Blue Sapphire Stakes

Blue Sapphire Stakes
Group 3 race
Location Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia
Inaugurated 2005 (For two-year-olds)
2012 (For three-year-olds)
Race type Thoroughbred
Sponsor Catanach's Jewellers (2016)
Race information
Distance 1,200 metres
Surface Turf
Track Left-handed
Qualification Three year old
Weight Set weights
Colts and geldings 57 kg
Fillies 55 kg
Purse $350,000 (2016)

The Blue Sapphire Stakes is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race held over 1200 metres at set weights for three-year-old horses at Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia. Total prize money for the race is A$350,000.

History

The current rendition of The Blue Sapphire Stakes was inaugurated in 2012 with prizemoney of A$$250,000.[1] Originally, from 2005 the MRC scheduled a two year old race in May known as the Blue Saphhire Classic.[2] However, the MRC decided to reformat their Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival in 2012 by adding a new three year old race for sprinters. Entries which were nominated for the Blue Diamond Stakes earlier in the year as two-year-olds were automatically nominated for this event.[3]

In 2012 the race was held on Caulfield Guineas day but since 2014 the race was moved to the second day of the carnival, the Wednesday meeting.[4]

Race grade

Race distance

Race name

For two year olds

For three year olds

The winners

Three year old

Event held during the MRC Spring Racing Carnival.

  • 2016 - Flying Artie[5]
  • 2015 - Keen Array [6]
  • 2014 - Eloping [4]
  • 2013 - Lion Of Belfort [7]
  • 2012 - Snitzerland [8]

Two year old (2005– )

From 2012 the race retained the Listed grading but was reregistered as the Redoute's Choice Stakes and is held in late April or early May.

† Run at Sandown Racecourse Hillside track

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Blue Sapphire Stakes News". races.com.au (Aus). 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  2. 1 2 "2005 Result – Blue Sapphire Classic (held 14 May 2005)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "B2016 Catanach's Jewellers Blue Sapphire". MRC. 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  4. 1 2 "2014 Result – Blue Sapphire Stakes (held 15 October 2014)". breednet.com. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "2016 Result – Catanach's Blue Sapphire Stks (held 12 October 2016)". breednet.com. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "2015 Result – Blue Sapphire Stakes (held 14 October 2015)". breednet.com. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "2013 Result – Catanach's Jewellers Blue Sapphire (held 12 October 2013)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "2012 Result – Catanach's Jewellers Blue Sapphire (held 13 October 2012)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  9. ↑ "2011 Result – Catanach's Jewellers Blue Sapphire (held 30 April 2011)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  10. ↑ "2010 Result – Ivan Short Blue Sapphire Stakes (held 1 May 2010)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  11. ↑ "2009 Result – Blue Sapphire Stakes (held 2 May 2009)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  12. ↑ "2008 Result – Bayside Chrysler Jeep & Dodge Blue Sapphire Stakes (held 10 May 2008)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  13. ↑ "2007 Result – Bayside Nissan Blue Sapphire Classic (held 12 May 2007)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  14. ↑ "2006 Result – Blue Sapphire Classic (held 13 May 2006)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 4 October 2016.
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