Caulfield Cup
The Caulfield Cup is a Group 1 event held annually at Caulfield racecourse late October each year as part of the Melbourne Spring Carnival.
It is one of Australia's richest races with $2.5 million in prize money up for grabs. It is also regarded as one of the world's richest handicap races over a distance of 2400 metres. The race combines with the Melbourne Cup to form the 'Major Cups Double' with betting on the double hugely popular.
The Caulfield Cup has been won by some of the lands greatest ever horses, the most notable being Railings, Mummify, Northerly, Ethereal, Diatribe, Sky Heights, Might And Power and Let's Elope.
The Caulfield Cup generates millions and millions of dollars in turnover, so there will be no shortage of betting markets available for it. We recommend betting with Betfair where you can get 20% better odds on average than the other bookmakers.
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Spotting Potential Winners
The best form guides for the Caulfield Cup are the Yalumba Stakes, Toorak Handicap and Presentation Stakes, all held a week earlier at Caulfield. These three races have produced 28 winners between them since 1950.
It is recommended you stick to 4yo and 5yo horses in the Caulfield Cup, as over 65% of winners in total have come from this age bracket. Interestingly, barriers 4 and 9 have produced the most winners, while saddlecloth 10 has been the most prolific.
Race Facts
- Date: Saturday, October 16th, 2010
- Track: Caulfield
- Status: Group 1
- Distance: 2400 metres
- Purse: $2,500,000
- Race Type: Open, Open, Handicap
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Previous Winners of the Caulfield Cup
| Year | Winner | Trainer/Jockey | Time | Placed Horses |
| 2009 | Viewed | B Cummings/B Rawiller | 2:29.70 | 2:Roman Emperor 3:Vigor |
| 2008 | All The Good | S Bin Suroor/K McEvoy | 2:27.45 | 2:Nom Du Jeu 3:Barbaricus |
| 2007 | Master O'Reilly | D O'Brien/V Duric | 2:26.15 | 2:Douro Valley 3:Princess Coup |
| 2006 | Tawqeet | D Hayes/D Dunn | 2:27.69 | 2:Aqua D'Amore 3:Delta Blues |
| 2005 | Railings | J Hawkes/G Childs | 2:27.96 | 2:Eye Popper 3:Mummify |
| 2004 | Elvstroem | A Vasil/N Rawiller | 2:31.37 | 2:Makybe Diva 3:Grey Song |
| 2003 | Mummify | D Freedman/D Nikolic | 2:25.98 | 2:Grey Song 3:Distinctly Secret |
| 2002 | Northerly | F Kersley/G Childs | 2:30.38 | 2:Fields Of Omagh 3:Republic Lass |
| 2001 | Ethereal | S Laxon/S Seamer | 2:30.93 | 2:Sky Heights 3:Celestial Show |
| 2000 | Diatribe | G Hanlon/J Cassidy | 2:25.32 | 2:Kaapstad Way 3:Fairway |
| 1999 | Sky Heights | C Alderson/D Oliver | 2:30.10 | 2:Laebeel 3:Inaflury |
| 1998 | Taufan's Melody | L Herries/R Cochrane | 2:30.16 | 2:Lisa's Game 3:Tie The Knot |
| 1997 | Might And Power | J Denham/J Cassidy | 2:26.20 | 2:Doriemus 3:Catalan Opening |
| 1996 | Arctic Scent | J Mason/B Stanley | 2:30.27 | 2:Circles Of God 3:Iron Horse |
| 1995 | Doriemus | D Freedman/D Oliver | 2:28.10 | 2:Count Chivas 3:Beaus Art |
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