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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.

*In 2023 the 2023 Rubiton Stakes and C.F. Orr Stakes Day card ran at Ladbrokes Park Hillside, Sandown. 

Open to all horses of all ages, the Rubiton Stakes is raced under Set Weights plus Penalties conditions and offers $300,000 in total prize money.

Run on the first Group 1 race meeting of the Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival – 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 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). Rubiton Stakes performers may also head to Sydney and contest Rosehill’s short-distance feature, the Group 1 The Galaxy (1100m) with Nature Strip (2019) the latest to do the Rubiton Stakes – The Galaxy double.

The 2022 Rubiton Stakes form was franked with the runner-up Oxley Road running third next-up in that year’s Oakleigh Plate results.

The Rubiton Stakes 2023 ran on Saturday February 11, 2023 at Ladbrokes Park Hillside, Sandown and was won first-up by the Julius Sandhu-trained Lofty Strike ($8).

2023 Rubiton Stakes
Date:	Saturday February 11, 2023
Track:	Caulfield Racecourse (Ladbrokes Park Hillside, Sandown)
Distance:	1100m
Race Type:	SW+P
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$300,000

2023 Rubiton Stakes Results

• 1st: #12 Lofty Strike ($8)
• 2nd: #5 Uncommon James
• 3rd: #6 Chain Of Lightning

The Group 1 Oakleigh Plate is calling for the progressive Julius Sandhu-trained Snitzel colt Lofty Strike ($8) who kicked off his autumn with a bang defeating the favourite Uncommon James in an impressive first-up upset in the 2023 Rubiton Stakes results.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	12	LOFTY STRIKE	Julius Sandhu	Craig Newitt		5	55.5kg		$8
	2	5	UNCOMMON JAMES	Steven O’Dea & Matthew Hoysted	Damian Lane	0.75L	6	58kg		$2.80F
	3	6	CHAIN OF LIGHTNING	Peter G Moody	Ms Jamie Kah	0.95L	2	57kg		$5
	4	1	MARINE ONE	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Mark Zahra	1.15L	9	59kg		$15
	5	10	ARGENTIA	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Damien Oliver	1.65L	11	56.5kg		$16
	6	2	ROCKETING BY	David Pfieffer	Blake Shinn	1.85L	8	58.5kg		$15
	7	9	TRIPLE MISSILE	Lindsey Smith	Jarrod Fry	2.6L	4	57kg		$17
	8	3	GENERATION	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Ben Melham	3.85L	7	58.5kg		$9
	9	8	VAINSTREAM	John Pascoe	Teo Nugent	4.05L	10	57kg		$201
	10	11	SEMILLION	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Jye McNeil	4.25L	3	55.5kg		$51
	11	4	KEMALPASA	Richard & Chantelle Jolly	Craig Williams	6.5L	1	58kg		$16
	12	7	OXLEY ROAD	Peter G Moody	Blaike McDougall	6.6L	12	57kg		$18

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 Rubiton Stakes Betting

The latest Rubiton Stakes 2023 betting odds will be provided below the week of the race so stay tuned.

The favourites in Rubiton Stakes betting saluted in 2019 with Nature Strip ($1.75), the filly Anaheed ($2.90 in 2020) and again in 2022 with progressive Capitalist colt Marine One ($3.10).

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2023 Rubiton Stakes Form

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2023 Rubiton Stakes Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Rubiton Stakes 2023 Tips on the autumn sprint this autumn.

• To Win: #1 Marine One ($15 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Going for an upset in the Rubiton with the $15 odds on Marine One very attractive for the four-year-old Capitalist entire’s return. The Maher/Eustace-trained galloper has been out of action for a year not having raced since his win in this event last year with 54kg. Things went amiss after that, but now he’s back. Obviously the run after a 12 month let-up with 59kg will be tough, but his rivals either lack a bit of class or are also fresh. Definite each way chance at the price.

2023 Rubiton Stakes Field

The 2023 Rubiton Stakes field and barriers are set for release on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below.

The Rubiton Stakes 2023 final field features a dozen class autumn sprinters led in betting by returning Brisbane raider Uncommon James who has won five of his six starts to date and races for the first time since the Listed Regal Roller at Caulfield in August last year.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	67x110121x	MARINE ONE	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Mark Zahra	9	59kg		103
2	40x738915x	ROCKETING BY	David Pfieffer	Blake Shinn	8	58.5kg		105
3	1240x2436x	GENERATION	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Ben Melham	7	58.5kg		101
4	32x10x20x3	KEMALPASA	Richard & Chantelle Jolly	Craig Williams	1	58kg		106
5	211x111x	UNCOMMON JAMES	Steven O’Dea & Matthew Hoysted	Damian Lane	6	58kg		99
6	11x111310x	CHAIN OF LIGHTNING	Peter G Moody	Ms Jamie Kah	2	57kg		104
7	6x230x706x	OXLEY ROAD	Peter G Moody	Blaike McDougall	12	57kg		98
8	60640180×8	VAINSTREAM	John Pascoe	Teo Nugent	10	57kg		86
9	64x411x42x	TRIPLE MISSILE	Lindsey Smith	Jarrod Fry	4	57kg		96
10	1227x2910x	ARGENTIA	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Damien Oliver	11	56.5kg		101
11	1x251x755x	SEMILLION	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Jye McNeil	3	55.5kg		85
12	11x347x	LOFTY STRIKE	Julius Sandhu	Craig Newitt	5	55.5kg		95

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 Rubiton Stakes Nominations

The 2023 Rubiton Stakes nominations close at 12:00pm (local) on Monday, February 6, 2023 and will be published below.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	11867×1111	JIGSAW	G	4	Cindy Alderson	1	59kg		105
2	11x111310x	CHAIN OF LIGHTNING	M	4	Peter G Moody	2	57kg		104
3	67x110121x	MARINE ONE	H	4	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	3	59kg		103
4	40x738915x	ROCKETING BY	G	5	David Pfieffer	4	58.5kg		105
5	1240x2436x	GENERATION	H	4	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	5	58.5kg		101
6	1227x2910x	ARGENTIA	M	4	Anthony & Sam Freedman	6	56.5kg		101
7	1x251x755x	SEMILLION	C	3	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	7	55.5kg		85
8	11x347x	LOFTY STRIKE	C	3	Julius Sandhu	8	55.5kg		95
9	32x10x20x3	KEMALPASA	G	7	Richard & Chantelle Jolly	9	58kg		106
10	16123x	BUENOS NOCHES	C	3	Matthew Smith	10	55kg		95
11	211x111x	UNCOMMON JAMES	G	4	Steven O’Dea & Matthew Hoysted	11	58kg		99
12	1x3380x	MILLANE	C	3	Peter G Moody	12	55kg		72
13	038×342512	ON THE LEAD	G	5	Richard & Will Freedman	13	57kg		90
14	6x230x706x	OXLEY ROAD	H	5	Peter G Moody	14	57kg		98
15	60640180×8	VAINSTREAM	G	8	John Pascoe	15	57kg		86
16	3x4585206x	BLESS HER	M	6	Clayton Douglas	16	55kg		92
17	64x411x42x	TRIPLE MISSILE	G	5	Lindsey Smith	17	57kg		96
18	0x4750x60x	EXTREME FLIGHT	H	4	Anthony & Sam Freedman	18	57kg		76

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

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.

In 2023 Lofty Strike won the Rubiton Stakes in a new record time of 1 minute 2.82 seconds at Sandown.

Below you can find Rubiton Stakes results since 2000.

Rubiton Stakes Results

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2023 Rubiton Stakes	1st	Lofty Strike	1 minute 02.82 seconds (R)
	2nd	Uncommon James
	3rd	Chain Of Lightning
2022 Rubiton Stakes	1st	Marine One	1 minute 03.28 seconds
	2nd	Oxley Road
	3rd	Sword Of Mercy
2021 Rubiton Stakes	1st	Prophet’s Thumb	1 minute 03.08 seconds
	2nd	Bold Star
	3rd	Garner
2020 Rubiton Stakes	1st	Anaheed	1 minute 02.12 seconds
	2nd	Bold Star
	3rd	All Too Royal
2019 Rubiton Stakes	1st	Nature Strip	1 minute 03.18 seconds
	2nd	Jungle Edge
	3rd	Thermal Current
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