Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes

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Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes
registered as Invitation Stakes
Group 1 race
Location Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia
Inaugurated1951
Race type Thoroughbred
Sponsor Neds (2022)
Race information
Distance1,400 metres
SurfaceTurf
QualificationThree year old and older
WeightOpen handicap
Purse $1,000,000 (2022)

The Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes, registered as the Invitation Stakes, is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred open handicap horse race, run over a distance of 1400 metres at Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in late September. Total prize money for the race is A$1,000,000.

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History

Prior to 1994, the race was held on Royal Melbourne Show Day, which was observed on the Thursday in the last full week of September as a public holiday. [1] The race was renamed in 2005 after former chairman of the Victorian Amateur Turf Club, Sir Rupert Clarke, who died in 2005. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Detailed History". Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria. 15 September 2014. Archived from the original on 4 June 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "Sir Rupert III may be last man standing". The Age, Melbourne. 18 March 2005. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "Full Result 5.25 Caulfield (AUS) | 18 November 2023 | Racing Post". www.racingpost.com.
  4. ↑ "2022 Result – Neds Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (held 17 September 2022)". racingpost.com. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "2021 Result – Neds Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (held 18 September 2021)". breednet.com. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  6. ↑ "2020 Result – Neds Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (held 19 September 2020)". breednet.com. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "2019 Result – Ladbrokes Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (held 21 September 2019)". breednet.com. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  8. ↑ "2018 Result – Ladbrokes Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (held 22 September 2018)". breednet.com. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  9. ↑ "2017 Result – Keno Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (held 1 October 2017)". breednet.com. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  10. ↑ "2016 Result – Yulong Park Sir Rupert Clarke (held 24 September 2016)". breednet.com. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  11. ↑ "2015 Result – Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (held 26 September 2015)". breednet.com. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  12. ↑ "2014 Result – Sir Rupert Clarke Charity Cup (held 28 September 2014)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  13. ↑ "2013 Result – Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (held 29 September 2013)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  14. ↑ "2012 Result – Clamms-Sir Rupert Clarke Stks (held 30 September 2012)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  15. ↑ "2011 Result – Rupert Clarke Stakes (held 24 September 2011)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  16. ↑ "2010 Result – Patinack Sir Rupert Clarke Stk (held 18 September 2010)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  17. ↑ "2009 Result – Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (held 19 September 2009)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  18. ↑ "2008 Result – Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (held 20 September 2008)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  19. ↑ "2007 Result – Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (held 22 September 2007)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  20. ↑ "2006 Result – Sir Rupert Clarke Stks (held 23 September 2006)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  21. ↑ "2005 Result – Dubai Racing Club Cup (held 17 September 2005)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  22. ↑ "2004 Result – Dubai Racing Club Cup (held 19 September 2004)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
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  36. ↑ "1990 Result – Show Day Cup (held 27 September 1990)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  37. ↑ "1989 Result – Show Day Cup (held 28 September 1989)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
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  40. ↑ "1986 Result – Marlboro Cup (held 25 September 1986)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  41. ↑ "1985 Result – Marlboro Cup (held 26 September 1985)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  42. ↑ "1984 Result – Marlboro Cup (held 27 September 1984)". breednet.com. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
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