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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 $4.8 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 form was franked with the runner-up Zaaki going on to win The All-Star Mile next start before a second in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes. Zaaki went on to place in a host of other Group 1 status races before a successful title defence that spring in the Group 1 VRC Champions Stakes (2000m) at Flemington over the Melbourne Cup Carnival.

The 2023 Blamey Stakes ran on Saturday March 4, 2023 at Flemington and was won in a big first-up upset by the Grahame Begg-trained Nonconformist ($19). 

Blamey Stakes 2023
Date:	Saturday March 4, 2023
Track:	Flemington Racecourse
Distance:	1600m
Race Type:	Open Set Weights & Penalties
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$300,000

2023 Blamey Stakes Results

• 1st: #10 Nonconformist ($19)
  
• 2nd: #6 Pounding
• 3rd: #5 Bankers Choice

Grahame Begg’s 2021 Caulfield Cup runner-up Nonconformist ($19) was back to his best fresh scoring a big two-length upset in the 2023 Blamey Stakes results first-up on Australian Guineas Day.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	10	NONCONFORMIST	Grahame Begg	Harry Coffey		6	55kg		$19
	2	6	POUNDING	Peter G Moody	Luke Nolen	2.25L	10	57kg		$11
	3	5	BANKERS CHOICE (NZ)	Michael Moroney	John Allen	2.75L	9	57kg		$20
	4	4	GENTLEMAN ROY	Ben & JD Hayes	Mark Zahra	3.5L	8	57kg		$2.80F
	5	11	RIYAZAN (IRE)	Lisa Jones	Daniel Stackhouse	3.6L	1	55kg		$201
	6	7	UNCLE BRYN (GB)	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Blake Shinn	3.9L	7	56kg		$6.50
	7	12	LUNAR FLARE	Grahame Begg	Michael Dee	4.4L	12	55kg		$61
	8	2	SMOKIN’ ROMANS (NZ)	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Damian Lane	4.6L	3	59kg		$26
	9	1	TUVALU	Lindsey Smith	Jarrod Fry	4.7L	5	59kg		$4.20
	10	3	CALLSIGN MAV (NZ)	Danny O’Brien	Jamie Mott	5.45L	2	59kg		$41
	11	8	BEAR STORY (IRE)	Clinton McDonald	Ben Melham	5.85L	13	56kg		$21
	12	13	HEZASHOCKA (NZ)	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Damien Oliver	7.6L	14	55kg		$12
	13	9	SO SI BON	Ben & JD Hayes	Jye McNeil	8.1L	4	55kg		$41
	14	14	PORT PHILIP (IRE)	Julius Sandhu	Beau Mertens	10.1L	11	55kg		$101

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2023 Blamey Stakes Betting Odds

The Blamey Stakes 2023 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.

There was a notable upset in 2023 with Nonconformist winning at Blamey Stakes odds of $19.

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2023 Blamey Stakes Form Guide

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2023 Blamey Stakes Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Blamey Stakes 2023 Tips on the Group 2 at Flemington this Australian Guineas Day.

• To Win: #4 Gentleman Roy ($3.30 at time of publish) 

Can’t go past the favourite and early market mover Gentleman Roy who should really be vying for a third win on the trot. Fresh the consistent So You Think six-year-old a black-type win at Sandown with a big weight before rising in grade to finish first in the Group 1 C.F. Orr. He lost top honours in that after a successful protest by runner-up Jacquinot and was relegated to second. Presents rock-hard fit third-up and Mark Zahra retains the ride. He has a great record at the distance (8:4-2-0) and brilliant strike-rate at Flemington (4:3-1-0). The stable won last Saturday’s Blue Diamond Stakes and are in as fine a form as this horse. Back don’t sack.

2023 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 2023 Blamey Stakes field and barriers are set for release on Wednesday March 1, 2023 and will be published in full below.

A bumper 14 autumn milers make-up the Blamey Stakes 2023 final field at Flemington this weekend with betting led by the Ben & JD Hayes-trained Gentleman Roy who comes off an official Group 1 CF Orr Stakes second having lost his first position upon protest. 

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	1211x312x7	TUVALU	Lindsey Smith	Jarrod Fry	5	59kg		111
2	9x921177x8	SMOKIN’ ROMANS (NZ)	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Ethan Brown	3	59kg		109
3	80x61052x0	CALLSIGN MAV (NZ)	Danny O’Brien	Jamie Mott	2	59kg		109
4	21x2146x12	GENTLEMAN ROY	Ben & JD Hayes	Mark Zahra	8	57kg		107
5	6x770261x6	BANKERS CHOICE (NZ)	Michael Moroney	John Allen	9	57kg		104
6	2512582111	POUNDING	Peter G Moody	Luke Nolen	10	57kg		102
7	x6220151x8	UNCLE BRYN (GB)	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Blake Shinn	7	56kg		104
8	x332652x1x	BEAR STORY (IRE)	Clinton McDonald	Ben Melham	13	56kg		100
9	0423573412	SO SI BON	Ben & JD Hayes	Jye McNeil	4	55kg		98
10	122x87670x	NONCONFORMIST	Grahame Begg	Harry Coffey	6	55kg		106
11	428x1x27x0	RIYAZAN (IRE)	Lisa Jones	Daniel Stackhouse	1	55kg		100
12	156x46612x	LUNAR FLARE	Grahame Begg	Michael Dee	12	55kg		105
13	132120423x	HEZASHOCKA (NZ)	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Damien Oliver	14	55kg		104
14	2x6111123x	PORT PHILIP (IRE)	Julius Sandhu		11	55kg		84

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 Blamey Stakes Nominations

Nominations for the Blamey Stakes in 2023 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	1211x312x7	TUVALU	G	5	Lindsey Smith	1	59kg		111
2	9x921177x8	SMOKIN’ ROMANS (NZ)	G	6	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	2	59kg		109
3	80x61052x0	CALLSIGN MAV (NZ)	G	6	Danny O’Brien	3	59kg		109
4	156x46612x	LUNAR FLARE	M	7	Grahame Begg	4	55kg		105
5	21x2146x12	GENTLEMAN ROY	G	6	Ben & JD Hayes	5	57kg		107
6	6x770261x6	BANKERS CHOICE (NZ)	G	5	Michael Moroney	6	57kg		104
7	8x013534x7	SIRILEO MISS	M	5	Symon Wilde	7	55kg		98
8	2512582111	POUNDING	G	4	Peter G Moody	8	57kg		102
9	546x1699x0	DALASAN	H	6	Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas	9	56kg		103
10	x6220151x8	UNCLE BRYN (GB)	G	5	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	10	56kg		104
11	x332652x1x	BEAR STORY (IRE)	H	5	Clinton McDonald	11	56kg		100
12	17x41x	UNITED NATIONS (IRE)	H	4	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	12	56kg		90
13	0423573412	SO SI BON	G	9	Ben & JD Hayes	13	55kg		98
14	122x87670x	NONCONFORMIST	G	6	Grahame Begg	14	55kg		106
15	428x1x27x0	RIYAZAN (IRE)	G	8	Lisa Jones	15	55kg		100
16	x132302523	MUNHAMEK (GB)	G	7	Nick Ryan	16	55kg		84
17	132120423x	HEZASHOCKA (NZ)	G	5	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	17	55kg		104
18	0x52643126	BELTORO	G	5	Robert Hickmott	18	55kg		84
19	2x6111123x	PORT PHILIP (IRE)	G	5	Julius Sandhu	19	55kg		84
20	33×115	ATTRITION	C	3	Mitchell Freedman	20	52kg		72

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
2023 Blamey Stakes	1st	Nonconformist	1 minute 35.53 seconds
	2nd	Pounding
	3rd	Bankers Choice
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