Location Caulfield Racecourse Distance 2,000 metres | Sponsor Ladbrokes (2016) | |
Inaugurated 1971 (as Wallace Stakes) Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing Website www.melbourneracingclub.net.au | ||
The Caulfield Classic, registered as the Norman Robinson Stakes is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race held under set weights conditions, for horses three years old, run over a distance of 2000 metres. It is held at Caulfield Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia on Caulfield Cup day in October. Prizemoney is A$500,000.
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Race history
The race was run as a handicap until 1990, now run under set weight conditions. Originally the race was scheduled on the second day of the VATC Spring carnival. The registered name of the race is named after the former VATC Chairman Norman Robinson who was elected to that position in 1942. The MRC increased the prizemoney in 2014 to A$750,000 with a $250,000 bonus to the winner of the Caulfield Guineas or Thousand Guineas if they are able to win both events. In 2015 the prizemoney was reduced to $500,000. The event is considered a strong preparatory race for the Victoria Derby.
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Race distance
The race has been run over 2000 metres with exceptions of:
Double winners
Thoroughbreds that have won the Norman Robinson Stakes – Victoria Derby double: