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The 2017 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 $200,000 in prize money, 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.

PB Lawrence Stakes
Date:	August 12th, 2017
Track:	Caulfield Racecourse
Distance:	1400m
Race Type:	Weight-for-age
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$200,000

2017 PB Lawrence Stakes Field

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp Rating
1	169x3x34x2	LANKAN RUPEE	Mick Price	Craig Newitt	2	59kg	112
2	1123x2822x	HARTNELL (GB)	James Cummings	Craig Williams	9	59kg	115
3	29x211x75x	BLACK HEART BART	Darren Weir	Brad Rawiller	5	59kg	115
4	1709x4x22x	TOSEN STARDOM (JPN)	Darren Weir	Ben Allen (a)	13	59kg	109
5	28x181x37x	GAILO CHOP (FR)	Darren Weir	Mark Zahra	10	59kg	109
6	129x42212x	HUMIDOR (NZ)	Darren Weir	Damian Lane	3	59kg	112
7	241211x12x	STAR EXHIBIT	Darren Weir	John Allen	6	59kg	105
8	1110x8747x	HE’S OUR ROKKII (NZ)	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Dwayne Dunn	4	59kg	107
9	89x60229x4	CHARMED HARMONY	John Sadler	Ms Katelyn Mallyon	11	59kg	100
10	344943×198	TASHBEEH	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Regan Bayliss	12	59kg	101
11	4x43139x23	DUKE OF BRUNSWICK	Mick Price	Damien Oliver	14	59kg	95
12	1111x4214x	AMELIE’S STAR	Darren Weir	Luke Currie	1	57kg	103
13	111x8400x	ABBEY MARIE	Michael Kent	Luke Nolen	7	57kg	97
14	x435x2111x	MONTOYA’S SECRET	Leon & Troy Corstens	Noel Callow	8	56.5kg	98

PB Lawrence Nominations

No	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp Rating
1	111x8400x	ABBEY MARIE	M	5	Michael Kent	97
2	1111x4214x	AMELIE’S STAR	M	6	Darren Weir	103
3	90x26282x5	BETTYRAE RUBY	M	4	Tim Hughes	64
4	29x211x75x	BLACK HEART BART	G	7	Darren Weir	115
5	89x60229x4	CHARMED HARMONY	G	8	John Sadler	100
6	563823×532	DIVINE MR ARTIE	G	5	Brendan McCarthy	82
7	4x43139x23	DUKE OF BRUNSWICK	G	6	Mick Price	95
8	28x181x37x	GAILO CHOP (FR)	G	7	Darren Weir	109
9	1123x2822x	HARTNELL (GB)	G	7	James Cummings	115
10	1110x8747x	HE’S OUR ROKKII (NZ)	G	5	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	107
11	129x42212x	HUMIDOR (NZ)	G	5	Darren Weir	112
12	1433x5126x	INFERENCE	H	4	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	105
13	169x3x34x2	LANKAN RUPEE	G	8	Mick Price	112
14	x435x2111x	MONTOYA’S SECRET	M	4	Leon & Troy Corstens	98
15	54282x060x	SEABURGE	H	4	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	105
16	241211x12x	STAR EXHIBIT	G	6	Darren Weir	105
17	344943×198	TASHBEEH	H	6	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	101
18	1709x4x22x	TOSEN STARDOM (JPN)	H	7	Darren Weir	109

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.

Recent PB Lawrence Stakes Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
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