Blamey Stakes
Blamey Stakes
Group Two Betting Guide
| Date: | Saturday, March 1, 2025 |
| Location: | Flemington Racecourse – Melbourne, Victoria |
| Prize Money: | $300,000 |
| Distance: | 1600m |
The Blamey Stakes is a Group 2 race run over 1600m at Flemington under set weights and penalties, conducted by the Victoria Racing Club.
Named after Field Marshal Sir Thomas Blamey, the Blamey Stakes was first held in 1955 over 10 furlongs (2000m approx) before shifting to 1600m in 1973.
Initially a weight-for-age race, the Blamey Stakes was run as a handicap from 1981 to 1986 before reverting to its current conditions.
The Blamey Stakes has long been a key lead-up to major races, originally the Group 1 Australian Cup (2000m) and, since 2019, the Group 1 All-Star Mile (1600m).
The 2024 edition, worth $300,000, was won by Atishu, defeating Holymanz and Ayrton.
Notable past winners include Rising Fast, Gunsynd, Surround, Vo Rogue, Apache Cat, and Fifty Stars.
Dual winners of the Blamey Stakes include Sailor’s Guide, Tobin Bronze, Hyperno, and Durbridge.
2025 Blamey Stakes betting odds
Odds for the Blamey Stakes as of February 28 – Courtesy of Neds
- Steparty Win $3.50 Place $1.60
- Place Du Carrousel Win $6.50 Place $2.25
- Marble Arch Win $6.50 Place $2.25
- Zardozi Win $7.00 Place $2.35
- Just Folk Win $9.50 Place $2.90
- Nugget Win $10.00 Place $3.00
- Plenty Of Ammo Win $11.00 Place $3.20
- Attrition Win $13.00 Place $3.60
- Future History Win $18.00 Place $4.60
- Poison Chalice Win $26.00 Place $6.00
- Virtuous Circle Win $51.00 Place $10.00
How to bet on the Blamey Stakes
All of our top bookmakers have markets for the Blamey Stakes.
Most of the Melbourne Autumn Carnival races have markets opened well in advance and the Group 3 Blamey Stakes is no exception.
The best Blamey Stakes betting sites have also got apps available, with these generally coming for Android and iOS smartphones and tablets.
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Blamey Stakes News
2025 Blamey Stakes Final Field
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Previous Blamey Stakes Fields
No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 
Bustler Neville Parnham Steven Parnham 15 59kg 2 Atishu Chris Waller Blake Shinn 11 57kg 3 Future History Ciaron Maher Mark Zahra 6 57kg 4 Muramasa Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young Daniel Moor 8 57kg 5 Ayrton Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) Ms Jamie Kah 1 56kg 6 Riddle Me ThatMatt LaurieDaniel Stackhouse956kg7 Captain Envious Paul Preusker Jamie Mott 10 56kg 8 Makram Ben, Will & JD Hayes Harry Coffey 12 56kg 9 Holymanz Ciaron Maher Michael Dee 3 56kg 10 Panfield Chris Waller Craig Williams 7 55kg 11 Berkeley Square Dan O’Sullivan Luke Currie 4 55kg 12 Suizuro Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young Craig Newitt 13 55kg 13 Cadre Du Noir Ciaron Maher Jye McNeil 2 55kg 14 Carini Danny O’Brien Damian Lane 14 55kg 15 Arale Benjamin Smith Fred Kersley 5 53kg
2024 Blamey Stakes result
1st – Atishu (+300)
2nd – Holymanz (+220)
3rd – Ayrton (+130)
Recent runnings of the Blamey Stakes:
- On return to her favourite track, Atishu ($4.00) took out the Group 2 Blamey Stakes thanks to a calm ride from Blake Shinn at Flemington, earning herself a run in the $4 million All Star Mile. The Chris Waller-trained mare was coming through the Group 1 C.F. Orr Stakes, where she was only able to beat one of the nine runners’ home over 1400m, but many believed she would enjoy further second-up, and they were correct. The race favourite with online bookmakers settled a lot closer to the leaders than she normally does, but it didn’t affect her finishing burst, as the daughter of Savabeel rounded her rivals up by the 100m mark and kicked clear. Holymanz ($11.00) attempted to go with the winner and stuck on well for second, while Ayrton ($7.50) ran home nicely and grabbed third place in the concluding stages of the race.
- Nonconformist reigned supreme in the 2023 Group 2 Blamey Stakes, recording his first win since the Naturalism Stakes in 2021. The win over 1600m, which is considered to be well short of his best distance, considering he ran second in a Caulfield Cup in 2021. With a solid tempo set by Gentleman Roy, it set the race up to be won by a runner with a good turn of foot and that was exactly what Nonconformist showed as he ran away with an easy 2.25 length victory. There weren’t many that believed that this six-year-old gelding could win first-up over 1600m, as he jumped at $19 with online bookmakers, with very little support shown during the day.
- The Danny O’Brien-trained Inspirational Girl qualified for the $5 million All Star Mile after taking out the Group 2 Blamey Stakes at Flemington. The six-year-old mare, who was having just her third start for the O’Brien stable, was slow to begin before jockey Damian Lane was able to find the rail and push up to a midfield position. Race-favourite Zaaki took the lead a little over 100m out after being held up in the early part of the straight. The Annabel Neasham-trained gelding looked to have had the race won after bursting through a gap, but Inspirational Girl was able to get going late to power over the top of the Sydney-trained galloper to score by 0.2 of a length.
Previous winners of the Blamey Stakes
| Blamey Stakes Past Winners | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
| 2024 | Atishu | Blake Shinn | Chris Waller |
| 2023 | Nonconformist | Harry Coffey | Grahame Begg |
| 2022 | Inspirational Girl | Damian Lane | Danny O’Brien |
| 2021 | Star of the Seas | Damian Lane | Chris Waller |
| 2020 | Fifty Stars | Craig Williams | David & Ben Hayes & Tom Dabernig |
| 2019 | Fifty Stars | Ben Allen | David & Ben Hayes & Tom Dabernig |
| 2018 | Humidor | Mark Zahra | Darren Weir |
| 2017 | Palentino | Mark Zahra | Darren Weir |
| 2016 | He Or She | Craig Williams | David & Ben Hayes & Tom Dabernig |
| 2015 | Suavito | Damien Oliver | Nigel Blackiston |
| 2014 | Lidari | Luke Nolen | Peter Moody |
| 2013 | Puissance de Lune | Glen Boss | Darren Weir |
| 2012 | Green Moon | Craig Williams | Robert Hickmott |
| 2011 | Whobegotyou | Damien Oliver | Mark Kavanagh |
| 2010 | Tavistock | Jason Waddell | Andrew Campbell |
| 2009 | Largo Lad | Chris Symons | David Hayes |
| 2008 | The Fuzz | Vlad Duric | David Hayes |
| 2007 | Apache Cat | Damien Oliver | Greg Eurell |
| 2006 | Rosden | Adrian Patterson | Roslyn Day |
| 2005 | Grey Song | Steven Arnold | Tom Hughes |
| 2004 | Gold Wells | Damien Oliver | Danny O’Brien |
| 2003 | Walk On Air | Danny Nikolic | Colin Alderson |
| 2002 | Tears Royal | Peter Mertens | Grant Dalziel |
| 2001 | Market Price | Vincent Hall | Tony McEvoy |
| 2000 | Oliver Twist | Damien Oliver | Brian Mayfield-Smith |
Blamey Stakes winners pre-2000
| Blamey Stakes Past Winners Pre 2000 | |||
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| Year | Horse | ||
| 1999 | Thackeray | ||
| 1998 | Willoughby | ||
| 1997 | Zuccherino | ||
| 1996 | Racer’s Edge | ||
| 1995 | Durbridge | ||
| 1994 | Durbridge | ||
| 1993 | Prince Salieri | ||
| 1992 | Shiva’s Revenge | ||
| 1991 | Better Loosen Up | ||
| 1990 | Better Loosen Up | ||
| 1989 | Vo Rogue | ||
| 1988 | Vo Rogue | ||
| 1987 | Playful Princess | ||
| 1986 | Lord Of Camelot | ||
| 1985 | Beechcraft | ||
| 1984 | Penny Edition | ||
| 1983 | Trissaro | ||
| 1982 | Kip | ||
| 1981 | Hyperno | ||
| 1980 | Hyperno | ||
| 1979 | Leonotis | ||
| 1978 | Opposition | ||
| 1977 | Surround | ||
| 1976 | Lord Dudley | ||
| 1975 | Zambari | ||
| 1974 | Sobar | ||
| 1973 | Gunsynd | ||
| 1972 | Surrender | ||
| 1971 | Gay Icarus | ||
| 1970 | Cyron | ||
| 1969 | Fileur | ||
| 1968 | Future | ||
| 1967 | Tobin Bronze | ||
| 1966 | Tobin Bronze | ||
| 1965 | Sir Dane | ||
| 1964 | Teppo Star | ||
| 1963 | Mamburdi | ||
| 1962 | Dhaulagiri | ||
| 1961 | Dhaulagiri | ||
| 1960 | Wool Man | ||
| 1959 | But Beautiful | ||
| 1958 | Sailor’s Guide | ||
| 1957 | Sailor’s Guide | ||
| 1956 | Rising Fast | ||
| 1955 | Prince Cortauld | ||
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