Herbert Power Stakes 2023

Ladbrokes Tip: The Herbert Power Stakes is a good Spring Cups lead-up guide.

The Herbert Power Stakes is a Group 2 staying race for Spring Cup hopes run on Caulfield Guineas Day at Caulfield Racecourse in mid October each Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival. The meeting features three Group 1 races including the Caulfield Guineas (1600m) for three-year-old milers.

2022 Herbert Power Stakes winner Saracen Knight. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos.

The other majors on the card are the Group 1 Caulfield Stakes (2000m) which is currently run as the Neds Might And Power and the Group 1 Toorak Handicap (1600m). Along with the three elite levels there are also two Group 2 support acts with the Schillaci Stakes (1100m) for sprinters and the Herbert Power Stakes run over the mile and a half (2400m). There are also two Group 3 events on the program including the Northwood Plume Stakes for the older mares.

Offering a generous $300,000 in total prize money, the race is a quality handicap clash that serves as a traditional lead-up to the Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) over the same track / distance later in the month. The last horse to complete the Herbert Power Stakes – Caulfield Cup in the same season was Master O’Reilly (2007).

The latest edition of the Herbert Power Stakes ran on Saturday October 14, 2023 as part of Caulfield Guineas Day 2023 and was won by the Melbourne Cup-bound grey Military Mission ($8) for Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott. 

2023 Herbert Power Stakes Results

The complete Herbert Power Stakes 2023 Results & Finishing Order will be listed below once the race takes place on Saturday October 14, 2023.

2023 Herbert Power Stakes winner Military Mission heads towards the $8.41 million Melbourne Cup on the first Tuesday of November. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos.

• 1st: #4 Military Mission
• 2nd: #9 United Nations
• 3rd: T#10 Ferago

Newcastle Gold Cup winner Military Mission ($8) from the Waterhouse/Bott stable franked the Sydney form when improving on a last start fourth to stablemate Just Fine in the Group 1 The Metropolitan to take out the 2023 Herbert Power Stakes with a terrific ride from Joao Moreira ahead of the Melbourne Cup on the first Tuesday of November.

2023 Herbert Power Stakes Odds

The season’s best Herbert Power Stakes 2023 betting odds and links to our markets on the field of potential Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup horses will be available right here as soon as released so stay tuned for the best Group 2 Caulfield odds online.

Herbert Power Stakes Race Info

• Date: Saturday October 14, 2023
• Track: Caulfield Racecourse
• Distance: 2400m
• Conditions: Quality Handicap
• Status: Group 2
• Prize Money: $300,000
• First Run: 1898

Herbert Power Stakes Betting

Herbert Power Stakes betting opens after the release of the final field and barriers on the Wednesday before Caulfield Guineas Day on the Saturday in early – mid October.

Proven stayers with form over the mile and a half (2400m), those with Group race experience in Melbourne and the better-weighted hopefuls sit high up the Herbert Power Stakes odds.

Delphi ($1.95 in 2021) followed by Saracen Knight ($4.20 in 2022) are the latest favourites in Herbert Power Stakes betting to get the job done.

Herbert Power Stakes Tips

Good Herbert Power Stakes tips include taking proven staying types coming off a top four run carrying a light weight with ability over the distance.

Single-figure fancies have a strong recent record in the race so taking runners under $10 in betting is also a valuable tip to take on board with your spring punting.

Looking for well-weighted stayers heading towards the upcoming Caulfield Cup & Melbourne Cup staying races of the spring can also make a nice Herbert Power Stakes betting tip.

2023 Herbert Power Stakes Tips

Our insider Herbert Power Stakes 2023 betting tips and Group 2 Caulfield racing selections will be detailed below the week of the race so you know what stayers to get behind at the best odds on Caulfield Guineas Day.

• To Win: #4 Military Mission ($8 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Proven stayer that gets the ‘Magic Man’ touch here with Joao Moreira in the saddle. The in-form grey from the Waterhouse/Bott stable won over the 2400m two back in the Group 3 Newcastle Gold Cup before finishing fourth at 20/1 behind his classy Melbourne Cup-bound stablemate Just Fine in the Group 1 The Metropolitan (2400m) in Sydney on Epsom Day. Right distance, carries 57kg from a wide alley, but is going good enough with some good interstate form lines to suggest an upset.

Herbert Power Stakes Field

The Herbert Power Stakes race field attracts a quality line-up of proven stayers with an eye on returning to the track for a shot at the Caulfield Cup the following Saturday.

Increasingly Melbourne Cup types heading towards the world’s richest handicap over the two miles at Flemington on the first Tuesday of November, including international raiders, feature in the final field.

Amralah (2015) improved on an unplaced Turnbull Stakes run to win the Herbert Power Stakes. Photo Credit: Ultimate Racing Photos.

Many runners contest the Herbert Power Stakes after a run in the Group 1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m) at Flemington earlier in October, which last produced a winner of the Group 2 with Amralah (7th) in 2015.

The other key lead-up is Moonee Valley’s Group 3 JRA Cup (2040m) in late September, which last produced a winner with Big Memory (8th) in 2014.

In 2023 the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Military Mission became the first horse since Unsolved (1995) to come via a run in Sydney’s Group 1 The Metropolitan (2400m) improving on a fourth to stablemate Just Fine to win the Herbert Power Stakes.

Runners may back-up from a Herbert Power Stakes run in the Group 3 Lexus Stakes (2500m) on Victoria Derby Day, a race the 2015 runner-up Excess Knowledge won before his seventh in the Melbourne Cup.

The 2014 Herbert Power Stakes winner Big Memory ran second in the Lexus Stakes that year after a 10th in the Caulfield Cup, the Lexus won by Signoff who improved on a Herbert Power second two runs earlier. Signoff also went on to run fourth to Protectionist, who crossed fourth in the event in his Australian debut, in that year’s Melbourne Cup.

Herbert Power Stakes nominations close the Monday before the race runs on the Saturday and final acceptances are out on the Wednesday.

2023 Herbert Power Stakes Field

The official Herbert Power Stakes 2023 Final Field & Barriers on the Caulfield Cup lead-up will be provided in full below once announced on the Wednesday of race week so stay tuned to see the list of stayers set to face off in the mile and a half feature.

The 2023 Herbert Power Stakes final field features a quality line-up of Caulfield Cup hopefuls led in betting by the French-bred Carini with the Danny O’Brien-trained a last start Flemington winner third-up down under and drawn the rails.

2023 Herbert Power Stakes Nominations

The Herbert Power Stakes 2023 early entries are taken on the Monday leading-up to the event with the full nominations to be published below.

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Herbert Power Stakes Form Guide

The Herbert Power Stakes form guide features all the essential stats and info including the jockeys, trainers, barriers, weights and lead-up runs of the horses in the field.

In recent years the Herbert Power Stakes form has stacked-up in tougher Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival features including the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup.

In 2014 German raider Protectionist ran fourth in the Herbert Power Stakes before his Melbourne Cup win that spring. The year before the Herbert Power Stakes third placed Simenon backed up and ran a credible fourth to Fiorente in the 2013 Melbourne Cup.

The last horse to win the Herbert Power Stakes – Melbourne Cup double was Rogan Josh (1999) and a decade later the Herbert Power runner-up Shocking (2009) won the Melbourne Cup later that season.

2023 Herbert Power Stakes Form Guide

A link to our insider Herbert Power Stakes Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.

Herbert Power Stakes Results

Single-figure stayers have dominated the Herbert Power Stakes race results over the past decade with the last double-figure winner being Shahwardi ($14 in 2012).

Notable recent Herbert Power Stakes winners include Big Memory (2014), Linton (2010), Alcopop (2009) and Master O’Reilly (2007).

Sea Moon (2013) was the last Herbert Power Stakes winning mare.

Taisho (1929) was the last three-year-old Herbert Power Stakes winner.

Yucatan holds the current 2400m Herbert Power Stakes race record winning in 2018 in a time of 2 minutes 26:47 seconds.

Past Herbert Power Stakes Winners

Recent Herbert Power Stakes winners and place-getters dating back to the year 2000 are detailed in the below table.