Caulfield Cup
| Group 1 race | |
Flat racing | |
| Sponsor | Carlton Draught (2022) |
|---|---|
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2,400 metres (1.5 miles) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Horses three years old and older |
| Weight | Handicap |
| Purse | $5,000,000 (2022) |
| Bonuses | Winner ballot exemption from the Melbourne Cup |
The Caulfield Cup is a
horse race held under handicap
conditions.
This is for all horses aged three years old and older. It takes place over a distance of 2400 metres at the A$5,000,000.[1]
History
The race has become one of
Thoroughbred horse races. The race is held annually on the third Saturday in October, the third day and final day of the Caulfield Carnival. Performances in the Caulfield Cup are one of the possible qualification methods for a run in the Melbourne Cup
which is held 17 days later.
During World War II the race was run at Flemington Racecourse and in 1943 the race was run in divisions.[2]
Race qualification
The field is limited to 18 starters with four emergency entries which is decided by a ballot system. The prize money, wins and placings in lead up races are among the major factors that determine the eligibility of a horse. Automatic entry is awarded to winners of the Toorak Handicap, Herbert Power Stakes and the Mornington Cup.[3]
Sponsors
- 1985–1999 - Foster's
- 2000–2005 - Carlton Draught
- 2006–2013 - BMW
- 2014 - Crown Golden Ale
- 2015–2017 - BMW
- 2018–2020 - Stella Artois
- 2021-current - Carlton Draught
Distance
- 1879–1971 - 11⁄2 miles (~2400 metres)
- 1972 onwards - 2400 metres
Grade
- 1879–1978 - Principal Race
- 1979 onwards - Group 1
Dual winners
The following thoroughbreds have won two Caulfield Cups.
- Paris (1892, 1894), Hymettus (1898, 1901), Poseidon (1906–07), Uncle Sam (1912, 1914), Whittier (1922, 1925), Rising Fast (1954-1955) and Ming Dynasty (1977, 1980).
Caulfield-Melbourne Cup double wins
The following thoroughbreds have won the Caulfield-Melbourne Cup double in the same year.
- Let’s Elope (1991), Doriemus (1995), Might and Power (1997), Ethereal (2001)[4] and Without A Fight (2023).[5]
Caulfield Cup-Cox Plate double wins
The following thoroughbreds have won the Caulfield Cup-Cox Plate double in the same year.
- Tranquil Star (1906), Rising Fast (1954), Tobin Bronze (1967) and Northerly (2002).
Caulfield Cup-Cox Plate-Melbourne Cup triple wins
The following thoroughbreds have won the Caulfield Cup-Cox Plate-Melbourne Cup triple in the same year.
- Rising Fast (1954).
Notable runnings
- Australian (VATC) and responsible for setting the weights for the Caulfield Cup from 1937 to 1943.
- Jockey Scobie Breasley rode the winner of four consecutive Caulfield Cups from 1942 to 1945. This included a division of the 1943 race, which was run in two divisions. He also holds the record for most wins by a jockey of the race - five wins.[3]
- Trainer Bart Cummings holds the record for training Caulfield Cup winners with seven - Galilee, Big Philou, Leilani, Ming Dynasty (twice), Let's Elope and Viewed.[3]
- 2014 Caulfield Cup winner Admire Rakti died after his run in the Melbourne Cup from natural causes.[6]
- Horses trained outside Australia and Godolphin stables, Dunaden(2012) for French trainer Mikel Delzangles, Admire Rakti (2014) for Japanese trainer Tomoyuki Umeda and Mer De Glace (2019) for Japanese trainer Hisashi Shimizu.
- The worst race fall in Australian history occurred at the 1885 Caulfield Cup when 15 of the 44 horses competing fell as they turned onto the straight, resulting in the death of 25-year-old jockey Donald Nicolson.[7]
- In 2007, Maldivian and Eskimo Queen were late scratchings. Maldivian, shortest price favourite for 41 years, misbehaved and injured himself in the starting stalls, frightening second priced favourite Eskimo Queen who for a time was trapped beneath the stalls.[8][9] The race started almost nine minutes late.
1924 and 1934 racebooks
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Front cover of the 1924 VATC Caulfield Cup racebook -
Inside cover showing raceday officials & visitor information -
Starters and results showing the winner, Purser -
Starters and results of the 1924 Caulfield Cup racebook -
Back cover showing entrance gate and railway charges -
Front cover of the 1934 VATC Caulfield Cup racebook -
Starters and results showing the winner, Journal -
Starters and results of the 1934 Caulfield Cup racebook
1950 racebook
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Front cover 1950 VATC Caulfield Cup racebook -
1950 VATC Caulfield Cup showing raceday officials -
1950 Caulfield Cup racebook showing starters & results -
1950 Caulfield Cup racebook showing the winner, Grey Boots -
1950 Caulfield Cup racebook showing starters & results -
Back cover showing railway arrangements and charges at the entrance gates
Winners since 1988
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Without A Fight[10] | Mark Zahra | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 2:26.45 |
| 2022 | Durston[11] | Michael Dee | Chris Waller | 2:33.68 |
| 2021 | Incentivise[12] | Brett Prebble | Peter Moody | 2:30.88 |
| 2020 | Verry Elleegant[13] | Mark Zahra | Chris Waller | 2:31.97 |
| 2019 | Mer De Glace[14] | Damian Lane | Hisashi Shimizu | 2:30.16 |
| 2018 | Best Solution[15] | Pat Cosgrave | Saeed bin Suroor | 2.33.72 |
| 2017 | Boom Time[16] | Cory Parish | David and Ben Hayes & Tom Dabernig
|
2:27.66 |
| 2016 | Jameka[17] | Nicholas Hall | Ciaron Maher | 2:28.88 |
| 2015 | Mongolian Khan[18] | Opie Bosson | Murray Baker | 2:27.76 |
| 2014 | Admire Rakti[19] | Zac Purton | Tomoyuki Yumeda | 2:32.12 |
| 2013 | Fawkner[20] | Nicholas Hall | Robert Hickmott | 2:29.10 |
| 2012 | Dunaden[21] | Craig Williams | Mikel Delzangles | 2:28.82 |
| 2011 | Southern Speed[22] | Craig Williams | Leon MacDonald & Andrew Gluyas | 2:28.44 |
| 2010 | Descarado[23] | Chris Munce | Gai Waterhouse | 2:35.69 |
| 2009 | Viewed[24] | Brad Rawiller | Bart Cummings | 2:29.70 |
| 2008 | All The Good[25] | Kerrin McEvoy | Saeed bin Suroor | 2:27.45 |
| 2007 | Master O'Reilly[26] | Vlad Duric | Danny O'Brien | 2:26.15 |
| 2006 | Tawqeet[27] | Dwayne Dunn | David Hayes
|
2:27.69 |
| 2005 | Railings[28] | Greg Childs | John Hawkes | 2:27.96 |
| 2004 | Elvstroem[29] | Nash Rawiller | Tony Vasil | 2:31.37 |
| 2003 | Mummify[30] | Danny Nikolic | Lee Freedman | 2:25.98 |
| 2002 | Northerly[31] | Greg Childs | Fred R. Kersley | 2:30.38 |
| 2001 | Ethereal[32] | Scott Seamer | Sheila Laxon | 2:30.93 |
| 2000 | Diatribe[33] | Jim Cassidy | George Hanlon | 2:25.32 |
| 1999 | Sky Heights[34] | Damien Oliver | Colin Alderson | 2:30.10 |
| 1998 | Taufan's Melody[35] | Ray Cochrane | Lady Herries | 2:30.16 |
| 1997 | Might And Power[36]
|
Jim Cassidy | Jack Denham | 2:26.20 |
| 1996 | Arctic Scent[37] | Brent Stanley | Jim Mason | 2:30.27 |
| 1995 | Doriemus[38] | Damien Oliver | Lee Freedman | 2:28.10 |
| 1994 | Paris Lane[39] | Damien Oliver | Lee Freedman | 2:26.50 |
| 1993 | Fraar[40] | Peter Hutchinson | David Hayes
|
2:28.00 |
| 1992 | Mannerism[41] | Damien Oliver | Lee Freedman | 2:34.90 |
| 1991 | Let's Elope[42] | Steven King | Bart Cummings | 2:30.30 |
| 1990 | Sydeston[43] | Mick Dittman | Bob Hoysted | 2:31.60 |
| 1989 | Cole Diesel[44] | Michael Kerr | Greg Mance | 2:27.20 |
| 1988 | Imposera[45] | Brian York | Ross McDonald | 2:29.40 |
Earlier winners
- 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[46]
- 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[7]
- 1884 – Blink Bonny
- 1883 – Calma
- 1882 – Little Jack
- 1881 – Master Avenel
- 1881 – Blue Ribbon
- 1880 – Tom Kirk
- 1879 – Newminster
Key:
† Run in divisions[2]
¶ Won by Protest[3]
‡ Dead heat
Attendance
- 2023 – 25,121
- 2022 – 24,289
- 2021 – 0 (no public attendance due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions)[47]
- 2020 – 0 (no public attendance due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions)[48]
- 2019 – 28,000
- 2018 – 30,000
- 2017 – 30,000
- 2015 – 30,000
- 2014 – 32,000
- 2013 – 33,056
- 2012 – 35,500
- 2011 – 30,097
- 2010 – 23,697
- 2009 – 43,210
- 2008 – 51,328
- 2007 – 48,529
- 2006 – 47,551[49]
- 2005 – 52,000
- 2004 – 51,015
- 2003 – 46,873
Sponsorship
In March 2015, BMW Australia and the Melbourne Racing Club announced a reunion in partnership, effective as of August 1, 2015[51] after the eight-year partnership ended in 2014.
See also
External links
References
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