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The Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes is a Group 1 feature held at Caulfield Racecourse which has been moved to a late November timeslot at the tail-end of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival as of 2023.

The race has changed dates a number of times and has recently been held in September before being moved ahead of the 2023 edition.

The new-look Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Day card also now features the Group 1 Thousand Guineas (1600m) for three-year-old fillies.

Other key support acts on the card include the Group 3 Blue Sapphire Stakes (1400m), Group 3 Thoroughbred Club Stakes (1200m), and the Group 3 How Now Stakes (1200m).

The Sir Rupert Clarke was previously a good lead-up to the Group 1 Toorak Handicap (1600m), and from 2012 – 2016 all four Toorak Handicap winners had their final lead-up in the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes including Trust In A Gust (2014) who did the double.

The Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes is a 1400m sprint offering $1,000,000 in prize money and is run under quality handicap conditions.

The 2021 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes form was franked with the third place-getter I’m Thunderstruck going on to win the Toorak Handicap and Sydney’s The Golden Eagle (1500m) at his next two starts.

In 2022, before the Sir Rupert was moved, the third-placed Tuvalu franked the form improving to win the Toorak Handicap next start before a second in that year’s Group 1 Champions Mile (1600m) at Flemington over the Melbourne Cup Carnival.

The 2023 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes ran on Saturday November 18, 2023 having been moved to a November time-slot after Victoria’s famous Melbourne Cup Carnival and was won by the Grahame Begg-trained favourite Magic time ($4.80F). 

Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes
Date:	Saturday November 18, 2023
Track:	Caulfield Racecourse
Distance:	1400m
Race Type:	Open Handicap
Status:	Group 1
Prize Money:	$1,000,000

2023 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Results

• 1st: #11 Magic Time ($4.80F)
• 2nd: #2 I Am Me
• 3rd: #3 Strait Acer

Grahame Begg’s in-form Hellbent mare Magic Time ($4.80F) improved on a lead-up third in The Invitation race to overcome a wide gate to post a one-length Group 1 success when saluting for the punters in the 2023 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes results.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	11	MAGIC TIME	Grahame Begg	Michael Dee		13	53.5kg		$4.80F
	2	2	I AM ME	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Blake Shinn	1L	9	56kg		$6.50
	3	3	STRAIT ACER	Edward Cummings	Mark Zahra	1.3L	4	55.5kg		$12
	4	4	BANDERSNATCH	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Jordan Childs	1.4L	3	55kg		$19
	5	5	SKEW WIFF (NZ)	Mark Walker	Craig Williams	1.6L	11	55kg		$26
	6	7	AYRTON (NZ)	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Daniel Moor	3.35L	6	54.5kg		$17
	7	16	WROTE TO ARATAKI (NZ)	Matthew Williams	Dean Yendall	3.45L	12	52.5kg		$21
	8	1	VILANA	James Cummings	Damien Oliver	3.65L	1	57kg		$10
	9	13	CAUSE FOR CONCERN	Shawn Mathrick	Ms Jamie Kah	4.15L	8	53kg		$16
	10	12	MUNHAMEK (GB)	Nick Ryan	Luke Currie	4.9L	15	53.5kg		$20
	11	6	THE INFERNO	Cliff Brown	Jake Noonan	6.65L	7	55kg		$26
	12	14	GENERAL BEAU	Mathew Ellerton	Ms Linda Meech	6.85L	14	53kg		$21
	13	15	CROSSHAVEN	Ben, Will & JD Hayes	Daniel Stackhouse	7.25L	5	52.5kg		$11
	14	8	ZOUTORI	Mathew Ellerton	Beau Mertens	10.5L	2	54.5kg		$101
	15	9	BUFFALO RIVER (USA)	Michael Moroney	Ms Celine Gaudray (a)	12.75L	16	53.5kg		$19
	16	10	CHAIN OF LIGHTNING	Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman	Billy Egan	27.75L	10	53.5kg		$11
		19e	UMGAWA	Leon & Troy Corstens	Liam Riordan		0
		18e	MILITARY EXPERT	Annabel Neasham	Ms Winona Costin		0
		17e	NOT AN OPTION	Michael Moroney	Craig Newitt		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Betting

The season’s updated Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes 2023 odds and betting market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be provided below the week of the race.

Behemoth ($3.80 in 2020) and Magic Time ($4.80 in 2023) are the latest favourites in Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes betting to salute.

There was a notable upset in 2022 with Callsign Mav winning his fourth Group 1 and first on Aussie soil at $15 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes odds.

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2023 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Form

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2023 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes 2023 Tips on the late-spring Group 1 this season.

2023 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Field

The Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes field attracts a quality line-up of middle-distance gallopers each spring that may have had a lead-up run in a race like the Group 1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) at the same track / distance earlier in the season, or the Group 2 Bobbie Lewis Quality (1200m) run down the Flemington straight the week prior.

Bon Hoffa (2007) was the last horse to complete the Bobbie Lewis – Sir Rupert double when the former only held Group 3 status, while Behemoth (2020) became the first Memsie Stakes – Sir Rupert Clarke double winner since 2004.

In 2022 Callsign Mav improved on a lead-up sixth behind The Everest contender Snapdancer in the Memsie Stakes results to win the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes.

The official 2023 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes field of final acceptances is released by Racing Victoria on the Wednesday of race week and will be provided in full below.

2023 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Nominations

Nominations for the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes close the Monday of race week and will be published below once announced.

Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes History

The first recorded win of the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes was in 1951 by Jovial Lad. The event has since then been won two consecutive times by several horses starting with Anonyme in 1961-62. Tauto then won in 1970-71 and Testa Rossa placed first in 1999 and 2000. Formerly known as the Invitation Stakes, the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes has held Group 1 status since 1979 and for a number of years took place on the same Sunday Sydney hosts the NRL Grand Final.

The Sir Rupert Clarke recently moved forward a week earlier as the feature event on its own race card. It has been won by many quality types over the years including the 2018 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes winner Jungle Cat, a raider from the UK who came off a Group 1 Al Quoz Sprint win in Dubai.

In 2023 the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes was moved from September to November.

Recent Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Winners

Year	Winner	Second	Third	Time
2023	Magic Time	I Am Me	Strait Acer	1:22.51
2022	Callsign Mav	I Am Superman	Tuvalu	1:26.88
2021	Sierra Sue	Dice Roll	I’m Thunderstruck	1:23.07
2020	Behemoth	Dollar For Dollar	Pretty Brazen	1:23.84
2019	Begood Toya Mother	Age Of Chivalry	Widgee Turf	1:21.98
2018	Jungle Cat	Dollar For Dollar	Land Of Plenty	1:22.31
2017	Santa Ana Lane	Mr Sneaky	So Si Bon	1:22.28
2016	Bon Aurum	Voodoo Lad	Fast ‘n’ Rocking	1:23.4
2015	Stratum Star	Disposition	Under The Louvre	1:22.0
2014	Trust In A Gust	Dissident	Bull Point	1:23.0
2013	Rebel Dane	Fontelina	Solzhenitsyn	1:23.9
2012	Moment Of Change	We’re Gonna Rock	Solzhenitsyn	1:22.1
2011	Toorak Toff	Pinnacles	Master Of Design	1:21.9
2010	Response	No Evidence Needed	Woorim	1:22.23
2009	Turffontein	Stickpin	Raffaello	1:25.3
2008	Orange County	Bon Hoffa	Turffontein	1:24.3
2007	Bon Hoffa	Niconero	Wonderful World	1:22.5
2006	Rewaaya	Miss Andretti	Undue	1:23.4
2005	Barely A Moment	Super Kid	Sky Cuddle	1:25.7
2004	Regal Roller	Our Egyptian Raine	Alinghi	1:24.2
2003	Exceed & Excel	Reactive	Titanic Jack	1:21.2
2002	Pernod	Bel Espirit	Royal Code	1:22.6
2001	Mr Murphy	Fubu	Umrum	1:23.5
2000	Testa Rossa	Camarena	Porto Roca	1:21.9
1999	Testa Rossa	Nina Haraka	Redoutes Choice	1:22.1
1998	Lord Luskin	Theatre	Haltermann	1:23.3
1997	Cut Up Rough	Tarnpir Lane	Delsole	1:22.9
1996	Encosta De Lago	Scenic Royale	Lochrae	1:24.2
1995	Our Maizcay	Cut Up Rough	You Remember	1:22.3
1994	Poetic King	Lets Cut Loose	Subastral	1:23.2
1993	Black Rouge	Lets Hurry	Primacy	1:23.3
1992	Mannerism	Black Rouge	Vows	1:26.2
1991	St Jude	Our Dawn Star	Cole Diesel	1:27.4
1990	Submariner	Plush Embassy	Crimson Medal	1:23.6