Group 3 race | |
Location | Caulfield Racecourse |
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Inaugurated | 1994 |
Race type | Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | The Big Screen Company (2016) |
Race information | |
Distance | 1,200 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Qualification | Maidens ineligible |
Weight | Weight for age |
Purse | $150,000 (2016) |
The Bletchingly Stakes is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race held under Weight for age conditions, over a distance of 1200 metres at Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia annually in July and is the last Group race held in Melbourne each season. Total prizemoney for the race is A$150,000.
The race was first held in 1992 and is named in honour of the former champion racehorse and sire Bletchingly.