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The Rubiton Stakes (1100m) is a Group 2 race held at Melbourne’s Caulfield Racecourse in early – mid February each year.

Open to all horses of all ages, the Rubiton Stakes is raced under Set Weights plus Penalties conditions and offers $200,000 in total prize money.

Run on the first Group 1 race meeting of the Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival – Ladbrokes CF Orr Stakes Day – the Rubiton Stakes shares the card with a host of other Group status races:

• Group 1 CF Orr Stakes (1400m)
• Group 2 Autumn Stakes (1400m)
• Group 3 TS Carlyon Cup (1600m)
• Group 3 Blue Diamond Prelude (C&G) (1100m)
• Group 2 Blue Diamond Prelude (F) (1100m)
• Group 3 Geoffrey Belmaine Stakes (1200m)
• Group 3 Kevin Hayes Stakes (1200m)

Held during February, the Rubiton Stakes is an important race for punters and helps to gauge form for later races including the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate (1100m) run over the same track / distance a fortnight later on Blue Diamond Stakes Day. The Rubiton Stakes – Oakleigh Plate double was recently achieved by Lankan Rupee (2014).

The Rubiton Stakes 2018 ran on Saturday February 10, 2018 and saw class mare Super Cash win back-to-back editions of the early autumn sprint.

2018 Rubiton Stakes
Date:	Saturday February 10, 2018
Track:	Caulfield Racecourse
Distance:	1100m
Race Type:	SW+P
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$200,000

2018 Rubiton Stakes Results

• 1st: #2 Super Cash
• 2nd: #3 Flamberge
• 3rd: #6 Merchant Navy

See below for the official Rubiton Stakes 2018 Results & Finishing Order, following the link to read more on the impressive late win by the defending champion Super Cash ($4.60) who just nudged out three-time Group 1 winning veteran Flamberge ($14), while the returning Coolmore Stud Stakes winning colt Merchant Navy ($3.90) ran the ideal Newmarket Handicap lead-up finishing third as the narrowly beaten favourite.

Place	#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Br.	Weight	SP
1	2	SUPER CASH	Andrew Noblet	Craig Williams	–	2	56.5kg	$4.60
2	3	FLAMBERGE	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	Damian Lane	0.1L	3	56kg	$14
3	6	MERCHANT NAVY	Aaron Purcell	Mark Zahra	0.4L	6	55.5kg	$3.90F
4	1	RICH CHARM	Udyta Clarke	Patrick Moloney	1.4L	1	57.5kg	$11
5	4	HELLBENT	Darren Weir	Ben Allen (a)	1.6L	4	56kg	$14
6	5	CANNYESCENT	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Damien Oliver	2.35L	5	56kg	$31
7	8	ARDROSSAN	Mick Price	Michael Dee	2.65L	8	53kg	$4.40
8	7	PREZADO	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	Chris Symons	5.15L	7	53kg	$6

2018 Rubiton Stakes Betting

The latest Rubiton Stakes 2018 betting odds will be provided below the week of the race so stay tuned.

2018 Rubiton Stakes Field

The 2018 Rubiton Stakes field and barriers are set for release on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below.

The official Rubiton Stakes 2018 Final Field drew only eight hopefuls with Group 1 winning three-year-old Merchant Navy the favourite to win first-up. Dangers include Darren Weir’s smart entire Hellbent who has outstanding form fresh (6:3-0-1) and Andrew Noblet’s smart mare Super Cash looking to return to form at her pet track.

Read more on the Merchant Navy-led 2018 Rubition Stakes Field & Betting Markets.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp. Rating
1	34111x411x	RICH CHARM	Udyta Clarke	Patrick Moloney	1	57.5kg	103
2	3x180x188x	SUPER CASH	Andrew Noblet	Craig Williams	2	56.5kg	107
3	x98x4408x4	FLAMBERGE	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	Damian Lane	3	56kg	110
4	34423x654x	HELLBENT	Darren Weir	Ben Allen (a)	4	56kg	105
5	516111250x	CANNYESCENT	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Damien Oliver	5	56kg	96
6	111x101x	MERCHANT NAVY	Aaron Purcell	Mark Zahra	6	55.5kg	108
7	24x21x2	PREZADO	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	Chris Symons	7	53kg	78
8	11x	ARDROSSAN	Mick Price	Michael Dee	8	53kg	71

Rubiton Stakes Nominations

The 2018 Rubiton Stakes nominations close at 12:00pm (local) on February 5, 2018 and will be published below.

The official Rubition Stakes 2018 Nominations attracted just a dozen sprinters with Racing Victoria extending early entries until 10:00am (AEDT) on 06/02/2018. Of the original nominees the standouts include returning Coolmore Stud Stakes winner Merchant Navy, the undefeated Mick Price-trained Ardrossan and class filly Booker.

Rubiton Stakes History

The Rubiton Stakes was first held in 1989 as a listed event. In 1992 it was upgraded to Group 3, and remained at that level until 2013 when it was first ran as a Group 2 race. The race distance has changed somewhat over the years, with the initial distance of 1000m first changed to 1100m in 1997. In 2006 the race returned to 1000m for a year, but has remained at 1100m since 2007. Prior to 2010, the race was run under weight for age conditions.

A number of renowned horses have seen success in the Rubiton Stakes. Notable Rubiton Stakes winners include Redelva (1991), Schillaci (1993, 1995), Super Elegant (2003, 2004, 2005) and Lankan Rupee (2014). In 2017 Super Cash won the Rubiton Stakes and returned to successfully defend her title in 2018.

Below you can find Rubiton Stakes results since 2000.

Rubiton Stakes Results

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2019 Rubiton Stakes	1st	TBD	TBD
	2nd	TBD
	3rd	TBD
2018 Rubiton Stakes	1st	Super Cash	1 minute 04.54 seconds
	2nd	Flamberge
	3rd	Merchant Navy
2017 Rubiton Stakes	1st	Super Cash	1 minute 02.57 seconds
	2nd	I Am A Star
	3rd	Chautauqua
2016 Rubiton Stakes	1st	Heatherly	1 minute 2.2 seconds
	2nd	Politeness
	3rd	Just A Bullet
2015 Rubiton Stakes	1st	Chautauqua	1 minute 2.3 seconds
	2nd	Flamberge
	3rd	Atmospherical
2014 Rubiton Stakes	1st	Lankan Rupee	1 minute 02.5 seconds
	2nd	Iconic
	3rd	First Command
2013 Rubiton Stakes	1st	Adebisi	1 minute 03.4 seconds
	2nd	Rescue Mission
	3rd	Big Buddie
2012 Rubiton Stakes	1st	Eagle Falls	1 minute 03.8 seconds
	2nd	First Command
	3rd	Hot Spin
2011 Rubiton Stakes	1st	Catapulted	1 minute 02.2 seconds
	2nd	Avenue
	3rd	Solar Charged
2010 Rubiton Stakes	1st	Here De Angels	1 minute 01.7 seconds
	2nd	Lucky Secret
	3rd	Rostova
2009 Rubiton Stakes	1st	Mind Your Head	1 minute 03.4 seconds
	2nd	(DH) Happy Glen
	2nd	(DH) Desuetude
2008 Rubiton Stakes	1st	Here De Angels	1 minute 03.8 seconds
	2nd	Let Go Thommo
	3rd	Raid The Royals
2007 Rubiton Stakes	1st	Dance The Waves	1 minute 02.9 seconds
	2nd	Barabba Road
	3rd	Message Bank
2006 Rubiton Stakes	1st	Bomber Bill	0 minute 56.6 seconds
	2nd	Whats The Mail
	3rd	Live In Vain
2005 Rubiton Stakes	1st	Super Elegant	1 minute 02.3 seconds
	2nd	Truly Wicked
	3rd	Sensational Spot
2004 Rubiton Stakes	1st	Super Elegant	1 minute 02.3 seconds
	2nd	Ruben
	3rd	Step Ahead
2003 Rubiton Stakes	1st	Super Elegant	1 minute 02.9 seconds
	2nd	Azevedo
	3rd	Sir Chuckle
2002 Rubiton Stakes	1st	Intelligent Star	1 minute 01.9 seconds
	2nd	Bomber Bill
	3rd	Sudurka
2001 Rubiton Stakes	1st	Appoint	1 minute 02.4 seconds
	2nd	Bomber Bill
	3rd	Cullen
2000 Rubiton Stakes	1st	Miss Pennymoney	1 minute 02.4 seconds
	2nd	St Chrisoph
	3rd	Paint