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Blue Sapphire Stakes

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History

RUN HARRY RUN winning the Catanach's Jewellers Blue Sapphire Stakes at Caulfield in Australia.
RUN HARRY RUN winning the Catanach's Jewellers Blue Sapphire Stakes at Caulfield in Australia. Picture: Racing Photos

The Blue Sapphire Stakes is a Group 3 race run under Set Weights conditions for three year olds at Caulfield conducted by the Melbourne Racing Club.

The Blue Sapphire Stakes is run over 1400m. It was first run in 2005 and was won by Readyforcatherine.

The Blue Sapphire Stakes became a Group 3 in 2016.

It has changed its place in the season. It was run as a 2yo race in May each year but when the Spring carnival was changed with the Thousand Guineas moved to the prior Saturday, this race was moved to the Spring and the midweek card. It then has moved with the new Thousand Guineas day to be after Cup week and now over 1400m.

The Blue Sapphire Stakes then changed from a 2yo race to be a 3yo race.

As a 2yo race Black Caviar won it at her second start, winning by six lengths.

The Blue Sapphire Stakes was worth $500,000 in 2023.

Notable winners of the 2yo Blue Sapphire Stakes include Smokin' Joey (2010) and Black Caviar (2009).

The 2020 edition was a remarkable one for many reasons. Only three horses accepted for the race but then in running they were three abreast the entire 1200m and the 10-1 outsider of the field Ranting ran over the top.

Notable winners of the 3yo Blue Sapphire Stakes include Extreme Warrior (2021), Anaheed (2019), Written By (2018), Formality (2017), Flying Artie (2016), Keen Array (2015), Eloping (2014) and Snitzerland (2012).

The 2023 Blue Sapphire Stakes was won by Run Harry Run from Brave Mead and Arkansaw Kid.


Racing and Sports

Previous Blue Sapphire Stakes Winners

Date Horse Jockey WT Trainer BP
RUN HARRY RUN (AUS) 3G
WRITTEN TYCOON (AUS) - MAYBE MARKLE (AUS) DENMAN (AUS)
D W STACKHOUSE 57.0 MICHAEL MORONEY 3
GRAND IMPACT (NZ) 3C
SATONO ALADDIN (JPN) - SERENA SLAM (NZ) SWISS ACE (AUS)
B MELHAM 57.0 M PRICE & M KENT 7
EXTREME WARRIOR (AUS) 3C
EXTREME CHOICE (AUS) - HEART OF THRILLS (AUS) SHOW A HEART (AUS)
ZAC SPAIN 57.0 M PRICE & M KENT 4
RANTING (NZ) 3C
ZOUSTAR (AUS) - VANILLA ICE CREAM (AUS) MORE THAN READY (USA)
B MELHAM 57.0 Leon & Troy Corstens 3
ANAHEED (AUS) 3F
FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - ROSTOVA (AUS) TESTA ROSSA (AUS)
DAMIAN LANE 55.0 P & P SNOWDEN 2
WRITTEN BY (AUS) 3C
WRITTEN TYCOON (AUS) - YAU CHIN (AUS) TOBOUGG (IRE)
JORDAN CHILDS 57.0 GRAHAME BEGG 2
FORMALITY (AUS) 3F
FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - JOLIE'S SHINJU (JPN) JOLIE'S HALO (USA)
K MCEVOY 55.0 D & B HAYES & T DABERNIG 4
FLYING ARTIE (AUS) 3C
ARTIE SCHILLER (USA) - FLYING RUBY (AUS) RUBITON (AUS)
DAMIEN OLIVER 57.0 MICK PRICE 4
KEEN ARRAY (AUS) 3G
BEL ESPRIT (AUS) - MOOREA (AUS) ZABEEL (NZ)
DAMIAN LANE 57.0 DAVID HAYES & TOM DABERNIG 3
ELOPING (AUS) 3F
CHOISIR (AUS) - RUNAWAY JESSE (AUS) RORY'S JESTER (AUS)
S BASTER 55.0 P MORGAN & C WIDDISON 2
LION OF BELFORT (AUS) 3C
STATUE OF LIBERTY (USA) - LITERATURE (USA) NOTEBOOK (USA)
DAMIEN OLIVER 57.0 MICK PRICE 5
SNITZERLAND (AUS) 3F
SNITZEL (AUS) - MONTE ROSA (AUS) FRAAR (USA)
C W BROWN 55.0 GERALD RYAN 4
CITY OF SONG (AUS) 2F
BEL ESPRIT (AUS) - SONGS OF VIENNA (AUS) UMATILLA (NZ)
J BENBOW 54.0 JOHN MOLONEY 2
SMOKIN' JOEY (AUS) 2G
ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) - DALZING (AUS) BLAZING SWORD (AUS)
C D SYMONS 58.0 D L FREEDMAN 6
BLACK CAVIAR (AUS) 2F
BEL ESPRIT (AUS) - HELSINGE (AUS) DESERT SUN (GB)
JARRAD NOSKE 57.5 PETER G MOODY 7
GOLD IN DUBAI (AUS) 2G
DESERT SUN (GB) - RORY'S SONG (AUS) RORY'S JESTER (AUS)
M RODD 56.0 MARK RILEY 3
EMJAY HUSSEY (AUS) 2G
HUSSONET (USA) - AMARANTH (USA) FLYING PASTER (USA)
V DURIC 54.5 I R HUTCHINS 2
GREEN BIRDIE (NZ) 2G
CATBIRD (AUS) - MRS. SQUILLIONAIRE (AUS) LAST TYCOON (IRE)
R MCLEOD 57.0 BRIAN JENKINS 2

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