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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 $300,000 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.

Dual Blamey Stakes champion Fifty Stars (2019, 2020) was the last horse to do the Blamey Stakes – Australian Cup double in 2020. Fifty Stars also returned in 2021 and narrowly missed out on a third victory when runner-up to Star Of The Seas.

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.

Some of the gallopers in the Blamey Stakes field may also secure a run in the $5 million The All-Star Mile race held a fortnight later, a race the 2021 Blamey winner Star Of The Seas finished sixth in next-up.

The 2022 Blamey Stakes ran on Saturday March 5, 2022 and saw Inspirational Girl ($4.20) defeat the favourite Zaaki ($2.30) in a thrilling finish. 

Blamey Stakes 2022
Date:	Saturday March 5, 2022
Track:	Flemington Racecourse
Distance:	1600m
Race Type:	Open Set Weights & Penalties
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$300,000

2022 Blamey Stakes Results

• 1st: #10 Inspirational Girl ($4.20)
  
• 2nd: #1 Zaaki
• 3rd: #6 Corner Pocket

There was nothing in the finish, but Inspirational Girl ($4.20) was excellent returning to her best form to beat the favourite Zaaki ($2.30F) in the Blamey Stakes 2022 results ahead of their rematch in the $5 million The All-Star Mile on March 19.

Click here to read more on the narrow win by Inspirational Girl in the 2022 Blamey Stakes results.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	10	INSPIRATIONAL GIRL (NZ)	Danny O’Brien	Damian Lane		7	53kg		$4.20
	2	1	ZAAKI (GB)	Annabel Neasham	Ms Jamie Kah	0.2L	1	59kg		$2.30F
	3	6	CORNER POCKET	Lindsey Smith	Declan Bates	1.95L	3	56kg		$7.50
	4	5	MR BRIGHTSIDE (NZ)	Ben & JD Hayes	Craig Williams	2.05L	4	56kg		$5.50
	5	3	BANKERS CHOICE (NZ)	Michael Moroney	Mark Zahra	2.55L	9	57kg		$26
	6	4	KING MAGNUS	Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock	Damien Oliver	4.8L	8	56kg		$19
	7	7	KING OF LEOGRANCE (FR)	Robert Hickmott	Jye McNeil	5.1L	5	55kg		$61
	8	9	PONDUS (GB)	Robert Hickmott	Michael Dee	5.85L	10	55kg		$61
	9	2	LUNAR FOX	Paul Preusker	Brett Prebble	7.85L	2	59kg		$81
	10	8	PURPLE SECTOR (NZ)	John Thompson	Jordan Childs	8.35L	6	55kg		$41

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2022 Blamey Stakes Betting Odds

The Blamey Stakes 2022 betting odds complete with links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be available for punters below during the autumn.

Fifty Stars ($2.70 in 2020) for his second success became the latest favourite in Blamey Stakes betting to salute for the punters.

2022 Blamey Stakes Field

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 2022 Blamey Stakes field and barriers are set for release on Wednesday March 2, 2022 and will be published in full below.

Annabel Neasham’s resuming Mackinnon Stakes champion Zaaki headlines the 2022 Blamey Stakes final field having been scratched from the Group 1 Canterbury Stakes on the same day in Sydney in favour of a first-up run at Flemington on firming going.

Click here to read more on the key chances in the 2022 Blamey Stakes field and betting markets. 

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	D111x1131x	ZAAKI (GB)	Annabel Neasham	Ms Jamie Kah	1	59kg		118
2	140x9560x0	LUNAR FOX	Paul Preusker	Brett Prebble	2	59kg		97
3	x3211x0111	BANKERS CHOICE (NZ)	Michael Moroney	Mark Zahra	9	57kg		91
4	11224251×7	KING MAGNUS	Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock	Damien Oliver	8	56kg		100
5	21111114×3	MR BRIGHTSIDE (NZ)	Ben & JD Hayes	Craig Williams	4	56kg		98
6	11x11111x1	CORNER POCKET	Lindsey Smith	Declan Bates	3	56kg		97
7	11x2x03x6x	KING OF LEOGRANCE (FR)	Robert Hickmott	Jye McNeil	5	55kg		104
8	x5030x2244	PURPLE SECTOR (NZ)	John Thompson	Jordan Childs	6	55kg		99
9	2x722x540x	PONDUS (GB)	Robert Hickmott	Ben Melham	10	55kg		101
10	131112x5x6	INSPIRATIONAL GIRL (NZ)	Danny O’Brien	Damian Lane	7	53kg		109

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2022 Blamey Stakes Nominations

Nominations for the Blamey Stakes in 2022 close the Monday of race week and will be updated in full below once announced.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	2501x599x0	KOLDING (NZ)	G	6	Chris Waller	1	59kg		112
2	D111x1131x	ZAAKI (GB)	G	7	Annabel Neasham	2	59kg		118
3	11x84837x4	HUNGRY HEART	M	4	Chris Waller	3	57kg		107
4	140x9560x0	LUNAR FOX	H	4	Paul Preusker	4	59kg		97
5	1232516×87	JUST FOLK	G	5	Josh Julius	5	58kg		100
6	80x1215x21	FLYING MASCOT (NZ)	M	4	Tom Dabernig	6	55kg		104
7	x3211x0111	BANKERS CHOICE (NZ)	G	4	Michael Moroney	7	57kg		91
8	11224251×7	KING MAGNUS	G	6	Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock	8	56kg		100
9	21111114×3	MR BRIGHTSIDE (NZ)	G	4	Ben & JD Hayes	9	56kg		98
10	11x11111x1	CORNER POCKET	G	5	Lindsey Smith	10	56kg		97
11	131112x5x6	INSPIRATIONAL GIRL (NZ)	M	6	Danny O’Brien	11	53kg		109
12	11x2x03x6x	KING OF LEOGRANCE (FR)	G	7	Robert Hickmott	12	55kg		104
13	x5030x2244	PURPLE SECTOR (NZ)	G	6	John Thompson	13	55kg		99
14	311918x0x6	JUNIPAL	G	6	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	14	55kg		103
15	2x722x540x	PONDUS (GB)	G	6	Robert Hickmott	15	55kg		101

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Blamey Stakes History

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).

Recent Blamey Stakes Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2022 Blamey Stakes	1st	Inspirational Girl	1 minute 39.12 seconds
	2nd	Zaaki
	3rd	Corner Pocket
2021 Blamey Stakes	1st	Star Of The Seas	1 minute 35.11 seconds
	2nd	Fifty Stars
	3rd	Buffalo River
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