Group 2 race | |
Location | Caulfield Racecourse |
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Inaugurated | 1989 |
Race type | Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Schweppes (2017) |
Race information | |
Distance | 1100 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three years old and older |
Weight | Set weights with penalties |
Purse | A$200,000 (2017) |
The Rubiton Stakes is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race held under set weights with penalties conditions, for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1100 metres at Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in February. Total prizemoney is A$200,000.
The race is named after the outstanding sire and 1987 Cox Plate winner Rubiton.
† Deadheat