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The Caulfield Cup is one of the world’s toughest handicap races and is run over 2400m at Caulfield Racecourse in Victoria during the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival. The highlight of the Caulfield Cup Carnival, the race offers $5 million in total prize money making it the world’s richest mile and a half handicap race.

Caulfield Cup Day traditionally runs on the third Saturday in October and is the first of the Big 3 Spring Majors followed by the Cox Plate and Melbourne Cup.

The Caulfield Cup is regarded as one of the key lead-up races to the iconic Melbourne Cup run over the two miles at Flemington on the first Tuesday of November. The major Spring Cup’s double has been achieved by twelve horses including Let’s Elope in 1991, Doriemus in 1995, Might and Power in 1997 and, most recently, Ethereal in 2001.

The latest edition of the Caulfield Cup 2018 ran on Saturday October 20, 2018.

2018 Caulfield Cup Tips: Back the Four-Year-Olds

2018 Caulfield Cup Betting Facts: The Favourites

BMW Caulfield Cup 2018
Date:	Saturday October 20, 2018
Racecourse:	Caulfield Racecourse
Distance:	2400m
Race Type:	Handicap
Status:	Group 1
Prize Money:	$5 million
Maximum Starters:	18 + 4 emergencies
Age:	3 year olds and over

2018 Caulfield Cup Results

• 1st: TBD
• 2nd: TBD
• 3rd: TBD

See below for the official Caulfield Cup 2018 Results & Finishing Order, which will be posted upon the conclusion of the race.

2018 Caulfield Cup Tips

The best Caulfield Cup tips can be found right here at Races.com.au in the week leading up to the $3 million classic. Early Caulfield Cup betting tips to consider for your futures bet on the race include looking at the horses with proven form over 2400m, Group 1 winners with the class to hold off their rivals in the Caulfield Cup field and the best performers out of last season’s carnivals.

• 1st: TBD
• 2nd: TBD
• 3rd: TBD

Follow the link for our detailed 2018 Caulfield Cup Trifecta Tip closer to race day.

2018 Caulfield Cup Odds

The best 2018 Caulfield Cup odds are already open at bookmakers around the country like Ladbrokes.com.au with all-in prices on the possible Caulfield Cup horses on offer. Caulfield Cup betting odds firm as the official nominations and acceptance stages take place over the coming weeks.

Stayers that performed well over the past season dominate futures Caulfield Cup odds including runners that finished in the money in the previous year’s Caulfield Cup trifecta. Also high up the Caulfield Cup markets are dour stayers with winning form over the mile and a half or further as well as star international gallopers looking to make the trip to Melbourne for a shot at the Spring Cups.

The latest Caulfield Cup betting markets looking to line-up in the world’s richest mile and a half handicap on are detailed below along with links to the best Caulfield Cup odds at Ladbrokes.com.au.

Caulfield Cup Field 2018

The Caulfield Cup field attracts the season’s best stayers from both Australian and international racing stables. Many of the horses in the Caulfield Cup field are looking to stretch out to the two miles of the iconic Melbourne Cup (3200m) on the first Tuesday of November at Flemington.

Good lead-up races into the Caulfield Cup each spring including the Group 1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m) at Flemington that produced the 2016 winner Jameka (2nd) and the Group 1 Caulfield Stakes. Horses coming into the Caulfield Cup field via a Sydney Spring Racing Carnival run traditionally have contested the Group 1 The Metropolitan (2400m) at Royal Randwick three weeks earlier. Both Railings (2005) and Tawqeet (2006) came off a The Metropolitan win before their respective victories in the Caulfield Cup.

The official 2018 Caulfield Cup Final Field & Barriers are set for release on the Tuesday of race week – October 16, 2018 – and will be published in full below.

Read more on the 2018 Caulfield Cup Final Field.

View the official Caulfield Cup 2018 Barrier Draw.
Visit our Caulfield Cup Field page to stay up-to-date with all the latest on the possible Caulfield Cup horses this spring.

Caulfield Cup Nominations

The early 2018 Caulfield Cup Nominations closed at midday on Tuesday August 28, 2018 with the deadline for the $5 million feature now the same as the first Melbourne Cup nominations.

No.	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp Rating
1	46x0022x4x	ABDON (GB)	G	6	Chris Waller	82
2	1x55462x0x	ACE HIGH	H	4	David Payne	–
3	21x21x214x	ADMIRE ROBSON (JPN)	H	5	Darren Weir
4	x843320x68	AL HARAM (FR)	G	6	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	83
5	31x1120x51	ALL TOO SOON	M	4	David Payne	–
6	16x121413x	ALMOST COURT (NZ)	G	6	Barbara Joseph, Paul & Matt Jones	–
7	24x32267x3	ALWARD (IRE)	G	6	Chris Waller	–
8	5x0x92834x	AMBITIOUS (JPN)	H	7	Anthony Freedman	109
9	2131222x	ANOTHER DOLLAR (NZ)	M	4	Chris Waller	–
10	27x56164x5	AUVRAY (FR)	G	8	Richard Freedman	–
11	11x3326x11	AVILIUS (GB)	G	5	James Cummings	–
12	24112×0873	AZURO (FR)	G	5	Darren Weir	75
13	x31311440x	BEDFORD (NZ)	G	5	Anthony Freedman	82
14	7x314461x	BELGRAVIA (IRE)	H	5	Liam Howley	80
15	1x03438x7x	BEST OF DAYS (GB)	H	5	James Cummings	–
16	1x3195x11x	BEST SOLUTION (IRE)	H	5	Saeed Bin Suroor	–
17	5021443x0x	BIG DUKE (IRE)	G	7	Darren Weir	107
18	1111x1160x	BONNEVAL (NZ)	M	5	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	–
19	4100x21x0x	BOOM TIME	H	7	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	109
20	1021x22x3x	BRIMHAM ROCKS (GB)	G	5	Chris Waller	–
21	361x16246x	CASTERTON (IRE)	H	5	Andre Fabre	–
22	1x1x	CHELKAR (FR)	G	6	William Mullins	–
23	15x211250x	CHESTNUT COAT (JPN)	H	5	Yoshito Yahagi	–
24	78x512433x	CLIFFS OF MOHER (IRE)	H	5	Aidan O’Brien	–
25	60x312561x	COMIN’ THROUGH	G	5	Chris Waller	–
26	5651111x0x	CORDERO	G	5	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	95
27	x26x1353x2	COUNT OCTAVE (GB)	H	5	Andrew Balding	–
28	x6x10x246x	DAL HARRAILD (GB)	G	6	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	–
29	1x7x4x46x	DANON ROMAN (JPN)	H	5	Anthony Freedman	70
30	1x13714x3x	D’ARGENTO	H	4	Chris Waller	106
31	0x0x250272	DEAUVILLE (IRE)	H	6	Aidan O’Brien	–
32	214x1331x1	DIVINE UNICORN (GB)	G	5	Matthew Dunn	–
33	x332120x9x	DOMED	M	5	John P Thompson	–
34	54x217549x	DOUGLAS MACARTHUR (IRE)	G	5	Liam Howley	100
35	x3x15x533x	DURETTO (GB)	G	7	Andrew Balding	–
36	70x400521x	EGG TART	M	5	Chris Waller	107
37	7x623x2x1x	EMOTIONLESS (IRE)	H	6	Charlie Appleby	–
38	4111251x7x	ETAH JAMES (NZ)	M	6	Matt Cumani	95
39	213x86x2x	EXEMPLAR (IRE)	H	5	Liam Howley	85
40	313x655x1x	FINCHE (GB)	H	5	Andre Fabre	–
41	6313882218	FIRST CRUSH	G	7	Chris Munce	–
42	35x135x16x	FOLKSWOOD (GB)	G	6	Charlie Appleby	–
43	361431105x	GALLIC CHIEFTAIN (FR)	H	6	Darren Weir	–
44	2x111x2	GAME STARTER (IRE)	H	5	Saeed Bin Suroor	–
45	3x1111x5x	GRUNT (NZ)	H	4	Mick Price	106
46	21x020030x	GUARDINI (FR)	G	8	Darren Weir	95
47	131x590x9x	HANS HOLBEIN (GB)	G	7	Liam Howley	92
48	x900x6x60x	HAPPY MOMENT (JPN)	H	9	Anthony Freedman	98
49	7x28167x0x	HARLEM (GB)	G	7	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	109
50	140x621x4x	HARRISON (GB)	G	6	Liam Howley	93
51	10x114209x	HE EKSCELS (NZ)	G	5	Richard Laming	73
52	121x	HELLO IT’S ME (NZ)	M	4	Chris Gibbs	–
53	1x	HERE AND NOW (GB)	G	5	Ralph Beckett	–
54	119x31x0x1	HIGH BRIDGE (GB)	G	8	Chris Waller	–
55	98x37x131x	HIGHLAD	G	5	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	–
56	2343x312x6	HIYAAM (NZ)	M	4	Mick Price	103
57	412153x16x	HOMESMAN (USA)	G	5	Liam Howley	105
58	20x4184x8x	HUMIDOR (NZ)	G	6	Darren Weir	116
59	213x	HUSH WRITER (JPN)	H	4	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	–
60	845×814533	IDAHO (IRE)	H	6	Aidan O’Brien	–
61	x3620x402x	INVICTUS PRINCE (GB)	G	6	Matthew Smith	–
62	5333x1x61x	JAAMEH (IRE)	G	6	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	92
63	2134x74x9x	JAKE’S HILL (GB)	G	5	Chris Waller	–
64	311x68139x	JON SNOW (NZ)	H	5	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	110
65	1x6260x11x	KAONIC (NZ)	H	4	Chris Waller	–
66	6369×00640	KELLSTORM (IRE)	H	6	Darren Weir	81
67	64x362x53x	KILIMANJARO (IRE)	G	7	Liam Howley	89
68	1x11111x4x	KINGS WILL DREAM (IRE)	G	5	Darren Weir	102
69	0x446x5x1x	LA BELLA DIOSA (NZ)	M	5	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	104
70	37x7311x3x	LANGLEY (JPN)	H	8	Darren Weir	–
71	2×22117	LATROBE (IRE)	H	4	Joseph O’Brien	–
72	528x420x8x	LIBRAN (IRE)	G	8	Chris Waller	–
73	920x93116x	LIFE LESS ORDINARY (IRE)	G	7	Chris Waller	103
74	114x39770x	LORD FANDANGO (GER)	H	6	Archie Alexander	–
75	14x6110x4x	LUVALUVA (NZ)	M	4	John Sargent	–
76	221x01355x	MAHAMEDEIS	G	4	Nick Ryan	–
77	81x	MASTER OF REALITY (IRE)	H	4	Joseph O’Brien	–
78	06321×9957	MASTER ZEPHYR (GB)	G	7	Darren Weir	87
79	45221x111x	MATERIAL MAN	G	7	Justin Warwick	–
80	536164x0x0	MIDTERM (GB)	G	6	Liam Howley	98
81	741x780x0x	MIGHTY BOSS	H	4	Mick Price	104
82	13323x0x	MILSEAIN (NZ)	M	4	Kris Lees	–
83	16116x	MING (IRE)	G	4	Joseph O’Brien	–
84	x419337x3x	MISS ADMIRATION	M	4	Mick Price	89
85	1x1327287x	MONGOLIANCONQUEROR (NZ)	G	4	Stephen Autridge & Jamie Richards	–
86	4x57x15x8x	MR GARCIA (GB)	G	6	Darren Weir	92
87	363x27314x	MR MOONLIGHT MAGIC (GB)	H	6	James Cummings	–
88	2x	MUSTAJEER (GB)	G	6	Ger Lyons	–
89	0x8914228x	NAVAL WARFARE (IRE)	G	5	Chris Waller	–
90	7433923x3x	NETTOYER	M	5	Wendy Roche	–
91	6412141x2x	NIGHT’S WATCH (NZ)	G	5	Darren Weir	91
92	18x6427x34	ODEON (NZ)	G	5	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	98
93	72x203x60x	ONE FOOT IN HEAVEN (IRE)	R	7	Chris Waller	–
94	17424x02x6	OPPOSITION (GB)	G	6	Chris Waller	–
95	5121x86x1x	ORDER AGAIN (NZ)	G	5	Brian Smith	–
96	x2x115627x	ORDEROFTHEGARTER (IRE)	H	5	Liam Howley	98
97	x222415x5x	OREGON’S DAY	M	5	Mick Price	106
98	572333240x	ORMITO (GER)	G	6	Darren Weir	–
99	20x051121x	OUR ABBADEAN (NZ)	M	6	Stephen Autridge & Jamie Richards	–
100	40×11	OUR LIBRETTO (NZ)	M	5	Grahame Begg	68
101	x3110328x2	OUR VENICE BEACH (IRE)	H	5	Liam Howley	104
102	11182×5134	PACODALI (IRE)	G	6	Darren Weir	102
103	3114656x6x	PATRICK ERIN (NZ)	G	7	Chris Waller
104	x93x5880x0	PILOTE D’ESSAI (GB)	G	7	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	97
105	511×824116	PIONEERTOWN (IRE)	G	5	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	78
106	231211441x	PLEASURING	M	4	Darren Weir	–
107	111x31x31x	PLEIN CIEL (GER)	G	6	Darren Weir	97
108	13173x5x6x	POETIC DREAM (IRE)	H	5	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	98
109	16112x332x	POUNAMU	G	7	Alan Mathews	108
110	5x2188632x	PRINCE OF ARRAN (GB)	G	6	Charlie Fellowes	–
111	4x9066x9x3	PRIZE MONEY (GB)	G	6	Saeed Bin Suroor	–
112	x242630x3x	PRIZED ICON	H	5	Kris Lees	–
113	x11x5x0x0x	RED CARDINAL (IRE)	G	7	Darren Weir	108
114	21×1422225	RED VERDON (USA)	H	6	Ed Dunlop	–
115	842512226x	REZEALIENT	G	4	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	–
116	212x04331x	RISING RED (NZ)	G	5	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	–
117	1x76x2115x	ROMAN SON	G	5	Richard Freedman	–
118	4332230×02	ROMANESQUE (IRE)	H	6	Jarrod McLean	75
119	2720x2220x	SAMOVARE	M	5	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	97
120	x2x38x947x	SATONO RASEN (JPN)	H	7	Chris Waller	–
121	1122x9131x	SEDANZER	M	5	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	–
122	611212112x	SELF SENSE	G	8	David Brideoake	97
123	3361x8899x	SENSE OF OCCASION	G	8	Kris Lees	107
124	5x4542223x	SHEEZDASHING	M	4	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	–
125	1x076x462x	SHILLELAGH (NZ)	M	7	Chris Waller	–
126	126531x98x	SHOREHAM	G	9	Saab Hasan	97
127	93x7x52113	SIKANDARABAD (IRE)	G	6	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	86
128	4711224x7x	SILENT WARRIOR	G	5	Stuart Gower	–
129	4x43462L1x	SIN TO WIN (NZ)	G	6	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	90
130	420x22525x	SINGLE GAZE	M	6	Chris Waller	–
131	3314513x0x	SIR CHARLES ROAD	G	5	Lance O’Sullivan & Andrew Scott	–
132	31x691420x	SIR JOHN LAVERY (IRE)	H	5	Liam Howley	95
133	732x03705x	SOLE IMPACT (JPN)	H	7	Hirofumi Toda	–
134	3x251711x8	SOPRESSA	M	4	Darren Weir	97
135	2144x1132x	SOUND CHECK (GER)	H	6	Peter Schiergen	–
136	2249x1110x	SPANISH REEF	M	5	Ken Keys	–
137	3219155x9x	STEPS (IRE)	G	5	Liam Howley	97
138	x11432x80x	SULLY (NZ)	G	4	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	–
139	x0000x0076	TALL SHIP (IRE)	G	8	Darren Weir	91
140	20116x00x	TAVISTOCK ABBEY (NZ)	G	4	Anthony Freedman	68
141	1110×41410	TEODORO (IRE)	G	5	Tom Dascombe	–
142	1416400x0x	THE LORD MAYOR (NZ)	G	4	Chris Waller	–
143	925041x8x7	THE TAJ MAHAL (IRE)	H	5	Liam Howley	107
144	1x70x47x25	TIBERIAN (FR)	H	7	Alain Couetil	–
145	230x25828x	TOM MELBOURNE (IRE)	G	8	Chris Waller	–
146	74x612825x	TOP OF THE RANGE (NZ)	G	5	Michael Moroney	77
147	5x22x0132x	TORCEDOR (IRE)	G	7	Andreas Wohler	–
148	8x72x3x56x	TOSEN BASIL (JPN)	H	7	Darren Weir	109
149	11116×6321	TRAP FOR FOOLS	G	5	Jarrod McLean	101
150	11x0121x6x	UNFORGOTTEN	M	4	Chris Waller
151	8x3203860x	US ARMY RANGER (IRE)	G	6	Liam Howley	101
152	x110x81112	VALAC (IRE)	G	7	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	78
153	998121x05x	VENGEUR MASQUE (IRE)	G	7	Michael Moroney	103
154	00x437829x	VENTURA STORM (IRE)	G	6	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	106
155	35x463144x	VIN DE DANCE (NZ)	G	4	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	–
156	1118x1214x	WAGING WAR	G	5	Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas	–
157	x6248x220x	WALL OF FIRE (IRE)	H	6	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	–
158	53x6830x4x	WHEAL LEISURE	M	5	Archie Alexander	84
159	4491x6731x	WHO SHOT THEBARMAN (NZ)	G	10	Chris Waller	–
160	11x261741x	WILLI WILLI	G	5	Craig Widdison	92
161	46x4421x2x	YOGI (NZ)	G	6	Darren Weir	94
162	54x311113x	YOUNGSTAR	M	4	Chris Waller	–
163	1x32x3x	YUCATAN (IRE)	H	5	Aidan O’Brien	–
164	325158402x	ZACADA (NZ)	G	6	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	–

Late Caulfield Cup entries are open for a further week before the official 2018 Caulfield Cup Weights are now announced as of September 11, 2018 and will be published in full below.

Caulfield Cup First Acceptances 2018

Racing Victoria take 2018 Caulfield Cup First Acceptances on a Tuesday in late September, narrowing down the list of potential stayers heading towards the $3 million classic.

In 2017 the Caulfield Cup First Acceptances attracted 70 horses including seven internationally-trained raiders. Trainer Darren Weir paid Caulfield Cup first acceptances for a dozen from the stable including early favourite Humidor who won the Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) last time out. Weir’s Caulfield Cup contingent also features the Japanese import Admire Deus who has now arrived in Australia. Dato’ Tan Chin Nam Stakes winner Bonneval is the standout mare among the first acceptances for the Caulfield Cup 2017 out to go back-to-back for the female stayers after the success of Jameka in 2016.

Read more on the Caulfield Cup 2018 First Acceptances led by new favourite Humidor.

Caulfield Cup Second Acceptances 2018

The Caulfield Cup 2018 Second Acceptances will be discussed in more detail closer to Wednesday, 17 October.

View the 2018 Caulfield Cup Second Acceptances and remaining horses heading into the $3 million classic.

Caulfield Cup Prize Money

Below is a list of prizemoney and trophies for the Caulfield Cup.

• 1^st – $3,000,000
• 2^nd – $900,000
• 3^rd – $450,000
• 4^th – $225,000
• 5^th – $125,000
• 6^th – $100,000
• 7^th – $100,000
• 8^th – $100,000

2018 Caulfield Cup Form Guide

The Caulfield Cup form guide details every fact and statistic on the horses in the field you need to know to place a successful bet on the Group 1 spring staying classic.

Details like the Caulfield Cup jockeys, trainers, barriers, weights and lead-up form of the horses are found on the form guide. For more information on how to read and use the Caulfiled Cup Form Guide follow the link to our dedicated page. Remember, the Caulfield Cup form guide doesn’t come out until the official field of final acceptances is released the Tuesday before Caulfield Cup Day.

Previous Caulfield Cup Results

The open nature of the Caulfield Cup means that many horses have run in the race multiple times and performed well. We offer both a Caulfield Cup results page and a Caulfield Cup winners page, which are designed to help you use those previous Caulfield Cup results to inform your bets on this year’s race.

Caulfield Cup Betting

Caulfield Cup betting is big business and a lot of fun for punters, as it is the first of the major Melbourne Spring Carnival races. Many punters place a Caulfield Cup-Melbourne Cup double on the event, but plenty of action is still seen on exotic bets, with many a punter placing a Caulfield Cup trifecta, Caulfield Cup exacta, Caulfield Cup quinella, or Caulfield Cup First Four bet. If you want to improve your chances, be sure to check out our Caulfield Cup betting section.

Free Bets on Caulfield Cup

One thing overlooked by punters who bet at the TAB is that there are plenty of free bets on the Caulfield Cup that you can pick up from online betting sites! Be sure to check out the bookies we feature on our site, like Ladbrokes.com.au, as they all offer massive free bets to new players.