Caulfield Classic
| Caulfield Classic | |
|---|---|
| Group 3 race | |
| Location | Caulfield Racecourse |
| Inaugurated | 1971 (as Wallace Stakes)[1] |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.melbourneracingclub.net.au |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2,000 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
| Weight | Set weights |
| Purse | $750,000 (2014) |
| Bonuses | $250,000 bonus to the winner of the Caulfield Guineas or Thousand Guineas (2014) |
The Caulfield Classic, registered as the Norman Robinson Stakes is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race held under set weights conditions, for horses aged three-years-old, run over a distance of 2000 metres. It is held at Caulfield Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia on Caulfield Cup day in October.[2] Prizemoney is A$750,000.
Race history
The race was run as a handicap until 1990, now run under set weight conditions. Originally the race was scheduled on the second day of the VATC Spring carnival.[3] The registered name of the race is named after the former VATC Chairman Norman Robinson who was elected to that position in 1942.[4] The MRC increased the prizemoney in 2014 to A$750,000 with a $250,000 bonus to the winner of the Caulfield Guineas or Thousand Guineas if they are able to win both events.[5] The event is considered a strong preparatory race for the Victoria Derby.[2]
Race grade
- 1978 - Listed race
- 1978 - Special race
- 1980–1997 - Listed Race
- 1998–1999 - Group 3
- 2000–2004 - Group 2
- 2005 onwards - Group 3
Race name
- 1971–1978 - Wallace Stakes[1]
- 1979–1988 - Norman Robinson Stakes
- 1989 - Steeves Lumley Stakes
- 1990–2013 - Norman Robinson Stakes
- 2014 - Caulfield Classic
Race distance
The race has been run over 2000 metres with exceptions of:
Double winners
Thoroughbreds that have won the Norman Robinson Stakes – Victoria Derby double:
- Nothin’ Leica Dame (1995), Blackfriars (1999), Amalfi (2001), Polanski (2013)
The winners
- 2014 - Fontein Ruby[7]
- 2013 - Polanski[8]
- 2012 - Hvasstan[9]
- 2011 - Sabrage[10]
- 2010 - Retrieve[11]
- 2009 - Shamoline Warrior[12]
- 2008 - Pre Eminence[13]
- 2007 - Pillar Of Hercules[14]
- 2006 - Get Square
- 2005 - Pendragon
- 2004 - Cedar Manor
- 2003 - Casual Pass[6]
- 2002 - Platinum Scissors
- 2001 - Amalfi
- 2000 - Royale Exit
- 1999 - Blackfriars
- 1998 - Lawyer
- 1997 - Brave Prince
- 1996 - Mustang Ranch
- 1995 - Nothin’ Leica Dame
- 1994 - Punctual
- 1993 - Battle Hawk
- 1992 - River Hero
- 1991 - Lady Purpose
- 1990 - Big Dermott
- 1989 - Counterfeit
- 1988 - Panneria
- 1987 - Omnicorp
- 1986 - Dundas Lane
- 1985 - Born To Be Queen
- 1984 - Gold Deck
- 1983 - King Delamere
- 1982 - Brightman
- 1981 - Lordship
- 1980 - Bright Halo
- 1979 - Attack[3]
- 1978 - Society Beau
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Caulfield Results (Race Results from 13 October 1971)". The Age (Google News). 14 October 1971. p. 29. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Winners and Past Results for the Norman Robinson Stakes". Progroupracing.com (Aus). 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Caulfield (Race Results from 17 October 1979)". The Age (Google News). 18 October 1979. p. 37. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ↑ "NEW CHAIRMAN OF VATC Mr Norman Robinson". The Argus (Melbourne) (Trove Digital News). 23 June 1942. p. 6 col.2. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ↑ "The 2014 Caulfield Classic". australianracingreport.com (Aus). 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "2003 Result". breednet.com. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ↑ "2014 Result". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ↑ 2013 result
- ↑ 2012 result
- ↑ 2011 result
- ↑ 2010 result
- ↑ 2009 result
- ↑ 2008 result
- ↑ 2007 result