The Bletchingly Stakes is a Group 3 weight-for-age race held each August at Caulfield racecourse in Melbourne. The race is the first group race of the new racing season in Melbourne and is run over a distance of 1200 metres with prizemoney of $125,000. The 2009 Bletchingly Stakes was taken out by Let Go Thommo from Orange County with Mr Baritone finishing third.
With the new racing season commencing on Sunday August 1st, 2010, the Bletchingly Stakes will be held on the final day of the 2009/2010 racing season, which is on Saturday July 31st, and means the race will effectively be run twice in the same 2009/2010 racing season.
| Bletchingly Stakes info |
| Date: |
Saturday July 31st, 2010 |
| Track: |
Caulfield racecourse, Melbourne |
| Distance: |
1200 metres |
| Race Type: |
Weight-for-age |
| Status: |
Group 3 |
| Prizemoney: |
$125,000 |
| 2009 Winner: |
Let Go Thommo |
The Bletchingly Stakes is a good race to kick of a spring campaign for many horses. It is a race that can be taken out first up by a quality galloper returning from a spell, or a good winter horse with fitness on its side. The level weights conditions of the race means that quite often the best horse in the race will be successful.
Winners and placegetters of this race tend to head towards the JJ Liston Stakes (1400m) and the Memsie Stakes (1400m) which are both weight-for-age events and a step up in distance that suits many horses heading towards longer spring races.
Quality gallopers who win this race may dominate the early weight-for-age races of the new season, such as the Liston Stakes and Memsie Stakes, as they are simply too classy for their rivals. Some handy types have won the Bletchingly Stakes over the years, including champion sprinter Apache Cat (2007), Regal Roller (2005) and Dandy Kid in 2000.
Spring Carnival Guide
The Bletchingly Stakes 2007 winner Apache Cat backed up two weeks later to win the Liston Stakes before running 2nd in the Makybe Diva Stakes. Apache Cat also won multiple Group One races earlier in 2007 during the autumn racing carnival.
Runner-up in 2007 Haradusun had a solid same spring with placings in the Memsie Stakes, and G1 races the Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes, Turnbull Stakes, and WS Cox Plate.
In recent times the Bletchingly Stakes winner has just been an above average galloper who has not done too much throughout the spring, apart from the classy Apache Cat.
2009 Bletchingly Stakes result
1. $21.00 Let Go Thommo 58.5 S R King
2. $5.00 Orange County 58.5 D Oliver
3. $18.00 Mr Baritone 58.5 G Boss
Then followed:
4. $17.00 Stickpin 58.5 S W Arnold
5. $4.00 Bel Mer 56.5 C Newitt
6. $12.00 Maxisun 58.5 D Dunn
7. $71.00 Ready When You Are 58.5 Chris Symons
8. $2.90 I Am Invincible 58.5 D Gauci
9. $26.00 Mind Your Head 58.5 L Nolen
Margins: 3/4 len, len
Time: 1:11.57
2009 Bletchingly Stakes: Let Go Thommo sat third back on the fence and finished strongly in the run to the line to beat Orange County with Mr Baritone running on for third. Favourite I Am Invincible had an easy run in front but wilted in the straight to finish well back in a disappointing effort.
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Bletchingly Stakes recent results
| Year |
Winner |
2nd |
3rd |
Time |
|
2009 |
Let Go Thommo |
Orange County |
Mr Baritone |
1:11.5 |
|
2008 |
Commanding Hope |
Lucky Diva |
Red Arrow |
1:11.2 |
|
2007 |
Apache Cat |
Haradasun |
Honalee |
1:09.3 |
|
2006 |
Minson |
Red Dazzler |
Snort |
1:09.3 |
|
2005 |
Regal Roller |
Super Elegant |
Le Zagaletta |
1:13.7 |
|
2004 |
Le Zagaletta |
Yell |
Elvstoem |
1:14.3 |
|
2003 |
Super Elegant |
Ruby Slipper |
The Big Chill |
1:06.3 |
|
2002 |
Rubitano |
Ruby Slipper |
Dandy Kid |
1:03.7 |
|
2001 |
Windigo |
Piavonic |
Flavour |
1:05.1 |
|
2000 |
Dandy Kid |
Miss Pennymoney |
St. Chrisoph |
1:04.3 |
|
1999 |
Sports |
Carnelian |
Oliver Twist |
1:04.3 |
|
1998 |
Jugulator |
Catainer |
Royal Rubiton |
1:07.3 |
|
1997 |
Blazing Reality |
Simply Believe |
Red Hope |
1:03.1 |
|
1996 |
You Remember |
Sequalo |
Street Talk |
1:06.4 |
|
1995 |
You Remember |
Sequalo |
Plushka |
1:07.6 |
|
1994 |
Poetic King |
Keltrice |
Street Ruffian |
1:04.4 |
