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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 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 $160,000 Naturalism Stakes attracts plenty talent and is now part of the support card on Ladbrokes Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Day. Along with the Group 1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m), the other feature on the program is 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 2020 Naturalism Stakes ran on Saturday September 19, 2020 as the MRC Foundation Cup and was won by the Danny O’Brien-trained favourite Orderofthegarter.
Naturalism Stakes | |
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Date: | Saturday September 19, 2020 |
Track: | Caulfield Racecourse |
Distance: | 2000m |
Race Type: | Open Quality |
Status: | Group 3 |
Prize Money: | $160,000 |
Orderofthegarter ($2.90) saluted for the punters in the 2020 MRC Foundation Cup results, the sparingly-raced import given a clinical ride by ace hoop Damien Oliver to win the Caulfield Cup ballot exemption.
Click here to read more on Danny O’Brien’s Caulfield Cup-bound Naturalism Stakes 2020 winner.
Colour | Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price |
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1 | 9 | ORDEROFTHEGARTER (IRE) | Danny O’Brien | Damien Oliver | 4 | 56kg | $2.90F | ||
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2 | 11 | CHAPADA | Michael Moroney | Daniel Stackhouse | 0.75L | 7 | 55kg | $21 | |
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3 | 6 | STEEL PRINCE (IRE) | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Jye McNeil | 0.85L | 3 | 58.5kg | $11 | |
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4 | 10 | IN GOOD HEALTH | Peter G Moody | Luke Nolen | 1.6L | 14 | 55kg | $21 | |
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5 | 13 | POLLY GREY (NZ) | Chris Waller | John Allen | 2.85L | 10 | 55kg | $31 | |
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6 | 14 | GAME KEEPER | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | Luke Currie | 3.05L | 8 | 55kg | $10 | |
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7 | 12 | DABIYR (IRE) | Chris Waller | Michael Walker | 4.05L | 2 | 55kg | $13 | |
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8 | 7 | MAHAMEDEIS | Nick Ryan | Rhys McLeod | 4.15L | 1 | 57.5kg | $13 | |
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9 | 15 | THINK WE’RE DUE | Andrew Noblet | William Pike | 4.35L | 13 | 55kg | $31 | |
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10 | 8 | GALLIC CHIEFTAIN (FR) | Archie Alexander | Damian Lane | 4.55L | 6 | 56.5kg | $61 | |
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11 | 19e | SUPER GIRL | Josh Julius | Billy Egan | 5.05L | 9 | 55kg | $91 | |
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12 | 20e | SHANDY | Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra | Daniel Moor | 6.05L | 15 | 55kg | $31 | |
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13 | 18e | KINANE (NZ) | Chris Waller | Michael Dee | 6.35L | 11 | 55kg | $11 | |
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14 | 17e | THE KING (IRE) | Lindsey Smith | Dean Yendall | 6.85L | 16 | 55kg | $101 | |
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15 | 4 | HAKY (IRE) | Archie Alexander | Declan Bates | 10.85L | 12 | 59kg | $71 | |
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16 | 3 | DR DRILL (GB) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Craig Williams | 12.6L | 5 | 59kg | $6 | |
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2 | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE (IRE) | Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes | Jamie Mott | 0 | |||||
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1 | MIRAGE DANCER (GB) | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | Ben Melham | 0 | |||||
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5 | SHARED AMBITION (IRE) | Chris Waller | 0 | ||||||
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16 | DJUKON (GB) | Chris Waller | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The updated Naturalism Stakes 2020 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) was the last favourite in MRC Foundation Cup 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 2020 Naturalism Stakes Final Field & Barrier Draw will be published below as soon as released by Racing Victoria.
The 2020 Naturalism Stakes (MRC Foundation Cup) field features a capacity line-up of Caulfield Cup hopefuls led in betting by Danny O’Brien’s perennial runner-up Orderofthegarter.
Update: The original two top-weights #1 Mirage Dancer and #2 Cape Of Good Hope have been scratched along with #5 Shared Ambition and the Chris Waller-trained #16 Djukon – running in Sydney’s Group 3 Kingston Town Stakes field instead – have all been scratched.
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 |
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1 | 30x03643x7 | MIRAGE DANCER (GB) | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | Ben Melham | 13 | 61kg | 108 | |
2 | x100x80x00 | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE (IRE) | Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes | Jamie Mott | 5 | 60.5kg | 106 | |
3 | 115x3010x5 | DR DRILL (GB) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Craig Williams | 6 | 59kg | 103 | |
4 | 0386x051x9 | HAKY (IRE) | Archie Alexander | Declan Bates | 15 | 59kg | 103 | |
5 | 11x3103x09 | SHARED AMBITION (IRE) | Chris Waller | 9 | 59kg | 103 | ||
6 | 111x4679x0 | STEEL PRINCE (IRE) | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Jye McNeil | 3 | 58.5kg | 102 | |
7 | 0932148116 | MAHAMEDEIS | Nick Ryan | Rhys McLeod | 1 | 57.5kg | 100 | |
8 | 874x9748x0 | GALLIC CHIEFTAIN (FR) | Archie Alexander | Damian Lane | 7 | 56.5kg | 98 | |
9 | 15627x2x22 | ORDEROFTHEGARTER (IRE) | Danny O’Brien | Damien Oliver | 4 | 56kg | 97 | |
10 | 410x38x311 | IN GOOD HEALTH | Peter G Moody | Luke Nolen | 17 | 55kg | 98 | |
11 | 36x953125x | CHAPADA | Michael Moroney | Daniel Stackhouse | 8 | 55kg | 94 | |
12 | x615129x33 | DABIYR (IRE) | Chris Waller | Michael Walker | 2 | 55kg | 94 | |
13 | x652x02524 | POLLY GREY (NZ) | Chris Waller | John Allen | 12 | 55kg | 93 | |
14 | 06x1111x33 | GAME KEEPER | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | Luke Currie | 10 | 55kg | 92 | |
15 | 231134×014 | THINK WE’RE DUE | Andrew Noblet | William Pike | 16 | 55kg | 92 | |
16 | 21112x08x0 | DJUKON (GB) | Chris Waller | 19 | 55kg | 91 | ||
17e | x34923x4x7 | THE KING (IRE) | Lindsey Smith | Dean Yendall | 20 | 55kg | 87 | |
18e | 2x2113x50 | KINANE (NZ) | Chris Waller | Michael Dee | 14 | 55kg | 85 | |
19e | 81x4143x15 | SUPER GIRL | Josh Julius | Billy Egan | 11 | 55kg | 80 | |
20e | x84109x111 | SHANDY | Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra | 18 | 55kg | 79 |
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.
The 2020 Naturalism Stakes nominations attracted a bumper 31 stayers chasing the Caulfield Cup ballot exemption including consistent import Orderofthegarter for last year’s Melbourne Cup winning trainer Danny O’Brien.
Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Ballot | Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating | |
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1 | 30x03643x7 | MIRAGE DANCER (GB) | H | 7 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 1 | 61kg | 108 | |
2 | x100x80x00 | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE (IRE) | H | 5 | Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes | 2 | 60.5kg | 106 | |
3 | 11x3103x09 | SHARED AMBITION (IRE) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 3 | 59kg | 103 | |
4 | 115x3010x5 | DR DRILL (GB) | G | 6 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 4 | 59kg | 103 | |
5 | 55x5663x90 | DANZDANZDANCE | M | 6 | Chris Waller | 5 | 57kg | 103 | |
6 | 902x7691x8 | BRIMHAM ROCKS (GB) | G | 7 | Chris Waller | 6 | 59kg | 103 | |
7 | 0386x051x9 | HAKY (IRE) | G | 7 | Archie Alexander | 7 | 59kg | 103 | |
8 | 111x4679x0 | STEEL PRINCE (IRE) | G | 7 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 8 | 58.5kg | 102 | |
9 | 58321023×6 | PLATINUM INVADOR (NZ) | G | 5 | Peter G Moody | 9 | 58kg | 101 | |
10 | 70504150×0 | MISS SENTIMENTAL (NZ) | M | 5 | Chris Waller | 10 | 55.5kg | 100 | |
11 | 0932148116 | MAHAMEDEIS | G | 6 | Nick Ryan | 11 | 57.5kg | 100 | |
12 | 7702×90411 | AL GALAYEL (IRE) | G | 7 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 12 | 57kg | 99 | |
13 | 410x38x311 | IN GOOD HEALTH | M | 5 | Peter G Moody | 13 | 55kg | 98 | |
14 | 874x9748x0 | GALLIC CHIEFTAIN (FR) | H | 8 | Archie Alexander | 14 | 56.5kg | 98 | |
15 | 26x1122x80 | ZEBROWSKI (NZ) | G | 4 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 15 | 56kg | 97 | |
16 | 731x7836x0 | NORWAY (IRE) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 16 | 56kg | 97 | |
17 | 11x880x806 | MANTASTIC (IRE) | G | 7 | Chris Waller | 17 | 56kg | 97 | |
18 | 15627x2x22 | ORDEROFTHEGARTER (IRE) | H | 7 | Danny O’Brien | 18 | 56kg | 97 | |
19 | 36x953125x | CHAPADA | G | 5 | Michael Moroney | 19 | 55kg | 94 | |
20 | x615129x33 | DABIYR (IRE) | G | 6 | Chris Waller | 20 | 55kg | 94 | |
21 | x652x02524 | POLLY GREY (NZ) | M | 6 | Chris Waller | 21 | 55kg | 93 | |
22 | 06x1111x33 | GAME KEEPER | G | 4 | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | 22 | 55kg | 92 | |
23 | 231134×014 | THINK WE’RE DUE | G | 6 | Andrew Noblet | 23 | 55kg | 92 | |
24 | 21112x08x0 | DJUKON (GB) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 24 | 55kg | 91 | |
25 | 0x0684x9x5 | VIN DE DANCE (NZ) | G | 6 | Symon Wilde | 25 | 55kg | 91 | |
26 | x34923x4x7 | THE KING (IRE) | G | 6 | Lindsey Smith | 26 | 55kg | 87 | |
27 | 2x2113x50 | KINANE (NZ) | G | 4 | Chris Waller | 27 | 55kg | 85 | |
28 | 633x632x48 | MASAFF (IRE) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 28 | 55kg | 85 | |
29 | 81x4143x15 | SUPER GIRL | M | 6 | Josh Julius | 29 | 55kg | 80 | |
30 | x84109x111 | SHANDY | M | 5 | Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra | 30 | 55kg | 79 | |
31 | 490365×532 | VEGAS KNIGHT | G | 4 | Colin Little | 31 | 55kg | 70 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
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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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 |