The Caulfield Cup
The Caulfield Cup is one of Australia's richest horse races, attracting champion thoroughbreds from all around the world. The prize pool now totals more than $2.5 million Australian dollars.
Racing well in this race can earn a well deserved place in the prestigious Melbourne Cup. The Caulfield Cup is open to all horses over 3 years of age and is raced over 2,400 meters, which is the perfect preparation distance for the first Tuesday in November.
If a horse wins both the Caulfield Cup and the Melbourne Cup, it is called the "Cups Double". So far, 11 horses have been successful; Poseidon, The Trump, Rivette, Rising Fast, Even Stevens, Galilee, Gurner's Lane, and more recently; Let’s Elope (1991), Doriemus (1995), Might and Power (1997) and Ethereal (2001).
Other recent winners of the Caulfield Cup include champion race horses All The Good, Master O'Reilly, Tawqweet, Railings and Northerly.
2009 Caulfield Cup Field
| Form |
# |
Horse |
Jockey |
Weight |
X407 |
1 |
Viewed |
B Rawiller |
57 |
| X111 |
2 |
Kirklees |
K Mc Evoy |
56 |
| X400 |
3 |
C'est La Guerre |
S W Arnold |
55.5 |
| 6144 |
4 |
Cima De Triomphe |
D Oliver |
55.5 |
| X003 |
5 |
Fiumicino |
D Dunn |
55.5 |
| X374 |
6 |
Master O'reilly |
V Duric |
55 |
| 0539 |
7 |
Roman Emperor |
J Bowman |
54 |
| X020 |
8 |
Sarrera |
Nicholas Hall |
54 |
| 1732 |
9 |
Predatory Pricer |
S R King |
53.5 |
| 7855 |
10 |
(Red Ruler |
D Nikolic |
53.5 |
| 0884 |
11 |
Zavite |
M Zahra |
53 |
| X930 |
12 |
Harris Tweed |
C Newitt |
52.5 |
| 7221 |
13 |
Light Vision |
L Nolen |
52.5 |
| 2414 |
14 |
Daffodil |
C Munce |
51.5 |
| 9010 |
15 |
Ready To Lift |
G Boss |
51.5 |
| 9510 |
16 |
Red Lord |
G Schofield |
51.5 |
| 3160 |
17 |
Vigor |
C W Brown |
51 |
| X011 |
18 |
Allez Wonder |
Ms Michelle Payne |
50 |
| 9065 |
19 |
Baughurst |
|
52.5 |
| 6932 |
20 |
Shocking |
|
51 |
| X077 |
21 |
Newport |
Peter Wells |
52.5 |
| X792 |
22 |
Miss Darcey |
|
50 |
Caulfield Cup FAQ's
- When is the 2009 Caulfield Cup?
- Saturday the 17th October
- How much prize money is on offer?
- $2,500,000 AUD in cash and $55,000 in trophies.
- Wich trainer holds the record for most Caulfield Cup wins?
- Bart Cummings, with an astonishing 6 winners to date.
Caulfield Cup winners and placings since 1990
| Year |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Time |
| 2008 |
All The Good |
Nom Du Jeu |
Barbaricus |
2:27.4 |
| 2007 |
Master O'Reilly (NZ) |
Douro Valley |
Princess Coup |
2.26.1 |
| 2006 |
Tawqeet (USA) |
Aqua Damore |
Delta Blues |
2.27.6 |
| 2005 |
Railings |
Eye Popper |
Mummify |
2.27.9 |
| 2004 |
Elvstroem |
Makybe Diva |
Grey Song |
2.31.3 |
| 2003 |
Mummify |
Grey Song |
Distinctly Secret |
2.25.9 |
| 2002 |
Northerly |
Fields Of Omagh |
Republic Lass |
2.30.3 |
| 2001 |
Ethereal (NZ) |
Sky Heights |
Celestial Show |
2.30.9 |
| 2000 |
Diatribe |
Kaapstad Way |
Fairway |
2.25.3 |
| 1999 |
Sky Heights (NZ) |
Laebeel |
Inaflury |
2.30.1 |
| 1998 |
Taufans Melody |
Lisas Game |
Tie The Knot |
2.30.1 |
| 1997 |
Might & Power (NZ) |
Doriemus |
Catalan Opening |
2.26.2 |
| 1996 |
Arctic Scent |
Circles Of Gold |
Iron Horse |
2.30.3 |
| 1995 |
Doriemus (NZ) |
Count Chivas |
Beaux Art |
2.28.1 |
| 1994 |
Paris Lane |
Alcove |
Tenor |
2.26.5 |
| 1993 |
Fraar (IRE) |
Air Seattle |
The Phantom |
2.28.0 |
| 1992 |
Mannerism |
Veandercross |
Aquidity |
2.34.9 |
| 1991 |
Lets Elope (NZ) |
Ivory Way |
Royal Creation |
2.30.3 |
| 1990 |
Sydeston |
Water Boatman |
Shuzohra |
2.31.6 |
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