Caulfield Classic

Last updated

Neds Classic
registered as the Norman Robinson Stakes
Group 3 race
Location Caulfield Racecourse
Inaugurated1971 (as Wallace Stakes)
Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Sponsor Neds (2022)
Website www.melbourneracingclub.net.au
Race information
Distance2,000 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds
Weight Set weights
colts and geldings 57  kg
fillies 55 kg
Purse $200,000 (2022)

The Caulfield Classic, raced as the Neds Classic due to sponsorship and registered as the Norman Robinson Stakes, is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race held under set weights conditions, for horses three years old, run over a distance of 2000 metres. It is held at Caulfield Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia on Caulfield Cup day in October. [1] Prizemoney is A$200,000.

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History

The race was run as a handicap until 1990, now run under set weight conditions. Originally the race was scheduled on the second day of the VATC Spring carnival. [2] The registered name of the race is named after the former VATC Chairman Norman Robinson who was elected to that position in 1942. [3] The MRC increased the prizemoney in 2014 to A$750,000 with a $250,000 bonus to the winner of the Caulfield Guineas or Thousand Guineas if they are able to win both events. [4] In 2015, the prizemoney was reduced to $500,000. The event is considered a strong preparatory race for the Victoria Derby. [1]

Grade

Name

Distance

The race has been run over 2000 metres with exceptions of:

Double winners

Thoroughbreds that have won the Norman Robinson Stakes Victoria Derby double:

Winners

See also

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