Blue Sapphire Stakes
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2012 (For three-year-olds)
| Class | Group 3 |
|---|---|
| Location | Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia |
| Inaugurated | 2005 (For two-year-olds) 2012 (For three-year-olds) |
| Race type | Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Quayclean (2025)[1] |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,200 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three year old |
| Weight | Set weights Colts and geldings 57 kg Fillies 55 kg |
| Purse | $250,000 (2025) |
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.
Grade
The current rendition of The Blue Sapphire Stakes was inaugurated in 2012 with prizemoney of A$$250,000.[2] Originally, from 2005 the MRC scheduled a two-year-old race in May known as the Blue Sapphire Classic.[3] 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.[4]
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.[5]
- 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