Rubiton Stakes
Horse race
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The Rubiton Stakes is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race held under set weights with penalties conditions, for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1100 metres at Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in February.[1]
| Class | Group 2 |
|---|---|
| Location | Caulfield Racecourse, Sandown Racecourse |
| Inaugurated | 1989 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Here For The Horses (2026) |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1100 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three years old and older Maidens ineligible |
| Weight | Set weights with penalties |
| Purse | A$300,000 (2026) |
History
The race is named after the outstanding sire and 1987 Cox Plate winner Rubiton.
Grade
- 1989–1991 - Listed race
- 1992–2012 - Group 3 race
- 2013 onwards - Group 2
Distance
- 1989–1996 – 1000 metres
- 1997–2005 – 1100 metres
- 2006 – 1000 metres
- 2007 onwards - 1100 metres
Venue
- 1989–1993 - Sandown Racecourse
- 1994–1995 - Caulfield Racecourse
- 1996 - Sandown Racecourse
- 1997–2005 - Caulfield Racecourse
- 2006 - Sandown Racecourse
- 2007–2022 - Caulfield Racecourse
- 2023 Sandown Racecourse
- 2024 onwards - Caulfield Racecourse
Conditions
- 1989–2009 - Weight for Age
- 2010 - set weights with penalties
Winners
The following are past winners of the race.[2]
- 2026 - Oak Hill
- 2025 - Rey Magnerio
- 2024 - Kallos
- 2023 - Lofty Strike
- 2022 - Marine One[3]
- 2021 - Prophet's Thumb[4]
- 2020 - Anaheed[5]
- 2019 - Nature Strip[6]
- 2018 - Super Cash[7]
- 2017 - Super Cash[8]
- 2016 - Heatherly[9]
- 2015 - Chautauqua[10]
- 2014 - Lankan Rupee[11]
- 2013 - Adebisi[12]
- 2012 - Eagle Falls[13]
- 2011 - Catapulted[14]
- 2010 - Here De Angels[15]
- 2009 - Mind Your Head[16]
- 2008 - Here De Angels[17]
- 2007 - Dance The Waves[18]
- 2006 - Bomber Bill[19]
- 2005 - Super Elegant[20]
- 2004 - Super Elegant[21]
- 2003 - Super Elegant[22]
- 2002 - Intelligent Star[23]
- 2001 - †Appoint / Cullen[24]
- 2000 - Miss Pennymoney[25]
- 1999 - Flavour[26]
- 1998 - Al Mansour[27]
- 1997 - Spartacus[28]
- 1996 - Stalk[29]
- 1995 - Schillaci[30]
- 1994 - Alannon[31]
- 1993 - Schillaci[32]
- 1992 - Mavournae[33]
- 1991 - Redelva
- 1990 - Kingston Heritage
- 1989 - Zeditave
† Dead heat
