2023 PB Lawrence Stakes Results: Cox Plate Hope Mr Brightside Salutes First-Up
Betting | Horse Racing Today | News | Race Results | Spring Racing | Winter Racing |The Ben, Will & JD Hayes-trained Cox...
The Herbert Power Stakes is a Group 2 race contested over 2400m on Caulfield Guineas Day that offers a Caulfield Cup ballot exemption to the winner.
2023 Herbert Power Stakes Results
- 1st: #4 Military Mission
- 2nd: #9 United Nations
- 3rd: #10 Ferago
Herbert Power Stakes News
- Caulfield Cup Considered for 2021 Herbert Power Stakes Winner Delphi
- 2021 Caulfield Guineas Day: Caulfield Scratchings & Track Report
- 2020 Caulfield Guineas Day: Melbourne Race Scratchings & Track Report
- Herbert Power Winner The Chosen One Earns Caulfield Cup Shot
- 2019 Ladbrokes Caulfield Guineas Day: Scratchings & Track Report
The Herbert Power Stakes is a Group 2, 2400m, quality handicap race for horses aged three years and over run in mid-October on Caulfield Guineas Day.
Held at Caulfield Racecourse during the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival, the Herbert Power Stakes is a highly regarded lead up race to both the Caulfield Cup back at the track / distance the following weekend and Melbourne Cup over the two miles at Flemington on the first Tuesday of November.
The Herbert Power Stakes winner is exempt from Caulfield Cup ballot, and the double was last completed by Master O’Reilly in 2007. Despite being considered a key Melbourne Cup lead-up, no Herbert Power Stakes winner has gone on to win the two-mile classic in the same year since Rogan Josh in 1999.
The mile and a half event offers $300,000 in total prize money and is a key support act on Caulfield Guineas Day at Caulfield Racecourse in Melbourne.
The Herbert Power Stakes shares a race program a host of other Group races including the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m), Group 1 Caulfield Stakes (2000m) which is currently run as the Neds Might And Power, Group 1 Toorak Handicap (1600m), and the Group 2 Schillaci Stakes (1100m).
In 2023 the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Military Mission became the first horse since Unsolved (1995) to come via a run in Sydney’s Group 1 The Metropolitan (2400m) improving on a fourth to stablemate Just Fine to win the Herbert Power Stakes.
The 2023 Herbert Power Stakes ran on Saturday October 14, 2023 and was won in style by the Melbourne Cup-bound Military Mission ($8) for Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott.
| Herbert Power Stakes | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Saturday October 14, 2023 |
| Track: | Caulfield Racecourse |
| Distance: | 2400m |
| Race Type: | Open Handicap |
| Status: | Group 2 |
| Prize Money: | $300,000 |
2023 Herbert Power Stakes Results
- 1st: #4 Military Mission ($8)
- 2nd: #9 United Nations
- 3rd: #10 Ferago
Newcastle Gold Cup winner Military Mission ($8) from the Waterhouse/Bott stable franked the Sydney form when improving on a last start fourth to stablemate Just Fine in the Group 1 The Metropolitan to take out the 2023 Herbert Power Stakes with a terrific ride from Joao Moreira ahead of the Melbourne Cup on the first Tuesday of November.
Click here to read more on the impressive Herbert Power win by Melbourne Cup-bound Military Mission.
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | MILITARY MISSION (IRE) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Joao Moreira | 9 | 57kg | $8 | |||
| 2 | 9 | UNITED NATIONS (IRE) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Dean Yendall | 0.75L | 5 | 53kg | $6 | ||
| 3 | 10 | FERAGO | Patrick F Ryan Jnr | Harry Grace | 1.75L | 2 | 53kg | $61 | ||
| 4 | 1 | DAQIANSWEET JUNIOR (NZ) | Phillip Stokes | Blake Shinn | 2.15L | 4 | 58kg | $9 | ||
| 5 | 8 | CARINI (FR) | Danny O’Brien | Michael Dee | 3.65L | 1 | 53kg | $2.40F | ||
| 6 | 5 | MOUNT POPA (IRE) | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Damien Oliver | 3.75L | 7 | 56.5kg | $31 | ||
| 7 | 7 | BRAYDEN STAR (GB) | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | Daniel Moor | 3.85L | 6 | 53kg | $3.90 | ||
| 8 | 6 | REBEL RACER | Amy & Ash Yargi | Craig Newitt | 5.35L | 3 | 53.5kg | $41 | ||
| 9 | 2 | REGAL POWER | John Leek (Jnr) | Arron Lynch | 6.35L | 8 | 58kg | $21 | ||
| 3 | KALAPOUR (IRE) | Kris Lees | Tim Clark | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2023 Herbert Power Stakes Betting Odds
The latest Herbert Power Stakes 2023 odds and betting markets will be listed below complete with links to Ladbrokes.com.au for you to lock in your Herbert Power Stakes tips in at the right price this spring as soon as announced.
Delphi ($1.95 in 2021) and Saracen Knight ($4.20 in 2022) are the latest favourites in Herbert Power Stakes betting to win.
CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST 2023 HERBERT POWER STAKES ODDS (Final Field)
2023 Herbert Power Stakes Form
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2023 HERBERT POWER STAKES FORM GUIDE
2023 Herbert Power Stakes Tips
Stay tuned for our exclusive Herbert Power Stakes 2023 Tips on the Caulfield Cup lead-up this spring.
- To Win: #4 Military Mission ($8 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Proven stayer that gets the ‘Magic Man’ touch here with Joao Moreira in the saddle. The in-form grey from the Waterhouse/Bott stable won over the 2400m two back in the Group 3 Newcastle Gold Cup before finishing fourth at 20/1 behind his classy Melbourne Cup-bound stablemate Just Fine in the Group 1 The Metropolitan (2400m) in Sydney on Epsom Day. Right distance, carries 57kg from a wide alley, but is going good enough with some good interstate form lines to suggest an upset.
2023 Herbert Power Stakes Field
The Herbert Power Stakes field attracts a quality line-up of spring sprinters each season, many looking for the ballot exemption into the following weekend’s Caulfield Cup field. Good lead-up races into the Herbert Power Stakes field include the Listed JRA Trophy (2500m) at Flemington in mid-September and even the Group 1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m) just seven days earlier.
Each year the Herbert Power Stakes field attracts a field of genuine stayers heading towards the Spring Cup races, many of the runners having previous experience in Group 1 company and over the mile and a half distance.
The Herbert Power Stakes field 2023 and barriers are set for release on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below once announced by Racing Victoria.
The 2023 Herbert Power Stakes final field features a quality line-up of Caulfield Cup hopefuls led in betting by the French-bred Carini with the Danny O’Brien-trained a last start Flemington winner third-up down under and drawn the rails.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0706x0x007 | DAQIANSWEET JUNIOR (NZ) | Phillip Stokes | Blake Shinn | 5 | 58kg | 102 | ||
| 2 | 46x70x0502 | REGAL POWER | John Leek (Jnr) | Arron Lynch | 9 | 58kg | 102 | ||
| 3 | 21213x3L73 | KALAPOUR (IRE) | Kris Lees | Tim Clark | 2 | 57kg | 100 | ||
| 4 | 5319×92014 | MILITARY MISSION (IRE) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Joao Moreira | 10 | 57kg | 100 | ||
| 5 | x9x0050x80 | MOUNT POPA (IRE) | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Damien Oliver | 8 | 56.5kg | 99 | ||
| 6 | 322110×803 | REBEL RACER | Amy & Ash Yargi | Craig Newitt | 4 | 53.5kg | 93 | ||
| 7 | 13×2122131 | BRAYDEN STAR (GB) | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | Daniel Moor | 7 | 53kg | 92 | ||
| 8 | 31115x2x31 | CARINI (FR) | Danny O’Brien | Michael Dee | 1 | 53kg | 92 | ||
| 9 | 17x41x9523 | UNITED NATIONS (IRE) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Dean Yendall | 6 | 53kg | 85 | ||
| 10 | 31×2313671 | FERAGO | Patrick F Ryan Jnr | Harry Grace | 3 | 53kg | 80 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2023 Herbert Power Stakes Nominations
Nominations for the Herbert Power Stakes in 2023 close the Monday leading-up to the Spring Cups’ lead-up and will be published below once announced.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Ballot | Weight | True Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 01x22460x0 | VOW AND DECLARE | G | 8 | Danny O’Brien | 1 | 59kg | 59kg | 106 | |
| 2 | 0706x0x007 | DAQIANSWEET JUNIOR (NZ) | G | 6 | Phillip Stokes | 2 | 57kg | 57kg | 102 | |
| 3 | 226x50x496 | CLEVELAND (IRE) | H | 6 | Kris Lees | 3 | 57kg | 57kg | 102 | |
| 4 | 46x70x0502 | REGAL POWER | G | 8 | John Leek (Jnr) | 4 | 57kg | 57kg | 102 | |
| 5 | 5319×92014 | MILITARY MISSION (IRE) | G | 6 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 5 | 56kg | 56kg | 100 | |
| 6 | 21213x3L73 | KALAPOUR (IRE) | G | 7 | Kris Lees | 6 | 56kg | 56kg | 100 | |
| 7 | x9x0050x80 | MOUNT POPA (IRE) | G | 9 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 7 | 55.5kg | 55.5kg | 99 | |
| 8 | 415931×173 | DENY KNOWLEDGE (IRE) | M | 6 | Michael Kent | 8 | 53kg | 52.5kg | 97 | |
| 9 | 322110×803 | REBEL RACER | G | 7 | Amy & Ash Yargi | 9 | 53kg | 52.5kg | 93 | |
| 10 | 13×2122131 | BRAYDEN STAR (GB) | H | 5 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 10 | 53kg | 52kg | 92 | |
| 11 | 31115x2x31 | CARINI (FR) | G | 5 | Danny O’Brien | 11 | 53kg | 52kg | 92 | |
| 12 | x11x716160 | SHAIYHAR (IRE) | G | 5 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 12 | 53kg | 49.5kg | 87 | |
| 13 | 17x41x9523 | UNITED NATIONS (IRE) | H | 5 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 13 | 53kg | 48.5kg | 85 | |
| 14 | 312x18x740 | MR WATERVILLE (IRE) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 14 | 53kg | 48kg | 84 | |
| 15 | 31×2313671 | FERAGO | G | 7 | Patrick F Ryan Jnr | 15 | 53kg | 46kg | 80 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Herbert Power Stakes History
Since its inauguration in 1898 when Cocos won, the race has been known by several different names including the Eclipse Stakes, Herbert Power Handicap, Quick-Eze Stakes, Perrier Mineral Water Stakes, Perrier Stakes and the Herbert Power Stakes.
First an 8 furlong race, the distance increased to 11 furlongs and 12 furlongs before it became a 2400m event.
Six horses have completed the Herbert Power Stakes – Melbourne Cup double in the same year:
- Rogan Josh (1999), Arwon (1978), Van Der Hum (1976), Gala Supreme (1973), Sirius (1944), and Poseidon (1906).
The Herbert Power Stakes – Caulfield Cup double has been achieved seven times in the same season by six horses:
- Master O’Reilly (2007), Beer Street (1970), Rising Fast (1955), My Hero (1953), Poseidon two times (1906 and 1907), and Marvel Loch (1905).
Recent Herbert Power Stakes Winners
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Herbert Power Stakes |
1st | Military Mission | 2 minutes 32.56 seconds |
| 2nd | United Nations | ||
| 3rd | Ferago | ||
| 2022 Herbert Power Stakes |
1st | Saracen Knight | 2 minutes 32.25 seconds |
| 2nd | Makram | ||
| 3rd | Desert Icon | ||
| 2021 Herbert Power Stakes |
1st | Delphi | 2 minutes 27.75 seconds |
| 2nd | The Chosen One | ||
| 3rd | Hasta La War | ||
| 2020 Herbert Power Stakes |
1st | Chapada | 2 minutes 30.57 seconds |
| 2nd | Zebrowski | ||
| 3rd | Platinum Invador | ||
| 2019 Herbert Power Stakes |
1st | The Chosen One | 2 minutes 27.52 seconds |
| 2nd | Prince Of Arran | ||
| 3rd | Sully | ||
| 2018 Herbert Power Stakes |
1st | Yucatan | 2 minutes 26.47 seconds |
| 2nd | Brimham Rocks | ||
| 3rd | Prince Of Arran | ||
| 2017 Herbert Power Stakes |
1st | Lord Fandango | 2 minutes 27.67 seconds |
| 2nd | Wall Of Fire | ||
| 3rd | Gallic Chieftain | ||
| 2016 Herbert Power Stakes |
1st | Assign | 2 minutes 29.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Big Memory | ||
| 3rd | Pemberley | ||
| 2015 Herbert Power Stakes |
1st | Amralah | 2 minutes 27.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Excess Knowledge | ||
| 3rd | Bohemian Lily | ||
| 2014 Herbert Power Stakes |
1st | Big Memory | 2 minutes 26.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Signoff | ||
| 3rd | Let’s Make Adeal | ||
| 2013 Herbert Power Stakes |
1st | Sea Moon | 2 minutes 29.98 seconds |
| 2nd | Oasis Bloom | ||
| 3rd | Simenon | ||
| 2012 Herbert Power Stakes |
1st | Shahwardi | 2 minutes 28.82 seconds |
| 2nd | Excluded | ||
| 3rd | Exceptionally | ||
| 2011 Herbert Power Stakes |
1st | Shewan | 2 minutes 30.75 seconds |
| 2nd | Tanby | ||
| 3rd | Moyenne Corniche | ||
| 2010 Herbert Power Stakes |
1st | Linton | 2 minutes 29.43 seconds |
| 2nd | Cedarberg | ||
| 3rd | Precedence | ||
| 2009 Herbert Power Stakes |
1st | Alcopop | 2 minutes 27.23 seconds |
| 2nd | Shocking | ||
| 3rd | Hissing Sid | ||
| 2008 Herbert Power Stakes |
1st | Dolphin Jo | 2 minutes 30.2 seconds |
| 2nd | The Wolverine | ||
| 3rd | Cefalu | ||
| 2007 Herbert Power Stakes |
1st | Master O’Reilly | 2 minutes 30 seconds |
| 2nd | Zavite | ||
| 3rd | Reggie | ||
| 2006 Herbert Power Stakes |
1st | Growl | 2 minutes 29.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Dracs Back | ||
| 3rd | Siamun | ||
| 2005 Herbert Power Stakes |
1st | Leica Falcon | 2 minutes 29.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Sarrera | ||
| 3rd | Hugs Dancer | ||
| 2004 Herbert Power Stakes |
1st | Rizon | 2 minutes 31.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Grey Song | ||
| 3rd | Zazzman | ||
| 2003 Herbert Power Stakes |
1st | Yakama | 2 minutes 30.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Physique | ||
| 3rd | Vicksburg | ||
| 2002 Herbert Power Stakes |
1st | The Secondmortgage | 2 minutes 29.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Requiem | ||
| 3rd | Thong Classic | ||
| 2001 Herbert Power Stakes |
1st | Freemason | 2 minutes 30.7 seconds |
| 2nd | The Secondmortgage | ||
| 3rd | Rain Gauge | ||
| 2000 Herbert Power Stakes |
1st | Majestic Avenue | 2 minutes 31.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Bulkhead | ||
| 3rd | Bohemiath | ||
