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 metres, 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.
Caulfield Cup FAQ’s
- Who Won the 2011 Caulfield Cup?
- Southern Speed
- How much prize money is on offer?
- $2,555,000 AUD cash $44,000 worth of trophies
- Wich trainer holds the record for most Caulfield Cup wins?
- Bart Cummings, with an astonishing 7 winners to date.
2011 Caulfield Cup
1st – Southern Speed
2nd – Green Moon
3rd – Tullamore
4th – Manighar
2010 Caulfield Cup
1st – Descarado
2nd – Harris Tweed
3rd – Monaco Consul
4th – Shocking
2009 Caulfield Cup
1st – Viewed
2nd – Roman Emporer
3rd – Vigor
4th – Daffodil
Caulfield Cup winners and placings since 1990
| Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Southern Speed | Green Moon | Tullamore | 2:28.4 |
| 2010 | Descarado | Harris Tweed | Monaco Consul | 2:35.6 |
| 2009 | Viewed | Roman Emporer | Vigor | 2:29.7 |
| 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 |
Latest Caulfield Cup News
- Emirates Stakes 2012 Target for Playing God – Races.com.au Monday, 21 May 2012
Their best result was a third to one time Caulfield Cup fancy December Draw in the Group 1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m), their spring campaign culminating with a disappointing 11 th to the ill-fated Pinker. […] - Mawingo Brisbane – Melbourne Cup 2012 Bound – Races.com.au Monday, 21 May 2012
Having already passed the first ballot clause for the Caulfield Cup this Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival, Anthony Freedman’s Doomben Cup winner Mawingo could now be given the chance to pass the fir. […] - Singapore International Racing Festival – Live Coverage – sportsnews.com.au Sunday, 20 May 2012
And despite the Melbourne spring features – the Caulfield Cup, the Cox Plate and the Melbourne Cup – being five months away, perhaps we may get a greater insight into some likely international com. […] - Mawingo wins Doomben Cup Saturday, 19 May 2012
Anthony Freedman has claimed a Group One racing win with Mawingo taking out the.Doomben Cup in Brisbane. - Mawingo books cups ticket Saturday, 19 May 2012
AN ON-TRACK battle between staying imports Mawingo and Manighar spilled into a war of words in the stewards’ room following the $500,000 Doomben Cup yesterday. - Freedman wins first group 1 after fiery protest Saturday, 19 May 2012
Trainer Anthony Freedman sweats out protest before confirming his first group 1 winner. - Moody blues rock Doomben Cup Saturday, 19 May 2012
THE heated battle in Mawingo’s Doomben Cup continued in the stewards’ room and featured a explosive war of words. - Horseracing: Mawingo survives protest at Doomben Saturday, 19 May 2012
Trainer Anthony Freedman has claimed his first Group 1 race, after the German-bred Mawingo took out the Doomben Cup following a protest. - Mawingo survives protest at Doomben Saturday, 19 May 2012
Trainer Anthony Freedman has claimed his first Group 1 race, after the German-bred Mawingo took out the Doomben Cup following a protest. - Freedman sweats for first Group One Saturday, 19 May 2012
Trainer Anthony Freedman had to sweat out a stewards’ room protest before confirming his first Group One winner with German import Mawingo in the Doomben Cup on Saturday. - Mawingo survives protest at Doomben – Sportal.com.au Saturday, 19 May 2012
Freedman said Mawingo – who has three wins and four placings from his nine career starts – would be aimed at the Caulfield Cup in Melbourne’s Spring Carnival. Connections of the four-year-old collecte. […] - Mawingo on trial for cups Sunday, 13 May 2012
Australian Bloodstock’s Jamie Lovett sees it as a challenge for the German galloper.
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I like the Caulfield Cup a lot more than many other Group races. What do you think?
I love the Caulfield Cup, thanks for this entry it was very informative.