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The Bobbie Lewis Quality is a Group 2 sprinting event held at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne around mid September on Makybe Diva Stakes Day.

Open to horses aged four years and older, the Bobbie Lewis Quality Handicap usually draws a field of talented sprinters. Run down the famous Flemington straight over 1200m, the Bobbie Lewis Quality is a fast-paced clash with barriers not really a factor in determining the markets at Ladbrokes.com.au. There is a total of $200,000 prize money available making it a lucrative lead-up to the Melbourne Group 1 spring sprints.

Horses that run in the Bobbie Lewis Quality usually do so as part of an extended spring campaign. Horses who put on a good show over 1200m and who tend to prefer the straight at Flemington are often entered into this event in the hope of victory on a familiar track. Those runners that are successful in the Bobbie Lewis Quality have a myriad of options to go on to, including possibly Randwick’s $10 million The Everest (1200m) four weeks later.

If being kept to shorter distances, Bobbie Lewis Quality graduates often head to Moonee Valley for a race like the Group 1 Mankiato Stakes (1200m) on Cox Plate Eve.

The 2018 Bobbie Lewis Quality was held on September 15, 2018.

Bobbie Lewis Quality 2018
Date:	September 15, 2018
Track:	Flemington Racecourse
Distance:	1200m
Race Type:	4YO&UP Quality
Status:	Group 3
Prize Money:	$200,000

2018 Bobbie Lewis Quality Results

• 1st: TBD
• 2nd: TBD
• 3rd: TBD

Check out the full Bobbie Lewis Quality 2018 Results & Finishing Order below, following the immediate conclusion of the race.

2018 Bobbie Lewis Quality Betting

The spring’s best Bobbie Lewis Quality 2018 odds and Flemington betting market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be provided for punters below the week of the race.

2018 Bobbie Lewis Quality Field

Each September the Bobbie Lewis Quality field attracts a smart line-up of sprint types, many kicking off their new season campaigns. If not racing first-up in the Bobbie Lewis Quality field, horses may come into the ‘Straight Six’ showdown via a lead-up run in something like the Group 3 The Heath 1100m at Caulfield a fortnight earlier.

The official Bobbie Lewis Quality field and barriers are announced on the Wednesday leading-up to Makybe Diva Stakes Day.

The 2018 Bobbie Lewis Quality Final Field & Barrier Draw is now out with a dozen hopefuls in the mix including Tony McEvoy’s Hey Doc and Udyta Clarke’s Rich Charm..

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	6x1401x7x5	HEY DOC	Tony McEvoy	Luke Currie	3	59kg	–	112
2	1419140x4x	CRACK ME UP (NZ)	Liam Birchley	John Allen	2	56kg	–	106
3	x9272123x0	DOTHRAKI	Peter & Paul Snowden	Damian Lane	5	56kg	–	106
4	411x4614x4	RICH CHARM	Udyta Clarke	Patrick Moloney	8	55kg	–	104
5	19450x761x	GRANDE ROSSO	Peter & Paul Snowden	Chris Parnham	7	54.5kg	–	103
6	70x05612x6	FIRST AMONG EQUALS	Darren Weir	Dean Yendall	1	53.5kg	–	101
7	1x273x70x7	KEMONO (JPN)	Darren Weir	Craig Williams	9	53kg	–	100
8	1111x224x7	I’M WESLEY	Glenn Stevenson	Craig Newitt	6	53kg	–	98
9	9x821158x8	DEMONSTRATE	Allan & Jason Williams	Jye McNeil	4	53kg	–	95

2018 Bobbie Lewis Quality Nominations

The 2018 Bobbie Lewis Quality nominations close on the Monday of race week and will be provided below once released by Racing Victoria.

No.	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp Rating
1	1212×63116	BANDIPUR	H	4	James Cummings	89
2	3x531270x3	BRAVE SMASH (JPN)	H	6	Darren Weir	112
3	6x127158x0	CLIFF’S EDGE	H	4	Darren Weir	97
4	1419140x4x	CRACK ME UP (NZ)	G	5	Liam Birchley	106
5	9x821158x8	DEMONSTRATE	G	6	Allan & Jason Williams	95
6	x9272123x0	DOTHRAKI	G	8	Peter & Paul Snowden	106
7	70x05612x6	FIRST AMONG EQUALS	G	7	Darren Weir	101
8	19450x761x	GRANDE ROSSO	G	7	Peter & Paul Snowden	103
9	6x1401x7x5	HEY DOC	G	5	Tony McEvoy	112
10	72x11133x2	I AM EXCITED	M	4	David Pfieffer	98
11	1111x224x7	I’M WESLEY	G	6	Glenn Stevenson	98
12	1x273x70x7	KEMONO (JPN)	H	4	Darren Weir	100
13	90x446x5x1	LA BELLA DIOSA (NZ)	M	5	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	104
14	411x4614x4	RICH CHARM	G	6	Udyta Clarke	104
15	145×001212	VOODOO LAD	G	7	Darren Weir	110

Bobbie Lewis Quality History

The Bobbie Lewis Quality is named after celebrated Victorian jockey Bobby Lewis. Born in 1878, Bobby Lewis rode for over forty years and in that time won over 900 races. He retired at the age of 60 in 1938 and was inducted into the Racing Hall of Fame in 2002. Bobby Lewis is one of only two jockeys to have won four Melbourne Cups and he has won more VRC Derbies, VRC Oaks and SAJC St Legers than any other jockey. Bobby Lewis passed away in 1947.

Inaugurated in 1974, the Bobbie Lewis Quality has quite an extensive history of entertaining races and talented winners. The Bobbie Lewis Quality has been known by a variety of names, including the Pat Lalor Quality (1996), Sebel of Melbourne Quality 1200 (1997), Gateway Suites Quality (1998-2000) and Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes (2009). Initially a Principal Race, the Bobbie Lewis Quality was upgraded to listed event in 1979 and then a Group 3 event in 1986. In 2015 the Bobbie Lewis Quality was again upgraded to Group 2.

Notable Bobbie Lewis Quality winners include Fiesta Palace (1976), Placid Ark (1988), Hareeba (1994), Titanic Jack (2003), Speediness (2013) and Redkirk Warrior (2017). The Bobbie Lewis Quality results since 2000 are listed below.

Bobbie Lewis Quality Results

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2018 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	TBD	TBD
	2nd	TBD
	3rd	TBD
2017 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Redkirk Warrior	1 minute 9.94 seconds
	2nd	Scales Of Justice
	3rd	Land Of Plenty
2016 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Faatinah	1 minute 9.1 seconds
	2nd	Tivaci
	3rd	We’ve Got This
2015 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Churchill Dancer	1 minute 08.8 seconds
	2nd	Under The Louvre
	3rd	Gregers
2014 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Chautauqua	1 minute 08.1 seconds
	2nd	Temple Of Boom
	3rd	In Cahoots
2013 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Speediness	1 minute 09.4 seconds
	2nd	Temple Of Boom
	3rd	Albrecht
2012 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	We’re Gonna Rock	1 minute 10.8 seconds
	2nd	Spirit Of Boom
	3rd	Title
2011 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Lone Rock	1 minute 08.8 seconds
	2nd	Bel Sprinter
	3rd	Danzylum
2010 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Doubtful Jack	1 minute 11.4 seconds
	2nd	Beltrois
	3rd	About Ready
2009 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Swift Alliance	1 minute 09.9 seconds
	2nd	Gold Salute
	3rd	Chasm
2008 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Bon Hoffa	1 minute 09.8 seconds
	2nd	Grand Duels
	3rd	Orange County
2007 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Bon Hoffa	1 minute 10.3 seconds
	2nd	Swick
	3rd	Flash Trick
2006 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Bel Danoro	1 minute 09.6 seconds
	2nd	Perfectly Ready
	3rd	Volitant
2005 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Wildly	1 minute 09.3 seconds
	2nd	Calveen
	3rd	Classiconi
2004 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Face Value	1 minute 11.0 seconds
	2nd	Via De Lago
	3rd	Scaredee Cat
2003 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Titanic Jack	1 minute 09.8 seconds
	2nd	Bomber Bill
	3rd	The Big Chill
2002 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Chong Tong	1 minute 10.9 seconds
	2nd	Rubitano
	3rd	Royal Code
2001 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Scenic Peak	1 minute 06.7 seconds
	=2nd	Calm Smytzer
	=2nd	Dash For Cash
2000 Bobbie Lewis Quality	1st	Ruthless Tycoon	1 minute 12.5 seconds
	2nd	Porto Roca
	3rd	Manner Hill