Norman Robinson Stakes
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The Norman Robinson Stakes is a Melbourne Racing Club
Group 3
Australia
n Thoroughbred
horse race held under open handicap conditions, for horses aged three years old, over a distance of 2000 metres. It is held at Caulfield Racecourse
in Melbourne
on Caulfied Cup day in October, and serves as a lead-up to the VRC Derby.
Melbourne Racing Club
The Melbourne Racing Club is one of three metropolitan horse racing clubs in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It began life as the Victoria Amateur Turf Club in 1875 with Mr. E.C. Moore as the Club's first Secretary. The Dowling Forest Racecourse in Ballarat was the location for the first VATC race...
Group 3
Group races
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n Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
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horse race held under open handicap conditions, for horses aged three years old, over a distance of 2000 metres. It is held at Caulfield Racecourse
Caulfield Racecourse
Caulfield Racecourse is one of Melbourne, Australia's best-known horse-racing tracks. Commonly known as "The Heath" by local racegoers, it is located eight kilometres from the Melbourne CBD, on the boundary of Caulfield and Caulfield East in Melbourne's south eastern suburbs...
in Melbourne
Melbourne
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on Caulfied Cup day in October, and serves as a lead-up to the VRC Derby.
Race history
- 1978 onwards held over 2000 metres
- 1978 was a Listed Race
- 1979 was a Special Race
- 1980 – 1997 was a Listed Race
- 1998 – 1999 was a Group 3
- 2000 – 2004 was a Group 2
- 2005 onwards Group 3
- 1978 the race was known as the Wallace Stakes
- 1979 - 1988 the race was known as the Norman Robinson Stakes
- 1989 the race was known as the Steeves Lumley Stakes
- 1990 onwards the race has been called the Norman Robinson Stake
The winners
- 2011 - Sabrage
- 2010 - Retrieve
- 2009 - Shamoline Warrior
- 2008 - Pre Eminence
- 2007 - Pillar Of Hercules
- 2006 - Get Square
- 2005 - Pendragon
- 2004 - Cedar Manor
- 2003 - Casual Pass
- 2002 - Platinum Scissors
- 2001 - Amalfi
- 2000 - Royale Exit
- 1999 - Blackfriars
- 1998 - Lawyer
- 1997 - Brave Prince
- 1996 - Mustang Ranch
- 1995 - Nothin’ Leica Dame
- 1994 - Punctual
- 1993 - Battle Hawk
- 1992 - River Hero
- 1991 - Lady Purpose
- 1990 - Big Dermott
- 1989 - Counterfeit
- 1988 - Panneria
- 1987 - Omnicorp
- 1986 - Dundas Lane
- 1985 - Born To Be Queen
- 1984 - Gold Deck
- 1983 - King Delamere
- 1982 - Brightman
- 1981 - Lordship
- 1980 - Bright Halo
- 1979 - Attack
- 1978 - Society Beau