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The Naturalism Stakes is a Group 3 event held at Caulfield Racecourse and offers the winner a Caulfield Cup ballot exemption.
The Naturalism Stakes – run in 2021 as the MRC Foundation Cup – is a Group 3 staying event held during September each year as part of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival. The Naturalism Stakes draws considerable attention from both punters and trainers due to it offering the winner a ballot exemption for the Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) a month later.
Raced over 2000m, the Naturalism Stakes provides horses with a good opportunity mid-campaign to adjust their distance. The Naturalism Stakes has in the past been used by milers who are keen to step up in distance, while it is also regularly targeted by top class stayers kicking off their spring preps.
Run under open quality handicap conditions, the $200,000 Naturalism Stakes attracts plenty talent and is now part of the support card on Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Day. Along with the Group 1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m) the other features on the program are the: Group 2 Thousand Guineas Prelude (1400m), Group 3 Caulfield Guineas Prelude (1400m) and the Group 3 How Now Stakes (1200m).
The Naturalism Stakes acts as an effective lead-up race to many major events such as the mile and a half classic, the Caulfield Cup, and Group 1 Cox Plate (2040m) run at weight-for-age at Moonee Valley the weekend after Caulfield Cup Day.
The last horse to complete the Naturalism Stakes – Caulfield Cup double was the classy mare Jameka (2016).
The 2021 Naturalism Stakes ran on Saturday September 18, 2021 as the MRC Foundation Cup and was won by the favourite Nonconformist.
Naturalism Stakes (MRC Foundation Cup) | |
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Date: | Saturday September 18, 2021 |
Track: | Caulfield Racecourse |
Distance: | 2000m |
Race Type: | Open Quality |
Status: | Group 3 |
Prize Money: | $200,000 |
The Caulfield Cup ballot exemption went to the Grahame Begg-trained five-year-old Nonconformist ($4.40F) who saluted for the punters with a devastatingly close win in the 2021 Naturalism Stakes results.
Click here to read more on the narrow 2021 Naturalism Stakes win by Nonconformist.
Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
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1 | 11 | NONCONFORMIST | Grahame Begg | Jordan Childs | 7 | 55.5kg | $4.40F | |||
2 | 4 | DELPHI (IRE) | Anthony & Sam Freedman | John Allen | 0.1L | 4 | 57kg | $8 | ||
3 | 15 | TRALEE ROSE (NZ) | Symon Wilde | Craig Williams | 2.35L | 2 | 54kg | $4.80 | ||
4 | 3 | MIRAGE DANCER (GB) | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | Craig Newitt | 2.45L | 12 | 57.5kg | $101 | ||
5 | 12 | GRAND PROMENADE (GB) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Harry Coffey | 2.95L | 14 | 55kg | $9 | ||
6 | 9 | PORT GUILLAUME (FR) | Ben & JD Hayes | Jamie Mott | 3.45L | 9 | 56kg | $101 | ||
7 | 16 | MOSH MUSIC | Archie Alexander | Declan Bates | 3.65L | 3 | 54kg | $101 | ||
8 | 6 | AMADE (IRE) | Phillip Stokes | Ben Allen | 3.95L | 6 | 56.5kg | $12 | ||
9 | 5 | KNIGHTS ORDER (IRE) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Michael Dee | 4.15L | 16 | 57kg | $31 | ||
10 | 13 | NO EFFORT | Gavin Bedggood | Beau Mertens | 4.25L | 11 | 54.5kg | $20 | ||
11 | 1 | VOW AND DECLARE | Danny O’Brien | Damian Lane | 5L | 5 | 59kg | $31 | ||
12 | 7 | CHAPADA | Michael Moroney | Daniel Stackhouse | 6.25L | 10 | 56.5kg | $21 | ||
13 | 10 | FUTURE SCORE (IRE) | Matt Cumani | Dean Yendall | 6.45L | 13 | 55.5kg | $26 | ||
14 | 14 | REALM OF FLOWERS | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Damien Oliver | 7.7L | 1 | 54.5kg (cd 55kg) | $19 | ||
15 | 2 | ANGEL OF TRUTH | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Jye McNeil | 7.9L | 8 | 57.5kg | $9 | ||
16 | 8 | MIAMI BOUND (NZ) | Danny O’Brien | Brett Prebble | 10.15L | 15 | 56kg | $41 | ||
19e | ZEYREK (FR) | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 0 | |||||||
18e | CONSTANTINOPLE (IRE) | Aaron Purcell | 0 | |||||||
17e | ROSTROPOVICH (IRE) | Ben & JD Hayes | Teodore Nugent (a) | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The updated Naturalism Stakes 2021 odds and betting links to Ladbrokes.com.au on the Caulfield Cup lead-up race will be provided below the week of the race.
Orderofthegarter ($2.90 in 2020) followed by Nonconformist ($4.40 in 2021) are the latest favourites in Naturalism Stakes betting to salute for the punters.
The Naturalism Stakes field of final acceptances are released on the Wednesday leading up to Naturalism Stakes Day at Caulfield Racecourse and traditionally attracts a capacity 16-starter line-up of Caulfield Cup-bound horses.
Horse may come into the Naturalism Stakes field via a number of different spring lead-up races including the Group 2 Feehan Stakes (1600m) run over the mile at Moonee Valley a fortnight earlier.
The official 2021 Naturalism Stakes Final Field & Barrier Draw will be published below as soon as released by Racing Victoria.
The Naturalism Stakes runs as the 2021 MRC Foundation Cup and the field features a capacity line-up of star stayers chasing the Caulfield Cup exemption including 2019 Melbourne Cup hero Vow And Declare, Adelaide Cup fourth placegetter Tralee Rose and the well-backed Grahame Begg-trained Nonconformist.
No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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1 | 5x9000x8x0 | VOW AND DECLARE | Danny O’Brien | Damian Lane | 5 | 59kg | 107 | |
2 | 3x66538x25 | ANGEL OF TRUTH | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Jye McNeil | 8 | 57.5kg | 104 | |
3 | x9308x8268 | MIRAGE DANCER (GB) | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | Craig Newitt | 12 | 57.5kg | 104 | |
4 | 7x1111x6x4 | DELPHI (IRE) | Anthony & Sam Freedman | John Allen | 4 | 57kg | 103 | |
5 | 6143x8511x | KNIGHTS ORDER (IRE) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Michael Dee | 16 | 57kg | 103 | |
6 | 11x121x41x | AMADE (IRE) | Phillip Stokes | Ben Allen | 6 | 56.5kg | 102 | |
7 | 93x73590x0 | CHAPADA | Michael Moroney | Daniel Stackhouse | 10 | 56.5kg | 102 | |
8 | 7x878333x0 | MIAMI BOUND (NZ) | Danny O’Brien | Brett Prebble | 15 | 56kg | 105 | |
9 | 11x1510x0 | PORT GUILLAUME (FR) | Ben & JD Hayes | Jamie Mott | 9 | 56kg | 101 | |
10 | 1253x6133x | FUTURE SCORE (IRE) | Matt Cumani | Dean Yendall | 13 | 55.5kg | 100 | |
11 | 19x3502x64 | NONCONFORMIST | Grahame Begg | Jordan Childs | 7 | 55.5kg | 100 | |
12 | 44×2212112 | GRAND PROMENADE (GB) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Harry Coffey | 14 | 55kg | 99 | |
13 | 7×72511231 | NO EFFORT | Gavin Bedggood | Beau Mertens | 11 | 54.5kg | 102 | |
14 | 62x62251x0 | REALM OF FLOWERS | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Damien Oliver | 1 | 54.5kg | 102 | |
15 | x1112114x3 | TRALEE ROSE (NZ) | Symon Wilde | Craig Williams | 2 | 54kg | 100 | |
16 | 7651716×80 | MOSH MUSIC | Archie Alexander | Declan Bates | 3 | 54kg | 99 | |
17e | 7900x00x50 | ROSTROPOVICH (IRE) | Ben & JD Hayes | Teodore Nugent (a) | 19 | 54kg | 95 | |
18e | 0x0x0558x9 | CONSTANTINOPLE (IRE) | Aaron Purcell | 17 | 54kg | 89 | ||
19e | 1122x05x6 | ZEYREK (FR) | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 18 | 54kg | 84 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Nominations for the Naturalism Stakes close the Monday leading-up to Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Day and will be published for punters below as soon as announced.
Inaugurated in 1983, the Naturalism Stakes has become a key early form race to follow for Caulfield Cup horses during the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.
At its inception, the Naturalism Stakes was a Listed event. In 2009 it received an upgrade to Group 3 status and has retained that ever since.
Notable Naturalism Stakes winners include Celestial Show (2000), Zipping (2006), Mr O’Ceirin (2013) and Jameka (2016) who went on to win that season’s Caulfield Cup. Naturalism Stakes results since 2000 are listed below.
Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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2021 Naturalism Stakes(Run as the MRC Foundation Cup) |
1st | Nonconformist | 2 minutes 01.80 seconds |
2nd | Delphi | ||
3rd | Tralee Rose | ||
2020 Naturalism Stakes |
1st | Orderofthegarter | 2 minutes 01.86 seconds |
2nd | Chapada | ||
3rd | Steel Prince | ||
2019 Naturalism Stakes |
1st | Brimham Rocks | 2 minutes 2.39 seconds |
2nd | So You Win | ||
3rd | Sikandarabad | ||
2018 Naturalism Stakes |
1st | Night’s Watch | 2 minutes 2.19 seconds |
2nd | Rising Red | ||
3rd | Odeon | ||
2017 Naturalism Stakes |
1st | Harlem | 2 minutes 0.43 seconds |
2nd | Samovare | ||
3rd | Stampede | ||
2016 Naturalism Stakes |
1st | Jameka | 2 minutes 3.9 seconds |
2nd | Gallante | ||
3rd | Berisha | ||
2015 Naturalism Stakes |
1st | Magnapal | 2 minutes 2.7 seconds |
2nd | The United States | ||
3rd | Genuine Lad | ||
2014 Naturalism Stakes |
1st | Gris Caro | 2 minutes 2.7 seconds |
2nd | Entirely Platinum | ||
3rd | Bonfire | ||
2013 Naturalism Stakes |
1st | Mr O’Ceirin | 2 minutes 7.2 seconds |
2nd | Kesampour | ||
3rd | Bit Of Hell | ||
2012 Naturalism Stakes |
1st | Folding Gear | 2 minutes 3.1 seconds |
2nd | Mr O’Ceirin | ||
3rd | Exceptionally | ||
2011 Naturalism Stakes |
1st | December Draw | 2 minutes 2.2 seconds |
2nd | At First Sight | ||
3rd | Lucky Eighty Eight | ||
2010 Naturalism Stakes |
1st | Rainbow Styling | 2 minutes 1.6 seconds |
2nd | Valdemoro | ||
3rd | Moudre | ||
2009 Naturalism Stakes |
1st | Red Lord | 2 minutes 4.0 seconds |
2nd | Light Vision | ||
3rd | Majestical | ||
2008 Naturalism Stakes |
1st | Zagreb | 2 minutes 3.7 seconds |
2nd | Light Vision | ||
3rd | Baughurst | ||
2007 Naturalism Stakes |
1st | Douro Valley | 2 minutes 1.3 seconds |
2nd | Maldivian | ||
3rd | Dolphin Jo | ||
2006 Naturalism Stakes |
1st | Zipping | 2 minutes 1.8 seconds |
2nd | Show Barry | ||
3rd | Growl | ||
2005 Naturalism Stakes |
1st | Sarrera | 2 minutes 6.9 seconds |
2nd | Emerald Jack | ||
3rd | Swift Tango | ||
2004 Naturalism Stakes |
1st | Confectioner | 2 minutes 5.1 seconds |
2nd | Evil Master | ||
3rd | Devastating | ||
2003 Naturalism Stakes |
1st | Rose Archway | 2 minutes 3.5 seconds |
2nd | Another Warrior | ||
3rd | Vicksburg | ||
2002 Naturalism Stakes |
1st | Pentastic | 2 minutes 3.0 seconds |
2nd | Spirit Of Westbury | ||
3rd | Thong Classic | ||
2001 Naturalism Stakes |
1st | Inaflury | 2 minutes 2.0 seconds |
2nd | Celestial Show | ||
3rd | Natch | ||
2000 Naturalism Stakes |
1st | Celestial Show | 2 minutes 2.1 seconds |
2nd | Ancient City | ||
3rd | Prince Iluka |