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The Ladbrokes Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes, previously named the Invitation Stakes, is a Group 1 feature held at Caulfield Racecourse in late September during the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.

Previously run on the same day as the Group 1 Underwood Stakes (1800m) on the AFL Grand Final weekend, the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes is now the feature race on Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Day, which takes place on the same date as Sydney’s George Main Stakes.

The Sir Rupert Clarke is good lead-up to the Group 1 Toorak Handicap (1600m) held a few weeks later.  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 $500,000 in prize money and is run under quality handicap conditions.

The 2019 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes ran on Saturday September 21, 2019 and was won by the runaway favourite Begood Toya Mother. 

Ladbrokes Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes
Date:	Saturday September 21, 2019
Track:	Caulfield Racecourse
Distance:	1400m
Race Type:	Open Handicap
Status:	Group 1
Prize Money:	$500,000

2019 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Results

• 1st: #14 Begood Toya Mother
• 2nd: #15 Age Of Chivalry
• 3rd: #8 Widgee Turf

The official Ladbrokes Sir Rupert Clarke 2019 Stakes results saw the $3.10 favourite Begood Toya Mother relish the 52kg lightweight, the fairy-tale galloper winning at elite level with a brilliant all-the-way victory.

Read more on the 2019 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes win by the Daniel Bowman-trained Begood Toya Mother.

Place	#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Barrier	Weight	SP
1	14	BEGOOD TOYA MOTHER	Daniel Bowman	Declan Bates	–	3	52kg	$3.10F
2	15	AGE OF CHIVALRY (NZ)	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	Michael Dee	1.25L	1	52kg	$15
3	8	WIDGEE TURF	Patrick Payne	Billy Egan	2.5L	6	56kg	$14
4	11	STREETS OF AVALON	Shane Nichols	Zac Spain	2.8L	4	54.5kg	$31
5	5	SO SI BON	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Jamie Kah	3.2L	7	57kg	$8
6	6	CLIFF’S EDGE	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Jamie Mott	4.45L	10	56.5kg	$26
7	9	DEPRIVE	James Cummings	Ms Rachel King	4.55L	13	54.5kg	$13
8	1	BEST OF DAYS (GB)	James Cummings	Dean Yendall	4.65L	12	58kg	$26
9	4	MADISON COUNTY (NZ)	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	Damian Lane	4.75L	2	57kg	$16
10	12	AMPHITRITE	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Craig Williams	5.75L	8	54kg	$6.50
11	2	BLACK HEART BART	Lindsey Smith	Brad Rawiller	6.75L	5	58kg	$51
12	3	DESPATCH	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Ben Melham	7.5L	9	57kg	$19
13	10	FASTNET TEMPEST (IRE)	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Andrew Mallyon	10.25L	14	54.5kg	$151
14	13	ICONOCLASM	Danny O’Brien	Ms Linda Meech	11.5L	11	53kg	$9
–	7	SPIRIT OF VALOR (USA)	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Ben Allen	–	0	–	–

2019 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Betting

The season’s updated Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes 2019 odds and betting market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be provided below the week of the race.

2019 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.

The official 2019 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.

The Ladbrokes Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes 2019 field attracted a bumper line-up of 15 class gallopers including Begood Toya Mother out to return to winning form and Lindsay Park’s Memsie Stakes runner-up So Si Bon.

Read more on the 2019 Ladbrokes Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Field led by Begood Toya Mother.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Br.	Wgt.	Hcp. Rating
1	3211x5Nx73	BEST OF DAYS (GB)	James Cummings	Dean Yendall	13	58kg	109
2	9x496870x8	BLACK HEART BART	Lindsey Smith	Brad Rawiller	5	58kg	109
3	0x11110x45	DESPATCH	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Ben Melham	9	57kg	107
4	131x13422x	MADISON COUNTY (NZ)	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	Damian Lane	2	57kg	107
5	1292450×12	SO SI BON	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Jamie Kah	7	57kg	107
6	071516×320	CLIFF’S EDGE	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Jamie Mott	10	56.5kg	106
7	863x226x53	SPIRIT OF VALOR (USA)	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Ben Allen	12	56.5kg	106
8	2x321017x5	WIDGEE TURF	Patrick Payne	Billy Egan	6	56kg	105
9	x311x11x12	DEPRIVE	James Cummings	Ms Rachel King	14	54.5kg	102
10	33x09311x8	FASTNET TEMPEST (IRE)	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Andrew Mallyon	15	54.5kg	102
11	1231510×50	STREETS OF AVALON	Shane Nichols	Zac Spain	4	54.5kg	102
12	100x1360x6	AMPHITRITE	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Craig Williams	8	54kg	105
13	880x105x03	ICONOCLASM	Danny O’Brien	Ms Linda Meech	11	53kg	99
14	8x11111x16	BEGOOD TOYA MOTHER	Daniel Bowman	Declan Bates	3	52kg	95
15	4x1122x511	AGE OF CHIVALRY (NZ)	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	Michael Dee	1	52kg	94

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.

Recent Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Winners

Year	Winner	Second	Third	Time
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