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The Blamey Stakes is a Group 2 race held at Flemington on Australian Guineas Day.
The Blamey Stakes is a Group 2 set weight and penalties race held at Flemington Racecourse in late February or early March as part of Australian Guineas Day at HQ. Raced over a 1600m distance, the Blamey Stakes is worth $200,000 in prize money during the Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival. Good lead-up races to the Blamey Stakes include the Group 3 Carlyon Cup (1400m) and the Group 1 Futurity Stakes (1400m).
The Blamey Stakes now runs as the key support race at the Australian Guineas Day meeting having previously been run the weekend later on ‘Super Saturday’ alongside the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap and the Group 1 Australian Cup.
It can prove a lead-up for horses heading up to Sydney for ‘The Championships’ races including the Group 1 Doncaster Mile (1600m) and the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) on the first two Saturdays of April at Royal Randwick.
Form 2020, the Blamey Stakes winner also earns a ‘win and you’re in’ ballot exemption for the Special Conditions $5 million The All Star Mile (1600m) in mid-March.
The 2020 Blamey Stakes ran on Saturday February 29, 2020 and saw Fifty Stars go back-to-back in the race earning a ballot free ride into the $5 million The All-Star Mile.
Blamey Stakes 2020 | |
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Date: | Saturday February 29, 2020 |
Track: | Flemington Racecourse |
Distance: | 1600m |
Race Type: | Open Set Weights & Penalties |
Status: | Group 2 |
Prize Money: | $200,000 |
The Lindsay Park-trained Fifty Stars showed his class securing a second Blamey Stakes win for the first time since Durbridge (1994-95), the Sea The Stars stallion now into the $5 million The All-Star Mile field should connections opt to send him to Caulfield for the March 14 feature.
Click here to read more on the 2020 Blamey Stakes results dominated by the defending champ Fifty Stars.
Place | # | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Br. | Wgt. | SP |
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1 | 2 | FIFTY STARS (IRE) | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | Craig Williams | – | 7 | 58kg | $2.60F |
2 | 6 | SECRET BLAZE | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | Jamie Kah | 1.5L | 8 | 57kg | $21 |
3 | 3 | ADMIRAL’S JOKER | Kylie Vella | Steven Vella | 1.8L | 6 | 58kg | $6.50 |
4 | 4 | SO SI BON | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | Luke Nolen | 2.8L | 3 | 57kg | $12 |
5 | 9 | GALAXY RAIDER | Grahame Begg | Teodore Nugent (a) | 3L | 5 | 55kg | $12 |
6 | 5 | RINGERDINGDING | Anthony Freedman | John Allen | 3.2L | 4 | 57kg | $8.50 |
7 | 7 | NIGHT’S WATCH (NZ) | Chris Waller | Damien Oliver | 3.3L | 2 | 55kg | $4.80 |
8 | 8 | GUIZOT (IRE) | Aaron Purcell | Jordan Childs | 6.55L | 9 | 55kg | $18 |
9 | 1 | GALLIC CHIEFTAIN (FR) | Archie Alexander | Damian Lane | 7.8L | 1 | 58kg | $61 |
The Blamey Stakes 2020 betting odds complete with links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be available for punters below during the autumn.
The Blamey Stakes field attracts some of the top milers that are currently on the racing circuit. As a relatively major autumn feature race held towards the end of the Melbourne-based action that time of year, the Blamey Stakes field is usually filled out with quality types that could be Sydney bound next race.
Following a run in the Blamey Stakes field, horses may head to Royal Randwick in April’s ‘The Championships’ for a shot at something like the Group 1 Doncaster Mile (1600m) that the 2018 Blamey Stakes winner Palentino ran fourth in or the lucrative Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m).
The 2020 Blamey Stakes field and barriers are set for release on Wednesday February 26, 2020 and will be published in full below.
The Blamey Stakes 2020 final field features just nine hopefuls led in betting by the defending champion Fifty Stars who is out to be the first dual winner of the race since Durbridge (1994-95).
Click here to read more on the Fifty Stars-led 2020 Blamey Stakes field and betting market.
# | Form (Last 10) | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Hcp. Rating |
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1 | 16x042874x | GALLIC CHIEFTAIN (FR) | Archie Alexander | Damian Lane | 1 | 58kg | 103 |
2 | x6768256x4 | FIFTY STARS (IRE) | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | Craig Williams | 7 | 58kg | 107 |
3 | 21x1112x55 | ADMIRAL’S JOKER | Kylie Vella | Steven Vella | 6 | 58kg | 101 |
4 | 0x125040x8 | SO SI BON | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | Luke Nolen | 3 | 57kg | 104 |
5 | 47100x6x40 | RINGERDINGDING | Anthony Freedman | John Allen | 4 | 57kg | 98 |
6 | 115×311218 | SECRET BLAZE | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | Jamie Kah | 8 | 57kg | 96 |
7 | 00x59260x0 | NIGHT’S WATCH (NZ) | Chris Waller | Damien Oliver | 2 | 55kg | 105 |
8 | 34518×5243 | GUIZOT (IRE) | Aaron Purcell | Jordan Childs | 9 | 55kg | 96 |
9 | Fx63x84811 | GALAXY RAIDER | Grahame Begg | Teodore Nugent (a) | 5 | 55kg | 95 |
First won by Prince Cortauld in 1955, the Blamey Stakes was originally a weight-for-age race until 1980. Between 1955 and 1972, the Blamey Stakes was a 10 furlong (2000m) before changing to 1600m.
The Blamey Stakes is a popular race for horses to win more than once with several horses managing the double victory including Sailor’s Guide (1957,58), Dhaulagiri (1961-62), Tobin Bronze (1966-67), Hyperno (1980-81), Vo Rogue (1988-89), Better Loosen Up (1990-91) , Durbridge (1994-95) and Fifty Stars (2019-20).
Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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2020 Blamey Stakes |
1st | Fifty Stars | 1 minute 34.54 seconds |
2nd | Secret Blaze | ||
3rd | Admiral’s Joker | ||
2019 Blamey Stakes |
1st | Fifty Stars | 1 minute 35.81 seconds |
2nd | So Si Bon | ||
3rd | Cool Chap | ||
2018 Blamey Stakes |
1st | Humidor | 1 minute 36.84 seconds |
2nd | Cool Chap | ||
3rd | Hellova Street | ||
2017 Blamey Stakes |
1st | Palentino | 1 minute 35.44 seconds |
2nd | Tosen Stardom | ||
3rd | Harlem | ||
2016 Blamey Stakes |
1st | He Or She | 1 minute 34.9 seconds |
2nd | The United States | ||
3rd | Stratum Star | ||
2015 Blamey Stakes |
1st | Suavito | 1 minute 35.97 seconds |
2nd | Sertorius | ||
3rd | Kourkam | ||
2014 Blamey Stakes |
1st | Lidari | 1 minute 38.1 seconds |
2nd | Foundry | ||
3rd | Sertorius | ||
2013 Blamey Stakes |
1st (DH) | Puissance De Lune | 1 minute 36.4 seconds |
1st (DH) | Budriguez | ||
3rd | Wall Street | ||
2012 Blamey Stakes |
1st | Green Moon | 1 minute 35.8 seconds |
2nd | Pied A Terre | ||
3rd | Wall Street | ||
2011 Blamey Stakes |
1st | Whobegotyou | 1 minute 36.5 seconds |
2nd | Dao Dao | ||
3rd | Fanjura | ||
2010 Blamey Stakes |
1st | Lord Tavistock | 1 minute 36.3 seconds |
2nd | Vigor | ||
3rd | Dao Dao | ||
2009 Blamey Stakes |
1st | Lord Tavistock | 1 minute 36.37 seconds |
2nd | Vigor | ||
3rd | Dao Dao | ||
2009 Blamey Stakes |
1st | Largo Lad | 1 minute 38.1 seconds |
2nd | Playright | ||
3rd | Just Look | ||
2008 Blamey Stakes |
1st | The Fuzz | 1 minute 36.9 seconds |
2nd | Barlinnie | ||
3rd | Orange County | ||
2007 Blamey Stakes |
1st | Apache Cat | 1 minute 37.7 seconds |
2nd | Bon Hoffa | ||
3rd | Molotov | ||
2006 Blamey Stakes |
1st | Rosden | 1 minute 33.8 seconds |
2nd | Great Is Great | ||
3rd | Roman Arch | ||
2005 Blamey Stakes |
1st | Grey Song | 1 minute 33.9 seconds |
2nd | Roman Arch | ||
3rd | Gallic | ||
2004 Blamey Stakes |
1st | Gold Wells | 1 minute 36.2 seconds |
2nd | Lord Erin | ||
3rd | Pretorius | ||
2003 Blamey Stakes |
1st | Walk On Air | 1 minute 35.1 seconds |
2nd | Mr Murphy | ||
3rd | Mr Magoo | ||
2002 Blamey Stakes |
1st | Tears Royal | 1 minute 37.2 seconds |
2nd | Weasel Will | ||
3rd | Consular | ||
2001 Blamey Stakes |
1st | Market Price | 1 minute 37.4 seconds |
2nd | Emission | ||
3rd | Second Coming | ||
2000 Blamey Stakes |
1st | Oliver Twist | 1 minute 35.2 seconds |
2nd | Royal Voyage | ||
3rd | Noircir |