Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes News

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The Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes is a Group 1 feature held at Caulfield Racecourse which has been moved to a late November timeslot at the tail-end of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival as of 2023.

The race has changed dates a number of times and has recently been held in September before being moved ahead of the 2023 edition.

The new-look Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Day card also now features the Group 1 Thousand Guineas (1600m) for three-year-old fillies.

Other key support acts on the card include the Group 3 Blue Sapphire Stakes (1400m), Group 3 Thoroughbred Club Stakes (1200m), and the Group 3 How Now Stakes (1200m).

The Sir Rupert Clarke was previously a good lead-up to the Group 1 Toorak Handicap (1600m), and from 2012 – 2016 all four Toorak Handicap winners had their final lead-up in the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes including Trust In A Gust (2014) who did the double.

The Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes is a 1400m sprint offering $1,000,000 in prize money and is run under quality handicap conditions.

The 2021 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes form was franked with the third placegetter I’m Thunderstruck going on to win the Toorak Handicap and Sydney’s The Golden Eagle (1500m) at his next two starts.

In 2022, before the Sir Rupert was moved, the third-placed Tuvalu franked the form improving to win the Toorak Handicap next start before a second in that year’s Group 1 Champions Mile (1600m) at Flemington over the Melbourne Cup Carnival.

For the first time in 2023 the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes winner also earned a guaranteed start in the following autumn’s The All-Star Mile race held in 2024 on March 16 at Caulfield Racecourse.

It was the first ‘Win and You’re In’ race for the 2024 All-Star Mile.

The 2023 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes form was franked with the winner Magic Time returning in the autumn to win Sydney’s Group 1 All Aged Stakes.

The 2024 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes runs on Saturday November 16, 2024 at Caulfield Racecourse. 

2024 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Results

• 1st: TBD
• 2nd: TBD
• 3rd: TBD

2024 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Betting

The season’s Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes 2024 odds and betting markets will be available at Ladbrokes.com.au and provided here at Races.com.au leading up to the event.

Behemoth ($3.80 in 2020) and Magic Time ($4.80 in 2023) are the latest favourites in Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes betting to salute.

There was a notable upset in 2022 with Callsign Mav winning his fourth Group 1 and first on Aussie soil at $15 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes odds.

2024 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Form

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2024 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes 2024 Tips on the late-spring Group 1 this season.

• To Win: #7 Jimmysstar ($3.80 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Things look to be aligning for Jimmysstar who is drawn a treat with the rails run and 53kg for Damian Lane in the Sir Rupert. Trainer Ciaron Maher is flying and so too is this five-year-old Per Incanto gelding for the stable. The horse is unbeaten with a flawless three-from-three record at Caulfield and has a lovely 1400m strike-rate (6:2-3-0) ahead of Saturday’s Group 1. Back-to-back wins at the track earlier this prep including a 2.25 length win with 57kg in the Listed Weekend Hussler. Latest run was at Flemington on Derby Day in the Group 2 Damien Oliver where he crossed 1.25 lengths behind stablemate Another Wil. Gets the chance to the turn the tables back in weight at his pet track now.

2024 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Field

The Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes field attracts a quality line-up of middle-distance gallopers each spring that may have had a lead-up run in a race like the Group 1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) at the same track / distance earlier in the season, or the Group 2 Bobbie Lewis Quality (1200m) run down the Flemington straight the week prior.

Bon Hoffa (2007) was the last horse to complete the Bobbie Lewis – Sir Rupert double when the former only held Group 3 status, while Behemoth (2020) became the first Memsie Stakes – Sir Rupert Clarke double winner since 2004.

In 2022 Callsign Mav improved on a lead-up sixth behind The Everest contender Snapdancer in the Memsie Stakes results to win the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes.

The official 2024 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes field of final acceptances is released by Racing Victoria on the Wednesday of race week and will be provided in full below.

The Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes 2024 final field features a star-studded line-up of middle-distance types including Group 2 The Damien Oliver winner Another Wil and the runner-up in that same race Jimmysstar drawn the rails for the rematch both representing Ciaron Maher.

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2024 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Nominations

Nominations for the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes close the Monday of race week and will be published below once announced.

The 2024 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes nominations attracted 24 spring stars led in all-in betting by Ciaron Maher’s last start Group 2 The Damien Oliver winner Another Wil and the stable’s runner-up in that same key lead-up Jimmysstar.

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes History

The first recorded win of the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes was in 1951 by Jovial Lad. The event has since then been won two consecutive times by several horses starting with Anonyme in 1961-62. Tauto then won in 1970-71 and Testa Rossa placed first in 1999 and 2000. Formerly known as the Invitation Stakes, the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes has held Group 1 status since 1979 and for a number of years took place on the same Sunday Sydney hosts the NRL Grand Final.

The Sir Rupert Clarke recently moved forward a week earlier as the feature event on its own race card. It has been won by many quality types over the years including the 2018 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes winner Jungle Cat, a raider from the UK who came off a Group 1 Al Quoz Sprint win in Dubai.

In 2023 the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes was moved from September to November.

Recent Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Winners