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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$500,000.

History

The current rendition of The Blue Sapphire Stakes was inaugurated in 2012 with prizemoney of A$$250,000. Originally, from 2005 the MRC scheduled a two-year-old race in May known as the Blue Sapphire Classic. 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.

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.

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.

• 2024 - Pisces
• 2023 - Run Harry Run
• 2022 - Grand Impact
• 2021 - Extreme Warrior
• 2020 - Ranting
• 2019 - Anaheed
• 2018 - Written By
• 2017 - Formality
• 2016 - Flying Artie
• 2015 - Keen Array
• 2014 - Eloping
• 2013 - Lion Of Belfort
• 2012 - Snitzerland

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.

• 2011 - City Of Song
• 2010 - Smokin' Joey
• 2009 - Black Caviar
• 2008 - Gold in Dubai
• 2007 - Emjay Hussay
• 2006 - Green Birdie
• †2005 - Readyforcatherine

† Run at Sandown Racecourse Hillside track

See also

• List of Australian Group races
• Group races

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. "2024 Result – Catanach's Jewellers Blue Sapphire Stakes (held 16 November 2024)". racingpost.com. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
6. "2023 Result – Catanach's Jewellers Blue Sapphire Stakes (held 18 November 2024)". racingpost.com. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
7. "2022 Result – Catanach's Jewellers Blue Sapphire Stakes (held 12 October 2022)". racingpost.com. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
8. "2021 Result – Catanach's Jewellers Blue Sapphire Stakes (held 13 October 2021)". breednet.com. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
9. "2020 Result – Catanach's Jewellers Blue Sapphire Stakes (held 14 October 2020)". breednet.com. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
10. "2019 Result – Catanach's Blue Sapphire Stakes (held 16 October 2019)". breednet.com. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
11. "2018 Result – Catanach's Blue Sapphire Stakes (held 17 October 2018)". breednet.com. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
12. "2017 Result – Catanach's Blue Sapphire Stks (held 18 October 2017)". breednet.com. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
13. "2016 Result – Catanach's Blue Sapphire Stks (held 12 October 2016)". breednet.com. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
14. "2015 Result – Blue Sapphire Stakes (held 14 October 2015)". breednet.com. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
15. "2013 Result – Catanach's Jewellers Blue Sapphire (held 12 October 2013)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 4 October 2016.
16. "2012 Result – Catanach's Jewellers Blue Sapphire (held 13 October 2012)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 4 October 2016.
17. "2011 Result – Catanach's Jewellers Blue Sapphire (held 30 April 2011)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 4 October 2016.
18. "2010 Result – Ivan Short Blue Sapphire Stakes (held 1 May 2010)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 4 October 2016.
19. "2009 Result – Blue Sapphire Stakes (held 2 May 2009)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 4 October 2016.
20. "2008 Result – Bayside Chrysler Jeep & Dodge Blue Sapphire Stakes (held 10 May 2008)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 4 October 2016.
21. "2007 Result – Bayside Nissan Blue Sapphire Classic (held 12 May 2007)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 4 October 2016.
22. "2006 Result – Blue Sapphire Classic (held 13 May 2006)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 4 October 2016.

• Horse races in Australia
• Flat horse races for three-year-olds
• Caulfield Racecourse