Autumn Stakes (Australia)
Encyclopedia
The Autumn Stakes is a MRC
Group 3
Australian Thoroughbred
horse race for three year olds, at set weights with penalties, over a distance of 1400 metres at Caulfield Racecourse
, Melbourne
in February. Total prizemoney for the race is A$125,000.
Melbourne Racing Club
The Melbourne Racing Club is one of three metropolitan horse racing clubs in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It began life as the Victoria Amateur Turf Club in 1875 with Mr. E.C. Moore as the Club's first Secretary. The Dowling Forest Racecourse in Ballarat was the location for the first VATC race...
Group 3
Group races
Group races are the highest standard of Thoroughbred horseraces in Australia. The Australian Pattern Committee recommends to the Australian Racing Board which races shall be designated as Group races...
Australian Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
horse race for three year olds, at set weights with penalties, over a distance of 1400 metres at Caulfield Racecourse
Caulfield Racecourse
Caulfield Racecourse is one of Melbourne, Australia's best-known horse-racing tracks. Commonly known as "The Heath" by local racegoers, it is located eight kilometres from the Melbourne CBD, on the boundary of Caulfield and Caulfield East in Melbourne's south eastern suburbs...
, Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
in February. Total prizemoney for the race is A$125,000.
Past winners
- 2011 Dusty Star
- 2010 Denman
- 2009 Fravashi
- 2008 Light Fantastic
- 2007 Catechuchu
- 2006 Apache CatApache CatApache Cat is a popular Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who had 43 starts for 19 wins and was placed on another 11 occasions from for just under $4.6 million in prizemoney....
- 2005 Shinzig
- 2004 Special Harmony
- 2003 Titanic Jack
- 2002 Dash For Cash
- 2001 Desert Sky
- 2000 Sudurka
- 1999 Dignity Dancer
- 1998 Blaze The Turf
- 1997 Tampir Lane
- 1996 Nick On The Run
- 1995 St Covet
- 1994 Royal Rubiton
- 1993 Just Juan
- 1992 Laranto
- 1991 Canny Lad
- 1990 The Oval
- 1989 King's High
- 1988 Havelock's Pride
- 1987 Northern Copy
- 1986 Beach Gown
- 1985 Testimony