Herbert Power Stakes
The Herbert Power Stakes is a Group 2 open handicap race held at Caulfield racecourse each year during the 2010 Melbourne spring racing carnival each October. The race is run over a distance of 2400 metres and worth $300,000 in prize money. The 2020 Herbert Power Stakes was won by Chapada from Zebrowski with Platinum Invador third.
This race has been run as the 'Presentation Stakes' in recent years and takes place on the first day of the three-day Caulfield racing carnival alongside multiple group one races. These include the Caulfield Guineas, Thousand Guineas, Toorak Handicap and Caulfield Stakes.
Herbert Power Stakes info
| Date: | Saturday 9th October 2021 |
| Track: | Caulfield racecourse, Melbourne |
| Distance: | 2400 metres |
| Race Type: | Quality Handicap |
| Status: | Group 2 |
| Prize Money: | $300,000 |
| 2020 Winner: | Chapada |
The Herbert Power Stakes is a handicap event over a distance of 2400 metres and should be the ideal lead up to the Group 1 Caulfield Cup, which takes place a week later over the same track and distance and is run under much the same conditions, however in recent times that has not been the case, except for 2007 when Master O'Reilly won this race and then went on to win the Caulfield Cup a week later.
The race tends to attract capable staying types rather than the upper echelon and is typically won by a more than handy galloper. There are however exceptions, Shocking (2nd in 2009) ran second in this race before going on to a magnificent Flemington carnival with wins in the Gr3 Hotham Handicap on Derby day and the Melbourne Cup the following Tuesday.
The Chosen One (2019) ran ninth in the Group 1 Underwood Stakes over 1800m at Caulfield prior to winning this race in impressive style for New Zealand training duo Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman.
Recent Herbert Power Stakes winners include Yucatan (2018) and Lord Fandango (2017).
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This race hasn't been an an overly strong guide to who might win the Caulfield Cup, although Boom Time (4th in 2017) managed to score at big odds the following week. Only Master O'Reilly (2007) has managed to win both races in recent times. Placegetters don't fare much better either with only Grey Song (2nd in 2004) managing to run a place in consecutive years in the 2003-04 Caulfield Cup.
This race has provided two Melbourne Cup winners in recent times with the Bart Cumming's trained Rogan Josh (1999) scoring the Herbert Power Stakes & Melbourne Cup double in 1999 and Shocking (2009) winning the 2009 Melbourne Cup.
The Gr3 JRA Cup at Moonee Valley has provided two winners in recent years with Alcopop (2009) winning the JRA Cup on his way to victory in this event while Linton (2010) ran third in the JRA Cup before tasting success in this race at his next start. Linton also ran second in the Gr3 Hotham Handicap on Derby Day at Flemington.
Prince Of Arran (2nd in 2019) took out the Group 3 Geelong Cup at Geelong following his second placing in this event.
Prince Of Arran (3rd in 2018) and Excess Knowledge (2nd in 2015) both won the Hotham Handicap at Flemington after placing in the Herbert Power Stakes beforehand.
Exceptionally (3rd in 2012) was competitive in later spring staying races finishing third in the Hotham Handicap at Flemington, second in the Gr2 Sandown Classic at Sandown and third in the listed Ballarat Cup at Ballarat.
2019 Herbert Power Stakes result
1. $6.50 The Chosen One 54.5 Damian Lane
2. $8.50 Prince Of Arran 58.0 Michael Walker
3. $9.50 Sully 54.5 Brett Prebble
then followed
4. $101.00 Wall Of Fire 53.0 Michael Dee
5. $7.50 Hang Man 53.0 Kerrin McEvoy
6. $9.50 Raheen House 58.0 Jamie Spencer
7. $15.00 Ventura Storm 56.5 Mark Zahra
8. $17.00 Qafila 54.5 Cory Parish
9. $11.00 Glory Days 57.0 Craig Williams
10. $18.00 Super Titus 54.5 Jamie Kah
11. $6.50 Haky 57.0 Ms Linda Meech
12. $101.00 Sweet Thomas 55.5 Dwayne Dunn
13. $101.00 Self Sense 54.5 Luke Nolen
Margins: 0.5 len, 3 len
Time: 2:27.52
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Herbert Power Stakes winners & placegetters
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Time |
| 2020 | Chapada | Zebrowski | Platinum Invador | 2:30.5 |
| 2019 | The Chosen One | Prince Of Arran | Sully | 2:27.5 |
| 2018 | Yucatan | Brimham Rocks | A Prince Of Arran | 2:26.4 |
| 2017 | Lord Fandango | Wall Of Fire | Gallic Chieftain | 2:13.8 |
| 2016 | Assign | Big Memory | Pemberley | 2:29.1 |
| 2015 | Amralah | Excess Knowledge | Bohemian Lily | 2:27.7 |
| 2014 | Big Memory | Signoff | Let's Make A Deal | 2:26.6 |
| 2013 | Sea Moon | Oasis Bloom | Simenon | 2:29.9 |
| 2012 | Shahwardi | Excluded | Exceptionally | 2:28.8 |
| 2011 | Shewan | Tanby | Moyenne Corniche | 2:30.7 |
| 2010 | Linton | Cedarberg | Precedence | 2:29.4 |
| 2009 | Alcopop | Shocking | Hissing Sid | 2:27.2 |
| 2008 | Dolphin Jo | The Wolverine | Cefalu | 2:30.2 |
| 2007 | Master O'reilly | Zavite | Reggie | 2:30.0 |
| 2006 | Growl | Dracs Back | Siamun | 2:29.3 |
| 2005 | Leica Falcon | Sarrera | Hugs Dancer (Fr) | 2:29.5 |
| 2004 | Rizon | Grey Song | Zazzman | 2:31.7 |
| 2003 | Yakama | Physique | Vicksburg | 2:30.7 |
| 2002 | The Secondmortgage | Requiem | Thong Classic | 2:29.8 |
| 2001 | Freemason | The Secondmortgage | Rain Gauge | 2:30.7 |
| 2000 | Majestic Avenue | Bulkhead | Bohemiath | 2:31.4 |
| 1999 | Rogan Josh | The Hind | Our Position | 2:27.6 |
| 1998 | Magneto | Vitrinite | Star Binder | 2:32.7 |
| 1997 | Bonsai Pipeline | Bright Spot | Crying Game | 2:28.9 |
| 1996 | The Bandette | Alcove | Skybeau | 2:30.4 |
| 1995 | Unsolved | Few Are Chosen | Zero Limit | 2:28.7 |
| 1994 | Solo Show | Bullwinkle | Tawlord | 2:34.5 |
| 1993 | Great Vintage | In The Event | Frontier Boy | 2:28.2 |
| 1992 | Aquidity | Kawtuban | Ali Boy | 2:34.0 |
| 1991 | Princess Pushy | Grooming | Starmatic | 2:30.2 |
| 1990 | Just A Dancer | Frontier Boy | Ali Boy | 2:31.0 |
| 1989 | Nayrizi | Apollo Run | Non Aligned | 2:29.5 |
| 1988 | Congressman | Shantaroun | Apollo Run | 2:31.4 |
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