Horse Racing

• Date: Saturday October 8, 2011
• Racecourse: Caulfield
• Race Distance: 2,000m
• Conditions: Weight For Age
• Prize Money: $400,000

2012 Caulfield Stakes (Yalumba Stakes) News

Injury Forces Melbourne Cup Contender Alcopop Out Of Spring

Melbourne Cup hopeful Alcopop has had his spring campaign ended after the horse was found to have sustained a slab fracture in his near-fore knee.

The injury, which is likely to require surgery, is believed to have occurred during the gelding’s last start Caulfield Stakes run.

Trainer Jake Stephens ordered thorough veterinary exams on Alcopop…

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Read More Caulfield Stakes (Yalumba Stakes) News

The 2011 Caulfield Stakes, previously known as the Yalumba Stakes, is a Group 1 race that is held at Caulfield Racecourse in October of each year. Part of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival, the Caulfield Stakes is a weight-for-age event that is run over a distance of 2,000 metres and is worth $400,000 in prize money. The Caulfield Stakes takes place on the same day as both the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas and the Group 1 Toorak Handicap on one of the biggest days of the spring carnival.

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The first Caulfield Stakes took place in 1886 when it was won by Isonomy. The race was originally known as the Caulfield Stakes until 1997 when it was changed to Caulfield Stakes. Many Cox Plate contenders go through the Caulfield Stakes due to the similar race conditions and distance. Horses such as Tranquil Stakes (1942), Rising Fast (1954), Kingston Town (1981-82), Might And Power (1998) and Northerly (2001) all managed to achieve the Caulfield Stakes and Cox Plate double. Shaftesbury Avenue holds the record for the fastest Caulfield Stakes winning time since 1975, winning the race in 1 minute and 59.3 seconds in 1991.

Three horses have managed to win the Caulfield Stakes three times during their careers. Eurythmic won the Caulfield Stakes from 1920-1922, Lord in 1958-59 and again in 1961, and Winfreux from 1965-1967. Other notable winners of the Caulfield Stakes include Wakeful (1901-02), The Hawk (1924), Heroic (1925), Ajax (1938), Red Craze (1956), Sky High (1661-62), Gunsynd (1972), Kingston Town (1981-82) and Rough Habit (1994).

Caulfield Stakes Past Winners & Results

Throughout the running of the Caulfield Stakes many champion horses have claimed victory. Below you will find a list of Caulfield Stakes winners since the year 2000.