Blue Sapphire Stakes

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$400,000.

Blue Sapphire Stakes
Group 3 race
LocationCaulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia
Inaugurated2005 (For two-year-olds)
2012 (For three-year-olds)
Race typeThoroughbred
SponsorCatanach's Jewellers (2020)
Race information
Distance1,200 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree year old
WeightSet weights
Colts and geldings 57 kg
Fillies 55 kg
Purse$400,000 (2020)

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 Sapphire Classic.[2] However, the MRC decided to re-format 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]

Grade
  • 2014–15 - Listed Race
  • 2016 - Group 3

Distance
  • 2005 onwards – 1200 metres

Name

For two-year-olds:

  • 2005–07 - Blue Sapphire Classic
  • 2008–11 - Blue Sapphire Stakes
  • 2012 - Redoute's Choice Stakes
  • 2013 - Catanach's Jewellers Stakes

For three-year-olds:

  • 2012 onwards - Catanach's Jewellers Blue Sapphire Stakes

Winners

Three year old

Event held during the MRC Spring Racing Carnival.

  • 2020 - Ranting[5]
  • 2019 - Anaheed[6]
  • 2018 - Written By[7]
  • 2017 - Formality[8]
  • 2016 - Flying Artie[9]
  • 2015 - Keen Array[10]
  • 2014 - Eloping[4]
  • 2013 - Lion Of Belfort[11]
  • 2012 - Snitzerland[12]

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. "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. "2014 Result – Blue Sapphire Stakes (held 15 October 2014)". breednet.com. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  5. "2020 Result – Catanach's Jewellers Blue Sapphire Stakes (held 14 October 2020)". breednet.com. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  6. "2019 Result – Catanach's Blue Sapphire Stakes (held 16 October 2019)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  7. "2018 Result – Catanach's Blue Sapphire Stakes (held 17 October 2018)". breednet.com. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  8. "2017 Result – Catanach's Blue Sapphire Stks (held 18 October 2017)". breednet.com. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  9. "2016 Result – Catanach's Blue Sapphire Stks (held 12 October 2016)". breednet.com. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  10. "2015 Result – Blue Sapphire Stakes (held 14 October 2015)". breednet.com. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  11. "2013 Result – Catanach's Jewellers Blue Sapphire (held 12 October 2013)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  12. "2012 Result – Catanach's Jewellers Blue Sapphire (held 13 October 2012)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  13. "2011 Result – Catanach's Jewellers Blue Sapphire (held 30 April 2011)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  14. "2010 Result – Ivan Short Blue Sapphire Stakes (held 1 May 2010)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  15. "2009 Result – Blue Sapphire Stakes (held 2 May 2009)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  16. "2008 Result – Bayside Chrysler Jeep & Dodge Blue Sapphire Stakes (held 10 May 2008)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  17. "2007 Result – Bayside Nissan Blue Sapphire Classic (held 12 May 2007)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  18. "2006 Result – Blue Sapphire Classic (held 13 May 2006)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 4 October 2016.
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