Caulfield Cup
Caulfield Cup
Group One Betting Guide
| Date: | Saturday, October 19, 2024 |
| Location: | Caulfield Racecourse – Melbourne, Victoria |
| Prize Money: | $5,000,000 |
| Distance: | 2400m |
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 with the race ran every year at Caulfield racecourse. 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.
2024 Caulfield Cup Odds
The 2024 Caulfield Cup odds as of October 24 look like this:
- Militarize – +1400
- West Wind Blows – +1400
- Without A Fight – +1400
- Gold Trip – +1700
- Breakup – +2500
- Duais – +2500
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-three 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.
2024 Caulfield Cup final field
HorseBetting will update this page when the 2024 Caulfield Cup Final Field is released.
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.
No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 
Gold Trip Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Ben Melham 11 58.5kg 2 Without A Fight Anthony & Sam Freedman Mark Zahra 7 55.5kg 3 Breakup Tatsuya Yoshioka Damian Lane 5 55kg 4 Montefilia Chris Waller Blake Shinn 9 54.5kg 5 Francesco Guardi Chris Waller James McDonald 15 54kg 6 West Wind Blows Simon & Ed Crisford Jamie Spencer 2 54kg 7 Nonconformist Grahame Begg Harry Coffey 19 53.5kg 8 Soulcombe Chris Waller Craig Williams 6 53.5kg 9 Duke De Sessa Ciaron Maher & David Eustace John Allen 14 53kg 10 Hoo Ya Mal Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Tim Clark 8 53kg 11 Right You Are Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Michael Dee 13 53kg 12 Emissary Mike Moroney Jye McNeil 4 52kg 13 Goldman Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Linda Meech 18 52kg 14 Okita Soushi Joseph O’Brien Kerrin McEvoy 14 51.5kg 15 Fame Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman Craig Newitt 16 51kg 16 Bois D’argent Annabel Neasham Winona Costin 3 50.5kg 17 Spirit Ridge Annabel Neasham Dean Yendall 10 50.5kg 18 Valiant King Joseph O’Brien Jamie Kah 1 50kg 19 United Nations (1E) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Carleen Hefel 17 50kg No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Gold Trip Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Mark Zahra 12 57.5kg 2 Duais Edward Cummings Joshua Parr 9 55.5kg 3 Knights Order Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Tim Clark 18 55.5kg 4 Montefilia David Payne Jason Collett 16 55.5kg 5 Numerian Annabel Neasham Tommy Berry 10 55.5kg 6 Nonconformist Grahame Begg Jordan Childs 15 54.5kg 7 Vow And Declare Danny O’Brien Blake Shinn 17 54kg 8 No Compromise Chris Waller Craig Newitt 13 53.5kg 9 Alegron James Cummings Ethan Brown 14 53kg 10 Benaud John O’Shea Regan Bayliss 20 53kg 11 Great House Chris Waller Brett Prebble 3 53kg 12 Inspirational Girl Danny O’Brien Jye McNeil 1 53kg 13 MaximalJohn O’SheaBen Melham1953kg14 Sound Mike Moroney Blaike McDougall 4 53kg 15 Chapada Mike Moroney Daniel Stackhouse 11 52.5kg 16 Crystal Pegasus Chris Waller Damien Thornton 2 52kg 17 Smokin’ Romans Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Jamie Kah 5 51.5kg 18 Tralee Rose Symon Wilde Dean Yendall 8 51.5kg 19 Durston (1E) Chris Waller Michael Dee 6 51.5kg 17 Makram (2E) Ben & JD Hayes TBC 7 50kg 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 ThinkerMurray Baker & Andrew ForsmanDeclan Bates1453kg9 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 PurcellN/A1550kgNo. 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 AktauMike MoroneyN/A151kg17 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 CumaniFred Kersley1053.5kg21 Oceanex (3E)Mick Price & Michael Kent JrZac Spain851.5kg22 Le Don De Vie (4E)Anthony & Sam FreedmanN/A1352.5kg
2023 Caulfield Cup result
1st – Without A Fight (+750)
2nd – West Wind Blows (-285.71)
3rd – Gold Trip (+170)
Recent Caulfield Cup winners
- Without A Fight ($9.00) has stormed over the top to win the Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m), taking home the major portion of the $5 million prize packet. It comes after some drama in the lead-up, as the Anthony & Sam Freedman-trained gelding was re-inspected pre-race due to some lameness detected by VRC stewards on Thursday. He was passed fit to run in the end and thankfully produced his electrifying best under Mark Zahra, securing Group 1 glory for the first time, and his first since arriving in Australia. The son of Teofilo put the writing on the wall first-up in the Group 1 Underwood Stakes (1800m), powering through the line as a flashing light chasing gamely behind Alligator Blood. It was an elite steer by Zahra, jagging back to find cover throughout the journey, which was necessary given the hectic tempo the leaders injected into the race. Goldman ($81.00), Spirit Ridge ($23.00) and Hoo Ya Mal ($10.00) all looked to kick up and find the front, giving many of those drawn wide a chance to slot in for cover. This included last year’s runner-up Gold Trip ($6.00), who was navigating a passage under Ben Melham, and West Wind Blows ($5.50), left the stalls a shade slower than Jamie Spencer would’ve liked. West Wind Blows made the first move turning for home, and at one stage hit the front, leaving him and Without A Fight to knuckle down to task. The latter pulled clear, while Gold Trip was crowded for room at a crucial stage, however, showed his class to find third spot with the massive weight.
- The Chris Waller-trained Durston became the first ever Caulfield Cup emergency to claim victory in the time-honoured event. Aided by an inch-perfect steer from Michael Dee, the in-form stayer managed to outstay his rivals and managed to pip Gold Trip on the line in the 2022 Caulfield Cup. Durston won the feature Group 1 of the day at a massive $19 with online bookmakers, after getting into the final field after Maximal was scratched earlier in the day due to the state of the track. Chris Waller has now won two Caulfield Cups after winning his first with Verry Elleegant in 2020.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
List of Caulfield Cup winners
| Caulfield Cup Past Winners | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
| 2023 | Without A Fight | Mark Zahra | Anthony & Sam Freedman |
| 2022 | Durston | Michael Dee | Chris Waller |
| 2021 | Incentivise | Brett Prebble | Peter G Moody |
| 2020 | Verry Elleegant | Mark Zahra | Chris Waller |
| 2019 | Mer De Glace | Damian Lane | Hisashi Shimizu |
| 2018 | Best Solution | Pat Cosgrave | Saeed Bin Suroor |
| 2017 | Boom Time | Cory Parish | David & Ben Hayes & Tom Dabernig |
| 2016 | Jameka | Nicholas Hall | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
| 2015 | Mongolian Khan | Opie Bosson | Murray Baker |
| 2014 | Admire Rakti | Zac Purton | Tomoyuki Umeda |
| 2013 | Fawkner | Nicholas Hall | Robert Hickmott |
| 2012 | Dunaden | Craig Williams | Mikel Delzangles |
| 2011 | Southern Speed | Craig Williams | Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas |
| 2010 | Descarado | Chris Munce | Gai Waterhouse |
| 2009 | Viewed | Brad Rawiller | Bart Cummings |
| 2008 | All The Good | Kerrin McEvoy | Saeed Bin Suroor |
| 2007 | Master O’Reilly | Vlad Duric | Danny O’Brien |
| 2006 | Tawqeet | Dwayne Dunn | David Hayes |
| 2005 | Railings | Greg Childs | John Hawkes |
| 2004 | Elvstroem | Nash Rawiller | Tony Vasil |
| 2003 | Mummify | Danny Nikolic | Lee Freedman |
| 2002 | Northerly | Greg Childs | Fred Kersley |
| 2001 | Ethereal | Scott Seamer | Sheila Laxon |
| 2000 | Diatirbe | Jim Cassidy | Goerge Hanlon |
Caulfield Cup Past Winners Pre 2000
| Caulfield Cup Past Winners Pre 2000 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Horse | ||
| 1999 | Sky Heights | ||
| 1998 | Taufan’s Melody | ||
| 1997 | Might and Power | ||
| 1996 | Arctic Scent | ||
| 1995 | Doriemus | ||
| 1994 | Paris Lane | ||
| 1993 | Fraar | ||
| 1992 | Mannerism | ||
| 1991 | Let’s Elope | ||
| 1990 | Sydeston | ||
| 1989 | Cole Diesel | ||
| 1988 | Imposera | ||
| 1987 | Lord Reims | ||
| 1986 | Mr. Lomondy | ||
| 1985 | Tristarc | ||
| 1984 | Affinity | ||
| 1983 | Hayai | ||
| 1982 | Gurner’s Lane | ||
| 1981 | Silver Bounty | ||
| 1980 | Ming Dynasty | ||
| 1979 | Mighty Kingdom | ||
| 1978 | Taksan | ||
| 1977 | Ming Dynasty | ||
| 1976 | How Now | ||
| 1975 | Analight | ||
| 1974 | Leilani | ||
| 1973 | Swell Time | ||
| 1972 | Sobar | ||
| 1971 | Gay Icarus | ||
| 1970 | Beer Street | ||
| 1969 | Big Philou | ||
| 1968 | Bunratty Castle | ||
| 1967 | Tobin Bronze | ||
| 1966 | Galilee | ||
| 1965 | Bore Head | ||
| 1964 | Yangtze | ||
| 1963 | Sometime | ||
| 1962 | Even Stevens | ||
| 1961 | Summer Fair | ||
| 1960 | Ilumquh | ||
| 1959 | Regal Wench | ||
| 1958 | Sir Blink | ||
| 1957 | Tulloch | ||
| 1956 | Redcraze | ||
| 1955 | Rising Fast | ||
| 1954 | Rising Fast | ||
| 1953 | My Hero | ||
| 1952 | Peshawar | ||
| 1951 | Basha Felika | ||
| 1950 | Grey Boots | ||
| 1949 | Lincoln | ||
| 1948 | Red Fury | ||
| 1947 | Columnist | ||
| 1946 | Royal Gem | ||
| 1945 | St. Fairy | ||
| 1944 | Counsel | ||
| 1943 | Saint Warden / Skipton | ||
| 1942 | Tranquil Star | ||
| 1941 | Velocity | ||
| 1940 | Beaulivre | ||
| 1939 | Rivette | ||
| 1938 | Buzalong | ||
| 1937 | The Trump | ||
| 1936 | Northwind | ||
| 1935 | Palfresco | ||
| 1934 | Journal | ||
| 1933 | Gaine Carrington | ||
| 1932 | Rogilla | ||
| 1931 | Denis Boy | ||
| 1930 | Amounis | ||
| 1929 | High Syce | ||
| 1928 | Maple | ||
| 1927 | Textile | ||
| 1926 | Manfred | ||
| 1925 | Whittier | ||
| 1924 | Purser | ||
| 1923 | Wynette | ||
| 1922 | Whittier | ||
| 1921 | Violoncello | ||
| 1920 | Eurythmic | ||
| 1919 | Lucknow | ||
| 1918 | King Offa | ||
| 1917 | Bronzetti | ||
| 1916 | Shepherd King | ||
| 1915 | Lavendo | ||
| 1914 | Uncle Sam | ||
| 1913 | Aurifer | ||
| 1912 | Uncle Sam | ||
| 1911 | Lady Medallist | ||
| 1910 | Flavinius | ||
| 1909 | Blue Book / Aborigine | ||
| 1908 | Maranui | ||
| 1907 | Poseidon | ||
| 1906 | Poseidon | ||
| 1905 | Marvel Loch | ||
| 1904 | Murmur | ||
| 1903 | Sweet Nell | ||
| 1902 | Lieutenant Bill | ||
| 1901 | Hymettus | ||
| 1900 | Ingliston | ||
| 1899 | Dewey | ||
| 1898 | Hymettus | ||
| 1897 | Amberite | ||
| 1896 | Cremorne | ||
| 1895 | Waterfall | ||
| 1894 | Paris | ||
| 1893 | Sainfoin | ||
| 1892 | Paris | ||
| 1891 | G’naroo | ||
| 1890 | Vengeance | ||
| 1889 | Boz | ||
| 1888 | Chicago | ||
| 1887 | Oakleigh | ||
| 1886 | Ben Bolt | ||
| 1885 | Grace Darling | ||
| 1884 | Blink Bonny | ||
| 1883 | Calma | ||
| 1882 | Little Jack | ||
| 1881 | Master Avenel | ||
| 1880 | Tom Kirk | ||
| 1879 | Newminster | ||
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