- Date: September, 2012
- Racecourse: Caulfield
- Race Distance: 1,400m
- Conditions: Open Handicap
- Prize Money: $350,000
The 2011 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes is a Group 1 race that is held each year at Caulfield Racecourse in September. Part of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival, the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes is run on the same day as the Group 1 Underwood Stakes. The Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes is a 1,400 metre race that is worth $350,000 in prize money. The race is run under open handicap conditions.
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The Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes is often used as a guide to the performance of horses over a mile later in the spring carnival. Races such as the Group 1 Emirates Stakes and the Group 2 Crystal Mile are avenues horses often take if they perform well in the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes. The talented Testa Rossa achieved the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes and Emirates Stakes double in 2000.
The first running of the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes took place in 1951 when it was won by a horse named Jovial Lad. Throughout the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes’ history, may horses have won the race more than once, including St. Joel (1953 &1956), Anonyme (1961-62), Tauto (1970-71) and Testa Rossa (1999-2000). The fastest Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes winning time was posted by Exceed And Excel, who passed the post in a time of 1 minute and 21.2 seconds. St Jude (1991) won the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes in the slowest time, completing the race in 1 minute and 27.4 seconds.
Other notable horses to have won the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes include Samson (1963), Manikato (1978), Encosta De Lago (1996), Turffontein (2008) and Response (2010).
Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Winners & Results
Below you will find a list of winners and results for the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes since 2000.
| Year | Results | Winning Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 Response | 2 No Evidence Needed | 3 Woorim | 1:22.2 |
| 2009 | 1 Turffontein | 2 Stickpin | 3 Raffaello | 1:25.3 |
| 2008 | 1 Orange County | 2 Bon Hoffa | 3 Turffontein | 1:24.3 |
| 2007 | 1 Bon Hoffa | 2 Niconero | 3 Wonderful World | 1:22.5 |
| 2006 | 1 Rewaaya | 2 Miss Andretti | 3 Undue | 1.23.4 |
| 2005 | 1 Barely A Moment | 2 Super Kid | 3 Sky Cuddle | 1.25.7 |
| 2004 | 1 Regal Roller | 2 Our Egyptian Raine | 3 Alinghi | 1.24.2 |
| 2003 | 1 Exceed & Excel | 2 Reactive | 3 Titanic Jack | 1.21.2 |
| 2002 | 1 Pernod | 2 Bel Esprit | 3 Royal Code | 1.22.6 |
| 2001 | 1 Mr Murphy | 2 Fubu | 3 Umrum | 1.23.5 |
| 2000 | 1 Testa Rossa | 2 Camarena | 3 Porto Roca | 1.21.9 |
