2020 Darwin Cup Results: Ihtsahymn Goes Back-to-Back
News | Race Results | Winter Racing |Veteran 10-year-old Ihtsahymn entered the...
The Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes is a Group 1 handicap held at Caulfield in late September over the spring carnival.
The 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 2020 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes ran on Saturday September 19, 2020 and was won by the top-weighted favourite Behemoth.
Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes | |
---|---|
Date: | Saturday September 19, 2020 |
Track: | Caulfield Racecourse |
Distance: | 1400m |
Race Type: | Open Handicap |
Status: | Group 1 |
Prize Money: | $500,000 |
David Jolly’s last-start Memsie Stakes winner Behemoth ($3.80F) was heavily backed on race day and saluted for the punters bursting through late to produce a brilliant turn of foot under the 60kg topweight in the 2020 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes results.
Click here to read more on the impressive late win in the 2020 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes by Behemoth.
Colour | Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() |
1 | 1 | BEHEMOTH | David Jolly | Craig Williams | 5 | 60kg | $3.80F | ||
![]() |
2 | 6 | DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | Luke Nolen | 1L | 7 | 56.5kg | $26 | |
![]() |
3 | 13 | PRETTY BRAZEN | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | Luke Currie | 1.1L | 10 | 54.5kg | $10 | |
![]() |
4 | 10 | ACHERNAR STAR | Lindsey Smith | Jamie Mott | 1.4L | 1 | 55.5kg | $51 | |
![]() |
5 | 9 | REYKJAVIK | Lindsey Smith | Dean Yendall | 1.6L | 11 | 56kg | $41 | |
![]() |
6 | 15 | TAGALOA | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | Michael Walker | 1.8L | 12 | 54kg | $11 | |
![]() |
7 | 16 | BANQUO | Danny O’Brien | Jye McNeil | 1.9L | 6 | 54kg | $7 | |
![]() |
7 | 7 | MADAM ROUGE | Chris Waller | Ben Melham | 1.9L | 16 | 56kg | $21 | |
![]() |
9 | 8 | MANDELA EFFECT | Scott Brunton | Craig Newitt | 2.4L | 2 | 56kg | $51 | |
![]() |
10 | 11 | AGE OF CHIVALRY (NZ) | Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra | Damian Lane | 2.5L | 13 | 55.5kg | $10 | |
![]() |
11 | 4 | CASCADIAN (GB) | James Cummings | Damien Oliver | 2.8L | 8 | 58kg | $8.50 | |
![]() |
12 | 5 | SUPERSTORM | Grant & Alana Williams | William Pike | 3.2L | 15 | 57kg | $11 | |
![]() |
13 | 3 | BEGOOD TOYA MOTHER | Daniel Bowman | Declan Bates | 3.4L | 4 | 58kg | $26 | |
![]() |
14 | 17e | HARLECH (NZ) | Michael Moroney | Michael Dee | 3.5L | 9 | 54kg | $26 | |
![]() |
15 | 2 | STREETS OF AVALON | Shane Nichols | Daniel Stackhouse | 6.25L | 14 | 58.5kg | $41 | |
![]() |
16 | 12 | DEBT AGENT (NZ) | Jim Conlan | Billy Egan | 21.25L | 3 | 54.5kg | $101 | |
![]() |
19e | GOLD FIELDS | Logan McGill | 0 | ||||||
![]() |
20e | RUNSON | Leon & Troy Corstens | 0 | ||||||
![]() |
14 | ROHERYN | James Cummings | John Allen | 0 | |||||
![]() |
18e | I AM SUPERMAN (IRE) | Peter & Paul Snowden | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The season’s updated Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes 2020 odds and betting market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be provided below the week of the race.
Behemoth ($3.80 in 2020) was the last favourite in Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes betting to salute.
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.
The official 2020 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.
Impressive last-start Memsie Stakes winner Behemoth heads a capacity 2020 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes field of 16 starters plus four emergencies and retains top spot in betting despite carrying the 60kg topweight.
Click here to read more on the top hopes in the 2020 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes field and betting markets.
Update: #14 Roheryn (14) has been scratched with the first emergency Harlech (9) gaining a start.
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2020 SIR RUPERT CLARKE STAKES DAY SCRATCHINGS & TRACK REPORT
No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4184x14x11 | BEHEMOTH | David Jolly | Craig Williams | 5 | 60kg | 110 | |
2 | x3210x2705 | STREETS OF AVALON | Shane Nichols | Daniel Stackhouse | 17 | 58.5kg | 107 | |
3 | 161x777x46 | BEGOOD TOYA MOTHER | Daniel Bowman | Declan Bates | 4 | 58kg | 106 | |
4 | 3x25319x44 | CASCADIAN (GB) | James Cummings | Damien Oliver | 8 | 58kg | 106 | |
5 | 2154x122x9 | SUPERSTORM | Grant & Alana Williams | William Pike | 18 | 57kg | 104 | |
6 | 55x2308x85 | DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | Luke Nolen | 7 | 56.5kg | 103 | |
7 | 011x9702x6 | MADAM ROUGE | Chris Waller | Ben Melham | 20 | 56kg | 106 | |
8 | 45212111×5 | MANDELA EFFECT | Scott Brunton | Craig Newitt | 2 | 56kg | 102 | |
9 | 10×3815674 | REYKJAVIK | Lindsey Smith | Dean Yendall | 11 | 56kg | 102 | |
10 | 440x0223x8 | ACHERNAR STAR | Lindsey Smith | Jamie Mott | 1 | 55.5kg | 101 | |
11 | 1123x63x23 | AGE OF CHIVALRY (NZ) | Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra | Damian Lane | 13 | 55.5kg | 101 | |
12 | x870x4905x | DEBT AGENT (NZ) | Jim Conlan | Billy Egan | 3 | 54.5kg | 99 | |
13 | 1151x22x71 | PRETTY BRAZEN | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | Luke Currie | 10 | 54.5kg | 103 | |
14 | 8x1275x121 | ROHERYN | James Cummings | John Allen | 14 | 54.5kg | 99 | |
15 | 31x4124x3 | TAGALOA | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | Michael Walker | 12 | 54kg | 102 | |
16 | 114x325x72 | BANQUO | Danny O’Brien | Jye McNeil | 6 | 54kg | 98 | |
17e | 3x1212224x | HARLECH (NZ) | Michael Moroney | Michael Dee | 9 | 54kg | 98 | |
18e | 13x0x470x1 | I AM SUPERMAN (IRE) | Peter & Paul Snowden | 15 | 54kg | 98 | ||
19e | 83x45050x6 | GOLD FIELDS | Logan McGill | 19 | 54kg | 97 | ||
20e | 80x82120x3 | RUNSON | Leon & Troy Corstens | 16 | 54kg | 97 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Nominations for the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes close the Monday of race week and will be published below once announced.
The 2020 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes nominations feature 24 hopefuls including the in-form Perth galloper Showmanship coming off six straight wins, his All-Star Mile second placed stablemate Superstorm and the reigning champion Begood Toya Mother.
Click here to read more on the key Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes 2020 nominations.
Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 440x0223x8 | ACHERNAR STAR | G | 6 | Lindsey Smith | 101 |
2 | 1123x63x23 | AGE OF CHIVALRY (NZ) | G | 5 | Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra | 101 |
3 | 114x325x72 | BANQUO | H | 4 | Danny O’Brien | 98 |
4 | 161x777x46 | BEGOOD TOYA MOTHER | G | 6 | Daniel Bowman | 106 |
5 | 4184x14x11 | BEHEMOTH | G | 5 | David Jolly | 110 |
6 | x111x0x11x | BUFFALO RIVER (USA) | G | 5 | Michael Moroney | 95 |
7 | 3x25319x44 | CASCADIAN (GB) | G | 6 | James Cummings | 106 |
8 | x870x4905x | DEBT AGENT (NZ) | G | 8 | Jim Conlan | 99 |
9 | 55x2308x85 | DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR | G | 8 | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | 103 |
10 | 83x45050x6 | GOLD FIELDS | G | 8 | Logan McGill | 97 |
11 | 3x1212224x | HARLECH (NZ) | H | 4 | Michael Moroney | 98 |
12 | 13x0x470x1 | I AM SUPERMAN (IRE) | H | 5 | Peter & Paul Snowden | 98 |
13 | 3131037×31 | JUNIPAL | G | 5 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 94 |
14 | 011x9702x6 | MADAM ROUGE | M | 5 | Chris Waller | 106 |
15 | 45212111×5 | MANDELA EFFECT | G | 6 | Scott Brunton | 102 |
16 | 1151x22x71 | PRETTY BRAZEN | M | 4 | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | 103 |
17 | 10×3815674 | REYKJAVIK | H | 6 | Lindsey Smith | 102 |
18 | 8x1275x121 | ROHERYN | G | 5 | James Cummings | 99 |
19 | 80x82120x3 | RUNSON | G | 8 | Leon & Troy Corstens | 97 |
20 | 14×111111 | SHOWMANSHIP (NZ) | G | 5 | Grant & Alana Williams | 99 |
21 | x3210x2705 | STREETS OF AVALON | G | 6 | Shane Nichols | 107 |
22 | 2154x122x9 | SUPERSTORM | G | 4 | Grant & Alana Williams | 104 |
23 | 31x4124x3 | TAGALOA | C | 3 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 102 |
24 | x930751721 | TRAVIMYFRIEND (NZ) | G | 8 | Rachael Frost | 97 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
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.
Year | Winner | Second | Third | Time |
---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | Behmoth | 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 |