The Rubiton Stakes is a Group 3, Set Weights + Penalty race held annually each February at Caulfield racecourse in Melbourne during the autumn racing carnival. In 2010, the MRC announced changes to the Rubiton Stakes programming and moved it from its traditional early January date to now take place on Gr1 CF Orr Stakes day in early February, in an effort to attract better quality fields.
Along with the new date, the race conditions also changed, with the event now being ran at set weight & penalties, rather than weight-for-age, with prizemoney of $125,000. The 2010 Rubiton Stakes was won by Here De Angels from Lucky Secret and Rostova in third place.
| Rubiton Stakes info |
| Date: |
Saturday 6th February 2010 |
| Track: |
Caulfield racecourse, Melbourne |
| Distance: |
1100 metres |
| Race Type: |
Set Weights + Penalty |
| Status: |
Group 3 |
| Prizemoney: |
$125,000 |
| 2010 Winner: |
Here De Angels |
The Rubiton Stakes is a good quality weight-for-age sprint race for the time of the year and it has been won by some talented types through the years. Top class gallopers such as Flavour (1999), Spartacus (1997), Schillaci (1995), Redelva (1991) and Zeditave (1989) have all won this event.
The race suits quality gallopers resuming from a spell or above average in form sprinters and the new February date in 2010 makes the Rubiton an ideal tune up event for the Gr1 Manikato Stakes (1200m) one week later at Moonee Valley or the premier Caulfield autumn sprint, the Gr1 Oakleigh Plate (1100) in a fortnight.
Here De Angels (2010) ran second to Black Caviar in the Australia Stakes before winning this event for the second time in three years. Recent winners of Rubiton Stakes include Mind Your Head (2009), Here De Angels (2008) and Dance The Waves (2007).
2010 Rubiton Stakes result
1. $7.00 Here De Angels 56.5 M Rodd
2. $3.30 Lucky Secret 57.5 N Rawiller
3. $21.00 Rostova 52.5 Carr 53 S R King
Then Followed:
4. $21.00 Gran Sasso 56.5 C Newitt
5. $4.00 Avenue 52.5 L Nolen
6. $5.00 Irish Lights 52.5 G Boss
7. $20.00 Secret Flyer 56.5 D Nikolic
8. $26.00 Gold In Dubai 55.5 M Pegus
9. $41.00 Silver Bullion 56.5 B Stanley
10. $71.00 Happy Glen 56.5 D Brereton
Margins: Hd, 1/2 Len
Time: 1:01.73 Course Record
2010 Rubiton Stakes: Here De Angels relished the fast pace set by early leader Avenue and ran home strongly down the middle of the track to gather in Lucky Secret (2nd) close to home in a top effort. Lucky Secret was 3 wide most of the way and he ran past the filly Avenue soon after straightening and looked the winner until Here De Angels arrived late to overtake him near the line. Rostova ran on well for third place.
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Rubiton Stakes recent winners & placegetters
| Year |
Winner |
2nd |
3rd |
Time |
|
2010 |
Here De Angels |
Lucky Secret |
Rostova |
1:01.7 |
|
2009 |
Mind Your Head |
=2 Happy Glen |
=2 Lucky Secret |
1:03.4 |
|
2008 |
Here De Angels |
Let Go Thommo |
Raid The Royals |
1:03.8 |
|
2007 |
Dance The Waves |
Barabba Road |
Message Bank |
1:02.9 |
|
2006 |
Bomber Bill |
Whats The Mail |
Live In Vain |
0:56.6 |
|
2005 |
Super Elegant |
Truly Wicked |
Sensational Spot |
1:03.4 |
|
2004 |
Super Elegant |
Ruben |
Step Ahead |
1:02.3 |
|
2003 |
Super Elegant |
Azevedo |
Sir Chuckle |
1:02.9 |
|
2002 |
Intelligent Star |
Bomber Bill |
Sudurka |
1:01.6 |
|
2001 |
Appoint |
Bomber Bill |
Cullen |
1:02.4 |
|
2000 |
Miss Pennymoney |
St Chrisoph |
Paint |
1:02.4 |
|
1999 |
Flavour |
Theatre |
Paint |
1:02.4 |
|
1998 |
Al Mansour |
Special Dane |
Towkay |
1:03.9 |
|
1997 |
Spartacus |
Regal Centre |
Flavour |
1:02.9 |
|
1996 |
Stalk |
Sequalo |
Poetic King |
0:56.6 |
|
1995 |
Schillaci |
Alannon |
Sequalo |
0:56.8 |
|
1994 |
Alannon |
Lady Jakeo |
Durbridge |
0:56.6 |
|
1993 |
Schillaci |
Tanjian Prince |
King Marauding |
0:55.0 |
|
1992 |
Mavournae |
Umatilla |
Sonic Express |
0:56.1 |
|
1991 |
Redelva |
Wrap Around |
Street Ruffian |
0:56.6 |
|
1990 |
Kingston Heritage |
Strawberry Ranch |
Princely Heart |
0:57.5 |
|
1989 |
Zeditave |
Clay Hero |
Caledonian Boy |
0:57.1 |
