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The Blue Sapphire Stakes is a lucrative Group 3 race for three-year-olds run on a Wednesday in mid-October, three days before the Caulfield Cup.

The meeting is now headlined by the Group 1 Thousand Guineas (1600m), moved in 2021 from the previous Saturday’s Caulfield Guineas Day card.

Part of the three day Caulfield Cup Carnival, the Blue Sapphire Stakes is a relatively new race that has recently had its prize money reduced to $200,000. Raced over 1200m, the Blue Sapphire Stakes is restricted to three year olds and is run under set weights conditions, upgraded from a Listed event to Group 3 status.

The three day Caulfield Cup Carnival features a host of massive events, with the Blue Sapphire Stakes falling on the Wednesday in the middle. The first day of the Caulfield Cup Carnival is the Caulfield Guineas Day that features four Group 1 events, and the third day, held on Saturday after Blue Sapphire Stakes Day, is the renowned Caulfield Cup Day.

Along with the Thousand Guineas, the Blue Sapphire Stakes shares a race program with two other spring features including the Group 3 Ladies Day Vase (1600m) and the Group 3 Coongy Cup (2000m) offering a ballot exemption into the Caulfield Cup field seven days later.

The Blue Sapphire Stakes has grown in stature to overcome the Ladies Day Vase as the feature event at the midweek meeting. It is rapidly becoming an important three year old feature.

The Blue Sapphire Stakes can act as a good lead up to feature events such as the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) run at Flemington during the Melbourne Cup Carnival. Flying Artie (2016) was the last horse to do the Blue Sapphire Stakes – Coolmore Stud Stakes double.

The Golden Rose Stakes, held at Sydney towards the beginning of the Spring Racing Carnival, often features a few horses that later contest the Blue Sapphire Stakes including in 2017 when the Blue Sapphire Stakes winning filly Formality atoned for her lead-up 11th in the Golden Rose. In 2018 the autumn’s Blue Diamond Stakes winner Written By won the Blue Sapphire Stakes before a fourth in the Coolmore Stud Stakes.

The Blue Sapphire Stakes 2021 ran on Wednesday October 13, 2021 as part of Thousand Guineas Day at Caulfield and was won in dominant fashion by the Coolmore Stud Stakes-bound Extreme Warrior.

2021 Blue Sapphire Stakes
Date:	Wednesday October 13, 2021
Track:	Caulfield Racecourse
Distance:	1200m
Race Type:	3YOs Set Weights
Status:	Group 3
Prize Money:	$200,000

2021Blue Sapphire Stakes Results

• 1st: #9 Extreme Warrior ($4.80)
• 2nd: #1 Profiteer
• 3rd: #8 Minsk Moment

Extreme Choice colt Extreme Warrior ($4.80) is new favourite for the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes after a nearly four-length demolition job over the beaten favourite Profiteer in Wednesday’s Blue Sapphire Stakes 2021 results at Caulfield.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	9	EXTREME WARRIOR	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Zac Spain		4	57kg		$4.80
	2	1	PROFITEER	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Jye McNeil	3.75L	2	57kg		$3.20F
	3	8	MINSK MOMENT	Chris Waller	Brett Prebble	7L	8	57kg		$3.80
	4	3	SCISSOR STEP	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	Damian Lane	7.5L	9	57kg		$11
	5	11	GROWL	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Ms Linda Meech	7.6L	6	57kg		$18
	6	12	CARDINAL GEM	Grahame Begg	Jordan Childs	8.6L	3	57kg		$101
	7	10	PROWLING	Greg Eurell	Michael Dee	9.1L	5	57kg		$26
	8	4	PORT LOUIS	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Damien Oliver	10.35L	1	57kg		$9
	9	6	RANVEER	Matt Laurie	Luke Currie	13.1L	7	57kg		$17
		7	ATHELRIC	James Cummings	Damien Oliver		0
		2	JIGSAW	Cindy Alderson	Craig Williams		0
		5	MYNUMEROUNO	Nick Ryan	Rhys McLeod		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2021 Blue Sapphire Stakes Betting

The latest Blue Sapphire Stakes 2021 odds will be listed below complete with links to Ladbrokes.com.au so you can back your Blue Sapphire Stakes tips in at the right price this Caulfield Cup Carnival.

2021 Blue Sapphire Stakes Field

The Blue Sapphire Stakes field attracts a quality line-up of sprinting three-year-olds that could be eyeing a Flemington run during the Melbourne Cup Carnival in the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m), a double Flying Artie (2016) achieved.

The 2021 Blue Sapphire Stakes field is released Racing Victoria (RV) on the Monday of race week and will be provided for punters below as soon as announced.

The Blue Sapphire Stakes 2021 final field features a smart line-up of potential Coolmore Stud Stakes hopefuls including the rails-drawn Maurice colt Port Louis.

Scratched:

• #2 Jigsaw (2)
• #5 Mynumerouno (9)
• #7 Athelric (4)

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	1127×6	PROFITEER	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Jye McNeil	3	57kg		82
2	138×1325	JIGSAW	Cindy Alderson	Craig Williams	2	57kg		74
3	3133×51	SCISSOR STEP	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	Damian Lane	12	57kg		70
4	32536×2	PORT LOUIS	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	John Allen	1	57kg		76
5	1311	MYNUMEROUNO	Nick Ryan	Rhys McLeod	9	57kg		74
6	2x1x28	RANVEER	Matt Laurie	Luke Currie	10	57kg		72
7	48x441x325	ATHELRIC	James Cummings	Damien Oliver	4	57kg		69
8	1×1	MINSK MOMENT	Chris Waller	Brett Prebble	11	57kg		72
9	2x25x1	EXTREME WARRIOR	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Zac Spain	6	57kg		67
10	314	PROWLING	Greg Eurell	Michael Dee	7	57kg		62
11	241	GROWL	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Ms Linda Meech	8	57kg		62
12	8x215x	CARDINAL GEM	Grahame Begg	Jordan Childs	5	57kg		62

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2021 Blue Sapphire Stakes Nominations

Nominations on the Blue Sapphire Stakes in 2021 are taken the Thursday prior to the race and will be detailed below once announced.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	1x721610x5	SHAQUERO	C	3	Chris Waller	1	57kg		92
2	1127×6	PROFITEER	C	3	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	2	57kg		82
3	1x	ACROBAT	C	3	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	3	57kg		80
4	0x1225x143	HE’S XCEPTIONAL	G	3	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	4	57kg		76
5	3133×51	SCISSOR STEP	G	3	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	5	57kg		70
6	32536×2	PORT LOUIS	C	3	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	6	57kg		76
7	138×1325	JIGSAW	C	3	Cindy Alderson	7	57kg		74
8	120160×453	DAILY BUGLE	C	3	Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock	8	57kg		73
9	11×33	GENERATION	C	3	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	9	57kg		73
10	1311	MYNUMEROUNO	G	3	Nick Ryan	10	57kg		74
11	2x1x28	RANVEER	C	3	Matt Laurie	11	57kg		72
12	1×1	MINSK MOMENT	C	3	Chris Waller	12	57kg		72
13	0x1135x18	DARCEANDERMILL	C	3	Jason Warren & Dean Krongold	13	57kg		73
14	1×1	NEW YORK BABY	F	3	Leon & Troy Corstens	14	55kg		71
15	2x25x1	EXTREME WARRIOR	C	3	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	15	57kg		67
16	48x441x325	ATHELRIC	C	3	James Cummings	16	57kg		69
17	441430×1	CHEERFUL LEGEND	C	3	John Sadler	17	57kg		71
18	23×1	SPINNING	F	3	Tom Dabernig	18	55kg		63
19	2x8x40	FORBES	C	3	Anthony & Sam Freedman	19	57kg		64
20	314	PROWLING	G	3	Greg Eurell	20	57kg		62
21	241	GROWL	C	3	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	21	57kg		62
22	1×745	SMYTZER	C	3	Peter G Moody	22	57kg		64
23	8x215x	CARDINAL GEM	G	3	Grahame Begg	23	57kg		62
24	237	SPIRIT OF PEPIN	G	3	Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock	24	57kg		59

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

Blue Sapphire Stakes History

The Blue Sapphire Stakes was inaugurated in 2012. Part of the impetus for the establishment of the event came from a growing need in Victoria for more feature events for three year olds. Sydney has for many years boasted the Golden Rose Stakes and associated races, also run under the same conditions over similar distances.

In a rapid push to grow the race into a major feature, the Blue Sapphire Stakes was upgraded to Listed status in 2014, just two years after it launched. Possibly reflecting the strong desire to broaden the quality of three year old events, the ARB made the Blue Sapphire Stakes the only race to be upgraded immediately this year, with all other upgrades taking force as of January 1st, 2015.

In the future, there is a very strong chance that the Blue Sapphire Stakes will become a Group 1 event, and possibly remain at its current slot in the middle of the Caulfield Cup Carnival. The Golden Rose first ran in 2003 and gained Group 1 status in 2009, establishing a precedent for the rapid advancement of new three year old features.

The Blue Sapphire Stakes bears no relation to the previously existing Listed Blue Sapphire Stakes, also held at Caulfield over 1200m.

The 2020 edition of the Blue Sapphire Stakes featured just three runners and was won in an upset by Ranting ($11), while the odds-on fancy Anders finished third.

In 2021 the race was reduced from $400,000 to $200,000.

Blue Sapphire Stakes Results

Below you will find Blue Sapphire Stakes results and winning times since 2012.

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2021 Blue Sapphire Stakes	1st	Extreme Warrior	1 minute 10.07 seconds
	2nd	Profiteer
	3rd	Minsk Moment
2020 Blue Sapphire Stakes	1st	Ranting	1 minute 11.12 seconds
	2nd	Hanseatic
	3rd	Anders
2019 Blue Sapphire Stakes	1st	Anaheed	1 minute 10.42 seconds
	2nd	Li’l Kontra
	3rd	Brooklyn Hustle
2018 Blue Sapphire Stakes	1st	Written By	1 minute 11.54 seconds
	2nd	Encryption
	3rd	Tony Nicconi
2017 Blue Sapphire Stakes	1st	Formality	1 minute 10.62 seconds
	2nd	Jukebox
	3rd	Lone Eagle
2016 Blue Sapphire Stakes	1st	Flying Artie	1 minute 9.76 seconds
	2nd	Dalradian
	3rd	Derryn
2015 Blue Sapphire Stakes	1st	Keen Array	1 minute 11.08 seconds
	2nd	Mogador
	3rd	Haptic
2014 Blue Sapphire Stakes	1st	Eloping	1 minute 9.54 seconds
	2nd	Sultry Feeling
	3rd	Husson Eagle
2013 Blue Sapphire Stakes	1st	Lion Of Belfort	1 minutes 11.03 seconds
	2nd	Safeguard
	3rd	Diamond Oasis
2012 Blue Sapphire Stakes	1st	Snitzerland	1 minutes 10.09 seconds
	2nd	Fire Thunderbolt
	3rd	Lankan Rupee