Race type Thoroughbred Weight Open handicap Purse 150,000 USD (2016) | Surface Turf Distance 2,000 m | |
Location Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia Inaugurated 1983 (Principal race as VATC Royal Show Handicap) Sponsor Bendigo Bank East Malvern (2016) | ||
Caulfield mrc foundation cup naturalism stakes selections 2016
The MRC Foundation Cup, registered as the Naturalism Stakes is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 3 Thoroughbred open handicap horse race, over a distance of 2000 metres. It is held annually at Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in September. Total prize money for the race is A$150,000.
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Race history
The registered race is named after Naturalism, who won the 1993 Caulfield Stakes. The Naturalism Stakes is a good for guide to high profile races later in the season, including the Caulfield Cup and the prestigious W S Cox Plate.
Since 2007 the race winner obtains a ballot exemption from the Caulfield Cup.
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Naturalism Stakes Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA