Caulfield Sprint
| Caulfield Sprint | |
|---|---|
| Group 2 race | |
| Location | Caulfield Racecourse |
| Inaugurated | 1983 (as Racing Museum Sprint) |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Sponsor | Perri Cutten (2014) |
| Website | www.melbourneracingclub.net.au |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,100 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Open |
| Weight | Handicap |
| Purse | $200,000 (2014) |
The Caulfield Sprint is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race held under open handicap conditions, for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1100 metres. It is held at Caulfield Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia in October.[1] Total prize money for the race is A$200,000.
Race History
The event is scheduled on the third day of the MRC Spring Carnival (Caulfield Cup Day). After the champion sprinter Schillaci won this race in 1994, the following year the race was renamed after the thoroughbred to the Schillaci Stakes. The race was run from 1995 to 1999 under the new name but the following year the Victoria Amateur Turf Club made a decision to rename the Chirnside Stakes to the Schillaci Stakes. This event was run as the Mercedes-Benz Sprint in 2000.
Race grade
- 1983–1992 - Listed race
- 1993–1998 - Group 3
- 1999 onwards - Group 2
Race name
- 1983–1984 - Racing Museum Sprint
- 1985 - Brylcreem Sprint Championship
- 1986 - National Sprint Championship
- 1987–1991 - Caulfield Sprint
- 1992 - Jupiter's Casino Sprint
- 1993 - Conrad Jupiter's Sprint
- 1994 - Caulfield Sprint
- 1995–1999 - Schillaci Stakes
- 2000–2001 - Mercedes-Benz Sprint
- 2002 - National Telecoms Group Sprint
- 2003–2005 - Dodo Internet Sprint
- 2006–2009 - Thai Airways International Sprint
- 2010 onwards - Caulfield Sprint
Race distance
- 1983 onwards - 1100 metres
The winners
- 2014 - † Miracles Of Life / Bel Sprinter[2]
- 2013 - Spirit Of Boom[3]
- 2012 - Howmuchdoyouloveme[4]
- 2011 - Sepoy[5]
- 2010 - Set For Fame[6]
- 2009 - First Command[7]
- 2008 - Sunburnt Land[8]
- 2007 - Tesbury Jack
- 2006 - Biscayne Bay
- 2005 - Jet Spur
- 2004 - Lilando
- 2003 - Blur
- 2002 - Rubitano
- 2001 - Windigo
- 2000 - Camena
- 1999 - Notoire
- 1998 - Toledo
- 1997 - Toledo
- 1996 - Ruffles
- 1995 - Petite Amour
- 1994 - Schillaci
- 1993 - Royal Discard
- 1992 - Tanjian Prince
- 1991 - Euclase
- 1990 - Rise ‘N’ Shine
- 1989 - Lonely Dreamer
- 1988 - Rendoo
- 1987 - Lord Scotia
- 1986 - Bullion Broker
- 1985 - Campaign King
- 1984 - River Rough
- 1983 - Bow Mistress
† Deadheat
See also
References
- ↑ "Winners and Past Results for the Caulfield Sprint". Progroupracing.com (Aus). 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ↑ "2014 Result". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ↑ 2013 result
- ↑ 2012 result
- ↑ 2011 result
- ↑ 2010 result
- ↑ 2009 result
- ↑ 2008 result