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The PB Lawrence Stakes is the first Group 2 race during the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival. Held at Caulfield Racecourse in mid-August, the 1400m event is held on the same day as the Group 3 Vain Stakes (1100m) for colts and geldings and the Group 3 Quezette Stakes (1100m) for the fillies. Worth $300,000 in prize money as of 2021, the weight-for-age race is open to all horses aged three years and over.

Formerly known as the JJ Liston Stakes, the race name was changed to the P.B. Lawrence Stakes in 2010.

The PB Lawrence Stakes is a nice lead up race to the Group 1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) held a fortnight later at Caulfield, which marks the start of elite level racing for the new season in Melbourne. The only horse to manage the P.B. Lawrence Stakes/Memsie Stakes double in the past 30 years is Regal Roller (2004).

The PB Lawrence Stakes generally attracts an above average group of gallopers many eyeing a tougher run in something like October’s Group 1 W.S. Cox Plate (2040m) at Moonee Valley later in the season.

The 2021 PB Lawrence Stakes ran on Saturday August 14, 2021 and was won by Mildrua Cup winning mare Sierra Sue. 

PB Lawrence Stakes
Date:	Saturday August 14, 2021
Track:	Caulfield Racecourse
Distance:	1400m
Race Type:	Weight-for-age
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$300,000

2021 PB Lawrence Stakes Results

• 1st: #10 Sierra Sue
• 2nd: #3 Angel Of Truth
• 3rd: #6 Red Can Man

The Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young-trained mare Sierra Sue ($8) was excellent coming down the outside three-wide no cover to run over the top of her rivals and take out the PB Lawrence Stakes 2021 results ahead of the Group 1 Memsie Stakes later in the month.

Click here to read more on the eye-catching 2021 PB Lawrence Stakes win by Sierra Sue.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	10	SIERRA SUE (NZ)	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	John Allen		5	57kg		$8
	2	3	ANGEL OF TRUTH	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Jye McNeil	1.25L	6	59kg		$31
	3	6	RED CAN MAN	David Brideoake	Ben Melham	1.35L	10	59kg		$5
	4	4	SUPERSTORM	Danny O’Brien	Damien Oliver	1.55L	7	59kg		$8
	5	1	BEST OF DAYS (GB)	James Cummings	Ms Jamie Kah	1.75L	2	59kg		$6.50
	6	8	NONCONFORMIST	Grahame Begg	Jordan Childs	3L	4	59kg		$12
	7	5	ARCHEDEMUS	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Fred Kersley	3.5L	9	59kg		$17
	8	2	STREETS OF AVALON	Shane Nichols	Zac Spain	5L	8	59kg		$3.70F
	9	9	DO YOU RECKON	Julius Sandhu	Beau Mertens	7L	3	59kg		$151
	10	7	SANSOM (NZ)	Phillip Stokes	Ben Allen	8.75L	1	59kg		$10

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2021 PB Lawrence Stakes Odds

Betting market links to Ladbrokes.com.au offering the top PB Lawrence Stakes 2021 odds this Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival will be provided for punters below the week of the race.

Savatiano ($5 in 2020) was the last favourite in the PB Lawrence Stakes odds to salute for the punters, following on from the 2019 win by fellow mare Mystic Journey who also jumped the punters’ pick.

2021 PB Lawrence Stakes Field

The official PB Lawrence Stakes 2021 field and barriers featuring a host of Group 1 bound gallopers will be announced by Racing Victoria the Wednesday leading-up to the race and detailed below.

The 2021 PB Lawrence Stakes final field features 10 weight-for-age spring hopefuls led by Group 1 CF Orr Stakes winner at the track / distance Streets Of Avalon racing second-up off a devastatingly close second in the Group 3 Bletchingly Stakes.

Click here to read more on the key horses in the 2021 P.B. Lawrence Stakes field and betting market.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	009221420x	BEST OF DAYS (GB)	James Cummings	Ms Jamie Kah	2	59kg		106
2	984x1167x2	STREETS OF AVALON	Shane Nichols	Zac Spain	8	59kg		110
3	593x66538x	ANGEL OF TRUTH	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Jye McNeil	6	59kg		102
4	122x90736x	SUPERSTORM	Danny O’Brien	Damien Oliver	7	59kg		104
5	x3721x591x	ARCHEDEMUS	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Fred Kersley	9	59kg		104
6	73246×7163	RED CAN MAN	David Brideoake	Ben Melham	10	59kg		101
7	34x11476x1	SANSOM (NZ)	Phillip Stokes	Ben Allen	1	59kg		104
8	3719x3502x	NONCONFORMIST	Grahame Begg	Jordan Childs	4	59kg		100
9	6151721×00	DO YOU RECKON	Julius Sandhu	Beau Mertens	3	59kg		79
10	0x97x06041	SIERRA SUE (NZ)	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	John Allen	5	57kg		99

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2021 PB Lawrence Nominations

PB Lawrence Stakes 2021 nominations close the Monday of race week with the full list of early entries to be published here once announced.

The autumn’s Group 1 C.F. Orr Stakes winner Streets Of Avalon is all-in favourite of the 10 gallopers making up the early 2021 P.B. Lawrence Stakes nominations for the feature race at Caulfield this weekend.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp Rating
1	593x66538x	ANGEL OF TRUTH	G	6	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	102
2	x3721x591x	ARCHEDEMUS	G	8	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	104
3	009221420x	BEST OF DAYS (GB)	G	8	James Cummings	106
4	6151721×00	DO YOU RECKON	G	6	Julius Sandhu	79
5	3719x3502x	NONCONFORMIST	G	5	Grahame Begg	100
6	73246×7163	RED CAN MAN	G	5	David Brideoake	101
7	34x11476x1	SANSOM (NZ)	G	5	Phillip Stokes	104
8	0x97x06041	SIERRA SUE (NZ)	M	5	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	99
9	984x1167x2	STREETS OF AVALON	G	7	Shane Nichols	110
10	122x90736x	SUPERSTORM	G	5	Danny O’Brien	104

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

PB Lawrence Stakes History

First won by One Up in 1949, the JJ Liston Stakes was a 10 furlong race until 1968 when it became a 7 furlong race until 1972. After it became a 1400m race, it was quickly elevated to Group Two status. Since its inauguration, Tauto has been the only horse to successfully win two races in 1971 and 1972. The 2007 winner Apache Cat ran a successful campaign after his PB Lawrence Stakes win as he ran second in the Makybe Diva Stakes and then won several Group 1 races. Apache Cat also holds the race’s fastest winning time record with 1 minute 22.1 seconds.

Plenty of classy horses have won the PB Lawrence Stakes in recent years including five-time Group 1 winner Shoot Out who went on to win dual editions of Sydney’s Chipping Norton Stakes and Cox Plate / Melbourne Cup placegetter Hartnell.

In 2019 the PB Lawrence Stakes was won by classy filly Mystic Journey who won the inaugural $5 million The All-Star Mile at Flemington off the back of her Group 1 Australian Guineas success when becoming the first elite level winner trained in Tasmania for over 100 years that autumn.

Recent PB Lawrence Stakes Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2021 PB Lawrence Stakes	1st	Sierra Sue	1 minute 23.12 seconds
	2nd	Angel Of Truth
	3rd	Red Can Man
2020 PB Lawrence Stakes	1st	Savatiano	1 minute 24.29 seconds
	2nd	Sircconi
	3rd	Kings Will Dream
2019 PB Lawrence Stakes	1st	Mystic Journey	1 minute 24.46 seconds
	2nd	Cliff’s Edge
	3rd	Hartnell
2018 PB Lawrence Stakes	1st	Showtime	1 minute 23.6 seconds
	2nd	Hartnell
	3rd	Widgee Turf
2017 PB Lawrence Stakes	1st	Hartnell	1 minute 24.0 seconds
	2nd	Charmed Harmony
	3rd	Black Heart Bart
2016 PB Lawrence Stakes	1st	Miss Rose De Lago	1 minute 24.8 seconds
	2nd	Jacquinot Bay
	3rd	Entirely Platinum
2015 PB Lawrence Stakes	1st	Mourinho	1 minute 23.54 seconds
	2nd	The Cleaner
	3rd	Dibayani
2014 PB Lawrence Stakes	1st	Star Rolling	1 minute 24.37 seconds
	2nd	Spillway
	3rd	Gig
2013 PB Lawrence Stakes	1st	Puissance De Lune	1 minute 24.26 seconds
	2nd	Ajeeb
	3rd	Second Effort
2012 PB Lawrence Stakes	1st	Second Effort	1 minute 27.67 seconds
	2nd	Zamorar
	3rd	Ready To Rip
2011 PB Lawrence Stakes	1st	Whobegotyou	1 minute 23.9 seconds
	2nd	Lights Of Heaven
	3rd	Prince Obama
2010 JJ Liston Stakes	1st	Shoot Out	1 minute 27.28 seconds
	2nd	Predatory Pricer
	3rd	Heart Of Dreams
2009 JJ Liston Stakes	1st	Predatory Pricer	1 minute 23.4 seconds
	2nd	Whobegotyou
	3rd	Typhoon Tracy
2008 JJ Liston Stakes	1st	Light Fantastic	1 minute 24.7 seconds
	2nd	Weekend Hussler
	3rd	Maldivian
2007 JJ Liston Stakes	1st	Apache Cat	1 minute 22.1 seconds
	2nd	Marasco
	3rd	Maldivian
2006 JJ Liston Stakes	1st	Pompeii Ruler	1 minute 23.6 seconds
	2nd	Red Dazzler
	3rd	Our Smoking Joe
2005 JJ Liston Stakes	1st	Lad Of The Manor	1 minute 27.9 seconds
	2nd	Our Smoking Joe
	3rd	Super Elegant
2004 JJ Liston Stakes	1st	Regal Roller	1 minute 26.3 seconds
	2nd	Amtrak
	3rd	Le Zagaletta
2003 JJ Liston Stakes	1st	Super Elegant	1 minute 24.4 seconds
	2nd	Vocabulary
	3rd	Walk On Air
2002 JJ Liston Stakes	1st	Sports	1 minute 23.2 seconds
	2nd	Le Zagaletta
	3rd	Tully Thunder
2001 JJ Liston Stakes	1st	Le Zagaletta	1 minute 25.5 seconds
	2nd	Inaflury
	3rd	Umrum
2000 JJ Liston Stakes	1st	Skoozi Please	1 minute 25.2 seconds
	2nd	Go Flash Go
	3rd	Ad Alta