute 12.5 seconds |
2nd | Porto Roca | ||
3rd | Manner Hill |