Horse race
The Autumn Stakes is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds, at set weights with penalties, over a distance of 1400 metres at Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia run in February.[1] Total prizemoney for the race is A$300,000.
History
Name
- 1979–1990 - Autumn Stakes
- 1991 - Tattersall's Stakes
- 1992–1995 - Autumn Stakes
- 1996–1997 - Japan Racing Association Autumn Stakes
- 1998–2001 - Autumn Stakes
- 2002 - Australia Day Vase
- 2003–2004 - Autumn Stakes
- 2005–2007 - Schweppervescence Cup
- 2008 - Perri Cutten Cup
- 2009–2011 - D'Urban Stakes
- 2012 onwards - Autumn Stakes
Distance
- 1979–1986 – 1200 metres
- 1987 onwards - 1400 metres
Grade
- 1968–1978 - Unlisted race
- 1979 - Listed race
- 1980–2007 - Group 3
- 2008 onwards - Group 2
Venue
Winners
- 2023 – Glint of Silver[2]
- 2022 – Coastwatch[3]
- 2021 – Poland[4]
- 2020 – Microphone[5]
- 2019 – Hawkshot[6]
- 2018 – Holy Snow[7]
- 2017 – Oak Door[8]
- 2016 – Mahuta[9]
- 2015 – San Nicasio[10]
- 2014 – Thunder Fantasy[11]
- 2013 – Mulaazem[12]
- 2012 – Pied A Terre[13]
- 2011 – Dusty Star[14]
- 2010 – Denman[15]
- 2009 – Fravashi[16]
- 2008 – Light Fantastic[17]
- 2007 – Catechuchu[18]
- 2006 – Apache Cat[19]
- 2005 – Shinzig[20]
- 2004 – Special Harmony[21]
- 2003 – Titanic Jack[22]
- 2002 – Dash For Cash[23]
- 2001 – Desert Sky[24]
- 2000 – Sudurka[25]
- 1999 – Dignity Dancer[26]
- 1998 – Blaze The Turf[27]
- 1997 – Tampir Lane[28]
- 1996 – Nick On The Run[29]
- 1995 – St Covet[30]
- 1994 – Royal Rubiton[31]
- 1993 – Just Juan[32]
- 1992 – Laranto[33]
- 1991 – Canny Lad[34]
- 1990 – The Oval[35]
- 1989 – King's High[36]
- 1988 – Havelock's Pride[37]
- 1987 – Northern Copy[38]
- 1986 – Beach Gown[39]
- 1985 – Testimony[40]
- 1984 – Centaine[41]
- 1983 – Lord Ballina[42]
- 1982 – Pure Of Heart
- 1981 – Deck The Halls
- 1980 – Tolhurst
- 1979 – Gondolier
See also
References