Melbourne Racing Club – 2026 Blue Sapphire Stakes (1200m) Group 3 $250,000 3YO: Set Weights 15th Running Race first run: Saturday, October 13, 2012 (won by Snitzerland) Conducted: In October (2012-2022); In November (2023-2025); Listed Race (2014-2015) Group 3 (2016-2025) Notable Winners: Snitzerland (2012) Flying Artie (2016) Written By (2018) Keen Array (2015) Formality (2017) Eloping (2014) Longest Priced Winners: $13 (Run Harry Run-2023) $11 (Ranting-2020) Shortest Priced Winners: $1.65f (Written By-2018) $1.95f (Snitzerland-2012) $2f (Flying Artie-2016) Winners to Runners By Sex: 3YO Colts & Geldings: 9/88; 3YO Fillies: 5/28 Leading Trainers: Mick Price (4), David & Ben Hayes & Tom Dabernig, Michael Kent Jnr (2) Leading Jockeys: Damian Lane, Ben Melham, Damien Oliver (2) Year Winner Trainer Jockey No. Br. SP A/S Lead-Up Form 2012 SNITZERLAND G.A.RYAN C.BROWN 10 4 $1.95f 3F 1st San Domenico-1st VRC Danehill Stk-1st MV Champagne Stk 2013 LION OF BELFORT M.PRICE D.OLIVER 5 5 $8 3C 2nd Geel 1000m 3YO Mdn-1st Geel 1100m Mdn-1st MV 1200m 3CG SWP 2014 ELOPING MORGAN/WIDDISON S.BASTER 7 2 $3.50f 3F 3rd MV McEwen Stk-1st MV Champagne Stk 2015 KEEN ARRAY HAYES & DABERNIG D.LANE 4 3 $2.30f 3C 1st Pak 1000m BM64-2nd Caul 1100m 3YO-1st MV 1200m 3CG SWP 2016 FLYING ARTIE M.PRICE D.OLIVER 1 4 $2f 3C First run back from a spell (207 days) 2017 FORMALITY HAYES & DABERNIG K.MCEVOY 9 4 $5 3F 1st Silver Shadow-1st Furious Stk-11th Golden Rose 2018 WRITTEN BY G.BEGG J.CHILDS 1 2 $1.65f 3C 1st Caul 1000m 3YO SWP 2019 ANAHEED P.& P.SNOWDEN D.LANE 11 2 $7.50 3F 9th The Rosebud-3rd San Domenico-5th Tea Rose 2020 RANTING L.& T.CORSTENS B.MELHAM 3 3 $11 3C 2nd Vain Stk-5th McNeil Stk-3rd VRC Danehill Stk 2021 EXTREME WARRIOR PRICE & KENT JNR Z.SPAIN 9 4 $4.80 3C 1st Echa 1100m 3YO Mdn 2022 GRAND IMPACT PRICE & KENT JNR B.MELHAM 8 7 $4.80f 3C First run since 1st Sand 1200m 3YO BM64 (66 days) 2023 RUN HARRY RUN M.MORONEY D.STACKHOUSE 6 3 $13 3G 6th Brat 1100m Mdn-1st Kilm 1450m 3YO Mdn-1st Bdgo 1300m 3YO BM64 2024 PISCES JAMES CUMMINGS J.MCDONALD 3 2 $3.20 3G 2nd MV Red Anchor 2025 MOTORSPORTS A.& C.MCEVOY H.COFFEY 9 8 $4f 3F 2nd Brat 1000m 3YO Mdn-1st Pak 1200m Mdn formfocus.com.au
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