Caulfield Cup

THE Caulfield Cup kicks off the Melbourne Spring Carnival and one of the most popular betting races in Australia.

The 2400m race for stayers is popular with punters because it not only kicks off the carnival, but it is the first major race of the new season and it attracts international interest.

The race is held in mid-October and it is a qualifying race for the Melbourne Cup, which in turn draws in some of the best international stayers (best International Melbourne Cup horses) the world has to offer.

The field is limited to 18 runners with four emergencies. The prize money, wins and placings of a horse are deciding factors as to whether it makes the field or not. This is decided by a balloting system used by Racing Victoria.

Automatic entry is gained by horses that win the Group 2 Herbert Power Stakes and the Listed Mornington Cup.

2022 Caulfield Cup Odds

The 2022 Caulfield Cup odds as of May 23 look like this:

• Incentivise – $9.00
• Anamoe – $13.00
• Duais – $13.00
• Hitotsu – $13.00
• Pyledriver – $15.00
• Authority -$21.00
• Hishi Iguazu – $21.00
• Nonconformist – $21.00
• Alaskan God – $26.00
• Crystal Pegasus – $26.00
• Floating Artist – $26.00

Complete Caulfield Cup odds available at Neds.

Best Caulfield Cup bookmakers

Being one of Australia’s primary betting races, any bookmaker that doesn’t offer the markets on the Caulfield Cup well in advance of the event is leaving money on the table.

The team at Horse Betting has compiled comprehensive reviews of our trusted online bookmakers which all offer odds on the Caulfield Cup.

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Caulfield Cup betting guide

Most of the top Caulfield Cup betting sites release odds for the race long before the nominations are out. This means you could potentially have a Caulfield Cup horse, that ultimately does not gain a start or is simply not considered for the race.

Caulfield Cup odds increase the closer we get to October, with bet types including whether a horse gains a start, outright winner or even a top-four finish.

Caulfield Cup futures markets at racing betting sites are a great way to gain a greater price on talented horses. The key to making it work when betting on the Caulfield Cup is to know your topic. If you are not an expert on staying horses, understand Australian racing to the letter or have been given the inside word, you are probably better off not betting on futures when it comes to the Caulfield Cup.

Plenty of value is to be found during the winter months, as the market tends to lean towards the stayers who are still in work, rather than the superstar stayers who are in the spelling paddock.

2022 Caulfield Cup final field

The Caulfield Cup field will be announced closer to the running date.

Previous Caulfield Cup fields

Just about every superstar stayer in Australia has competed in the Caulfield Cup, check out the recent fields in years gone by for the 2400m event.

• 2021 Caulfield Cup field

  No.	Silks	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight
  1		Homesman	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Jordan Childs	13	55.5kg
  2		Incentivise	Peter Moody	Brett Prebble	20	55.5kg
  3		Explosive Jack	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	John Allen	1	54kg
  4		The Chosen One	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	Damian Lane	9	54kg
  5		Ocean Billy	Chris Waller	Damien Thornton	7	53.5kg
  6		Selino	Chris Waller	Fred Kersley	17	53.5kg
  7		Persan	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Linda Meech	11	53kg
  8		Quick Thinker	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	Declan Bates	14	53kg
  9		Chapada	Michael Moroney	Daniel Stackhouse	18	52.5kg
  10		Delphi	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Damien Oliver	19	52.5kg
  11		Master Of Wine	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Dean Holland	10	52.5kg
  12		Montefilia	David Payne	Jye McNeil	12	52kg
  13		Port Guillaume	Ben & JD Hayes	Harry Coffey	6	52kg
  14		She’s Ideel	Bjorn Baker	Craig Newitt	5	52kg
  15		Young Werther	Danny O’Brien	Daniel Moor	8	52kg
  16		Nonconformist	Grahame Begg	Craig Williams	16	51.5kg
  17		Duais	Edward Cummings	Michael Dee	3	51kg
  18		Charm’s Star	Chris Waller	Dean Yendall	4	50kg
  19		Great House (1E)	Chris Waller	Teo Nugent	2	50kg
  20		Constantinople (2E)	Aaron Purcell	N/A	15	50kg

• 2020 Caulfield Cup field

  No.	Silks	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight
  1		Anthony Van Dyck	Aidan O’Brien	Hugh Bowman	21	58.5kg
  2		Avilius	James Cummings	John Allen	17	57kg
  3		Vow And Declare	Danny O’Brien	Damien Oliver	18	57kg
  4		Buckhurst	Joseph O’Brien	Ben Melham	9	55kg
  5		Mirage Dancer	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Craig Newitt	6	55
  6		Mustajeer	Kris Less	Billy Egan	15	55kg
  7		Verry Elleegant	Chris Waller	Mark Zahra	11	55kg
  8		Dashing Willoughby	Andrew Balding	Michael Walker	2	54.5kg
  9		Finche	Chris Waller	Damian Lane	12	54.5kg
  10		Prince Of Arran	Charlie Fellowes	Jamie Kah	19	54.5kg
  11		Master Of Wine	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Craig Williams	7	53.5kg
  12		The Chosen One	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	Daniel Stackhouse	3	53.5kg
  13		Warning	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Luke Currie	20	53kg
  14		Dalasan	Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas	William Pike	14	52.5kg
  15		True Self	Willie Mullins	Declan Bates	4	52kg
  16		Aktau	Mike Moroney	N/A	1	51kg
  17		Toffee Tongue	Chris Waller	Michael Dee	5	51kg
  18		Chapada	Mike Moroney	Jye McNeil	16	50.5kg
  19		Raheen House (1E)	Kris Lees	Daniel Moor	22	53.5kg
  20		San Huberto (2E)	Matt Cumani	Fred Kersley	10	53.5kg
  21		Oceanex (3E)	Mick Price & Michael Kent Jr	Zac Spain	8	51.5kg
  22		Le Don De Vie (4E)	Anthony & Sam Freedman	N/A	13	52.5kg

2021 Caulfield Cup result

Recent Caulfield Cup winners

• 2021: Incentivise stamps himself as one of the worlds best stayers
  Incentivise managed to overcome the wide barrier to show he is a serious contender and putting him as a heavy favourite leading into the 2021 Melbourne Cup. After settling three-wide early, Prebble allowed the favourite to slide up and apply pressure to the leaders before racing away at the top of the straight to take out the $5 million feature by 3.5 lengths.
• 2020: An Elleegant Win In The Caulfield Cup
  The Chris Waller-trained Verry Elleegant stamped her claim as Australia’s premium stayer when taking out the 2020 Caulfield Cup. She became the first mare to take out the Caulfield Cup since Jameka did so some four years earlier. Jockey Mark Zahra made it three wins from three rides aboard the mare, when she held off the fast finishing Anthony Van Dyck and fellow kiwi The Chosen One. The win was her second consecutive Group 1 success, following her win in the Turnbull Stakes at her previous start.
• 2019: Japan strikes again with Mer De Glace
  All the pre-race hype was around British star Finche, but the Caulfield Cup went to Japan for the second time as Damien Lane steered Mer De Glace to a classy victory over some very capable runners.
• 2018: Godolphin finds the Solution to end decade Cup drought
  Searching for their first Caulfield Cup victory since All The Good won in 2008, team Godolphin unleashed quality stayer Best Solution in Australia. Overcoming a tardy start, Best Solution was aided by a move by the Taj Mahal to inject some pace into the race. Best Solution took the front just after the 600m and withstood a powerful drive from Lloyd Williams-owned Homesman to hold on in a photo finish.
• 2017: Boom Time stuns at massive odds
  Boom Time created a large boom when winning at big odds in 2017. The Lindsay Park-trained stayer held off all the challengers to win the $3 million event. Single Gaze battled on resolutely to finish second in the front of the fast-finishing European Johannes Vermeer. The disappointments in the race were the Kiwi pairing of Jon Snow and Bonneval which finished well down the track.
• 2016: Jameka delivers on after strong betting push
  The Ciaron Maher-trained Jameka proved much too good for its opposition in 2016 when winning by three lengths. The four-year-old mare was well-favoured in the betting at $4.30 and after getting a good ride from Nick Hall, the daughter of Myboycharlie burst away to record its biggest career win. It defeated the likes of imported runners Scottish and Exospheric, which filled the placings. Read full report.
• 2015: Mongolian Khan wins the Cup for the Kiwis
  Mongolian Khan took out the 2015 Caulfield Cup for New Zealand in 2015. The Murray Baker-trained horse was heavily supported into $4.70 after showing plenty throughout its three-year-old campaign and punters were rewarded with a half-length victory. The son of Holy Roman Emperor defeated the likes of Trip To Paris and Fame Game, which were solid in the Melbourne Cup, but unfortunately for connections of Mongolian Khan, the four-year-old suffered a bout of colic and subsequently withdraw from the 2015 Melbourne Cup.
• 2014: Admirable win for the Japanese raider Rakti
  Admire Rakti scored another big win for Japan in the 2014 Caulfield Cup. The Tomoyuki Umeda-trained runner showed the typical toughness from the Japanese runners and it signaled the arrival of the international runners of the 2014 Melbourne spring carnival. It scored by a half-length over former New Zealand runners Rising Romance and Lucia Valentina, making the trifecta a truly international result. It paid $12.80 to win which set up a big $7040 first four with outsider Brambles running fourth.
• 2013: Well-supported Fawkner salutes at a strong price
  Fawkner was also a popular elect with punters, who got a great price of $9.90 when it won in 2013. The Robert Hickmott-trained stayer was running for Team Williams and it gave Nick Hall the first of two wins in the last four years. It received a good trip in transit before pulling away for a 1.25-length win over European raider Dandino with Dear Demi in third.
• 2012: Dunaden wins internationally themed Caulfield Cup
  The 2012 Caulfield Cup went offshore when Dunaden scored a famous win for Mikel Delzangles. The seven-year-old wasn’t overly respected in the betting at $12.50, but it showed its true international class by beating the likes of Alcopop and Light Of Heaven by a half-length. It wasn’t the strongest local Caulfield Cup in history, but the overseas runners, which included Americain and Jakkalberry, made it an international staying affair. Craig Williams scored the win the saddle and would continue his association with the son of Nicobar following the race.

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