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Caulfield Stakes
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The Might and Power, registered as the Caulfield Stakes is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race run under weight-for-age conditions, for three-year-olds and upwards, run over a distance of 2,000 metres at Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia. Prizemoney is A$1,000,000.[1][2]

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The race is held annually in October on Caulfield Guineas day, the first day of the MRC Spring Carnival. The conditions of the race in regard to distance and WFA is similar to the W. S. Cox Plate, held a fortnight after the Caulfield Stakes, and many Cox Plate contenders will use this race as a preparatory race.

During World War II the race was run at Flemington Racecourse.[3]

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Amounis, 1930 winner
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Gothic, 1928 winner
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Tranquil Star, 1942 winner
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1916 winner Lavendo
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Comic Court, 1950 winner
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Lucrative, 1941 winner

The 2016 edition of the race attracted only three entries, the smallest ever G1 race in Australia with champion mare Winx scaring off potential rivals.[4] In 2021 the race was renamed The Might and Power to honour the 1997 Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup winner who won this race back in 1998.[5]

Name

  • 18861996 - Caulfield Stakes
  • 19972010 - Yalumba Stakes
  • 20112015 - Caulfield Stakes
  • 20162019 - Ladbrokes Stakes
  • 2020 - Neds Stakes
  • 2021 onwards - Neds Might and Power Stakes

Distance

  • 18861887 - 118 miles (~1800 metres)
  • 1888 - 114 miles (~2000 metres)
  • 18891967 - 118 miles (~1800 metres)
  • 19681971 - 114 miles (~2000 metres)
  • 1972 onwards - 2000 metres

Grade

  • 18861978 - Principal Race
  • 1979 onwards - Group 1

Double winners

Thoroughbreds that have won the Caulfield Stakes W. S. Cox Plate double:[6]

Thoroughbreds that have won the Caulfield Stakes Caulfield Cup double:

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1922 racebook

Winners

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Dead heat

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