Blamey Stakes

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Blamey Stakes
Group 2 race
Rising Fast (NZ).jpg
1956 winner Rising Fast
Location Flemington Racecourse
Inaugurated1955
Race type Thoroughbred
Sponsor TAB (2022)
Race information
Distance1,600 metres
SurfaceTurf
QualificationThree years old and older
WeightSet weights with penalties
Purse $300,000 (2022)
Prince Cortauld, 1955 winner Prince Cortauld.jpg
Prince Cortauld, 1955 winner

The Blamey Stakes is a Victoria Racing Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race for three years old and older, with Set Weights with Penalties conditions over 1600 metres, at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in March during the VRC Autumn Racing Carnival. [1] The total prize money is A$300,000.

Contents

History

The race is named after Sir Thomas Albert Blamey, who was Australia's only native born Field marshal and was a Victoria Racing Club Committee member from 1947 until his death in 1951. [2]

The race has been won by horses of exceptional calibre that have won at 2400 metres (~1+12 miles) or longer. These include such thoroughbreds that also competed overseas as Tobin Bronze and Better Loosen Up.

Distance

Grade

Venue

In 2007 the race was run at Sandown Racecourse due to reconstruction of Flemington Racecourse. [3]

Conditions

From 1955 to 1980 the race was run at Weight for Age. [1]

Winners

† Dead heat

See also

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