Rubiton Stakes

Winners and Past Results

The Group 3 Rubiton Stakes is a 1100 metre sprint race hosted by Melbourne Racing Club during the Melbourne autumn racing carnival in February. Free $200 Bet

The race is named after the 1987 Cox Plate winner Rubiton.

The race is held under set weight plus penalties conditions at Caulfield Racecourse with a prize pool of $125,000. The event is held on one of the biggest days of Melbourne Racing Club's autumn carnival which features the Group 1 CF Orr Stakes. A number of talented sprinters have etched their name on the trophy over the years.

The Rubiton Stakes is often taken out by a quality sprinter returning from a spell or an above average galloper seeking to add another black type title to their resume. It is also a springboard for major group races during the season which include the Group 1 Lightning Stakes at Flemington Racecourse. Top performers may also fancy their chances in the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate at Caulfield over the same distance.

Among the top line gallopers to take home the Rubiton Stakes are Zeditave in 1989, Redelva in 1991, Spartacus in 1997, while Super Elegant held on to the title thrice between 2003-05. Schillaci won his first Rubiton Stakes in 1993 and then came back strongly to win again in 1995. Here De Angels followed the same pattern in 2008 and 2010.

Zeditave goes down in the history books as the first to win the Rubiton Stakes as a listed race in 1989. It was quickly elevated to Group 3 and has remained so ever since. It was also a weight for age event prior to becoming a set weight and penalties race in 2010.

2012 Rubiton Stakes

Eagle Falls came back from a spell in winning fashion, racing near the tail of the field in the early stages of a slowly-run race. With no great speed on, Eagle Falls was able to conserve plenty of gas in the tank and on the turn, he wound up with a huge finishing run which was too much for his rivals to deal with, steaming past the post a length clear of First Command, while Hot Spin was a fair way back in third.

2012 Rubiton Stakes result

1. Eagle Falls
2. First Command
3. Hot Spin

Then came:

4. Karuta Queen
5. Decircles
6. Diplomatic Force
7. Grand Duels
8. Weekend Special
9. Master Harry