Melbourne Racing Club – 2026 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m) Group 1 $1,000,000 Handicap Registered Name: Invitation Stakes 76th Running Race first run: Thursday September 27, 1951 (won by Jovial Lad); Conducted: Invitation Stakes (1951-1974); Marlboro Cup (1975-1988); Show Day Cup (1989-1993); Vic-Health Cup (1994-1999); Eat Well Live Well Cup (2000-2001); Dubai RC Cup (2002-2005); Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (2006-2025); In November (2023-2024) Notable Winners: Manikato (1978) Mannerism (1992) Tauto (1970/1971) St Joel (1953/1956/1959) Magari (1982) Samson (1963) Testa Rossa (2000/2001) Matrice (1955) Anonyme (1961/1962) Ripa (1964) Nicopolis (1965) Cap d’Antibes (1975) Raffindale (1977) Rancho Ruler (1988) Regal Roller (2004) Behemoth (2020) Triple Winners: St Joel (1953/1956/1959); Dual Winners: Testa Rossa (2000/2001) Private Talk (1976/1979) Tauto (1970/1971) Anonyme (1961/1962) Longest Priced Winners: 66/1 (Private Talk-1979) 40/1 (Heralding-1969); Shortest Priced Winners: 4/5f (Maritana-1966) 1/1f (Our Maizcay-1995) Rupert Clarke (Invitation) Stks winners record in the Toorak Hcp: 46 starters for 9 wins (Trust in a Gust-2014, Barely a Moment-2005, Regal Roller-2004, Canny Lass-1986, Magari-1982, Torbek-1980, Tauto-1970, Anonyme-1961, Jovial Lad-1951), 4 seconds, 4 thirds, 29 unplaced Record of horses carrying 57kg (or above) in the Rupert Clarke (since metrics-1972): 88 starters for 7 wins (Callsign Mav-2022, Behemoth-2020, Jungle Cat-2018, Testa Rossa-2000, Cut Up Rough-1997, St Jude-1991, Rancho Ruler-1988), 8 seconds, 4 thirds, 69 unplaced Leading Trainers: Lee Freedman (4), Bart Cummings, Tony Lopes (3), Bob Agnew, Colin Hayes, Rick Hore-Lacy, Des Judd, Dean Lawson, Kevin McMahon, Jim Pengilly, Gary Portelli, Darren Weir (2) Leading Jockeys: Craig Williams (8), Damien Oliver (6), Mick Goreham, Roy Higgins (3), Glen Boss, Alan Burton, Steven King, Mick Mallyon, Kerrin McEvoy, Jack Purtell, Harry White, Brian York (2) Year Winner Trainer Jockey No. Br. SP Wgt A/S 2006 REWAAYA D.HAYES C.WILLIAMS 12 1 $3.70 4M 51 14th Cockram Stk-1st VRC Let’s Elope Stk 2007 BON HOFFA W.KELLY V.DURIC 9 3 $3.80f 5H 53 1st Caul 1200m Hcp-1st Bobbie Lewis 2008 ORANGE COUNTY B.MAYFIELD-SMITH D.OLIVER 7 15 $9 6G 54 4th McEwen Stk-3rd Bobbie Lewis 2009 TURFFONTEIN A.CUMMINGS G.BOSS 7 11 $15 5H 55.5 7th Premiere Stk-5th Bobbie Lewis 2010 RESPONSE ELLERTON/ZAHRA C.WILLIAMS 12 5 $4.80 4M 53.5 2nd Cockram Stk-2nd VRC Let’s Elope Stk 2011 TOORAK TOFF R.HORE-LACY C.WILLIAMS 4 7 $12 4H 56.5 5th Bobbie Lewis 2012 MOMENT OF CHANGE P.MOODY L.NOLEN 9 15 $4.40f 4G 52.5 1st Show County-3rd Tramway Qlty 2013 REBEL DANE G.PORTELLI G.BOSS 8 14 $5.50f 4H 55.5 1st Show County-4th Bobbie Lewis 2014 TRUST IN A GUST D.WEIR D.LANE 13 9 $6f 4H 52 1st MV BM90-2nd MV C/MacLeod-1st Caul 1400m Hcp 2015 STRATUM STAR D.WEIR C.WILLIAMS 11 15 $9 4H 54.5 7th Regal Roller-3rd Memsie Stk 2016 BON AURUM C.MAHER K.MCEVOY 11 5 $4.40 4H 52 3rd Caul 1200m BM78-1st VRC Tontonan Stk 2017 SANTA ANA LANE A.FREEDMAN D.YENDALL 9 6 $26 5G 52 3rd Regal Roller-4th MV C/MacLeod 2018 JUNGLE CAT C.APPLEBY J.DOYLE 1 5 $13 7H 58 First run since 1st Dbai Alquoz Sprint (175 days) 2019 BEGOOD TOYA MOTHER D.BOWMAN D.BATES 14 3 $3.10f 5G 52 1st Regal Roller-6th Memsie Stk 2020 BEHEMOTH D.JOLLY C.WILLIAMS 1 5 $3.80f 5G 60 1st SA Spring Stk-1st Memsie Stk 2021 SIERRA SUE BUSUTTIN/YOUNG D.MOOR 7 10 $11 5M 52.5 1st Mildura Cup-1st Lawrence Stk-7th Feehan Stk 2022 CALLSIGN MAV D.O’BRIEN J.MOTT 4 8 $16 6G 57.5 6th Memsie Stk 2023 MAGIC TIME G.BEGG M.DEE 11 13 $4.80f 4M 53.5 5th The Heath-1st The Nivison-3rd The Invitation 2024 KIMOCHI G.PORTELLI C.WILLIAMS 8 13 $26 4M 52.5 4th Manikato Stk-4th Silver Eagle-7th Empire Rose 2025 SEPALS CLIFF BROWN C.WILLIAMS 16 14 $3.50 4G 52 1st Caul 1400m BM100 formfocus.com.au
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