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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 $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
Date:	Saturday February 29, 2020
Track:	Flemington Racecourse
Distance:	1600m
Race Type:	Open Set Weights & Penalties
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$200,000

2020 Blamey Stakes Results

• 1st: #2 Fifty Stars
• 2nd: #6 Secret Blaze
• 3rd: #3 Admiral’s Joker

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
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

2020 Blamey Stakes Odds

The Blamey Stakes 2020 betting odds complete with links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be available for punters below during the autumn.

2020 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 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
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

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
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