Blue Sapphire Stakes prize money
The Blue Sapphire Stakes is worth AU$250,000 for the 2025 running . That makes it the 485th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 149th richest in Australia.
Every figure here is the money the race announces, in the currency it announces it in. The currency control at the top swaps the whole page.
What the Blue Sapphire Stakes is
Group 3 · 1,200 metres · Turf · Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia
- Racecourse
- Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia
- Country
- Australia
- Grade
- Group 3
- Distance
- 1,200 metres
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred
- Open to
- Three year old
- Direction
- Left-handed
- First run
- 2005
We hold the total fund for the Blue Sapphire Stakes and no separate winner's cheque. What the winner takes is a rule the racecourse sets rather than a national one, and it varies race by race.
Every Blue Sapphire Stakes winner
20 runnings, 2006 to 2025, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Motorsports | ||
| 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 | ||
| 2011 | City Of Song | ||
| 2010 | Smokin' Joey | ||
| 2009 | Black Caviar | ||
| 2008 | Gold in Dubai | ||
| 2007 | Emjay Hussay | ||
| 2006 | Green Birdie |
0 of the 20 runnings name the rider, 0 name the trainer and 0 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to.
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Blue Sapphire Stakes in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 475 | Chester VaseChester Racecourse | Great Britain | AU$268,800 | £140,000 |
| 476 | Premio Presidente della RepubblicaCapannelle Racecourse | Italy | AU$262,080 | €163,800 |
| 477 | Coronation Futurity StakesWoodbine Racetrack | Canada | AU$257,664 | CA$250,000 |
| 478 | New Zealand Trotting DerbyAddington Raceway | New Zealand | AU$253,958 | NZ$300,000 |
| 479 | Adrian Knox StakesRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 480 | Angst StakesRandwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 481 | Aspiration QualityRandwick Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 482 | Birthday Card StakesRosehill Gardens Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 483 | Blue Diamond Preview (C&G)Caulfield Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 484 | Blue Diamond Preview FilliesCaulfield Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 486 | Breeders' PlateRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 487 | Cameron HandicapBroadmeadow Racecourse, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 488 | Canonbury StakesRosehill Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 489 | Carbine Club StakesRandwick Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 490 | Colin Stephen Quality HandicapRosehill Racecourse, | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 491 | Dark Jewel ClassicScone Racecourse, Scone, New South Wales, Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 492 | Doncaster PreludeRosehill Gardens Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 493 | Epona StakesRosehill Gardens Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 494 | Eskimo Prince StakesRandwick, Rosehill, Warwick Farm Racecourse, Canterbury Park Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 495 | Euclase StakesMorphettville Racecourse, South Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Blue Sapphire Stakes in what they pay, above and below it. Follow the ranking all the way up on the richest races in the world.
The rest of the money in Australia
291 races, 149th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aspiration Quality | Randwick Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| Birthday Card Stakes | Rosehill Gardens Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| Blue Diamond Preview (C&G) | Caulfield Racecourse | Listed | AU$250,000 |
| Blue Diamond Preview Fillies | Caulfield Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| Breeders' Plate | Randwick Racecourse, | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| Cameron Handicap | Broadmeadow Racecourse, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| Canonbury Stakes | Rosehill Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| Carbine Club Stakes | Randwick Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
Every race in Australia we hold a purse for is on the Australia prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total Blue Sapphire Stakes prize money?
AU$250,000, for the 2025 running.
Where does the Blue Sapphire Stakes rank among the richest races in the world?
485th of 997. 484 races pay more, the nearest of them Chester Vase. In Australia it is 149th of 291.
When was the Blue Sapphire Stakes first run?
2005. This page holds 20 runnings, from 2006 to 2025.
How far is the Blue Sapphire Stakes?
1,200 metres, on turf, at Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money