Ladbrokes Tip: The Bletchingly Stakes serves as a good lead-up to the PB Lawrence Stakes.
The Bletchingly Stakes is the final Group races of the season run on a Saturday in late July at Caulfield Racecourse during the Melbourne Winter Racing Carnival. The weight-for-age sprint is contested over 1200m and offers a total of $200,000 in total prize money.
2022 Bletchingly Stakes winner King Of Sparta. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos.
It is the sole Black-Type race on the Caulfield card at the end-of-season meeting and can serve as either a final run for gallopers coming off a winter campaign or a Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival lead-up for new season hopefuls.
The Group 3 Sir John Monash Stakes (1100m) also run at Caulfield earlier in the month makes a nice lead-up into the Bletchingly Stakes, but no horse has done the double in the same year since Rubitano (2002).
The best horses out of the Bletchingly Stakes may look towards a key spring event like the Group 1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) and Scales Of Justice (2019) was the last to do the double.
The next edition of the Bletchingly Stakes runs on Saturday, July 27th, 2024 at Caulfield Racecourse.
2024 Bletchingly Stakes Odds
Stay tuned for the full Bletchingly Stakes 2024 betting markets and links to the final acceptors to be published below once odds are released.
Bletchingly Stakes Race Info
- Date: Saturday, July 27th, 2024
- Track: Caulfield Racecourse
- Distance: 1200m
- Conditions: Weight-for-age
- Status: Group 3
- Prize Money: $200,000
- First Run: 1994
2024 Bletchingly Stakes Results
The Bletchingly Stakes 2024 results and full finishing order of the late-season winter sprint will be published below once the race is run and won on Saturday, July 27th, 2024.
2023 Bletchingly Stakes winner Ingratiating took out the final Group race of the season down under. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos.
- 1st: TBD
- 2nd: TBD
- 3rd: TBD
Bletchingly Stakes Betting
Bletchingly Stakes betting odds are led by proven Caulfield performers and local Melbourne hopes with good form over 1200m – 1400m. The race attracts both end-of-season and resuming spring hopefuls, so any first-up runners with a good record fresh also sit high up the Bletchingly Stakes betting markets.
Looking for in-form winter sprinters rounding out their preps in the Group 3 can also be a good Bletchingly Stakes betting guide. Bletchingly Stakes markets are open following the release of the final field and barrier draw.
Viridine ($2.70 in 2020) was the last favourite in Bletchingly Stakes betting to get the job done for the punters when improving on a lead-up second in the Sir John Monash Stakes that year.
Bletchingly Stakes Field
The Bletchingly Stakes race field attracts both end-of-season winter runners as well as spring-bound hopefuls kicking off the new season campaigns. Runners have a variety of different races, but the Group 3 Sir John Monash Stakes has produced a number of recent winners.
A possible next-up run for Bletchingly Stakes graduates is Caulfield’s Group 2 PB Lawrence Stakes (1400m) in mid-August and Shoot Out (2010) was the last runner to complete the Bletchingly – PB Lawrence Stakes double.
The other race many runners back-up in is the Listed Regal Roller Stakes (1200m) a fortnight later at Caulfield Racecourse and after saluting for the punters in the Bletchingly Stakes results, Viridine backed up to win the Regal Roller next race in 2020.
2024 Bletchingly Stakes Field
The official Bletchingly Stakes 2024 final field of sprinters is announced the Wednesday of race week and will be updated below once confirmed.
2024 Bletchingly Stakes Nominations
Early nominations for the Bletchingly Stakes 2024 race at Caulfield close the Monday of race week.
Bletchingly Stakes Tips
Top Bletchingly Stakes tips include looking for runners with a strong record over the distance (1200m), Melbourne runners that run well at the Caulfield track and Black-Type graduates coming off good lead-up winter runs.
Single-figure sprinters and those coming off a top three run make the best bet in Bletchingly Stakes tipping.
2024 Bletchingly Stakes Tips
Our insider tips on the Bletchingly Stakes in 2024 will be published below once the field and form guide are released.
Bletchingly Stakes Form Guide
The Bletchingly Stakes form guide, released when final acceptances close on the Wednesday before the race runs that Saturday, details crucial information like the jockeys and barriers as well as the lead-up runs of the sprinters in the field.
The Bletchingly Stakes form has stacked up in future Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival races a number of times in recent years including the PB Lawrence Stakes and the Group 1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) back at Caulfield in August.
The 2022 Bletchingly Stakes winner King Of Sparta franked the form winning the Gold Coast’s $1 million Magic Millions Sprint in the summer of 2023. Bletchingly third place-getter Mariamia meanwhile returned in the summer of 2023 and won both the Group 2 Expressway Stakes (1200m) and Group 1 The Galaxy (1100m).
2024 Bletchingly Stakes Form Guide
A link to our complete 2024 Bletchingly Stakes Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.
Bletchingly Stakes Results
The Bletchingly Stakes race results over the past decade have been dominated by last-start winners and proven Melbourne performers.
Notable recent Bletchingly Stakes winners include King Of Sparta (2022), Scales Of Justice (2018), Smokin’ Joey (2015), Second Effort (2013), Mid Summer Music (2011), and Apache Cat (2007).
Mid Summer Music (2011) was the last Bletchingly Stakes winning mare.
King Of Sparta (2022) was the last three-year-old Bletchingly Stakes winner.
Thiamandi (2014) was the last filly to win the Bletchingly Stakes.
You Remember (1995 & 1996) is the sole dual Bletchingly Stakes winner to date.
Apache Cat holds the current 1200m Bletchingly Stakes race record winning in 2007 in a time of 1 minute 09:3 seconds.
Past Bletchingly Stakes Winners
Recent Bletchingly Stakes winners and place-getters dating back to the year 2000 are detailed in the below table.
| Year |
Winner |
2nd |
3rd |
Time |
| 2024 |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
| 2023 |
Ingratiating |
General Beau |
It’sourtime |
1:09.5 |
| 2022 |
King Of Sparta |
Scallopini |
Mariamia |
1:10.8 |
| 2021 |
Sansom |
Streets Of Avalon |
Isaurian |
1:11.7 |
| 2020 |
Viridine |
Streets Of Avalon |
Great Again |
1:08.1 |
| 2019 |
Scales Of Justice |
Jungle Edge |
Cliff’s Edge |
1:10.0 |
| 2018 |
Vega Magic |
Voodoo Lad |
Jungle Edge |
1:10.1 |
| 2017 |
Ability |
Lankan Rupee |
Duke of Brunswick |
1:14.2 |
| 2016 |
Lord Of The Sky |
Fast ‘N’ Rocking |
Mahuta |
1:11.6 |
| 2015 |
Smokin’ Joey |
Platinum Rocker |
Petrology |
1:11.2 |
| 2014 |
Thiamandi |
Gig |
Nearest To Pin |
1:10.6 |
| 2013 |
Second Effort |
Academy Jack |
Launay |
1:11.5 |
| 2012 |
Ready To Rip |
Zamorar |
Dusty Star |
1:12.8 |
| 2011 |
Mid Summer Music |
Rue Maple |
Stanzout |
1:11.4 |
| 2010 |
Shoot Out |
Stanzout |
Velocitea |
1:11.7 |
| 2009 |
Let Go Thommo |
Orange County |
Mr Baritone |
1:11.5 |
| 2008 |
Commanding Hope |
Lucky Diva |
Red Arrow |
1:11.2 |
| 2007 |
Apache Cat |
Haradasun |
Honalee |
1:09.3 |
| 2006 |
Minson |
Red Dazzler |
Snort |
1:09.3 |
| 2005 |
Regal Roller |
Super Elegant |
Le Zagaletta |
1:13.7 |
| 2004 |
Le Zagaletta |
Yell |
Elvstoem |
1:14.3 |
| 2003 |
Super Elegant |
Ruby Slipper |
The Big Chill |
1:06.3 |
| 2002 |
Rubitano |
Ruby Slipper |
Dandy Kid |
1:03.7 |
| 2001 |
Windigo |
Piavonic |
Flavour |
1:05.1 |
| 2000 |
Dandy Kid |
Miss Pennymoney |
St. Chrisoph |
1:04.3 |
When is the Bletchingly Stakes 2024?
Saturday, July 27th, 2024
What is the prize money for the Bletchingly Stakes 2024?
$200,000
Where is the Bletchingly Stakes 2024?
Caulfield Racecourse, Gate 2, Station St, Caulfield East VIC 3145.