Blamey Stakes
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History
The Blamey Stakes is a Group 2 race run at Flemington under set weights and penalty conditions by the Victoria Racing Club.
The Blamey Stakes is named after Sir Thomas Albert Blamey, Australia's only native born Field Marshal who was a member of the Victoria Racing Club Committee from 1947 until his death in 1951.
The Blamey Stakes was first run in 1955 over 10 furlongs and remained at that distance until 1972. Since 1973 the Blamey Stakes has been run over 1600m and is traditionally held in the autumn at Flemington with the exception of 2007 when it was transferred to Sandown.
The Blamey Stakes has been a Group 2 race since 1979 and from 1955 to 1980 was run under weight-for-age conditions.
From 1981-1986 the Blamey Stakes was run as a handicap from 1981-1986 before reverting to set weights and penalties.
For many years the Blamey Stakes was programmed as a lead-up race to the Australian Cup (2000m) and then run at a later date. For 2019 it was brought forward as a lead up to the new All Star Mile run two weeks later.
The Blamey Stakes is part of Melbourne's autumn schedule of weight-for-age races that include the CF Orr Stakes and St George (Peter Young) Stakes.
There have been eight winners of the Blamey Stakes and Australian Cup since 1964 but since Durbridge in 1994 only Fifty Stars in 2020.
There have been six winners of the Orr Stakes/Blamey Stakes double but none since Vo Rogue in 1989.
There have been eight winners of the St George (Peter Young) Stakes and Blamey Stakes double but none since Racer's Edge in 1996.
In 2024, the Blamey Stakes was worth $300,000.
Notable winners of the Blamey Stakes include the dual winners Sailor's Guide, Dhaulagiri, Tobin Bronze, Hyperno, Better Loosen Up and Durbridge. Other outstanding winners include Prince Cortauld, Rising Fast, Sir Dane, Fileur, Gay Icarus, Gunsynd, Sobar, Lord Dudley, Surround, Trissaro, Vo Rogue, Shiva's Revenge, Prince Salieri, Apache Cat, Whobegotyou, Green Moon, Palentino, Humidor, Fifty Stars, Star Of The Seas and Atishu.
The 2024 Blamey Stakes was won by Atishu from Holymanz and Ayrton.
Previous Blamey Stakes Winners
Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ATISHU
(NZ)
6M SAVABEEL (AUS) - POSY (NZ) NO EXCUSE NEEDED (GB) |
B SHINN | 57.0 | CHRIS WALLER | 10 |
|
NONCONFORMIST
(AUS)
6G REBEL RAIDER (AUS) - GOOD THINKING (AUS) HOLD THAT TIGER (USA) |
HARRY COFFEY | 55.0 | GRAHAME BEGG | 6 |
|
INSPIRATIONAL GIRL
(NZ)
6M RELIABLE MAN (GB) - BE INSPIRED (AUS) ZABEEL (NZ) |
DAMIAN LANE | 53.0 | DANNY O'BRIEN | 7 |
|
STAR OF THE SEAS
(NZ)
6G OCEAN PARK (NZ) - STELLA LIVIA (GB) TITUS LIVIUS (FR) |
DAMIAN LANE | 56.0 | CHRIS WALLER | 8 |
|
FIFTY STARS
(IRE)
5H SEA THE STARS (IRE) - SWIZZLE STICK (IRE) SADLER'S WELLS (USA) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 58.0 | D & B HAYES & T DABERNIG | 7 |
|
FIFTY STARS
(IRE)
4H SEA THE STARS (IRE) - SWIZZLE STICK (IRE) SADLER'S WELLS (USA) |
BEN ALLEN | 57.0 | D & B HAYES & T DABERNIG | 3 |
|
HUMIDOR
(NZ)
5G TEOFILO (IRE) - ZALIKA (NZ) ZABEEL (NZ) |
M J ZAHRA | 59.0 | DARREN WEIR | 1 |
|
PALENTINO
(AUS)
4H TEOFILO (IRE) - PALATINE HILL (AUS) PALACE MUSIC (USA) |
M J ZAHRA | 59.0 | DARREN WEIR | 2 |
|
HE OR SHE
(AUS)
5G KENDEL STAR (AUS) - DANESSA (AUS) WEST POINT (AUS) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 55.0 | DAVID HAYES & TOM DABERNIG | 4 |
|
SUAVITO
(NZ)
4M THORN PARK (AUS) - QUEEN CHA CHA (NZ) HIGH CHAPARRAL (IRE) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 57.0 | NIGEL BLACKISTON | 8 |
|
LIDARI
(FR)
5H ACCLAMATION (GB) - LAXLOVA (FR) LINAMIX (FR) |
L NOLEN | 55.0 | PETER G MOODY | 6 |
|
PUISSANCE DE LUNE
(IRE)
5H SHAMARDAL (USA) - PRINCESS SERENA (USA) UNBRIDLED'S SONG (USA) |
G BOSS | 59.0 | DARREN WEIR | 1 |
|
BUDRIGUEZ
(AUS)
6G AL MAHER (AUS) - DENI (AUS) ST. COVET (AUS) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 58.0 | DAVID JOLLY | 3 |
|
GREEN MOON
(IRE)
5H MONTJEU (IRE) - GREEN NOON (FR) GREEN TUNE (USA) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 57.0 | ROBERT HICKMOTT | 2 |
|
WHOBEGOTYOU
(AUS)
5G STREET CRY (IRE) - TEMPLE OF PEACE (JPN) CARNEGIE (IRE) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 58.0 | MARK KAVANAGH | 10 |
|
LORD TAVISTOCK
(NZ)
4H MONTJEU (IRE) - UPSTAGE (GB) QUEST FOR FAME (GB) |
J L WADDELL | 57.0 | ANDREW R CAMPBELL | 6 |
|
LARGO LAD
(AUS)
4G ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) - LADY MARION (AUS) DANEHILL (USA) |
C D SYMONS | 54.0 | D A HAYES | 4 |
|
THE FUZZ
(NZ)
5G DANASINGA (AUS) - DRAMA QUEEN (NZ) PRINCE OF PRAISE (NZ) |
V DURIC | 56.5 | D A HAYES | 2 |
|
APACHE CAT
(AUS)
4G LION CAVERN (USA) - TENNESSEE BLAZE (AUS) WHISKEY ROAD (USA) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 57.5 | GREG EURELL | 1 |
|
ROSDEN
(AUS)
4G AKHADAN (AUS) - LADY HARRINGTON (IRE) DANAJAYA (AUS) |
A PATERSON | 53.5 | ROSLYN DAY | 7 |
|
GREY SONG
(AUS)
6G UNBRIDLED'S SONG (USA) - TONZAZIP (NZ) KAAPSTAD (NZ) |
S W ARNOLD | 56.0 | TOM HUGHES (JNR) | 15 |
|
GOLD WELLS
(AUS)
4G BARATHEA (IRE) - OLYMPIC AIM (NZ) ZAMAZAAN (FR) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 54.0 | DANNY O'BRIEN | 2 |
|
WALK ON AIR
(AUS)
4G EIRE (NZ) - RIDE THE WIND (NZ) ZAFONIC (USA) |
D NIKOLIC | 53.0 | COLIN ALDERSON | 9 |
|
TEARS ROYAL
(AUS)
5H ROYAL ACADEMY (USA) - DON'T CRY (AUS) VITE CHEVAL (NZ) |
P MERTENS | 54.0 | GRANT DALZIEL | 3 |
|
MARKET PRICE
(AUS)
5M SCENIC (IRE) - KIA ORA GEM (AUS) MARSCAY (AUS) |
V HALL | 51.5 | TONY MCEVOY | 5 |
|
OLIVER TWIST
(AUS)
5G ALEX NUREYEV (USA) - HONEY BRIDGE (AUS) SKY CHARGER (AUS) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 54.5 | BRIAN MAYFIELD-SMITH | 4 |
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