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The Ladbrokes Caulfield Guineas Prelude is a Group 3 race run at Caulfield Racecourse on Underwood Stakes Day as a lead-up to the Ladbrokes Caulfield Guineas.
2017 Caulfield Guineas Prelude Results
- 1st: #7 Perast
- 2nd: #2 Summer Passage
- 3rd: #6 Kementari
Ladbrokes Caulfield Guineas Prelude News
The Group 3 Ladbrokes Caulfield Guineas Prelude is a 1400m event held at Melbourne’s Caulfield Racecourse in late September or early October across the AFL Grand Final long weekend.
Run under set weights plus penalties conditions, the Caulfield Guineas Prelude is sponsored by Ladbrokes.com.au and is open only to three year old colts and geldings. The Ladbrokes Caulfield Guineas Prelude is a major lead-up race to the Group 1 Ladbrokes Caulfield Guineas (1600m) in two weeks’ time. The Caulfield Guineas Prelude offers $175,000 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. Three other Group status races share the program: the Group 1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m), 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 2017 Ladbrokes Caulfield Guineas Prelude was held on Sunday October 1, 2017.
| Ladbrokes Caulfield Guineas Prelude | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Sunday October 1, 2017 |
| Track: | Caulfield Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1400m |
| Conditions: | 3YO C&G SWP |
| Status: | Group 3 |
| Prize Money: | $175,000 |
| Inaugurated: | 1985 |
2017 Ladbrokes Caulfield Guineas Prelude Results
- 1st: #7 Perast
- 2nd: #2 Summer Passage
- 3rd: #6 Kementari
Check out the full Ladbrokes Caulfield Guineas Prelude 2017 Results & Finishing Order below, following the link to read more about the upset win by the Paul Perry-trained Perast who improved on a lead-up seventh in the Golden Rose in Sydney as a $101 roughie. Perast defeated Kiwi visitor Summer Passage by a length, while Kementari rounded out the trifecta in third. Previously undefeated favourite Royal Symphony meanwhile finished a distant fourth.
| Place | # | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Br. | Wgt. | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | PERAST | Paul Perry | Damian Lane | – | 6 | 55kg | $11 |
| 2 | 2 | SUMMER PASSAGE | Lance O’Sullivan & Andrew Scott | Mark Zahra | 1L | 5 | 57kg | $17 |
| 3 | 6 | KEMENTARI | James Cummings | Kerrin McEvoy | 1.2L | 4 | 55kg | $3.80 |
| 4 | 3 | ROYAL SYMPHONY | Tony McEvoy | Dwayne Dunn | 3.45L | 9 | 57kg | $2.40F |
| 5 | 8 | ECLAIR SUNSHINE | Phillip Stokes | Regan Bayliss | 4.2L | 3 | 55kg | $11 |
| 6 | 10 | LEVENDI | Peter Gelagotis | Ben Melham | 5.2L | 10 | 55kg | $21 |
| 7 | 1 | INVADER | Peter & Paul Snowden | Hugh Bowman | 6.2L | 1 | 57.5kg | $9 |
| 8 | 5 | AL PASSEM | Ken Keys | Ben Thompson (a) | 7.2L | 7 | 55kg | $51 |
| 9 | 4 | MURAAHIB | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | Blake Shinn | 7.95L | 8 | 55kg | $31 |
| 10 | 12 | BARNEY ALLEN | Bev Lechmere & Alisa Hinch | Stan Tsaikos | 9.2L | 2 | 55kg | $301 |
| – | 13 | MACTIER | Mick Price | Michael Dee | – | 0 | – | – |
| – | 9 | ESPERANCE | James Cummings | Glyn Schofield | – | 0 | – | – |
| – | 11 | WASSERGEIST | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | Corey Brown | – | 0 | – | – |
2017 Ladbrokes Caulfield Guineas Prelude Tips
- 1st: #3 Royal Symphony
- 2nd: #2 Summer Passage
- 3rd: #6 Kementari
Royal Symphony is undefeated to date and deserves the short price, but he’s eased out over $2 so is still worth getting behind. Heads towards the Group 1 in a fortnight and think he’ll stay unbeaten before the Group 1 with a win going right around these rivals here. Summer Passage is the value out to atone for the lead-up eighth behind Catchy in the Danehill Stakes, will be better over this distance. Kementari the obvious danger.
2017 Ladbrokes Caulfield Guineas Prelude Odds
The updated Ladbrokes Caulfield Guineas Prelude 2017 betting odds and links to the Group 3 Caulfield racing markets online at Ladbrokes.com.au will be available below as soon as released.
2017 Caulfield Guineas Prelude Field
Each season the Ladbrokes 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 Ladbrokes Caulfield Guineas (1600m) next-up.
The official 2017 Caulfield Guineas Prelude field and barriers will be released by Racing Victoria on the Wednesday of race week and published in full below.
The Ladbrokes Caulfield Guineas Prelude 2017 Final Field has drawn 13 three-year-old colts and geldings including the undefeated Royal Symphony with work to do from a wide barrier 12 draw.
| # | Form (Last 10) | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Hcp. Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | x251212x67 | INVADER | Peter & Paul Snowden | TBA | 1 | 57.5kg | 98 |
| 2 | 2112×8 | SUMMER PASSAGE | Lance O’Sullivan & Andrew Scott | Mark Zahra | 5 | 57kg | 90 |
| 3 | 111×1 | ROYAL SYMPHONY | Tony McEvoy | Dwayne Dunn | 12 | 57kg | 85 |
| 4 | 11638×30 | MURAAHIB | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | Blake Shinn | 11 | 55kg | 72 |
| 5 | 112×55 | AL PASSEM | Ken Keys | Ben Thompson (a) | 8 | 55kg | 71 |
| 6 | 21×4 | KEMENTARI | James Cummings | Kerrin McEvoy | 4 | 55kg | 70 |
| 7 | 136×6737 | PERAST | Paul Perry | Damian Lane | 7 | 55kg | 69 |
| 8 | 2x26x1x22 | ECLAIR SUNSHINE | Phillip Stokes | Regan Bayliss | 3 | 55kg | 68 |
| 9 | 116 | ESPERANCE | James Cummings | Glyn Schofield | 6 | 55kg | 69 |
| 10 | 1×1 | LEVENDI | Peter Gelagotis | Ben Melham | 13 | 55kg | 68 |
| 11 | 521 | WASSERGEIST | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | Corey Brown | 9 | 55kg | 63 |
| 12 | 783×5 | BARNEY ALLEN | Bev Lechmere & Alisa Hinch | Stan Tsaikos | 2 | 55kg | 60 |
| 13 | 1×8 | MACTIER | Mick Price | Michael Dee | 10 | 55kg | 62 |
2017 Caulfield Guineas Prelude Nominations
The 2017 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.
The Ladbrokes Caulfield Guineas Prelude 2017 nominations attracted 19 three-year-old colts and geldings including the sure-to-be odds-on favourite Royal Symphony who is undefeated and chasing another win on way to the Ladbrokes Caulfield Guineas.
| # | Form (Last 10) | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Ballot | Weight | Hcp. Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | x251212x67 | INVADER | C | 3 | Peter & Paul Snowden | 1 | 57.5kg | 98 |
| 2 | 6x214x01 | SIRCCONI | C | 3 | Peter Morgan | 2 | 57.5kg | 95 |
| 3 | 2112×8 | SUMMER PASSAGE | C | 3 | Lance O’Sullivan & Andrew Scott | 3 | 57kg | 90 |
| 4 | 111×1 | ROYAL SYMPHONY | C | 3 | Tony McEvoy | 4 | 57kg | 85 |
| 5 | 11638×30 | MURAAHIB | C | 3 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | 5 | 55kg | 72 |
| 6 | 112×55 | AL PASSEM | C | 3 | Ken Keys | 6 | 55kg | 71 |
| 7 | 21×4 | KEMENTARI | C | 3 | James Cummings | 7 | 55kg | 70 |
| 8 | 12×20 | PLUTOCRACY | C | 3 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | 8 | 55kg | 71 |
| 9 | 136×6737 | PERAST | C | 3 | Paul Perry | 9 | 55kg | 69 |
| 10 | 133×9 | MURAAQEB | C | 3 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | 10 | 55kg | 68 |
| 11 | 2x26x1x22 | ECLAIR SUNSHINE | G | 3 | Phillip Stokes | 11 | 55kg | 68 |
| 12 | 116 | ESPERANCE | G | 3 | James Cummings | 12 | 55kg | 69 |
| 13 | 12×2 | SALSAMOR (NZ) | C | 3 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 13 | 55kg | 66 |
| 14 | 1×1 | LEVENDI | C | 3 | Peter Gelagotis | 14 | 55kg | 68 |
| 15 | 10×1 | HECTA | C | 3 | Symon Wilde | 15 | 55kg | 67 |
| 16 | 521 | WASSERGEIST | C | 3 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 16 | 55kg | 63 |
| 17 | 1×8 | MACTIER | G | 3 | Mick Price | 17 | 55kg | 62 |
| 18 | 783×5 | BARNEY ALLEN | G | 3 | Bev Lechmere & Alisa Hinch | 18 | 55kg | 60 |
| 19 | 3 | VILLERMONT | C | 3 | Ciaron Maher | 19 | 55kg | 60 |
Caulfield Guineas Prelude History
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) and Epaulette (2012). Caulfield Guineas Prelude results since 2000 are listed below.
Caulfield Guineas Prelude Results
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Caulfield Guineas Prelude |
1st | TBD | TBA |
| 2nd | TBD | ||
| 3rd | TBD | ||
| 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 | ||
