The Blamey Stakes is a

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horse race for three years old and older, with Set Weights with Penalties conditions over 1600 metres, at

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in March during the VRC Autumn Racing Carnival. The total prize money is A$300,000.

History

The race is named after Sir Thomas Albert Blamey, who was Australia's only native born

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and was a

Committee member from 1947 until his death in 1951. The race has been won by horses of exceptional calibre that have won at 2400 metres (~ miles) or longer. These include such thoroughbreds that also competed overseas as

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and

Better Loosen Up Better Loosen Up (foaled 29 August 1985 – died 15 March 2016) was an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse that won the Japan Cup in 1990 and was named Australia's champion racehorse in 1991. He campaigned from two to seven years of age, and won ...

Distance

* 1955–1972 - miles (~2000 metres) * 1973 onwards - 1600 metres

Grade

* 1955–1979 - Principal Race * 1979 onwards - Group 2

Venue

In 2007 the race was run at

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due to reconstruction of Flemington Racecourse.

Conditions

From 1955 to 1980 the race was run at

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Winners

* 2022 - Inspirational Girl * 2021 - Star Of The Seas * 2020 - Fifty Stars * 2019 - Fifty Stars * 2018 - Humidor * 2017 - Palentino * 2016 - He Or She * 2015 - Suavito * 2014 - Lidari * 2013 - †Puissance De Lune / Budriguez * 2012 -

Green Moon Green Moon is a Thoroughbred racehorse bred in Ireland and trained in Australia, and owned by Australian businessman Lloyd Williams. He won the 2012 Melbourne Cup, ridden by Brett Prebble and trained by Robert Hickmott. The horse was originally ...

* 2011 -

Whobegotyou Whobegotyou (19 August 2005 - 12 September 2012) was an Australian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse. The horse won nine races, including the Group One (G1) Caulfield Guineas and Yalumba Stakes for $3,115,450 in prize money. He was a chestnut geld ...

* 2010 - Lord Tavistock * 2009 - Largo Lad * 2008 - The Fuzz * 2007 -

Apache Cat Apache Cat (foaled 2002) is an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who had 43 starts for 19 wins (including eight Group One (G1) victories) and was placed on another 11 occasions from for just under $4.6 million in prize money. He was born and bre ...

* 2006 - Rosden * 2005 - Grey Song * 2004 - Gold Wells * 2003 - Walk On Air * 2002 - Tears Royal * 2001 - Market Price * 2000 - Oliver Twist * 1999 - Thackeray * 1998 - Willoughby * 1997 - Zuccherino * 1996 - Racer's Edge * 1995 - Durbridge * 1994 - Durbridge * 1993 - Prince Salieri * 1992 - Shiva's Revenge * 1991 -

* 1990 -

* 1989 -

Vo Rogue Vo Rogue (12 Nov 1983 - 7 May 2012) was an Australian Racing Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse. He was sired by American-bred Ivor Prince whose racing career ended from injury after just two starts. Ivor Prince was a son of the British champi ...

* 1988 -

* 1987 - Playful Princess * 1986 - Lord Of Camelot * 1985 - Beechcraft * 1984 - Penny Edition * 1983 - Trissaro * 1982 - Kip * 1981 -

Hyperno Hyperno (1973–2002) was a Thoroughbred racehorse foaled in New Zealand. He was a wayward but brilliant galloper that won the Melbourne Cup and other group and listed races. He was sired by Rangong (GB) out of Mikarla (NZ) by Persian Garden I ...

* 1980 -

* 1979 - Leonotis * 1978 - Opposition * 1977 -

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* 1976 - Lord Dudley * 1975 - Zambari * 1974 - Sobar * 1973 -

Gunsynd Gunsynd (4 October 1967 – 29 April 1983) was a champion Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who won 29 races and A$280,455 in prize money. In his seven starts over one mile (1,600 metres) he was only once defeated, by half-a-head in the Epsom ...

* 1972 - Surrender * 1971 - Gay Icarus * 1970 - Cyron * 1969 - Fileur * 1968 - Future * 1967 -

* 1966 -

* 1965 - Sir Dane * 1964 - Teppo Star * 1963 - Mamburdi * 1962 - Dhaulagiri * 1961 - Dhaulagiri * 1960 - Wool Man * 1959 - But Beautiful * 1958 -

Sailor's Guide Sailor's Guide was an outstanding Thoroughbred racehorse that was conceived in England and foaled in Australia. He is notable in that he won races in the United States, Canada, and a number of principal Australian races, and was a high stakes ea ...

* 1957 -

* 1956 -

Rising Fast Rising Fast (1949 - 1978) was a champion New Zealand-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who is the only horse to complete the Spring Grand Slam, winning the Melbourne Cup, Caulfield Cup, and Cox Plate in 1954. He also won the 1955 Caulfield Cup and c ...

* 1955 -

Prince Cortauld Prince Cortauld, was a brown Thoroughbred stallion, performing in Australia trained by Australian Racing Hall of Fame trainer Maurice McCarten raced from a two-year-old to a five-year-old recording 25 wins from 5 furlongs to 1¾ miles with cham ...

† Dead heat

References

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