The $750,000 Memsie Stakes kicks off the Group 1 action of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival at Caulfield in early September.
2024 Memsie Stakes Results
- 1st: #5 Pinstriped
- 2nd: #1 Mr Brightside
- 3rd: #3 Gentleman Roy
Memsie Stakes News
- 2023 PB Lawrence Stakes Results: Cox Plate Hope Mr Brightside Salutes First-Up
- 2021 Memsie Stakes Results: Behemoth Goes Back-To-Back
- Behemoth Tops 2021 Memsie Stakes Field & Betting
- PB Lawrence Stakes 2021 Results: Winner Sierra Sue to Target Memsie Stakes
- Memsie Stakes 2020 Results: Behemoth Salutes For the Punters
Held at Caulfield Racecourse in late August or early September, the Group 1 Memsie Stakes 2024 is a weight-for-age race which currently offers $750,000 in prize money. The 1400m event is held as the first Group 1 of the new racing season and is a great lead up race to the Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) run a fortnight later over the mile at Flemington. Dissident (2014) followed by Mr Brightside (2023) nearly a decade later are the latest horses to complete the Memsie Stakes – Makybe Diva Stakes double.
Raced on the same day as the Group 3 H.D.F. McNeil Stakes (1200m), the Group 3 The Heath 1100 Stakes (1100m) and the Group 3 W.W. Cockram Stakes (1200m), the Memsie Stakes has produced some outstanding Cox Plate winners including El Segundo (2006), Makybe Diva (2005), Sunline (2001-01), and Dane Ripper (1998).
The Memsie Stakes is now the first Group 1 race of the racing year after it was elevated from Group 2 status for the 2013/2014 season.
The form out of the 2021 Memsie Stakes was franked with the third-placed mare Tofane going on to place in a host of other Group 1 events and win the following autumn’s Group 1 C.F. Orr Stakes (1400m) at the same track/distance.
The 2022 Memsie Stakes form was franked with the runner-up I’m Thunderstruck winning the Makybe Diva next start before a number of other Group 1 placings including a second in that year’s Ladbrokes Cox Plate. Sadly I’m Thunderstruck would go on to be euthanised in March of 2023 following arthroscopic fetlock surgery. He suffered a catastrophic knee injury whilst getting up after general anaesthetic.
In 2023 after completing the Memsie Stakes – Makybe Diva double, Mr Brightside went on to further frank the form with a host of other Group 1 placings including in the $5 million King Charles III Stakes (2nd), Cox Plate (2nd) and Cantala Stakes (2nd). He returned in the autumn of 2024 to win the CF Orr – Futurity Stakes double before a second in that year’s All-Star Mile.
Mr Brightside returned as the favourite in 2024 looking to go back-to-back but could only manage to finish a first-up second to upset winner Pinstriped ($14).
The 2024 Memsie Stakes took place at Caulfield on Saturday, August 31, 2024 as the opening Group 1 of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival and was won in an impressive late upset by Pinstriped ($14).
| 2024 Memsie Stakes | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Saturday, August 31, 2024 |
| Track: | Caulfield Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1400m |
| Race Type: | Weight-for-age |
| Status: | Group 1 |
| Prize Money: | $1,000,000 |
2024 Memsie Stakes Results
- 1st: #5 Pinstriped ($14)
- 2nd: #1 Mr Brightside
- 3rd: #3 Gentleman Roy
The 2024 Memsie Stakes result saw the Enver Jusufovic-trained Pinstriped ($14) enjoy a Group 1 upset to kick off the spring carnival in Melbourne with the six-year-old given a gun ride by Ben Allen to charge home late and deny the beaten favourite, Mr Brightside ($2.50F), victory by a neck in a thriller.
Click here to read more on the upset Memsie Stakes 2024 win by Pinstriped second-up.
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | PINSTRIPED | Enver Jusufovic | Ben Allen | 3 | 59kg | $14 | |||
| 2 | 1 | MR BRIGHTSIDE (NZ) | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Craig Williams | 0.4L | 4 | 59kg | $2.50F | ||
| 3 | 3 | GENTLEMAN ROY | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Mark Zahra | 2.65L | 8 | 59kg | $9 | ||
| 4 | 6 | ANTINO (NZ) | Tony Gollan | Ms Jamie Kah | 3.65L | 6 | 59kg | $6 | ||
| 5 | 7 | PRIDE OF JENNI | Ciaron Maher | Declan Bates | 5.65L | 7 | 57kg | $2.90 | ||
| 6 | 4 | BANDERSNATCH | Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes | Jordan Childs | 5.9L | 2 | 59kg | $61 | ||
| 7 | 8 | VAGRANT | Mitchell Freedman | Beau Mertens | 6.15L | 5 | 57kg | $61 | ||
| 8 | 2 | AEGON (NZ) | Andrew Forsman | Vlad Duric | 15.15L | 1 | 59kg | $26 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2024 Memsie Stakes Betting
The season’s Memsie Stakes 2024 odds and betting market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be available below as soon as released this spring carnival.
Mr Brightside ($2.70 in 2023) was the last favourite in Memsie Stakes betting to salute for the punters.
There was a notable upset in 2024 with Pinstriped saluting at Memsie Stakes odds of $14 over the beaten $2.50 favourite Mr Brightside who ran second in a failed title defence.
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2024 Memsie Stakes Form
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2024 Memsie Stakes Tips
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- To Win: #1 Mr Brightside ($2.40 at time of publish) – BET NOW
The Memsie Stakes promises to be an explosive start to Group 1 racing in Melbourne for the spring. With only eight runners, this race is still packed with talent, including the highly anticipated rematch between Mr Brightside and Pride Of Jenni. The betting markets currently favour Mr Brightside for the 1400m victory, although Pride Of Jenni is a formidable opponent of course looking back on her Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes demolition job last prep. While Pride Of Jenni defeated Mr Brightside in their last encounter, that was over a longer distance and at a different stage of their campaigns. Mr Brightside is arguably a stronger performer at shorter distances and has an impressive record at Caulfield. Expect a thrilling finish as these two top-class horses battle it out for the Memsie Stakes title.
2024 Memsie Stakes Field
The Memsie Stakes field attracts a strong line-up of talented weight-for-age performers often kicking off their spring bids and eventually heading towards races like the Group 1 Cox Plate (2040m) later in the spring.
Good lead-up races for horses heading towards the Group 1 Memsie Stakes field include the Group 3 Bletchingly Stakes at Caulfield in late July and the Group 2 P.B. Lawrence Stakes (1400m) run a fortnight before Memsie Stakes Day.
Mr Brightside (2023) was the last horse to complete the P.B. Lawrence Stakes – Memsie Stakes double.
Pinstriped (2nd in 2024) was the last Memsie Stakes winner to come via a lead-up run in the P.B. Lawrence Stakes.
The official Memsie Stakes 2024 Final Field & Barriers will be released on Wednesday, August 38, 2024 and published in full below.
The 2024 Memsie Stakes field features a small but top-class field of eight with Mr Brightside narrow favourite to beat home historic Queen Elizabeth winning mare Pride Of Jenni when the two stars resume for the spring on Saturday.
Click here to read more on the key runners in the Memsie Stakes 2024 field and betting markets.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 222x11253x | MR BRIGHTSIDE (NZ) | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Craig Williams | 4 | 59kg | 118 | ||
| 2 | 396x40x2x4 | AEGON (NZ) | Andrew Forsman | Vlad Duric | 1 | 59kg | 106 | ||
| 3 | 7000×79111 | GENTLEMAN ROY | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Mark Zahra | 8 | 59kg | 109 | ||
| 4 | 824x7025x4 | BANDERSNATCH | Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes | Jordan Childs | 2 | 59kg | 103 | ||
| 5 | x21500x0x2 | PINSTRIPED | Enver Jusufovic | Ben Allen | 3 | 59kg | 106 | ||
| 6 | 41220x160x | ANTINO (NZ) | Tony Gollan | Ms Jamie Kah | 6 | 59kg | 108 | ||
| 7 | 2611x2121x | PRIDE OF JENNI | Ciaron Maher | Declan Bates | 7 | 57kg | 122 | ||
| 8 | 26x41113x8 | VAGRANT | Mitchell Freedman | Beau Mertens | 5 | 57kg | 94 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2024 Memsie Stakes Nominations
The early 2024 Memsie Stakes Nominations close on Monday, August 26, 2024 and the full list of nominees will be available below as soon as released by Racing Victoria.
Memsie Stakes History
First won by Veneda in 1899, the Memsie Stakes has had several multiple winners of the race including the four time race champion Lord from 1958-61. Eurythmic (1920-22) and Ajax (1938-40) have won the race three consecutive times each while there have been several double winners including Heroic (1925-26), Waltzing Lily (1933-34), Comic Court (1949-50), Coppice (1954-55), Yangtze (1965-66), and Sunline (2000-01).
In more recent years the Memsie Stakes has been won by the likes of three-time Melbourne Cup champion Makybe Diva (2005), gun filly Miss Finland (2007), So You Think (2010), dual winner from South Australia Behemoth (2020-21), and the talented Team Hayes-trained weight-for-age hero Mr Brightside (2023).
Recent Memsie Stakes Winners
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Memsie Stakes | 1st | Pinstriped | 1 minute 22.66 seconds |
| 2nd | Mr Brightside | ||
| 3rd | Gentleman Roy | ||
| 2023 Memsie Stakes | 1st | Mr Brightside | 1 minute 23.22 seconds |
| 2nd | Princess Grace | ||
| 3rd | I Wish I Win | ||
| 2022 Memsie Stakes | 1st | Snapdancer | 1 minute 24.38 seconds |
| 2nd | I’m Thunderstruck | ||
| 3rd | Cascadian | ||
| 2021 Memsie Stakes | 1st | Behemoth | 1 minute 23.59 seconds |
| 2nd | Beau Rossa | ||
| 3rd | Tofane | ||
| 2020 Memsie Stakes | 1st | Behemoth | 1 minute 22.71 seconds |
| 2nd | Mr Quickie | ||
| 3rd | Glenfiddich | ||
| 2019 Memsie Stakes | 1st | Scales Of Justice | 1 minute 22.14 seconds |
| 2nd | So Si Bon | ||
| 3rd | Alizee | ||
| 2018 Memsie Stakes | 1st | Humidor | 1 minute 23:29 seconds |
| 2nd | Kementari | ||
| 3rd | Kings Will Dream | ||
| 2017 Memsie Stakes | 1st | Vega Magic | 1 minute 23.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Black Heart Bart | ||
| 3rd | Tosen Stardom | ||
| 2016 Memsie Stakes | 1st | Black Heart Bart | 1 minute 23.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Rising Romance | ||
| 3rd | Mahuta | ||
| 2015 Memsie Stakes | 1st | Boban | 1 minute 24.61 seconds |
| 2nd | Entirely Platinum | ||
| 3rd | Stratum Star | ||
| 2014 Memsie Stakes | 1st | Dissident | 1 minute 22.72 seconds |
| 2nd | Sweet Idea | ||
| 3rd | Puissance De Lune | ||
| 2013 Memsie Stakes | 1st | Atlantic Jewel | 1 minute 24.43 seconds |
| 2nd | Ferlax | ||
| 3rd | Super Cool | ||
| 2012 Memsie Stakes | 1st | Sincero | 1 minute 23.27 seconds |
| 2nd | Happy Trails | ||
| 3rd | Second Effort | ||
| 2011 Memsie Stakes | 1st | King’s Rose | 1 minute 23.44 seconds |
| 2nd | Heart Of Dreams | ||
| 3rd | Red Colossus | ||
| 2010 Memsie Stakes | 1st | So You Think | 1 minute 26.68 seconds |
| 2nd | Whobegotyou | ||
| 3rd | Shoot Out | ||
| 2009 Memsie Stakes | 1st | Mic Mac | 1 minute 24.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Whobegotyou | ||
| 3rd | Zarita | ||
| 2008 Memsie Stakes | 1st | Weekend Hussler | 1 minute 23.2 seconds |
| 2nd | Maldivian | ||
| 3rd | Pompeii Ruler | ||
| 2007 Memsie Stakes | 1st | Miss Finland | 1 minute 24.2 seconds |
| 2nd | Haradasun | ||
| 3rd | Tipungwuti | ||
| 2006 Memsie Stakes | 1st | El Segundo | 1 minute 23.2 seconds |
| 2nd | Casual Pass | ||
| 3rd | Apache Cat | ||
| 2005 Memsie Stakes | 1st | Makybe Diva | 1 minute 26.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Barely A Moment | ||
| 3rd | Regal Roller | ||
| 2004 Memsie Stakes | 1st | Regal Roller | 1 minute 23 seconds |
| 2nd | Pacific Dancer | ||
| 3rd | Delzao | ||
| 2003 Memsie Stakes | 1st | Le Zagaletta | 1 minute 25.2 seconds |
| 2nd | Super Elegant | ||
| 3rd | Out Of Options | ||
| 2002 Memsie Stakes | 1st | Magical Miss | 1 minute 24 seconds |
| 2nd | Fields Of Omagh | ||
| 3rd | Dash For Cash | ||
| 2001 Memsie Stakes | 1st | Sunline | 1 minute 25.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Piavonic | ||
| 3rd | Rum | ||
| 2000 Memsie Stakes | 1st | Sunline | 1 minute 25.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Umrum | ||
| 3rd | Oliver Twist | ||
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