The Blamey Stakes is a Group 2 race held at Flemington on Australian Guineas Day as a lead-up to the Group 1 All-Star Mile and Australian Cup.
2025 Blamey Stakes Results
- 1st: #11 Marble Arch
- 2nd: #1 Attrition
- 3rd: #4 Zardozi
Blamey Stakes News
The Blamey Stakes is a Group 2 set weight and penalties race held at Flemington Racecourse in late February or early March as part of Australian Guineas Day at HQ. Raced over a 1600m distance, the Blamey Stakes is worth $300,000 in prize money during the Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival.
2025 Blamey Stakes Results
- 1st: #11 Marble Arch ($5.50)
- 2nd: #1 Attrition
- 3rd: #4 Zardozi
A run in the Group 1 $2.5 million The All-Star Mile on March 8 is on the cards for Team Hayes’ class Per Incanto mare Marble Arch ($5.50) after her smart two length win in the 2025 Blamey Stakes results on Saturday. Jockey Michael Dee eased the five-year-old three-wide 400m out from the line before moving up to the front runners and extend late for a stylish Group 2 victory.
Blamey Stakes 2025 Odds & Results
Tab Blamey Stakes (G2)
| Runner Details | Win | Place |
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1st
11. Marble Arch (6) J: Michael Dee 53kg
T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes |
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2nd
1. Attrition (3) J: Beau Mertens 58kg
T: Mitchell Freedman |
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3rd
4. Zardozi (7) J: Jamie Melham 56kg
T: James Cummings |
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4th
9. Poison Chalice (8) J: Daniel Moor 55kg
T: Paul Preusker |
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5th
7. Steparty (9) J: Blaike McDougall 55kg
T: Paul Preusker |
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6th
5. Plenty Of Ammo (5) J: Jordan Childs 56kg
T: Symon Wilde |
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7th
3. Future History (4) J: Mark Zahra 57kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
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8th
2. Just Folk (1) J: Jamie Mott 57kg
T: Gavin Bedggood |
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9th
10. Place Du Carrousel (2) J: Jye McNeil 53kg
T: Anthony & Sam Freedman |
Data retrieved: 16/05/2025 01:44:42 PM (Australia/Brisbane)
Good lead-up races to the Blamey Stakes include the Group 3 Carlyon Cup (1400m) and the Group 1 Futurity Stakes (1400m).
The Blamey Stakes now runs as the key race at the Australian Guineas Day meeting having previously been run the weekend later on ‘Super Saturday’ alongside the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap.
Dual Blamey Stakes champion Fifty Stars (2019, 2020) was the last horse to do the Blamey Stakes – Australian Cup double in 2020. Fifty Stars also returned in 2021 and narrowly missed out on a third victory when runner-up to Star Of The Seas.
It can prove a lead-up for horses heading up to Sydney for ‘The Championships’ races including the Group 1 Doncaster Mile (1600m) and the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) on the first two Saturdays of April at Royal Randwick.
Some of the gallopers in the Blamey Stakes field may also secure a run in the The All-Star Mile race held a fortnight later, a race the 2021 Blamey winner Star Of The Seas finished sixth in next-up.
The 2022 Blamey Stakes form was franked with the runner-up Zaaki going on to win The All-Star Mile next start before a second in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes. Zaaki went on to place in a host of other Group 1 status races before a successful title defence that spring in the Group 1 VRC Champions Stakes (2000m) at Flemington over the Melbourne Cup Carnival.
In 2023 Pounding ran second in the Blamey Stakes and went on to finish third in the Australian Cup trifecta that prep.
The 2024 Blamey Stakes form was franked with the winner Atishu going on to run third next-up in the Australian Cup before a second in Sydney’s Queen Of The Turf Stakes. She also returned in the spring to win the Group 1 Empire Rose Stakes at Flemington on Derby Day.
The 2025 Blamey Stakes ran on Saturday March 1, 2025 at Flemington as a lead-up to the All-Star Mile and Australian Cup and was won in an impressive two-length romp home by Ben, Will & JD Hayes’ mare Marble Arch ($5.50).
| Blamey Stakes 2025 | |
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| Date: | Saturday March 1, 2025 |
| Track: | Flemington Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1600m |
| Race Type: | Open Set Weights & Penalties |
| Status: | Group 2 |
| Prize Money: | $300,000 |
2025 Blamey Stakes Finishing Order
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
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| 1 | 11 | MARBLE ARCH (NZ) | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Michael Dee | 6 | 53kg | $5.50 | |||
| 2 | 1 | ATTRITION | Mitchell Freedman | Beau Mertens | 2L | 3 | 58kg | $12 | ||
| 3 | 4 | ZARDOZI | James Cummings | Ms Jamie Melham | 2.35L | 7 | 56kg | $6 | ||
| 4 | 9 | POISON CHALICE (NZ) | Paul Preusker | Daniel Moor | 2.55L | 8 | 55kg | $31 | ||
| 5 | 7 | STEPARTY | Paul Preusker | Blaike McDougall | 4.05L | 9 | 55kg | $5 | ||
| 6 | 5 | PLENTY OF AMMO | Symon Wilde | Jordan Childs | 5.05L | 5 | 56kg | $19 | ||
| 7 | 3 | FUTURE HISTORY (GB) | Ciaron Maher | Mark Zahra | 5.3L | 4 | 57kg | $17 | ||
| 8 | 2 | JUST FOLK | Gavin Bedggood | Jamie Mott | 8.05L | 1 | 57kg | $8 | ||
| 9 | 10 | PLACE DU CARROUSEL (IRE) | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Jye McNeil | 9.55L | 2 | 53kg | $3.60F | ||
| 6 | NUGGET (GB) | Ciaron Maher | Declan Bates | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | VIRTUOUS CIRCLE (NZ) | Liam Howley | Ethan Brown | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2025 Blamey Stakes Betting
The Blamey Stakes 2025 betting odds will be available at Ladbrokes.com.au and also published here at Races.com.au for punters during the autumn.
Fifty Stars ($2.70 in 2020) for his second success and Atishu ($4 in 2024) are the latest favourites in Blamey Stakes betting to salute for the punters.
There was a notable upset in 2023 with Nonconformist winning at Blamey Stakes odds of $19.
2025 Blamey Stakes Form Guide
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2025 Blamey Stakes Tips
Stay tuned for our insider Blamey Stakes 2025 Tips on the Group 2 at Flemington this Australian Guineas Day.
- To Win: #7 Steparty ($4.80 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Steparty is the attractive favourite in Blamey Stakes betting at headquarters for Saturday and still at a nice price to break a notable winning drought. Paul Preusker’s perennial placegetter has finished second or third in his six most recent assignments but looks very well placed here to finally get back in winning form. The consistent Artie Schiller four-year-old brings in some solid form lines from the spring and summer including a Group 1 Sir Rupert third at Caulfield last November. He’s been up for some time but goes best with plenty of racing. Runner-up in Moonee Valley’s Group 2 Australia Stakes in January, he was a well-beaten third but in a crack Group 1 field in the CF Orr behind Another Wil last time out. Benefits back in grade now, and that form was franked with the runner-up Mr B going on to salute in the Futurity. Proven at Flemignton (4:2-0-1) and he’ll see out the mile. Can salute.
2025 Blamey Stakes Field
The Blamey Stakes field attracts some of the top milers that are currently on the racing circuit. As a relatively major autumn feature race held towards the end of the Melbourne-based action that time of year, the Blamey Stakes field is usually filled out with quality types that could be Sydney bound next race.
Following a run in the Blamey Stakes field, horses may head to Royal Randwick in April’s ‘The Championships’ for a shot at something like the Group 1 Doncaster Mile (1600m) that the 2018 Blamey Stakes winner Palentino ran fourth in or the lucrative Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m).
The 2025 Blamey Stakes field and barriers are set for release on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below.
The Blamey Stakes 2025 final field features a quality line-up of autumn milers led in betting by Steparty coming off a Group 1 CF Orr third.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | H Rating |
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| 1 | 0x274140x8 | ATTRITION | Mitchell Freedman | Beau Mertens | 3 | 58kg | 111 | ||
| 2 | 3x63121x43 | JUST FOLK | Gavin Bedggood | Jamie Mott | 1 | 57kg | 108 | ||
| 3 | 56x320145x | FUTURE HISTORY (GB) | Ciaron Maher | Mark Zahra | 4 | 57kg | 104 | ||
| 4 | x6652454x8 | ZARDOZI | James Cummings | Ms Jamie Melham | 9 | 56kg | 108 | ||
| 5 | x1111x219x | PLENTY OF AMMO | Symon Wilde | Jordan Childs | 5 | 56kg | 105 | ||
| 6 | 07x803044x | NUGGET (GB) | Ciaron Maher | Declan Bates | 8 | 55kg | 103 | ||
| 7 | 0x86333223 | STEPARTY | Paul Preusker | Blaike McDougall | 11 | 55kg | 106 | ||
| 8 | 09080x761x | VIRTUOUS CIRCLE (NZ) | Liam Howley | Ethan Brown | 7 | 55kg | 99 | ||
| 9 | 7×15424877 | POISON CHALICE (NZ) | Paul Preusker | Daniel Moor | 10 | 55kg | 94 | ||
| 10 | 110x27x88x | PLACE DU CARROUSEL (IRE) | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Jye McNeil | 2 | 53kg | 111 | ||
| 11 | 3×18491212 | MARBLE ARCH (NZ) | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Michael Dee | 6 | 53kg | 100 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2025 Blamey Stakes Nominations
Nominations for the Blamey Stakes in 2025 close the Monday of race week and will be updated in full below once announced.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | H Rating | |
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| 1 | 0x274140x8 | ATTRITION | H | 5 | Mitchell Freedman | 111 |
| 2 | 131x131x8x | CLAIDHEAMH MOR | G | 6 | Gemma Rielly | 93 |
| 3 | 021x5157x1 | DENY KNOWLEDGE (IRE) | M | 7 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 113 |
| 4 | 56x320145x | FUTURE HISTORY (GB) | G | 7 | Ciaron Maher | 104 |
| 5 | 3x63121x43 | JUST FOLK | G | 8 | Gavin Bedggood | 108 |
| 6 | 3×18491212 | MARBLE ARCH (NZ) | M | 5 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | 100 |
| 7 | 258x0047x2 | MOLLY BLOOM (NZ) | M | 4 | Chris Waller | 100 |
| 8 | 16450×0534 | MUNHAMEK (GB) | G | 9 | Nick Ryan | 103 |
| 9 | 07x803044x | NUGGET (GB) | G | 8 | Ciaron Maher | 103 |
| 10 | 110x27x88x | PLACE DU CARROUSEL (IRE) | M | 6 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 111 |
| 11 | x1111x219x | PLENTY OF AMMO | M | 6 | Symon Wilde | 105 |
| 12 | 7×15424877 | POISON CHALICE (NZ) | G | 5 | Paul Preusker | 94 |
| 13 | 6610×96163 | RIVERINA POWER | M | 4 | Tom Dabernig | 76 |
| 14 | 0x86333223 | STEPARTY | G | 4 | Paul Preusker | 106 |
| 15 | 09080x761x | VIRTUOUS CIRCLE (NZ) | G | 5 | Liam Howley | 99 |
| 16 | x6652454x8 | ZARDOZI | M | 4 | James Cummings | 108 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Blamey Stakes History
First won by Prince Cortauld in 1955, the Blamey Stakes was originally a weight-for-age race until 1980. Between 1955 and 1972, the Blamey Stakes was a 10 furlong (2000m) before changing to 1600m.
The Blamey Stakes is a popular race for horses to win more than once with several horses managing the double victory including Sailor’s Guide (1957,58), Dhaulagiri (1961-62), Tobin Bronze (1966-67), Hyperno (1980-81), Vo Rogue (1988-89), Better Loosen Up (1990-91), Durbridge (1994-95), and Fifty Stars (2019-20).
Marble Arch (2025) was the last Blamey Stakes winning mare.
Recent Blamey Stakes Winners
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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| 2025 Blamey Stakes |
1st | Marble Arch | 1 minute 34.42 seconds |
| 2nd | Attrition | ||
| 3rd | Zardozi | ||
| 2024 Blamey Stakes |
1st | Atishu | 1 minute 36.40 seconds |
| 2nd | Holymanz | ||
| 3rd | Ayrton | ||
| 2023 Blamey Stakes |
1st | Nonconformist | 1 minute 35.53 seconds |
| 2nd | Pounding | ||
| 3rd | Bankers Choice | ||
| 2022 Blamey Stakes |
1st | Inspirational Girl | 1 minute 39.12 seconds |
| 2nd | Zaaki | ||
| 3rd | Corner Pocket | ||
| 2021 Blamey Stakes |
1st | Star Of The Seas | 1 minute 35.11 seconds |
| 2nd | Fifty Stars | ||
| 3rd | Buffalo River | ||
| 2020 Blamey Stakes |
1st | Fifty Stars | 1 minute 34.54 seconds |
| 2nd | Secret Blaze | ||
| 3rd | iral’s Joker | ||
| 2019 Blamey Stakes |
1st | Fifty Stars | 1 minute 35.81 seconds |
| 2nd | So Si Bon | ||
| 3rd | Cool Chap | ||
| 2018 Blamey Stakes |
1st | Humidor | 1 minute 36.84 seconds |
| 2nd | Cool Chap | ||
| 3rd | Hellova Street | ||
| 2017 Blamey Stakes |
1st | Palentino | 1 minute 35.44 seconds |
| 2nd | Tosen Stardom | ||
| 3rd | Harlem | ||
| 2016 Blamey Stakes |
1st | He Or She | 1 minute 34.9 seconds |
| 2nd | The United States | ||
| 3rd | Stratum Star | ||
| 2015 Blamey Stakes |
1st | Suavito | 1 minute 35.97 seconds |
| 2nd | Sertorius | ||
| 3rd | Kourkam | ||
| 2014 Blamey Stakes |
1st | Lidari | 1 minute 38.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Foundry | ||
| 3rd | Sertorius | ||
| 2013 Blamey Stakes |
1st (DH) | Puissance De Lune | 1 minute 36.4 seconds |
| 1st (DH) | Budriguez | ||
| 3rd | Wall Street | ||
| 2012 Blamey Stakes |
1st | Green Moon | 1 minute 35.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Pied A Terre | ||
| 3rd | Wall Street | ||
| 2011 Blamey Stakes |
1st | Whobegotyou | 1 minute 36.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Dao Dao | ||
| 3rd | Fanjura | ||
| 2010 Blamey Stakes |
1st | Lord Tavistock | 1 minute 36.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Vigor | ||
| 3rd | Dao Dao | ||
| 2009 Blamey Stakes |
1st | Lord Tavistock | 1 minute 36.37 seconds |
| 2nd | Vigor | ||
| 3rd | Dao Dao | ||
| 2009 Blamey Stakes |
1st | Largo Lad | 1 minute 38.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Playright | ||
| 3rd | Just Look | ||
| 2008 Blamey Stakes |
1st | The Fuzz | 1 minute 36.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Barlinnie | ||
| 3rd | Orange County | ||
| 2007 Blamey Stakes |
1st | Apache Cat | 1 minute 37.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Bon Hoffa | ||
| 3rd | Molotov | ||
| 2006 Blamey Stakes |
1st | Rosden | 1 minute 33.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Great Is Great | ||
| 3rd | Roman Arch | ||
| 2005 Blamey Stakes |
1st | Grey Song | 1 minute 33.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Roman Arch | ||
| 3rd | Gallic | ||
| 2004 Blamey Stakes |
1st | Gold Wells | 1 minute 36.2 seconds |
| 2nd | Lord Erin | ||
| 3rd | Pretorius | ||
| 2003 Blamey Stakes |
1st | Walk On Air | 1 minute 35.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Mr Murphy | ||
| 3rd | Mr Magoo | ||
| 2002 Blamey Stakes |
1st | Tears Royal | 1 minute 37.2 seconds |
| 2nd | Weasel Will | ||
| 3rd | Consular | ||
| 2001 Blamey Stakes |
1st | Market Price | 1 minute 37.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Emission | ||
| 3rd | Second Coming | ||
| 2000 Blamey Stakes |
1st | Oliver Twist | 1 minute 35.2 seconds |
| 2nd | Royal Voyage | ||
| 3rd | Noircir | ||
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