This Thursday’s Australia Day race meeting at Caulfield is set to host the race return of Caulfield Cup winner Southern Speed, the classy mare one of favourites to win the 2012 John Dillon Stakes despite it being an unsuitable race for the 2012 Australian Cup-bound…
The CF Orr Stakes is a Group 1 race held at Melbourne’s Caulfield Racecourse in February. This Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival event is a weight-for-age race run over 1400m and is worth $400,000 in prize money.
The ideal lead-up races for the CF Orr Stakes are the Group 3 Rubiton Stakes (1100m) and the Group 2 Carlyon Stakes (1200m).
The date for the 2012 CF Orr Stakes will be Saturday the 11th of February.
| CF Orr Stakes | |
|---|---|
| Date: | February 11, 2012 |
| Racecourse: | Caulfield Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1400m |
| Race Type: | Weight-For-Age |
| Status: | Group 1 |
| Prize Money: | $400,000 |
Two horses have managed to win the CF Orr Stakes three consecutive times, Vo Rogue from 1988 to 1990 and Manikato from 1979 to 1981.
From 1925, when The Night Patrol won the first CF Orr Stakes, until 1992 the event possessed Group 2 status. Between 1925 and 1942, the CF Orr Stakes was a weight-for-age race with penalties however this was then changed to handicap conditions until 1945.
Originally an 8 furlong race (approx. 1600m); the CF Orr Stakes also underwent various location changes. Between 1925 and 1940, the race was held at Williamstown Racecourse. In the 1940s, it was switched between Moonee Valley and Flemington and in 1966 and 1996, it took place at Sandown Racecourse.
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 CF Orr Stakes |
1st | Typhoon Tracy | 1 minute 22.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Heart Of Dreams | ||
| 3rd | Ortensia | ||
| 2010 CF Orr Stakes |
1st | Typhoon Tracy | 1 minute 24.04 seconds |
| 2nd | Heart Of Dreams | ||
| 3rd | Sirmione | ||
| 2009 CF Orr Stakes |
1st | Maldivian | 1 minute 23.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Alamosa | ||
| 3rd | Theseo | ||
| 2008 CF Orr Stakes |
1st | Shinzig | 1 minute 23.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Niconero | ||
| 3rd | Rubiscent | ||
| 2007 CF Orr Stakes |
1st | El Segundo | 1 minute 23.2 seconds |
| 2nd | Marasco | ||
| 3rd | Aqua Damore | ||
| 2006 CF Orr Stakes |
1st | Perfect Promise | 1 minute 22.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Lad Of The Manor | ||
| 3rd | Fields Of Omagh | ||
| 2005 CF Orr Stakes |
1st | Elvstroem | 1 minute 22.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Savabeel | ||
| 3rd | Lad Of The Manor | ||
| 2004 CF Orr Stakes |
1st | Lonhro | 1 minute 21.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Vocabulary | ||
| 3rd | Sound Action | ||
| 2003 CF Orr Stakes |
1st | Yell | 1 minute 22.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Fields Of Omagh | ||
| 3rd | Innovation Girl | ||
| 2002 CF Orr Stakes |
1st | Barkada | 1 minute 24.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Northerly | ||
| 3rd | Cent Home | ||
| 2001 CF Orr Stakes |
1st | Desert Sky | 1 minute 21.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Skoozi Please | ||
| 3rd | Hit The Roof | ||
| 2000 CF Orr Stakes |
1st | Redoutes Choice | 1 minute 24.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Miss Pennymoney | ||
| 3rd | Intergaze | ||
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