Rubiton Stakes
Encyclopedia
The Rubiton Stakes is a Group 3
Australia
n Thoroughbred
horse race held under Weight for Age
conditions, for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1100 metres at Caulfield Racecourse
, Melbourne
in February. Prizemoney was A$125,000 in 2010.
The race is named for the outstanding sire and 1987 Cox Plate
winner Rubiton
.
1992 onwards was Group 3 race.
1989 - 1996 the race distance was 1000 metres
1997 - 2005 the race distance was 1100 metres
2006 the race distance was 1000 metres
2007 onwards the race distance was 1100 metres.
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...
Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n 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 held under Weight for Age
Weight for Age
Weight for Age is a term in Thoroughbred horse racing which is one of the conditions for a race. It means that a horse will carry a set weight in accordance with the Weight for Age Scale. This weight varies depending on the horse’s age, its sex, the race distance and the month of the year...
conditions, for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1100 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. Prizemoney was A$125,000 in 2010.
The race is named for the outstanding sire and 1987 Cox Plate
Cox Plate
The W.S. Cox Plate is an Australian Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held in Melbourne every October by the Moonee Valley Racing Club to honour W.S. Cox, the club's founder. For three-year-olds and over, the race is considered to be the Weight for Age championship of Australasia...
winner Rubiton
Rubiton
Rubiton was a champion Australian Thoroughbred racehorse of the mid-1980s.He was bred by the Oamaru Stud in Victoria...
.
Race history
1989 - 1991 was a Listed race1992 onwards was Group 3 race.
1989 - 1996 the race distance was 1000 metres
1997 - 2005 the race distance was 1100 metres
2006 the race distance was 1000 metres
2007 onwards the race distance was 1100 metres.
Past winners
- 2011 - Catapulted
- 2010 - Here De Angels
- 2009 - Mind Your Head
- 2008 - Here De Angels
- 2007 - Dance The Waves
- 2006 - Bomber Bill
- 2005 - Super Elegant
- 2004 - Super Elegant
- 2003 - Super Elegant
- 2002 - Intelligent Star
- 2001 - Appoint / Cullen (dead heat)
- 2000 - Miss Pennymoney
- 1999 - Flavour
- 1998 - Al Mansour
- 1997 - Spartacus
- 1996 - Stalk
- 1995 - SchillaciSchillaci (horse)Schillaci was an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who was an eight-time Group One winner. He was by Salieri out of Biscarina . A huge grey gelding, Schillaci was a $70,000 purchase at the 1990 yearling sales, and was named after Salvatore Schillaci, who was the leading goal scorer at the 1990...
- 1994 - Alannon
- 1993 - SchillaciSchillaci (horse)Schillaci was an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who was an eight-time Group One winner. He was by Salieri out of Biscarina . A huge grey gelding, Schillaci was a $70,000 purchase at the 1990 yearling sales, and was named after Salvatore Schillaci, who was the leading goal scorer at the 1990...
- 1992 - Mavournae
- 1991 - RedelvaRedelvaRedelva was a notable Australian thoroughbred racehorse.A chestnut son of Romantic Hope from the mare Delvena, he was foaled in 1983 and was trained throughout his career by Greg Varcoe....
- 1990 - Kingston Heritage
- 1989 - Zeditave