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You see a G1 horse pop up in the Kevin Heffernan Stakes run at Caulfield on Saturday.

Lankan Rupee was a star and he won this race so the 2021 Kevin Heffernan Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday could produce another.

2021 Kevin Heffernan Stakes: Nominations

2021 KEVIN HEFFERNAN STAKES - RACE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND

The Kevin Heffernan Stakes is a Group 3 race run under Weight For Age conditions for sprinters at Caulfield conducted by the Melbourne Racing Club.

The Kevin Heffernan Stakes is run over 1400m. It was first run in 2000 and was won by Sports.

It was named after a former committeeman of the MRC Kevin Heffernan.

There have been several runnings at 1200m and also at 1300m but it is now 1400m.

The Kevin Heffernan Stakes was a Listed Race from 2001 to 2012 then Group 3.

Group 1 quality horses have been winning the race with four of the last eight being G1 winners and some others G1 placed.

Kemalpasa beat home Order Of Command in 2020 meaning it was the third time in a stakes race in a year that they ran first and second.

They ran the race at Caulfield in 2013. It is back at Caulfield again in 2021.

The Kevin Heffernan Stakes was worth $200,000 in 2021.

Notable winners of the Kevin Heffernan Stakes include Kemalpasa (2020), Cool Passion (2018), Lucky Hussler (2016), Famous Seamus (2015), Lankan Rupee (2013), Mid Summer Music (2012), Soul (2011), Lucky Secret (2009), Tesbury Jack (2006), Bomber Bill (2005), Century Kid (2002) and Sports (2000).

The 2020 Kevin Heffernan Stakes was won by Kemalpasa from Order Of Command and Neighbourhood.