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The Blamey Stakes is a Group 2 set weight and penalties race held at Flemington Racecourse in mid-late March. 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 feature at the meeting having previously been run the weekend before 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.

The 2019 Blamey Stakes ran on Saturday March 2, 2019 and was won by the Doncaster Mile-bound Humidor.

Blamey Stakes 2019
Date:	Saturday March 2, 2019
Track:	Flemington Racecourse
Distance:	1600m
Race Type:	Open Set Weights & Penalties
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$200,000

2019 Blamey Stakes Results

• 1st: #5 Fifty Stars
• 2nd: #12 So Si Bon
• 3rd: #10 Cool Chap

Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight
1	5	FIFTY STARS (IRE)	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Ben Allen	–	3	57kg
2	12	SO SI BON	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Luke Nolen	0.1L	13	55kg (cd 55.5kg)
3	10	COOL CHAP	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Jamie Kah	1.85L	8	55kg
4	6	JOHANNES VERMEER (IRE)	Liam Howley	Ben Melham	2.25L	14	55kg
5	3	GALLIC CHIEFTAIN (FR)	Archie Alexander	Jordan Childs	3L	2	58kg
6	8	MIGHTY BOSS	Mick Price	Damien Oliver	3.1L	11	55kg
7	14	HOLBIEN	Steve Richards	Dean Holland	3.6L	9	55kg
8	4	MANUEL	Tony McEvoy	Luke Currie	3.9L	6	58kg
9	9	TOM MELBOURNE (IRE)	Chris Waller	Michael Walker	4.2L	12	55kg
10	7	TAVAGO (NZ)	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Dwayne Dunn	4.3L	10	55kg
11	15	BRING ME ROSES	Tony McEvoy	Barend Vorster	4.4L	7	53kg
12	1	MATERIAL MAN	Justin Warwick	Ms Lucy Warwick	4.8L	1	58kg
13	13	MAIN STAGE (NZ)	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Craig Williams	5.2L	4	55kg
14	11	THEANSWERMYFRIEND	Chris Waller	Damian Lane	6.95L	5	55kg

2019 Blamey Stakes Tips

• 1st: TBD
• 2nd: TBD
• 3rd: TBD

2019 Blamey Stakes Odds

The Blamey Stakes 2019 betting odds complete with links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be available for punters below during the autumn.

2019 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 2019 Blamey Stakes field and barriers are set for release on Wednesday March 13, 2019 and will be published in full below.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp Rating
1	x111x32x69	MATERIAL MAN	Justin Warwick	Ms Lucy Warwick	1	58kg	110
2	x713211x5N	BEST OF DAYS (GB)	James Cummings	Brad Rawiller	5	58kg	108
3	05x024840x	GALLIC CHIEFTAIN (FR)	Archie Alexander	Jordan Childs	2	58kg	101
4	361221×715	MANUEL	Tony McEvoy	Luke Currie	7	58kg	109
5	11x2211x60	FIFTY STARS (IRE)	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Ben Allen	3	57kg	98
6	45712x232x	JOHANNES VERMEER (IRE)	Liam Howley	Ben Melham	15	55kg	109
7	00x518x79x	TAVAGO (NZ)	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Dwayne Dunn	11	55kg	108
8	80x00690x4	MIGHTY BOSS	Mick Price	Damien Oliver	12	55kg	104
9	x260408x16	TOM MELBOURNE (IRE)	Chris Waller	Michael Walker	13	55kg	102
10	052709×742	COOL CHAP	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Jamie Kah	9	55kg	93
11	81110×1692	THEANSWERMYFRIEND	Chris Waller	Damian Lane	6	55kg	104
12	3×53864129	SO SI BON	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Luke Nolen	14	55kg	98
13	35x40059x4	MAIN STAGE (NZ)	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Craig Williams	4	55kg	75
14	3169364208	HOLBIEN	Steve Richards	Dean Holland	10	55kg	86
15	40x7428x79	BRING ME ROSES	Tony McEvoy	Barend Vorster	8	53kg	97

2019 Blamey Stakes Nominations

The 2019 Blamey Stakes nominations will be published below as soon as announced by Racing Victoria on the Monday leading-up to the race.

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) and Durbridge (1994-95).

Recent Blamey Stakes Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
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