JJ Liston Stakes

The JJ Liston Stakes is a Group 2 weight-for-age race that takes place each August at Caulfield racecourse in Melbourne. The race is run over a distance of 1400 metres and worth $200,000 in prizemoney. The race is run over a distance of 1400 metres and worth $200,000 in prizemoney. The 2011 Liston Stakes was won by Whobegotyou from Lights Of Heaven with Prince Obama third.

For the 2011/2012 racing season, the JJ Liston Stakes has been registered as the P.B. Lawrence Stakes and will be known by that name moving forward.

JJ Liston Stakes info
Date:	Saturday 18th August 2012
Track:	Caulfield racecourse, Melbourne
Distance:	1400 metres
Race Type:	Weight-for-age
Status:	Group 2
Prizemoney:	$200,000
2011 Winner:	Whobegotyou

The JJ Liston Stakes is often contested by horses who may have previously run in the weight-for-age Bletchingly Stakes held the previous month at the same track as it's run under similar conditions, except the Liston is run over an extra 200 metres. Shoot Out (2010) won the Bletchingly Stakes on his way to a fast finishing win in this event.

Suiting returning stars of the turf or a capable winter sprinter who is fit and in form, the Liston Stakes also provides a good springboard to the upcoming weight-for-age Gr2 Memsie Stakes over 1400m at the same track.

Being run in early August the race does not always attract the topliners as most of the better gallopers are generally being primed for the major Caulfield & Flemington carnivals later in the spring.

The race itself has been won by some handy gallopers including Regal Roller (2004), Super Elegant (2003), Le Zagaletta (2001), while the talented Mahogany (1994) won the Liston after winning the Gr1 Victoria Derby the previous year.

Whobegotyou (2011) won this race first-up from an autumn spell and recent Liston Stakes winners include Shoot Out (2010) and Predatory Pricer (2009).

Spring Carnival Guide
Shoot Out (2010) placed in the Gr2 Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes and Gr1 Turnbull Stakes after winning this race, while Predatory Pricer (2nd in 2010) won the Liston Stakes the previous year and the went went on to place in the Gr1 Underwood Stakes and Turnbull Stakes during that spring. Heart Of Dreams (3rd in 2010) ran second in the G2 Makybe Diva Stakes at his next start.

Whobegotyou (2nd in 2009) won the Gr2 Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes and Gr1 Yalumba Stakes and also placed in the Gr1 Underwood Stakes after finishing second in the Liston Stakes, while Typhoon Tracy (3rd in 2009) won the Gr2 Tristarc Stakes and Gr1 Myer Classic later in the carnival.

The Liston Stakes is the perfect lead up to the weight-for-age Memsie Stakes at Caulfield which is run under the same conditions and identical distance and can also be a great guide to upcoming feature races during the spring.

2011 JJ Liston Stakes result
1. $2.45 Whoebgotyou 59.0 D Oliver
2. $2.10 Lights Of Heaven 56.5 B Melham
3. $101.00 Prince Obama 59.0 D Yendall 3.

Then followed:
4. $31.00 Vesper 59.0 N Hall
5. $18.00 Time Matters 59.0 C Williams
6. $31.00 Cellarmaster 58.5 M Rodd
7. $41.00 Jungle Ruler 59.0 C Newitt
8. $151.00 Guest Wing 59.0 L Currie
9. $61.00 I'm Imposing 59.0 Ms M Payne
10. $51.00 Mourayan 59.0 S R King
11. $26.00 Budai 59.0 S Arnold

Margins: Long neck, long neck
Time: 1:23.90

Liston Stakes recent winners & placegetters
Year	Winner	2nd	3rd	Time
2011	Whobegotyou	Lights Of Heaven	Prince Obama	1:23.9
2010	Shoot Out	Predatory Pricer	Heart Of Dreams	1:27.2
2009	Predatory Pricer	Whobegotyou	Typhoon Tracy	1:23.4
2008	Light Fantastic	Weekend Hussler	Maldivian	1:24.7
2007	Apache Cat	Marasco	Maldivian	1:22.1
2006	Pompeii Ruler	Red Dazzler	Our Smoking Joe	1:23.6
2005	Lad Of The Manor	Our Smoking Joe	Super Elegant	1:27.9
2004	Regal Roller	Amtrak	Le Zagaletta	1:26.3
2003	Super Elegant	Vocabulary	Walk On Air	1:24.4
2002	Sports	Le Zagaletta	Tully Thunder	1:23.2
2001	Le Zagaletta	Inaflury	Umrum	1:25.5
2000	Skoozi Please	Go Flash Go	Ad Alta	1:25.2
1999	Inaflury	Sky Heights	French Clock	1:26.3
1998	Vonanne	Perfect Bound	Rustic Dream	1:27.8
1997	Happy Star	Hero Wind	Spartacus	1:23.5
1996	Delsole	Toil	You Remember	1:27.9
1995	Baryshnikov	Western Red	Jeune	1:22.9
1994	Mahogany	State Taj	Credit Account	1:23.9
1993	Bundy Lad	Our Pompeii	Star Of The Realm	1:22.9
1992	Jim?s Mate	My Brilliant Star	Beldivo	1:26.1
1991	Dr Grace	Sydeston	Aisle	1:28.6
1990	Sydeston	Kirksite	Benbara King	1:29.5
1989	Kairau Lad	Ingatatus	Tawrrific	1:28.5
1988	My Steely Dan	Havelocks Pride	Bonhomie	1:27.8
1987	Military Plume	All Spades	Our Waverley Star	1:23.5
1986	Luther?s Luck	Alternate	Always Summer	1:26.6
1985	King Delamere	Luthers Luck	Kiwi Slave	1:28.4
1984	Bow Mistress	King Delamere	French Current	1:26.8
1983	Pleach	Triumphal March	Getting Closer	1:30.8
1982	Cobra	Mr. Independent	Isle Of Man	1:24.9
1981	Sovereign Red	Deck The Halls	Birchwood	1:30.3
1980	Grey Sapphire	Mighty Kingdom	My Brown Jug	1:25.1