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The Caulfield Guineas Prelude is a Group 3 race run at Caulfield Racecourse on Underwood Stakes Day as a lead-up to the Caulfield Guineas.
The Group 3 Caulfield Guineas Prelude is a 1400m event held at Melbourne’s Caulfield Racecourse in late September or early October on the same day Sydney hosts the Golden Rose Stakes.
Run under set weights plus penalties conditions, the Caulfield Guineas Prelude is open only to three year old colts and geldings, and serves as the major lead-up race to the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) in two weeks’ time.
The Caulfield Guineas Prelude offers a recently boosted $250,000 total prize money. While it is a major lead up event, participation is not requisite for acceptance into the Caulfield Guineas field and the Caulfield Guineas Prelude – Caulfield Guineas double was last achieved by Helmet (2011).
The Caulfield Guineas Prelude is held Underwood Stakes Day. Two other Group status races share the program with the Group 1 Underwood Stakes (1800m) and the Group 2 Thousand Guineas Prelude (1400m).
The Group 2 Danehill Stakes (1200m) has in the past acted as a good guide to the Caulfield Guineas Prelude. The Caulfield Guineas Prelude is considered one of the ideal preparatory races for horses taking a number of different spring routes including being freshened-up and dropped down in distance for Flemington’s Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) during the Melbourne Cup Carnival.
The 2020 Caulfield Guineas Prelude runs on Saturday September 26, 2020 .
Ladbrokes Caulfield Guineas Prelude | |
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Date: | Saturday September 26, 2020 |
Track: | Caulfield Racecourse |
Distance: | 1400m |
Conditions: | 3YO C&G SW+P |
Status: | Group 3 |
Prize Money: | $250,000 |
Inaugurated: | 1985 |
The updated Caulfield Guineas Prelude 2020 betting odds and links to the Group 3 Caulfield racing markets online at Ladbrokes.com.au will be available below as soon as released.
Each season the Caulfield Guineas Prelude field attracts the season’s top three-year-old colts and geldings with the potential to see out the mile of the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) next-up.
The official 2020 Caulfield Guineas Prelude field and barriers will be released by Racing Victoria on the Wednesday of race week and published in full below.
The 2020 Caulfield Guineas Prelude nominations close on the Monday leading-up to Underwood Stakes Day and will be detailed right here once early entries are announced.
Inaugurated in 1985, the Caulfield Guineas Prelude has experience multiple renowned horses throughout its relatively short history.
Originally held over 1200m, the Caulfield Guineas Prelude changed to 1400m from the 1991 edition onwards. A Listed race from 1985 to 2000, the 2001 Caulfield Guineas Prelude ran as a Group 3 event, a status which the race has retained since.
The Caulfield Guineas Prelude has experienced a few name changes over the years. Between 1985 and 1989 the Caulfield Guineas Prelude was named the “Show Day Stakes”. Between 1990 and 1997 the race was referred to as the JD MacDonald Stakes. For two years in 1998 and 1999 the name was shortened to the MacDonald Stakes. Since 2000, the race has been known as the Caulfield Guineas Prelude, or more simply, the Guineas Prelude.
Some of the more notable Caulfield Guineas Prelude winners include Brequillo (1985), Alfa (1996), Elvstroem (2003), Apache Cat (2005), Epaulette (2012) and Alligator Blood (2019) who won the following year’s Group 1 Australian Guineas. Caulfield Guineas Prelude results since 2000 are listed below.
Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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2020 Caulfield Guineas Prelude |
1st | TBD | TBD |
2nd | TBD | ||
3rd | TBD | ||
2019 Caulfield Guineas Prelude |
1st | Alligator Blood | 1 minute 23.49 seconds |
2nd | Dalasan | ||
3rd | Groundswell | ||
2018 Caulfield Guineas Prelude |
1st | Native Soldier | 1 minute 23.36 seconds |
2nd | Tavisan | ||
3rd | Long Leaf | ||
2017 Caulfield Guineas Prelude |
1st | Perast | 1 minute 23.47 seconds |
2nd | Summer Passage | ||
3rd | Kementari | ||
2016 Caulfield Guineas Prelude |
1st | Sacred Elixir | 1 minute 24.7 seconds |
2nd | Revolving Door | ||
3rd | Wazzenme | ||
2015 Caulfield Guineas Prelude |
1st | Bon Aurum | 1 minute 22.67 seconds |
2nd | Tulsa | ||
3rd | Dal Cielo | ||
2014 Caulfield Guineas Prelude |
1st | Rich Enuff | 1 minute 23.5 seconds |
2nd | Looks Like The Cat | ||
3rd | Awesome Rock | ||
2013 Caulfield Guineas Prelude |
1st | Eclair Big Bang | 1 minute 23.3 seconds |
2nd | El Roca | ||
3rd | Long John | ||
2012 Caulfield Guineas Prelude |
1st | Epaulette | 1 minute 24.2 seconds |
2nd | Let Go Lenni | ||
3rd | Awesome Bro | ||
2011 Caulfield Guineas Prelude |
1st | Helmet | 1 minute 21.4 seconds |
2nd | Secret Hills | ||
3rd | Specter | ||
2010 Caulfield Guineas Prelude |
1st | Anacheeva | 1 minute 23.1 seconds |
2nd | Toorak Toff | ||
3rd | Skilled | ||
2009 Caulfield Guineas Prelude |
1st | Demerit | 1 minute 24.7 seconds |
2nd | Trusting | ||
3rd | Manhattan Rain | ||
2008 Caulfield Guineas Prelude |
1st | Fernandina | 1 minute 25.4 seconds |
2nd | Time Thief | ||
3rd | Von Costa De Hero | ||
2007 Caulfield Guineas Prelude |
1st | Purrealist | 1 minute 24.2 seconds |
2nd | Marching | ||
3rd | Shrewd Rhythm | ||
2006 Caulfield Guineas Prelude |
1st | Wonderful World | 1 minute 24.6 seconds |
2nd | Blue Lago | ||
3rd | Sharkbite | ||
2005 Caulfield Guineas Prelude |
1st | Apache Cat | 1 minute 27.0 seconds |
2nd | Gods Own | ||
3rd | Danerich | ||
2004 Caulfield Guineas Prelude |
1st | Tirade | 1 minute 24.7 seconds |
2nd | Fastnet Rock | ||
3rd | Classiconi | ||
2003 Caulfield Guineas Prelude |
1st | Elvstroem | 1 minute 22.3 seconds |
2nd | In Top Swing | ||
3rd | Dance Up | ||
2002 Caulfield Guineas Prelude |
1st | Great Glen | 1 minute 23.2 seconds |
2nd | Titanic Jack | ||
3rd | Helenus | ||
2001 Caulfield Guineas Prelude |
1st | Pure Theatre | 1 minute 24.2 seconds |
2nd | King Of Prussia | ||
3rd | North Boy | ||
2000 Caulfield Guineas Prelude |
1st | Fubu | 1 minute 22.4 seconds |
2nd | Show A Heart | ||
3rd | Debrief |