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The $5 million Caulfield Cup is the world's richest 2400m handicap and runs on the third Saturday of October during the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival as the first of the 'Big 3' Spring Majors.
2024 Caulfield Cup Results
- 1st: TBD
- 2nd: TBD
- 3rd: TBD
- 4th: TBD
Caulfield Cup News
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. Caulfield Cup Day in Melbourne is run on the same date as Sydney’s $20 million The Everest – the richest turf race in the world – held at Royal Randwick Racecourse.
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 12 horses including Let’s Elope in 1991, Doriemus in 1995, Might and Power in 1997, Ethereal in 2001, and most recently Without A Fight in 2023.
In 2022 the Caulfield Cup form was franked with the runner-up Gold Trip going on to win that year’s Melbourne Cup for the Maher/Eustace stable.
Gold Trip returned carrying the 58.5kg top-weight in the 2023 Caulfield Cup and finished a brave third behind the Anthony & Sam Freedman-trained winner Without A Fight who went on to become the latest stayer to do the Caulfield Cup – Melbourne Cup double.
The next edition of the Caulfield Cup 2024 runs on Saturday, October 19, 2024 as a key lead-up to the iconic Melbourne Cup race.
| Caulfield Cup | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Saturday, October 19, 2024 |
| 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 |
2024 Caulfield Cup Results
The official Caulfield Cup 2024 Results & Finishing Order will be published below revealing the 2024 Caulfield Cup winner as soon as the now $5 million feature race is run and won on Saturday, October 19, 2024.
- 1st: TBD
- 2nd: TBD
- 3rd: TBD
- 4th: TBD
View past Caulfield Cup results and see what horses have won the Caulfield Cup throughout history by visiting our dedicated Caulfield Cup Results Page.
2024 Caulfield Cup Betting Odds
CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST ALL-IN 2024 CAULFIELD CUP ODDS (Pre-Nominations)
The best 2024 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 2024 betting markets looking to line-up in the world’s richest mile and a half handicap on will be detailed below along with links to the best 2024 Caulfield Cup odds at Ladbrokes.com.au as soon as betting on the race is open.
Incentivise ($2.30 in 2021) was the last favourite in Caulfield Cup betting to win.
In 2022 Smokin’ Romans jumped the $3.70 Caulfield Cup favourite but never got into clear running an only managed to run 2.3 lengths back seventh behind the upset winner Durston ($18).
The 2023 Caulfield Cup favourite was UK raider West Wind Blows ($5.50) who finished a close second to Without A Fight ($8.50).
2024 Caulfield Cup Tips
Click here to read our complete Caulfield Cup 2024 tips and best bets.
To Win: TBD
The Danger: TBD
Each Way: TBD
The Roughie: TBD
The best Caulfield Cup betting tips each year use the Caulfield Cup form guide as the reference point and consider things like the lead-up runs, distance record, jockey, trainer and barrier of the contender.
The best Caulfield Cup tips can be found right here at Races.com.au in the week leading up to the $5 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.
Get our full Caulfield Cup tips and read a detailed Caulfield Cup betting preview complete with exotic Caulfield Cup betting selections on our dedicated Caulfield Cup Tips Page.
2024 Caulfield Cup Form Guide
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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 Caulfield 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 week leading up to Caulfield Cup Day.
2024 Caulfield Cup Field
Caulfield Cup 2024 Field
- 2024 Caulfield Cup Nominations: Close on Tuesday the 6th of August, 2024
- 2024 Caulfield Cup First Acceptances: Close on Tuesday the 10th of September, 2024
- 2024 Caulfield Cup Second Acceptances: Close on Tuesday the 24th of September, 2024
- 2024 Caulfield Cup Third Acceptances: Close on Tuesday the 8th of October, 2024
- 2024 Caulfield Cup Final Field: Released 10:30am (local time) on Tuesday the 15th of October, 2024
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 Verry Elleegant (2020) who did the double, and the Group 1 Caulfield Stakes. Incentivise (2021) was the last stayer to complete the Turnbull Stakes – Caulfield Cup double.
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. More recently the 2021 The Metropolitan winning mare Montefilia ran a brave fourth in that year’s Caulfield Cup results.
In 2022 Durston improved on a lead-up sixth in The Metropolitan before his upset Caulfield Cup success for Team Waller.
In 2023 Without A Fight won the Caulfield Cup fresh off a first-up lead-up in the Group 1 Underwood Stakes (1800m) at the track the month before.
The official 2024 Caulfield Cup Final Field & Barriers are set for release on the Tuesday of race week and will be published in full below.
Visit our Caulfield Cup Field page to stay up-to-date with all the latest on the possible Caulfield Cup horses this spring.
2024 Caulfield Cup Third Acceptances
In early October Racing Victoria close the Caulfield Cup Third Acceptances leaving less than half the original nominees before the official Caulfield Cup Final Field is announced a week later.
The 2024 Caulfield Cup third acceptances close on Tuesday, October 8, 2024.
2024 Caulfield Cup Second Acceptances
The 2024 Caulfield Cup second acceptances are taken on Tuesday, September 24, 2024.
2024 Caulfield Cup First Acceptances
The first round of Caulfield Cup acceptances close in late September about a month after the nominations are taken and begins to narrow down the list of potential stayers running in the $5 million spring classic.
The 2024 Caulfield Cup first acceptances close on Tuesday, September 10, 2024.
2024 Caulfield Cup Weights
The Caulfield Cup 2024 Weights close in early September and are announced by Racing Victoria’s chief handicapper Greg Carpenter along with those for the Melbourne Cup.
Incentivise (55.5kg in 2021) was the last top-weight to win the Caulfield Cup.
Gold Trip was the 2022 Caulfield Cup top-weight carrying 57.5kg and was brave running second behind Durston who carried just 51.5kg to victory.
Gold Trip (58.5kg) carried the 2023 Caulfield Cup top-weight to finish a brave third.
The 2024 Caulfield Cup weights are declared on Tuesday the 17th of September, 2024.
2024 Caulfield Cup Nominations
The Caulfield Cup 2024 Nominations close in early August and are taken by Racing Victoria on the same day as those for the iconic Melbourne Cup race.
The 2024 Caulfield Cup nominations close on Tuesday, August 6, 2024.
Caulfield Cup Prize Money
Below is a list of prize money and trophies for the Caulfield Cup. Total stakes: $5,000,000.
- 1st – $3,000,000
- 2nd – $700,000
- 3rd – $350,000
- 4th – $200,000
- 5th – $150,000
- 6th – $120,000
- 7th – $120,000
- 8th – $120,000
- 9th – $120,000
- 10th – $120,000
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.
Past Caulfield Cup Winners
Recent Caulfield Cup winners and place-getters dating back to the year 2000 are detailed in the below table.
| YEAR | FIRST | SECOND | THIRD | TIME |
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| 2024 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2023 | Without A Fight | West Wind Blows | Gold Trip | 2:26.45 |
| 2022 | Durston | Gold Trip | Knights Order | 2:33.6 |
| 2021 | Incentivise | Nonconformist | Persan | 2:30.8 |
| 2020 | Verry Elleegant | Anthony Van Dyck | The Chosen One | 2:31.9 |
| 2019 | Mer De Glace | Vow And Declare | Mirage Dancer | 2:30.1 |
| 2018 | Best Solution | Homesman | The Cliffsofmoher | 2:33.7 |
| 2017 | Boom Time | Single Gaze | Johannes Vermeer | 2:27.6 |
| 2016 | Jameka | Scottish | Exospheric | 2:28.8 |
| 2015 | Mongolian Khan | Trip To Paris | Our Ivanhowe | 2:27.7 |
| 2014 | Admire Rakti | Rising Romance | Lucia Valentina | 2:32.1 |
| 2013 | Fawkner | Dandino | Dear Demi | 2:29.1 |
| 2012 | Dunaden | Alcopop | Lights Of Heaven | 2:28.8 |
| 2011 | Southern Speed | Green Moon | Tullamore | 2:28.4 |
| 2010 | Descarado | Harris Tweed | Monaco Consul | 2:35.6 |
| 2009 | Viewed | Roman Emperor | Vigor | 2:29.7 |
| 2008 | All The Good | Nom Du Jeu | Barbaricus | 2:27.4 |
| 2007 | Master O’Reilly | Douro Valley | Princess Coup | 2.26.1 |
| 2006 | Tawqeet | 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 | Sky Heights | Celestial Show | 2.30.9 |
| 2000 | Diatribe | Kaapstad Way | Fairway | 2.25.3 |
