The Bletchingly Stakes is a Group 3

Group races

Group races are the highest standard of Thoroughbred horseraces in Australia. The Australian Pattern Committee recommends to the Australian Racing Board which races shall be designated as Group races...

 Australia

Australia

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n Thoroughbred

Thoroughbred

The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...

 horse race held under Weight for age

Weight for Age

Weight for Age is a term in Thoroughbred horse racing which is one of the conditions for a race. It means that a horse will carry a set weight in accordance with the Weight for Age Scale. This weight varies depending on the horse’s age, its sex, the race distance and the month of the year...

 conditions, over a distance of 1200 metres. It is held at Caulfield Racecourse

Caulfield Racecourse

Caulfield Racecourse is one of Melbourne, Australia's best-known horse-racing tracks. Commonly known as "The Heath" by local racegoers, it is located eight kilometres from the Melbourne CBD, on the boundary of Caulfield and Caulfield East in Melbourne's south eastern suburbs...

 annually in August and is the first Group race

Group races

Group races are the highest standard of Thoroughbred horseraces in Australia. The Australian Pattern Committee recommends to the Australian Racing Board which races shall be designated as Group races...

 held in Melbourne

Melbourne

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 each season. Total prizemoney for the race is A$125,750 with $75,000 for first place.

The race was first held in 1994 and is named in honour of the former champion racehorse and sire Bletchingly

Bletchingly

Bletchingly was an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse and stallion. A brilliant sprinter, he was by the successful speed stallion Biscay out of Coogee . Bletchingly was bred by Stanley Wootton on the Baramul Stud in the Widden Valley, and was a three-quarter brother to another high-class...

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Race history

• 1994 - 2003 held over 1100 metres
• 2004 onwards held over 1200 etresm

• 1994 - 1996 held listed status
• 1997 onwards has held Group 3 status

The winners

• 2011 - Mid Summer Music
• 2010 - Shoot Out
• 2009 - Let Go Thommo
• 2008 - Commanding Hope
• 2007 - Apache Cat
  Apache Cat
  Apache Cat is a popular Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who had 43 starts for 19 wins and was placed on another 11 occasions from for just under $4.6 million in prizemoney....
  
  
• 2006 - Minson
• 2005 - Regal Roller
• 2004 - Le Zagaletta
• 2003 - Super Elegant
• 2002 - Rubitano
• 2001 - Windigo
• 2000 - Dandy Kid
• 1999 - Sports
• 1998 - Jugulator
• 1997 - Blazing Reality
• 1996 - You Remember
• 1995 - You Remember
• 1994 - Poetic King