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Bobbie Lewis Quality

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History

ARKANSAW KID (yellow cap) winning the Bobbie Lewis Quality at Flemington in Australia.
ARKANSAW KID (yellow cap) winning the Bobbie Lewis Quality at Flemington in Australia. Picture: Racing Photos

The Bobbie Lewis Quality is a Group 2 race run under Quality Handicap conditions for four year olds and up at Flemington conducted by the Victoria Racing Club.

The Bobbie Lewis Quality is run over 1200m. It was first run in 1974 and was won by Citadel.

The Bobbie Lewis Quality has always been run at Flemington and over 1200m.

The race has had various sponsors but was originally known as the Bobbie Lewis and is again.

After being a Listed race it became a Group 3 in 1986 and a Group 2 in 2015.

The grand grey Chautauqua won his first Melbourne metro race taking the prize in 2014.

Along with Chautauqua, two other of the most brilliant sprinters have won this being Hareeba and Placid Ark.

Showing his love of the straight, Redkirk Warrior won this race in the middle of taking consecutive Newmarkets and a Lightning Stakes for good measure.

Lindsay Park has won four recent editions including three in a row starting in 2015.

Zoutori showed how much he loved the Flemington 1200m by winning this race, the Gilgai Stakes and the Newmarket in a six month period.

The Bobbie Lewis Quality was worth $300,000 in 2024.

Notable winners of the Bobbie Lewis Quality include Zoutori (2019/2020), Redkirk Warrior (2017), Chautauqua (2014), Lone Rock (2011), Swift Alliance (2009), Bon Hoffa (2007/2008), Titanic Jack (2003), Scenic Peak (2001), Le Zagaletta (1999), El Mirada (1998), Cut Up Rough (1995), Hareeba (1994), Golden Sword (1993), Street Ruffian (1991), Placid Ark (1988) and Special (1987).

The 2024 Bobbie Lewis Quality was won by Arkansaw Kid from Skybird and Buenos Noches.


Racing and Sports

Previous Bobbie Lewis Quality Winners

Date Horse Jockey WT Trainer BP
ARKANSAW KID (AUS) 4G
HARRY ANGEL (IRE) - FLORABELLA (AUS) EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS)
C NEWITT 53.5 BEN, WILL & JD HAYES 9
STAR PATROL (AUS) 5G
STARSPANGLEDBANNER (AUS) - IT'S ONE (AUS) O'REILLY (NZ)
B MELHAM 54.5 CLINTON MCDONALD 9
BALLER (AUS) 7G
HIGH CHAPARRAL (IRE) - FUWA (AUS) ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS)
M J ZAHRA 57.0 TONY GOLLAN 1
SPLINTEX (AUS) 5H
SNITZEL (AUS) - ACQUIRED (NZ) O'REILLY (NZ)
CRAIG WILLIAMS 55.5 MARK NEWNHAM 10
ZOUTORI (AUS) 5G
ZOUSTAR (AUS) - ATOTORI (AUS) HARADASUN (AUS)
M J ZAHRA 56.0 MATHEW ELLERTON & SIMON ZAHRA 6
ZOUTORI (AUS) 4G
ZOUSTAR (AUS) - ATOTORI (AUS) HARADASUN (AUS)
LINDA MEECH 53.0 MATHEW ELLERTON & SIMON ZAHRA 13
DOTHRAKI (AUS) 8G
MOSSMAN (AUS) - VOLANTIS (AUS) FLYING SPUR (AUS)
DAMIAN LANE 56.0 P & P SNOWDEN 5
REDKIRK WARRIOR (GB) 6G
NOTNOWCATO (GB) - FLAG (GB) SELKIRK (USA)
REGAN BAYLISS 57.0 D & B HAYES & T DABERNIG 4
FAATINAH (AUS) 4G
NICCONI (AUS) - ALQWAH (IRE) DANEHILL (USA)
REGAN BAYLISS 53.0 D & B HAYES & T DABERNIG 8
CHURCHILL DANCER (AUS) 5G
CHURCHILL DOWNS (AUS) - DARK REVIEW (AUS) SECOND EMPIRE (IRE)
MICHAEL DEE 53.0 DAVID HAYES & TOM DABERNIG 7
CHAUTAUQUA (AUS) 4G
ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) - LOVELY JUBLY (AUS) LION HUNTER (AUS)
D DUNN 54.0 MICHAEL & WAYNE & JOHN HAWKES 17
SPEEDINESS (AUS) 6G
TESTA ROSSA (AUS) - FINE GLASS (AUS) FLYING SPUR (AUS)
CRAIG WILLIAMS 56.5 COLIN SCOTT 10
WE'RE GONNA ROCK (AUS) 6G
FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - HARROW (AUS) DEHERE (USA)
M RODD 57.0 MARK KAVANAGH 9
LONE ROCK (AUS) 4M
FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - PRIDE OF PINE (AUS) LION CAVERN (USA)
M J ZAHRA 54.5 R W SMERDON 13
DOUBTFUL JACK (AUS) 4G
NOT A SINGLE DOUBT (AUS) - TOOTSIE ROLL (AUS) MARSCAY (AUS)
L NOLEN 55.5 PETER G MOODY 2
SWIFT ALLIANCE (AUS) 4H
DON EDUARDO (NZ) - VISUAL EMOTION (USA) SILVER DEPUTY (CAN)
B SHINN 53.5 MS G WATERHOUSE 12
BON HOFFA (AUS) 6H
BELONG TO ME (USA) - ASIAN REEF (GB) MANILA (USA)
V DURIC 56.0 WENDY KELLY 15
BON HOFFA (AUS) 5H
BELONG TO ME (USA) - ASIAN REEF (GB) MANILA (USA)
V DURIC 53.0 WENDY KELLY 7
BEL DANORO (AUS) 4H
DANEHILL (USA) - BISLOTTO (AUS) BELLYPHA (IRE)
C NEWITT 53.5 D L FREEDMAN 11
WILDLY (AUS) 4G
HURRICANE SKY (AUS) - BOURBAZAM LASS (AUS) KENDOR (FR)
G CHILDS 53.0 JOHN MCARDLE 6
FACE VALUE (AUS) 4H
RED RANSOM (USA) - FRECKLED FACE (AUS) POLISH PATRIOT (USA)
NICK RYAN 51.5 S B LAMING 5
TITANIC JACK (AUS) 4G
ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) - GOLD TUNIC (USA) STAGE DOOR JOHNNY (USA)
B PREBBLE 54.0 TOM HUGHES (JNR) 12
CHONG TONG (AUS) 4G
ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) - COQUETRY (AUS) ZOFFANY (USA)
DAMIEN OLIVER 56.5 D L FREEDMAN 1
SCENIC PEAK (AUS) 4G
SCENIC (IRE) - CHESAPEAKE (AUS) MARSCAY (AUS)
R MCLEOD 51.0 DANNY J BOUGOURE 14
RUTHLESS TYCOON (AUS) 4G
MONDE BLEU (GB) - FLEETING MISS (AUS) MIGHTY MANITOU (AUS)
S BASTER 54.0 J W MASON 6

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