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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.

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.

The 2021 Blamey Stakes ran on Saturday February 27, 2021 and was won by Star Of The Seas. 

Blamey Stakes 2021
Date:	Saturday February 27, 2021
Track:	Flemington Racecourse
Distance:	1600m
Race Type:	Open Set Weights & Penalties
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$200,000

2021 Blamey Stakes Results

• 1st: #7 Star Of The Seas
  
• 2nd: #1 Fifty Stars
• 3rd: #11 Buffalo River

Chris Waller’s multiple Group 1 runner-up Star Of the Seas ($3.90) was eye-catching holding on to defeat dual defending champion Fifty Stars ($12) in a thrilling Blamey Stakes 2021 result.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	7	STAR OF THE SEAS (NZ)	Chris Waller	Damian Lane		8	56kg		$3.90
	2	1	FIFTY STARS (IRE)	Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes	John Allen	0.2L	10	59kg		$12
	3	11	BUFFALO RIVER (USA)	Michael Moroney	Ms Jamie Kah	1.95L	6	55kg		$2.70F
	4	5	BEST OF DAYS (GB)	James Cummings	Damien Oliver	2.15L	9	57kg		$5
	5	6	MYSTIC JOURNEY	Adam Trinder	Luke Currie	2.55L	7	56kg		$8.50
	6	9	MAHAMEDEIS	Nick Ryan	Jamie Mott	3.55L	5	55kg (cd 55.5kg)		$41
	7	10	VASSILATOR (NZ)	Colin Little	Craig Williams	3.75L	3	55kg		$31
	8	4	IRISH FLAME (NZ)	Brett Scott	Michael Walker	3.85L	4	58kg		$41
	9	2	MIRAGE DANCER (GB)	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Michael Dee	7.85L	2	58kg		$101
	10	3	NEUFBOSC (FR)	Neville Parnham	Brad Parnham	15.85L	1	58kg		$61
		8	FUNSTAR	Chris Waller	Kerrin McEvoy		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2021 Blamey Stakes Odds

The Blamey Stakes 2021 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.

2021 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 2021 Blamey Stakes field and barriers are set for release on Wednesday February 24, 2021 and will be published in full below.

The Blamey Stakes 2021 final field features 11 runners with talented hoop Ms Jamie Kah to ride the favourite Buffalo River from a good mid-field gate six draw.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	411x8352x7	FIFTY STARS (IRE)	Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes	John Allen	10	59kg		112
2	643x74108x	MIRAGE DANCER (GB)	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Michael Dee	2	58kg		108
3	6×45102119	NEUFBOSC (FR)	Neville Parnham	Brad Parnham	1	58kg		102
4	33522111×5	IRISH FLAME (NZ)	Brett Scott	Michael Walker	4	58kg		99
5	34×3009221	BEST OF DAYS (GB)	James Cummings	Damien Oliver	9	57kg		105
6	x5x8017x22	MYSTIC JOURNEY	Adam Trinder	Luke Currie	7	56kg		111
7	20x22095x4	STAR OF THE SEAS (NZ)	Chris Waller	Damian Lane	8	56kg		107
8	142x6220x4	FUNSTAR	Chris Waller	Kerrin McEvoy	11	55kg		108
9	14811688×8	MAHAMEDEIS	Nick Ryan	Jamie Mott	5	55kg		98
10	16526×5126	VASSILATOR (NZ)	Colin Little	Craig Williams	3	55kg		97
11	x11x2203x2	BUFFALO RIVER (USA)	Michael Moroney	Ms Jamie Kah	6	55kg		100

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2021 Blamey Stakes Nominations

Nominations for the Blamey Stakes in 2021 close the Monday of race week and will be updated in full below once announced.

The 2021 Blamey Stakes nominations feature 21 potential runners – a number of which also hold entries for the Sydney races on the same day at Randwick – led in early betting by the spring’s Toorak Handicap runner-up Buffalo River.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	411x8352x7	FIFTY STARS (IRE)	H	6	Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes	1	59kg		112
2	085x1230x4	HUMIDOR (NZ)	G	8	Chris Waller	2	58kg		109
3	x5x8017x22	MYSTIC JOURNEY	M	5	Adam Trinder	3	56kg		111
4	2x222x16x7	SIR DRAGONET (IRE)	H	5	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	4	58kg		115
5	643x74108x	MIRAGE DANCER (GB)	H	7	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	5	58kg		108
6	6×45102119	NEUFBOSC (FR)	G	6	Neville Parnham	6	58kg		102
7	180x07x0x2	MISS SISKA	M	7	Matthew Smith	7	56kg		104
8	33522111×5	IRISH FLAME (NZ)	G	6	Brett Scott	8	58kg		99
9	110x2124x7	TOO CLOSE THE SUN	G	5	Lindsey Smith	9	58kg		101
10	21x58203x6	TOFFEE TONGUE (NZ)	M	4	Chris Waller	10	56kg		104
11	34×3009221	BEST OF DAYS (GB)	G	7	James Cummings	11	57kg		105
12	142x6220x4	FUNSTAR	M	4	Chris Waller	12	55kg		108
13	5129x3370x	DABIYR (IRE)	G	6	Chris Waller	13	57kg		93
14	20x22095x4	STAR OF THE SEAS (NZ)	G	6	Chris Waller	14	56kg		107
15	441301x79x	SOUTHERN FRANCE (IRE)	G	6	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	15	55kg		106
16	14811688×8	MAHAMEDEIS	G	6	Nick Ryan	16	55kg		98
17	16526×5126	VASSILATOR (NZ)	G	5	Colin Little	17	55kg		97
18	x11x2203x2	BUFFALO RIVER (USA)	G	5	Michael Moroney	18	55kg		100
19	3734×13111	REGARDSMAREE	G	4	Nick Ryan	19	55kg		94
20	10x443125x	LE DON DE VIE (GB)	G	5	Anthony & Sam Freedman	20	55kg		104
21	517x4230x8	GRANDSLAM	C	3	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	21	52kg

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
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