The Might and Power, registered as the Caulfield Stakes is a

Melbourne Racing Club The Melbourne Racing Club (MRC) 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 Race ...

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horse race run under weight-for-age conditions, for three-year-olds and upwards, run over a distance of 2,000 metres at

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, Australia. Prizemoney is A$1,000,000.

History

The race is held annually in October on

Caulfield Guineas The Caulfield Guineas is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held over 1600 metres (1 mile) at set weights for three-year-old horses at Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia. Total prize money is A$3 million. The race ...

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

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the race was run at Flemington Racecourse. Gothic 1928 VATC Caulfield Stakes Jockey Jim Pike Trainer Lou Robertson

Tranquil Star 1946 Olympic Park Melbourne Farewell Jockey Scobie Breasley Trainer Ron Cameron

Lavendo 1915 VATC Caulfield Cup Jockey Frank Dempsey Trainer Lou Robertson

LUCRATIVE 1940 VRC DERBY MAURICE McCARTEN

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. In 2021 the race was renamed The

Might and Power Might and Power (6 October 1993 – 11 April 2020) was a New Zealand bred, Australian owned and trained Thoroughbred racehorse who was named Australian Horse of the Year in 1998 and 1999. As a four-year-old, Might And Power won the Caulfield a ...

to honour the 1997

Caulfield Cup The Caulfield Cup is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held under handicap conditions, although the Melbourne Racing Club is in the process of turning the race into weight for age (WFA) conditions. This is for all horses ...

and

Melbourne Cup The Melbourne Cup is a Thoroughbred horse race held in Melbourne, Australia. It is a 3200-metre race for three-year-olds and over, conducted by the Victoria Racing Club on the Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Victoria as part of the Melb ...

winner who won this race back in 1998.

Name

*1886–1996 - Caulfield Stakes *1997–2010 - Yalumba Stakes *2011–2015 - Caulfield Stakes *2016–2019 - Ladbrokes Stakes *2020 - Neds Stakes *2021 onwards - Neds Might and Power Stakes

Distance

*1886–1887 - 1 miles (~1800 metres) *1888 - 1 miles (~2000 metres) *1889–1967 - 1 miles (~1800 metres) *1968–1971 - 1 miles (~2000 metres) *1972 onwards - 2000 metres

Grade

*1886–1978 - Principal Race *1979 onwards - Group 1

Double winners

Thoroughbreds that have won the Caulfield Stakes – W. S. Cox Plate double: *

Tranquil Star Tranquil Star (foaled in 1937) was one of the hardiest and best performed Australian-bred Thoroughbred race-mares. She is the only mare to have won the double of the Caulfield Stakes, now known as the Yalumba Stakes, and the Cox Plate, which is ...

(1942),

Rising Fast Rising Fast (1949 - 1978) was a champion New Zealand-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who is the only horse to complete the Spring Grand Slam, winning the Melbourne Cup, Caulfield Cup, and Cox Plate in 1954. He also won the 1955 Caulfield Cup and c ...

(1954), Kingston Town (1981-2),

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(1986),

(1998),

Northerly Northerly (17 October 1996 – 9 May 2012) was an Australian racehorse who is considered arguably Australia's best middle distance Thoroughbred horse of the early 2000s. Northerly, trained by Western Australian harness racing legend Fred Kers ...

(2001),

So You Think So You Think (foaled 10 November 2006) is a New Zealand-bred Thoroughbred racehorse, now majority owned by Coolmore Stud of Ireland. So You Think came to prominence through winning the 2009 and 2010 Cox Plates, Australia's premier weight for ag ...

(2010), Ocean Park (2012), Winx (2016) Thoroughbreds that have won the Caulfield Stakes –

double: * Eurythmic (1920), High Syce (1929),

Amounis Amounis was an Australian Thoroughbred Hall of Fame racehorse. He won 33 races over distances ranging from 6 to 12 furlongs (1,200 to 2,400 metres). Of these wins, 27 were in "Principal Races" (equivalent to today's Group races or "Black Type" ra ...

(1930),

(1942),

(1954),

Redcraze Redcraze (born 1950) was a champion New Zealand Thoroughbred racehorse who raced both in Australia and New Zealand, winning major races in both countries. A chestnut son of the Hyperion stallion Red Mars from the mare Myarion he is consider ...

(1956), Sometime (1963), How Now (1976), Sydeston (1990)

1922 racebook

File:1922 VATC Caulfield Guineas Racebook P1.jpg, Front cover 1922 VATC Caulfield Stakes Racebook File:1922 VATC Caulfield Guineas Racebook P2.jpg, Inside cover showing Raceday Officials & Visitor Notices. File:1922 VATC Caulfield Stakes Racebook P1.jpg, 1922 Caulfield Stakes showing the winner, Eurythmic. File:1922 VATC Caulfield Guineas Racebook P4.jpg, Back cover showing Railway Arrangements and Admission Fares.

Gallery of noted winners

File:High Caste 1940 VRC C.B. Fisher Plate Flemington Racecourse Jockey Ted Bartle Trainer Jack Jamieson.jpg,

High Caste High Caste was a Thoroughbred racehorse and stallion that was bred in New Zealand and was considered the best two-year-old in New Zealand after winning three of his four race starts. He was a good racehorse under handicap and weight for age con ...

, 1939,1940, winner. File:Rising Fast (NZ).jpg,

, 1954 winner. File:Ajax 1937 RRC Rosehill Guineas Jockey Maurice McCarten Trainer Frank Musgrave.jpg,

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, 1938 winner. File:Eurythmic racehorse with jockey ca. 1920..jpg, Eurythmic, 1921,1922,1923, winner.

Winners

*2021 -

Probabeel Probabeel (foaled 6 November 2016) is a multiple Group 1 winning New Zealand bred thoroughbred racehorse. Background Probabeel was born and bred at Waikato Stud in Matamata, New Zealand. Initially the stud intended to keep her for racing, how ...

*2020 - Arcadia Queen *2019 - Cape Of Good Hope *2018 - Benbatl *2017 - Gailo Chop *2016 - Winx *2015 - Criterion *2014 - Fawkner *2013 - Atlantic Jewel *2012 - Ocean Park *2011 - Descarado *2010 -

*2009 -

Whobegotyou Whobegotyou (19 August 2005 - 12 September 2012) was an Australian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse. The horse won nine races, including the Group One (G1) Caulfield Guineas and Yalumba Stakes for $3,115,450 in prize money. He was a chestnut geld ...

*2008 - Douro Valley *2007 - Maldivian *2006 - Casual Pass *2005 - El Segundo *2004 - Mummify *2003 - Lonhro *2002 - Lonhro *2001 -

*2000 - Sky Heights *1999 - Northern Drake *1998 -

Might And Power Might and Power (6 October 1993 – 11 April 2020) was a New Zealand bred, Australian owned and trained Thoroughbred racehorse who was named Australian Horse of the Year in 1998 and 1999. As a four-year-old, Might And Power won the Caulfield a ...

*1997 - Filante *1996 - Juggler *1995 - Danewin *1994 -

Rough Habit Rough Habit (2 December 1986 – 7 November 2014) was a New Zealand-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who won 11 Group One (G1) races on both sides of the Tasman, and won New Zealand's Horse of the Year Award in 1992 and 1995. Background Rough H ...

*1993 - Naturalism *1992 - Castletown *1991 -

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*1990 - Sydeston *1989 - Almaarad *1988 - Sky Chase *1987 - Drought *1986 -

*1985 - Tristarc *1984 - Alibhai *1983 - Mr. McGinty *1982 - Kingston Town *1981 - Kingston Town *1980 -

Hyperno Hyperno (1973–2002) was a Thoroughbred racehorse foaled in New Zealand. He was a wayward but brilliant galloper that won the Melbourne Cup and other group and listed races. He was sired by Rangong (GB) out of Mikarla (NZ) by Persian Garden II ...

*1979 - Mighty Kingdom *1978 - Lloyd Boy *1977 - Family Of Man *1976 - How Now *1975 - † Guest Star / Zambari *1974 - Igloo *1973 - Glengowan *1972 -

Gunsynd Gunsynd (4 October 1967 – 29 April 1983) was a champion Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who won 29 races and A$280,455 in prize money. In his seven starts over one mile (1,600 metres) he was only once defeated, by half-a-head in the Epsom ...

*1971 - Gay Icarus *1970 - † Gay Poss / Arctic Symbol *1969 - Hamua *1968 - Future *1967 - Winfreux *1966 - Winfreux *1965 - Winfreux *1964 - Contempler *1963 - Sometime *1962 - Sky High *1961 - Sky High *1960 - †

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/ Dhaulagiri *1959 -

*1958 -

*1957 - Ray Ribbon *1956 -

*1955 -

Prince Cortauld Prince Cortauld, was a brown Thoroughbred stallion, performing in Australia trained by Australian Racing Hall of Fame trainer Maurice McCarten raced from a two-year-old to a five-year-old recording 25 wins from 5 furlongs to 1¾ miles with cham ...

*1954 -

*1953 - Flying Halo *1952 - Peshawar *1951 - Grey Boots *1950 - Comic Court *1949 - Iron Duke *1948 - De La Salle *1947 - Columnist *1946 -

Bernborough Bernborough (1939–1960) was an outstanding Australian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who competed from 1941 to 1946. He carried heavy weights in 15 consecutive wins that included the Doomben 10,000 while carrying 10 stone 5 pounds. Bernborough w ...

*1945 - Lawrence *1944 - Lawrence *1943 - Amana *1942 -

*1941 - Lucrative *1940 -

*1939 -

*1938 -

*1937 - Charles Fox *1936 - Young Idea *1935 - Feldspar *1934 -

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*1933 - Chatham *1932 - Middle Watch *1931 - Cimbrian *1930 -

*1929 - High Syce *1928 -

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*1927 - Royal Charter *1926 -

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*1925 - Heroic *1924 - The Hawk *1923 - Maid Of The Mist *1922 - Eurythmic *1921 - Eurythmic *1920 - Eurythmic *1919 - Night Watch *1918 - Magpie *1917 - Lanius *1916 - Lavendo *1915 - Traquette *1914 - Anna Carlovna *1913 - Mountain Princess *1912 - Royal Scotch *1911 - Malt King *1910 - Artillerie *1909 - Artillerie *1908 - Pink 'Un *1907 - Ebullition *1906 - Solution *1905 - Torah *1904 - Gladsome *1903 - Abundance *1902 - Wakeful *1901 - Wakeful *1900 - Severity *1899 - Australian Star *1898 - The Chief *1897 - Coil *1896 - Hopscotch *1895 - Atlas *1894 - The Harvester *1893 - Brockleigh *1892 - Camoola *1891 - Marvel *1890 - The Admiral *1889 - Dreadnought *1888 - Mentor *1887 - Cranbrook *1886 - Isonomy †

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References

{{reflist, 2 Open middle distance horse races Group 1 stakes races in Australia Caulfield Racecourse Recurring sporting events established in 1948