Herbert Power Stakes

Herbert Power Stakes
Group 2 race
	1955 winner – Rising Fast
Location	Caulfield Racecourse
Inaugurated	1898 (as Eclipse Stakes)
Race type	Thoroughbred
Sponsor	Neds (2023)
Race information
Distance	2,400 metres
Surface	Turf
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	Three years old and older that are not maidens
Weight	Quality handicap
Purse	$300,000 (2023)
Bonuses	Winner exempt from ballot in the Caulfield Cup

The Herbert Power Stakes is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race held under quality handicap conditions, for horses aged three years old and older, over a distance of 2400 metres. It is held at Caulfield Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia. Prizemoney is A$300,000.^[1]

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The race was named after former Victoria Amateur Turf Club Chairman and thoroughbred owner Herbert Power (1833–1919), who was instrumental in the formation of the sport of racing in the early days of the Colony of Victoria. He joined the original Melbourne Club in 1859 and played an integral part in the merger in 1864 of the Victorian Turf Club and Victorian Jockey club to form today's Victoria Racing Club. In 1875, he was one of a band of racing enthusiasts who founded the Victoria Amateur Turf Club. He was a member of the VATC committee, and he was chairman in 1889, 1896 and 1907. When he retired from the committee he was appointed one of the trustees of the Caulfield racecourse. He was one of the auditors of the VRC from 1880 until 1905.^[2]

The race is considered an important lead-up to the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups.

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

Name

1898–1919 - Eclipse Stakes
1920–1992 - Herbert Power Handicap
1993–1996 - Quick-Eze Stakes
1997 - Perrier Mineral Water Stakes
1998–1999 - Perrier Stakes
2000 - Herbert Power Stakes
2001–08 - Winning Edge Presentations Stakes
2009 onwards - Herbert Power Stakes

Distance

1898–1899 - 1 mile (~1600 metres)
1900–1919 - 13⁄8 miles (~2200 metres)
1920–1971 - 11⁄2 miles (~2400 metres)
1972 onwards - 2400 metres

Grade

1898–1978 - Principal Race
1979–1980 - Group 3
1981 onwards - Group 2

Doubles wins

The following thoroughbreds have won the Herbert Power Stakes – Melbourne Cup double in the same year.

Rogan Josh (1999), Arwon (1978), Van Der Hum (1976), Gala Supreme (1973), Sirius (1944) and Poseidon (1906)

The following thoroughbreds have won the Herbert Power Stakes – Caulfield Cup double in the same year.

Master O'Reilly (2007), Beer Street (1970), Rising Fast (1955), My Hero (1953), Poseidon twice (1906 and 1907), Marvel Loch (1905)

1948 racebook

Front cover 1948 Caulfield Guineas racebook
Inside cover showing raceday officials & enclosure notices
1948 Caulfield Guineas page showing raceday notices
1948 Herbert Power Handicap page showing the winner, Howe
1948 Herbert Power Handicap page starters and results
Back cover showing railway arrangements and admission fares

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2023 - Military Mission^[4]
2022 - Saracen Knight^[5]
2021 - Delphi^[6]
2020 - Chapada^[7]
2019 - The Chosen One^[8]
2018 - Yucatan^[9]
2017 - Lord Fandango^[10]
2016 - Assign^[11]
2015 - Amralah^[12]
2014 - Big Memory^[13]
2013 - Sea Moon^[14]
2012 - Shahwardi^[15]
2011 - Tanby^[a]^[16]
2010 - Linton^[17]
2009 - Alcopop^[18]
2008 - Dolphin Jo^[19]
2007 - Master O'Reilly^[20]
2006 - Growl^[21]
2005 - Leica Falcon^[22]
2004 - Rizon^[23]
2003 - Yakama^[24]
2002 - The Secondmortgage^[25]
2001 - Freemason^[26]
2000 - Majestic Avenue^[27]
1999 - Rogan Josh^[28]
1998 - Magneto^[29]
1997 - Bonsai Pipeline^[30]
1996 - The Bandette^[31]
1995 - Unsolved^[32]
1994 - Solo Show^[33]
1993 - Great Vintage^[34]
1992 - Aquidity^[35]
1991 - Princess Pushy^[36]
1990 - Just A Dancer^[37]
1989 - Nayrizi^[38]
1988 - Congressman^[39]
1987 - Cossack Warrior^[40]
1986 - Pharostan^[41]
1985 - Fil De Roi^[42]
1984 - Colonial Flag^[43]
1983 - Nostradamus^[44]
1982 - Carringbush
1981 - Flashing Light
1980 - Mr.Independent
1979 - Pigalle
1978 - Arwon
1977 - Impeller
1976 - Van der Hum
1975 - Suleiman
1974 - Big Angel
1973 - Gala Supreme
1972 - Scotch And Dry
1971 - Spectre
1970 - Beer Street
1969 - Alsop
1968 - Impetus
1967 - Padtheway
1966 - Gala Crest
1965 - Captain Blue
1964 - Sybeau
1963 - Straight Irish
1962 - Silver Pelt
1961 - Nilarco
1960 - Optic Prince
1959 - Mac
1958 - King Nero
1957 - Pandie Sun
1956 - Fighting Force
1955 - Rising Fast
1954 - Wodalla
1953 - My Hero
1952 - Durham
1951 - Durham
1950 - Dashing Beau
1949 - Dashing Beau
1948 - Howe
1947 - Riot
1946 - Sir Actor
1945 - Logical
1944 - Claudette
1943 - Mac Rob
1942 - † Portfolio / Colonus
1941 - Historian
1940 - Rex Felt
1939 - Respirator
1938 - Marauder
1937 - International
1936 - Desert Chief
1935 - Red Ray
1934 - Broad Arrow
1933 - Segati
1932 - Scalpel
1931 - Shadow King
1930 - Second Wind
1929 - Taisho
1928 - Strephon
1927 - Royal Charter
1926 - The Banker
1925 - Royal Charter
1924 - Easingwold
1923 - Easingwold
1922 - Purser
1921 - Eurythmic
1920 - Tangalooma
1919 - Eusebius
1918 - Outlook
1917 - Pah King
1916 - Cyklon
1915 - Burrabadeen
1914 - Anna Carlovna
1913 - Anna Carlovna
1912 - Lady Medallist
1911 - Comedy King
1910 - Master Soult
1909 - Alawa
1908 - Alawa
1907 - Poseidon
1906 - Poseidon
1905 - Marvel Loch
1904 - Nuncio
1903 - Wakeful
1902 - Wakeful
1901 - Bonnie Chiel
1900 - Kinglike
1899 - Australian Star
1898 - Cocos

† Run in divisions^[3]

Shewan finished first in 2011 but was disqualified in 2021 due to prohibited ownership of the horse at the time of running.

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[1]
"Winners and Past Results for the Herbert Power Stakes". Progroupracing.com (Aus). 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
[2]
"Death of Herbert Power". The Argus. 2 June 1919. p. 6 col. 7. Retrieved 6 October 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
[3]
"Details of 7 events at Flemington". The Argus. Trove. 19 October 1942. p. 9 col. 1–2. Retrieved 6 October 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
[4]
"2023 Result – Neds Herbert Power Stakes (held 14 October 2023)". racingpost.com. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
[5]
"Herbert Power Stakes results and replay – 2022".
[6]
"2021 Result – Neds Herbert Power Stakes (held 9 October 2021)". breednet.com. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
[7]
"2020 Result – Neds Herbert Power Stakes (held 10 October 2020)". breednet.com. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
[8]
"2019 Result – Ladbrokes Herbert Power Stakes (held 12 October 2019)". breednet.com. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
[9]
"2018 Result – Ladbrokes Herbert Power Stakes (held 13 October 2018)". breednet.com. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
[10]
"2017 Result – Ladbrokes Herbert Power Stakes (held 14 October 2017)". breednet.com. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
[11]
"2016 Result – Ladbrokes Herbert Power Stakes (held 8 October 2016)". breednet.com. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
[12]
"2015 Result – Herbert Power Stakes (held 10 October 2015)". breednet.com. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
[13]
"2014 Result – Herbert Power (held 11 October 2014)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
[14]
"2013 Result – Sportingbet Herbert Power Stks (held 12 October 2013)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
[15]
"2012 Result – Sportingbet Herbert Power Stks (held 13 October 2012)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
[16]
"2011 Result – Sportingbet Herbert Power Stks (held 8 October 2011)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
[17]
"2010 Result – Sportingbet Herbert Power Stks (held 9 October 2010)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
[18]
"2009 Result – Sportingbet Herbert Power Stks (held 10 October 2009)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
[19]
"2008 Result – Winning Edge Presentation Stks (held 11 October 2008)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
[20]
"2007 Result – Winning Edge Presentations Stk (held 13 October 2007)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
[21]
"2006 Result – Winning Edge Presentations Stk (held 14 October 2006)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
[22]
"2005 Result – Winning Edge Presentation Stks (held 8 October 2005)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
[23]
"2004 Result – Winning Edge Presentation Stks (held 9 October 2004)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
[24]
"2003 Result – Winning Edge Presentation Stks (held 11 October 2003)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
[25]
"2002 Result – Winning Edge Presentation Stks (held 12 October 2002)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
[26]
"2001 Result – Winning Edge Stks (held 13 October 2001)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
[27]
"2000 Result – Herbert Power Stks (held 14 October 2000)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
[28]
"1999 Result – Perrier Mineral Water Stks (held 9 October 1999)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
[29]
"1998 Result – Perrier Stks (held 10 October 1998)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
[30]
"1997 Result – Perrier Mineral Water Stks (held 11 October 1997)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
[31]
"1996 Result – Quick-Eze Stks (held 12 October 1996)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
[32]
"1995 Result – Quick-Eze Stks (held 14 October 1995)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
[33]
"1994 Result – Quick-Eze Stks (held 8 October 1994)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
[34]
"1993 Result – Quick-Eze Stks (held 9 October 1993)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
[35]
"1992 Result – Herbert Power Hcp (held 10 October 1992)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
[36]
"1991 Result – Herbert Power Hcp (held 12 October 1991)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
[37]
"1990 Result – Herbert Power Hcp (held 13 October 1990)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
[38]
"1989 Result – Herbert Power Hcp (held 14 October 1989)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
[39]
"1988 Result – Herbert Power Hcp (held 8 October 1988)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
[40]
"1987 Result – Herbert Power Hcp (held 10 October 1987)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
[41]
"1986 Result – Herbert Power Hcp (held 11 October 1986)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
[42]
"1985 Result – Herbert Power Hcp (held 12 October 1985)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
[43]
"1984 Result – Herbert Power Hcp (held 13 October 1984)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
[44]
"1983 Result – Herbert Power Hcp (held 8 October 1983)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

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[16] Shewan finished first in 2011 but was disqualified in 2021 due to prohibited ownership of the horse at the time of running.

[Herbert-1] [1]
"Winners and Past Results for the Herbert Power Stakes". Progroupracing.com (Aus). 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.

[Power-2] [2]
"Death of Herbert Power". The Argus. 2 June 1919. p. 6 col. 7. Retrieved 6 October 2014 – via National Library of Australia.

[Flem-3] [3]
"Details of 7 events at Flemington". The Argus. Trove. 19 October 1942. p. 9 col. 1–2. Retrieved 6 October 2014 – via National Library of Australia.

[4] [4]
"2023 Result – Neds Herbert Power Stakes (held 14 October 2023)". racingpost.com. Retrieved 18 October 2023.

[5] [5]
"Herbert Power Stakes results and replay – 2022".

[6] [6]
"2021 Result – Neds Herbert Power Stakes (held 9 October 2021)". breednet.com. Retrieved 12 October 2021.

[7] [7]
"2020 Result – Neds Herbert Power Stakes (held 10 October 2020)". breednet.com. Retrieved 14 October 2020.

[8] [8]
"2019 Result – Ladbrokes Herbert Power Stakes (held 12 October 2019)". breednet.com. Retrieved 12 October 2019.

[9] [9]
"2018 Result – Ladbrokes Herbert Power Stakes (held 13 October 2018)". breednet.com. Retrieved 14 October 2018.

[10] [10]
"2017 Result – Ladbrokes Herbert Power Stakes (held 14 October 2017)". breednet.com. Retrieved 14 October 2017.

[11] [11]
"2016 Result – Ladbrokes Herbert Power Stakes (held 8 October 2016)". breednet.com. Retrieved 8 October 2016.

[12] [12]
"2015 Result – Herbert Power Stakes (held 10 October 2015)". breednet.com. Retrieved 10 October 2015.

[13] [13]
"2014 Result – Herbert Power (held 11 October 2014)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

[14] [14]
"2013 Result – Sportingbet Herbert Power Stks (held 12 October 2013)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

[15] [15]
"2012 Result – Sportingbet Herbert Power Stks (held 13 October 2012)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

[17] [16]
"2011 Result – Sportingbet Herbert Power Stks (held 8 October 2011)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

[18] [17]
"2010 Result – Sportingbet Herbert Power Stks (held 9 October 2010)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

[19] [18]
"2009 Result – Sportingbet Herbert Power Stks (held 10 October 2009)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

[20] [19]
"2008 Result – Winning Edge Presentation Stks (held 11 October 2008)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

[21] [20]
"2007 Result – Winning Edge Presentations Stk (held 13 October 2007)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

[22] [21]
"2006 Result – Winning Edge Presentations Stk (held 14 October 2006)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

[23] [22]
"2005 Result – Winning Edge Presentation Stks (held 8 October 2005)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

[24] [23]
"2004 Result – Winning Edge Presentation Stks (held 9 October 2004)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

[25] [24]
"2003 Result – Winning Edge Presentation Stks (held 11 October 2003)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

[26] [25]
"2002 Result – Winning Edge Presentation Stks (held 12 October 2002)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

[27] [26]
"2001 Result – Winning Edge Stks (held 13 October 2001)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

[28] [27]
"2000 Result – Herbert Power Stks (held 14 October 2000)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

[29] [28]
"1999 Result – Perrier Mineral Water Stks (held 9 October 1999)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

[30] [29]
"1998 Result – Perrier Stks (held 10 October 1998)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

[31] [30]
"1997 Result – Perrier Mineral Water Stks (held 11 October 1997)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

[32] [31]
"1996 Result – Quick-Eze Stks (held 12 October 1996)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

[33] [32]
"1995 Result – Quick-Eze Stks (held 14 October 1995)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

[34] [33]
"1994 Result – Quick-Eze Stks (held 8 October 1994)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

[35] [34]
"1993 Result – Quick-Eze Stks (held 9 October 1993)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

[36] [35]
"1992 Result – Herbert Power Hcp (held 10 October 1992)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

[37] [36]
"1991 Result – Herbert Power Hcp (held 12 October 1991)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

[38] [37]
"1990 Result – Herbert Power Hcp (held 13 October 1990)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

[39] [38]
"1989 Result – Herbert Power Hcp (held 14 October 1989)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

[40] [39]
"1988 Result – Herbert Power Hcp (held 8 October 1988)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

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"1987 Result – Herbert Power Hcp (held 10 October 1987)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

[42] [41]
"1986 Result – Herbert Power Hcp (held 11 October 1986)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

[43] [42]
"1985 Result – Herbert Power Hcp (held 12 October 1985)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

[44] [43]
"1984 Result – Herbert Power Hcp (held 13 October 1984)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

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"1983 Result – Herbert Power Hcp (held 8 October 1983)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

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