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The Caulfield Classic - run in 2023 as the Neds Classic is a Group 3 event held at Caulfield Racecourse in late October on Caulfield Cup Day as a lead-up to the VRC Derby.
The Caulfield Classic – registered as the Norman Robinson Stakes and currently known as the Neds Classic for sponsorship purposes – is a Group 3 event for three-year-old staying types run at Caulfield Racecourse in mid-late October on the same day as the first leg of the Spring Cups double – Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m).
Run over a testing 2000m, the Caulfield Classic is one of four staying events on the program, making this a great day for staying events. The Caulfield Classic field is comprised strictly of three year olds who compete under set weight conditions. For this reason, high quality horses generally rise to the top of the results.
With $200,000 in prize money on offer, the Caulfield Classic draws three-year-olds that could continue onto the Group 1 Victoria Derby (2500m) at Flemington on the first day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival. Polanski (2013) was the last horse to complete the Caulfield Classic – Victoria Derby double.
More recently in 2019 (the 100th edition of the event) the Caulfield Classic runner-up Warning went on to take out the VRC Derby next start, while in 2020 Hit The Shot ran third in the Caulfield Classic before a second in that year’s Victoria Derby results.
Three-year-olds in the Caulfield Classic field may be backing-up on the quick turnaround after contesting the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) the Saturday prior.
The form out of the 2021 Caulfield Classic was franked with the second placed filly El Patroness going on to win the following autumn’s Group 1 Australian Oaks (2000m).
Teewaters meanwhile ran third in both the 2021 Caulfield Classic and Victoria Derby results that spring.
The 2022 Caulfield Classic form was franked with the winner Mr Maestro finishing fourth in that year’s VRC Derby.
The 2023 Caulfield Classic ran on Saturday October 21, 2023 at Caulfield Racecourse as the Neds Classic and was won in a narrow upset by the VRC Derby-bound Sunsets ($16) for Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young.
Caulfield Classic 2023 | |
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Date: | Saturday October 21, 2023 |
Track: | Caulfield Racecourse |
Distance: | 2000m |
Race Type: | 3YOs Set Weights |
Status: | Group 3 |
Prize Money: | $200,000 |
The $2 million Victoria Derby on November 4 is calling for the progressive Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young-trained Dundeel colt Sunsets ($16) who sustained a long run in front to hold off the odds-on favourite Riff Rocket ($1.28) in a sensational upset to the 2023 Neds Classic results on Caulfield Cup Day.
Click here to read more on the narrow upset by Sunsets in the Neds Classic 2023.
Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
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1 | 5 | SUNSETS | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | John Allen | 7 | 57kg | $16 | |||
2 | 2 | RIFF ROCKET | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 0.1L | 1 | 57kg | $1.28F | ||
3 | 6 | GATES | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | Damian Lane | 2.6L | 5 | 57kg | $26 | ||
4 | 3 | APULIA | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Michael Dee | 2.7L | 6 | 57kg | $17 | ||
5 | 8 | TOKYO RUN (NZ) | Dean Mirfin | Opie Bosson | 6.45L | 4 | 57kg | $71 | ||
6 | 4 | GOLD BULLION (NZ) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Blake Shinn | 6.65L | 3 | 57kg | $6 | ||
7 | 7 | TO BE FRANK (NZ) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Mark Zahra | 8.9L | 2 | 57kg | $21 | ||
1 | SUNSOURCE | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | Ben Melham | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The Caulfield Classic 2023 odds will be detailed below complete with links to the race sponsor’s markets so you can back your Caulfield Classic Tips in at the best prices this season through Ladbrokes.com.au.
Gunstock ($3.80 in 2021) and Mr Maestro ($1.70 in 2022) are the latest favourites in Caulfield Classic betting to win.
There was a notable upset in 2023 with Sunsets ($26) defeating the odds-on favourite Riff Rocket ($1.28) at big Neds Classic odds.
Stay tuned for our insider Caulfield Classic 2023 Tips this spring.
Small but quality field, but the odds-on favourite Riff Rocket is impossible to bet against. He’s zero value now after winning two of his last three starts with the Chris Waller-trained gelding coming off a 5.5 length romp home in Flemington’s Listed Super Impose Stakes (1800m) on October 7. Up to 2000m now, but the distance looks a non-issue, he’ll eat it up. Same weight, similar rivals, inside alley and James McDonald. Back don’t sack with scope to come still.
The 2023 Caulfield Classic field and barrier draw is set for release on the Wednesday leading up to Caulfield Cup Day and will be detailed in full below once announced by Racing Victoria.
The Neds Classic 2023 field features just eight final acceptors dominated by Chris Waller’s odds-on favourite Riff Rocket who won the Super Impose (1800m) by 5.5 lengths last start.
No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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1 | 30×4431452 | SUNSOURCE | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | Ben Melham | 7 | 57kg | 73 | ||
2 | 17×121 | RIFF ROCKET | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 1 | 57kg | 80 | ||
3 | 242×128 | APULIA | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Michael Dee | 6 | 57kg | 69 | ||
4 | 2311 | GOLD BULLION (NZ) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Blake Shinn | 3 | 57kg | 70 | ||
5 | 4×525124 | SUNSETS | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | John Allen | 8 | 57kg | 64 | ||
6 | 78×1 | GATES | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | Luke Nolen | 5 | 57kg | 64 | ||
7 | 41 | TO BE FRANK (NZ) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Mark Zahra | 2 | 57kg | 63 | ||
8 | 5×3252 | TOKYO RUN (NZ) | Dean Mirfin | Opie Bosson | 4 | 57kg | 57 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Nominations on the Caulfield Classic in 2023 close the Monday of race week and will be published below once announced.
The 2023 Neds Classic nominations are extended until 10:00am (AEDT) on 17/10/2023.
Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
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1 | 242×128 | APULIA | C | 3 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | 69 |
2 | 78×1 | GATES | C | 3 | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | 64 |
3 | 2311 | GOLD BULLION (NZ) | G | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 70 |
4 | 17×121 | RIFF ROCKET | G | 3 | Chris Waller | 80 |
5 | 7×431 | ROGUERY | G | 3 | Lloyd Kennewell & Lucy Yeomans | 62 |
6 | 3×421 | SACRED EAGLE | C | 3 | Symon Wilde | 62 |
7 | 642 | SEKANI | C | 3 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 62 |
8 | 4×525124 | SUNSETS | C | 3 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 64 |
9 | 30×4431452 | SUNSOURCE | C | 3 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 73 |
10 | 41 | TO BE FRANK (NZ) | C | 3 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 63 |
11 | 5×3252 | TOKYO RUN (NZ) | G | 3 | Dean Mirfin | 57 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Early in 2014, the Melbourne Racing Club (MRC) announced that they would be replacing the Norman Robinson Stakes with the Caulfield Classic, a new event that would boast a massive $750,000 prize money with an additional $250,000 to first place if they also won either the Thousand Guineas or the Caulfield Guineas. However, the Caulfield Classic will still share the history of the Norman Robinson Stakes.
Caulfield Classic prize money is currently down to $250,000 for 2020 due to COVID-19 reductions and further reduced in 2021 to $200,000.
When the race was first inaugurated in 1978, it was held over 2000m and ran as a listed race. For 1998 and 1999, the Caulfield Classic ran as a Group 3 event, and then for five years up until the 2005 edition the race held Group 2 status. Since 2005 however, it has remained at Group 3 following a downgrade. It is likely that the new injection of prize money in 2014 will result in the race being upgraded again.
The Caulfield Classic has been known by several other names in the past, including the Norman Robinson Stakes, Wallace Stakes and Steeves Lumley Stakes.
The Caulfield Classic is a good lead-up event to the Victoria Derby.
Notable Caulfield Classic winners include Nothin’ Leica Dame (1995), King Delamere (1983), Hvasstan (2012), Polanski (2013), and Cliff’s Edge (2017).
Caulfield Classic results since 2000 are below.
Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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2023 Caulfield Classic |
1st | Sunsets | 2 minutes 05.50 seconds |
2nd | Riff Rocket | ||
3rd | Gates | ||
2022 Caulfield Classic |
1st | Mr Maestro | 2 minutes 6.89 seconds |
2nd | Muramasa | ||
3rd | Distrustful Award | ||
2021 Caulfield Classic |
1st | Gunstock | 2 minutes 05.52 seconds |
2nd | El Patroness | ||
3rd | Teewaters | ||
2020 Caulfield Classic |
1st | Albarado | 2 minutes 7.94 seconds |
2nd | Let’s Karaka Deel | ||
3rd | Hit The Shot | ||
2019 Caulfield Classic |
1st | Thought Of That | 2 minutes 2.88 seconds |
2nd | Warning | ||
3rd | Brilliant Venture | ||
2018 Caulfield Classic |
1st | Thinkin’ Big | 2 minutes 6.79 seconds |
2nd | Chapada | ||
3rd | Sikorsky | ||
2017 Caulfield Classic |
1st | Cliff’s Edge | 2 minutes 2.48 seconds |
2nd | Tangled | ||
3rd | Main Stage | ||
2016 Caulfield Classic |
1st | Good Standing | 2 minutres 4.3 seconds |
2nd | Rocketeer | ||
3rd | Inference | ||
2015 Caulfield Classic |
1st | Sacred Eye | 2 minutres 3.20 seconds |
2nd | Lizard Island | ||
3rd | Etymology | ||
2014 Caulfield Classic |
1st | Fontein Ruby | 2 minutes 3.8 seconds |
2nd | Crafty | ||
3rd | Firehouse Rock | ||
2013 Caulfield Classic |
1st | Polanski | 2 minutes 02.5 seconds |
2nd | San Diego | ||
3rd | Epic Saga | ||
2012 Caulfield Classic |
1st | Hvasstan | 2 minute 03.8 seconds |
2nd | Honorius | ||
3rd | Electric Fusion | ||
2011 Caulfield Classic |
1st | Sabrage | 2 minutes 03.0 seconds |
2nd | Sangster | ||
3rd | Niagara | ||
2010 Caulfield Classic |
1st | Retrieve | 2 minutes 08.3 seconds |
2nd | Almindoro | ||
3rd | Digital Fortress | ||
2009 Caulfield Classic |
1st | Shamoline Warrior | 2 minutes 03.9 seconds |
2nd | Onemorenomore | ||
3rd | Gathering | ||
2008 Caulfield Classic |
1st | Pre Eminence | 2 minutes 04.3 seconds |
2nd | Miss Scarlatti | ||
3rd | Paddy O’Reilly | ||
2007 Caulfield Classic |
1st | Pillar Of Hercules | 2 minutes 04.5 seconds |
2nd | Down Under Boy | ||
3rd | Villian | ||
2006 Caulfield Classic |
1st | Get Square | 2 minutes 03.6 seconds |
2nd | Ulfah | ||
3rd | Sir Lago | ||
2005 Caulfield Classic |
1st | Pendragon | 2 minutes 03.5 seconds |
2nd | Headturner | ||
3rd | Replicator | ||
2004 Caulfield Classic |
1st | Cedar Manor | 2 minutes 04.5 seconds |
2nd | Court Ricardo | ||
3rd | King Durham | ||
2003 Caulfield Classic |
1st | Casual Pass | 2 minutes 04.5 seconds |
2nd | Our Court | ||
3rd | Face Value | ||
2002 Caulfield Classic |
1st | Platinum Scissors | 2 minutes 02.3 seconds |
2nd | Hydrometer | ||
3rd | Aint Here | ||
2001 Caulfield Classic |
1st | Amalfi | 2 minutes 05.3 seconds |
2nd | Grey Song | ||
3rd | Tully Zeal | ||
2000 Caulfield Classic |
1st | Royale Exit | 2 minutes 01.2 seconds |
2nd | Hit The Roof | ||
3rd | Adolescence |