Caulfield Cup

The Caulfield Cup is Australia’s most prestigious 2400 metre handicap race and the second biggest Cup race of the spring behind the Melbourne Cup.

Caulfield racecourse hosts the $2.5Million Caulfield Cup in mid October and its held one week before the WS Cox Plate at Moonee Valley and two weeks before the famed 2010 Melbourne Cup Carnival at Flemington.

The Caulfield Cup combines with the Melbourne Cup to form the big feature Cup’s double of the spring and punters invest heavily at the huge early odds on offer in an attempt to snare a massive payout.

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The Melbourne Racing Club (MRC) host racing at Caulfield racecourse and the Caulfield Cup is the jewel in the crown of its three meeting carnival in October and a forms an integral part of the 2010 Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival in Victoria.

The Caulfield spring racing carnival operates from Saturday to Saturday and opens with the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas over 1600 metres for three-year-old colts and geldings, while the second day takes place the following Wednesday with the Group 1 Thousand Guineas over 1600 metres for three-year-old fillies.

On the final Saturday the Caulfield Cup takes centre stage along with five other quality group races including the Group 2 Caulfield Sprint, Group 2, Tristarc Stakes, Group 3 Norman Robinson Stakes, Group 3 David Jones Cup and Group 3 Moonga Stakes.

Caulfield Cup History

First run in the autumn of 1879, the Caulfield Cup has a proud history and created some of the most memorable moments in Australian racing. The race was moved to the spring in 1881 and has grown to become the second most prestigious race of the Melbourne spring carnival behind the Melbourne Cup.

Saint Warden scored at 100/1 in 1948 to become the longest priced winner of the Caulfield Cup while the mighty Tulloch is the sortest priced winner at 4/6 or around $1.67 in decimal odds.

Capturing the big Caulfield & Melbourne Cup spring Cup’s double has long been on the agenda for trainers and horses during the spring with the achievement guaranteeing them a place in history.

The running of the Caulfield Cup signals big time racing in Melbourne during the spring and its place on the spring calendar is a highlight of the racing year.