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Overview
This page was last updated on October 18, 2025
The latest edition of the $5 million Caulfield Cup 2025 ran over 2400m on Saturday October 18 as the opening leg of the famous Spring Cups Double and was won in a brilliant late charge by the Tony & Calvin McEvoy trained favourite Half Yours ($2.50F).
- Race Date: 18/10/2025
- Race Status: Group 1
- Race Venue: Caulfield, VIC
- Prize Money: $5,000,000
- Distance: 2400m
- Track Conditions: Good - FINE
- Rail Position: Out 3m Entire Circuit.
Caulfield Cup 2025 Results
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1st
15. Half Yours (2)
J: Jamie Melham 52.5kg
T: Tony & Calvin McEvoy |
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2nd
13. River Of Stars (4)
J: Beau Mertens 53.5kg
T: Chris Waller |
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3rd
17. Valiant King (16)
J: Jye McNeil 52kg
T: Chris Waller |
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4th
2. Presage Nocturne (8)
J: Stephane Pasquier 57.5kg
T: Alessandro Botti |
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5th
16. Royal Supremacy (6)
J: Robbie Dolan 52.5kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
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6th
14. Birdman (10)
J: Teo Nugent 52.5kg
T: Chris Waller |
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7th
5. Absurde (1)
J: Ben Allen 55.5kg
T: Willie Mullins |
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8th
10. Deakin (7)
J: Daniel Stackhouse 54kg
T: Phillip Stokes |
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9th
4. Meydaan (5)
J: Andrea Atzeni 56kg
T: Simon & Ed Crisford |
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10th
7. Zardozi (11)
J: Harry Coffey 54.5kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
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11th
3. Middle Earth (3)
J: Mark Zahra 56.5kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
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12th
8. Adelaide River (9)
J: Jordan Childs 54kg
T: Kris Lees |
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13th
1. Vauban (13)
J: Blake Shinn 58.5kg
T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
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14th
11. Golden Snap (18)
J: S Hamanaka 53.5kg
T: Katsunori Tanaka |
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15th
18. Plymouth (17)
J: Celine Gaudray 51kg
T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes |
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16th
9. Bankers Choice (14)
J: Billy Egan 54kg
T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes |
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17th
12. Revelare (12)
J: Luke Currie 53.5kg
T: Robert Hickmott |
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18th
6. Land Legend (15)
J: Jamie Mott 55.5kg
T: Chris Waller |
2025 Caulfield Cup Results
Stay tuned for the official 2025 Caulfield Cup results and finishing order and to see what star stayer could have the Melbourne Cup in sight this spring.
- 1st: No. 15 Half Yours ($2.50F)
- 2nd: No. 13 River Of Stars
- 3rd: No. 17 Valiant King
- 4th: No. 2 Presage Nocturne
View past Caulfield Cup results and see what horses have won the Caulfield Cup throughout history by visiting our dedicated Caulfield Cup Results Page.
The Tony & Calvin McEvoy trained Half Yours ($2.50F) delivered a brilliant staying performance to dominate the 2025 Caulfield Cup results, confirming his status as Australia’s top spring stayer and stamping his ticket to the Melbourne Cup for which he is now the outright $5 favourite to win through Ladbrokes.com.au.
Click here for the full story.
Caulfield Cup Tips
Stay tuned for our expert 2025 Caulfield Cup tips, best bets for the Cup, exotic selections and Caulfield Cup Same Race Multi selections.
2025 Caulfield Cup Same Race Multi Selections ($51 at time of publish)
- Top 2 – No. 15 Half Yours
- Top 3 – No. 4 Meydaan
- Top 4 – No. 2 Presage Nocturne
Click here for our complete 2025 Caulfield Cup tips and best bets.
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1st
15. Half Yours (2)
J: Jamie Melham 52.5kg
T: Tony & Calvin McEvoy |
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4th
2. Presage Nocturne (8)
J: Stephane Pasquier 57.5kg
T: Alessandro Botti |
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9th
4. Meydaan (5)
J: Andrea Atzeni 56kg
T: Simon & Ed Crisford |
Caulfield Cup News
- Group 1 Caulfield Cup Odds Update, Late Mail & Tips
- 2025 Caulfield Cup Form Guide: Two Words on Each Runner
- Half Yours Heads Betting on the 2025 Caulfield Cup Field
- Herbert Power Winner Brayden Star to Back Up in Caulfield Cup 2025
- Naturalism Stakes Winner Half Yours Big 2025 Caulfield Cup Betting Market Mover
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.
In 2024 trainer Ciaron Maher made history winning both The Everest in Sydney with Bella Nipotina and the Caulfield Cup in Melbourne with Duke De Sessa.
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 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.
2025 Caulfield Cup Betting
The best 2025 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 2025 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 2025 Caulfield Cup odds at Ladbrokes.com.au as soon as betting on the race is open.
Incentivise ($2.30 in 2021) and Half Yours ($2.50 in 2025) are the latest favourites 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).
The 2024 Caulfield Cup favourite was the Chris Waller-trained Buckaroo ($3.80) who ran 1.25 lengths back second to $11 winner Duke De Sessa.
Caulfield Cup Exotic 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.
Caulfield Cup Field
2025 Caulfield Cup Form Guide
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2025 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 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.
Caulfield Cup 2025 Field
- 2025 Caulfield Cup Nominations: Closed on Tuesday the 5th of August 2025 – attracted 146 early entries.
- 2025 Caulfield Cup First Acceptances: Closed on Tuesday the 9th of September 2025 – 85 first acceptances taken.
- 2025 Caulfield Cup Second Acceptances: Closed on Tuesday the 23rd of September 2025 – 49 remaining hopefuls.
- 2025 Caulfield Cup Third Acceptances: Closed on Tuesday the 7th of October 2025 – 29 runners left.
- 2025 Caulfield Cup Final Field: Released 10:30am (local time) on Tuesday the 14th of October 2025.
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.
Duke De Sessa (4th in 2024) and Half Yours (4th in 2025) are the latest Caulfield Cup winners to come via the Turnbull 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. More recently the 2021 The Metropolitan winning mare Montefilia ran a brave fourth in that year’s Caulfield Cup results.
In 2024 The Metropolitan winner Land Legend ran third in that year’s Caulfield Cup trifecta next start.
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.
Visit our Caulfield Cup Field page to stay up-to-date with all the latest on the possible Caulfield Cup horses this spring.
2025 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 2025 Caulfield Cup third acceptances closed on Tuesday, October 7, 2025.
The Caulfield Cup 2025 third acceptances attracted 29 gallopers with recent Turnbull Stakes fourth placegetter Half Yours the firm all-in favourite.
Click here to view the full list of 2025 Caulfield Cup third acceptors.
2025 Caulfield Cup Second Acceptances
The 2025 Caulfield Cup second acceptances are taken on Tuesday, September 23, 2025.
The Caulfield Cup 2025 second acceptances drew 49 spring stayers with updated markets led by this year’s equal 59kg topweight Buckaroo.
Click here to view the full list of 2025 Caulfield Cup second acceptors.
2025 Caulfield Cup Weights
The Caulfield Cup 2025 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.
2025 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 2025 Caulfield Cup first acceptances closed on Tuesday, September 9, 2025.
The 2025 Caulfield Cup first acceptances have left 85 hopefuls in the mix for the opening leg of the Spring Cups double including all-in favourite Buckaroo who caught the eye in his return running third in the Group 1 Memsie Stakes.
Click here to view the full list of 2025 Caulfield Cup first acceptors.
Click here to read more on the standout Caulfield Cup 2025 first acceptors.
2025 Caulfield Cup Nominations
The Caulfield Cup 2025 Nominations close in early August and are taken by Racing Victoria on the same day as those for the iconic Melbourne Cup race.
The 2025 Caulfield Cup nominations closed on Tuesday August 5, 2025.
The 2025 Caulfield Cup nominations attracted 146 top-line spring stayers led in all-in betting by French import Sir Delius from the Waterhouse/Bott yard and Matt Laurie’s three-time Group 1 winning mare Treasurethe Moment who won her past eight starts on the trot ahead of the new season.
Click here to view the complete list of 2025 Caulfield Cup nominees.
Click here to read more on the key Caulfield Cup 2025 entrants.
Update: Last year’s winner Duke De Sessa has officially been withdrawn from the nominations. Full story here.
2025 Caulfield Cup Field
The official 2025 Caulfield Cup Final Field & Barriers are set for release on the Tuesday of race week and will be published in full below.
The Caulfield Cup 2025 final field is now out with the Tony & Calvin McEvoy trained Naturalism Stakes winner Half Yours leading the markets and drawn favourably in gate two.
Click here to read more on the key runners in the 2025 Caulfield Cup field and betting markets.
| No | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Barrier | Weight | Age | Sex | Last Starts | Prize Money |
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| 1 | Vauban | Blake Shinn | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 13 | 58.5kg | 7 | G | 0x365 | $2,106,607 |
| 2 | Presage Nocturne | Stephane Pasquier | Alessandro Botti | 8 | 57.5kg | 5 | H | x13x3 | $445,717 |
| 3 | Middle Earth | Mark Zahra | Ciaron Maher | 3 | 56.5kg | 5 | G | 9x509 | $691,126 |
| 4 | Meydaan | Andrea Atzeni | Simon & Ed Crisford | 5 | 56kg | 4 | G | 20523 | $265,489 |
| 5 | Absurde | Ben Allen | Willie Mullins | 1 | 55.5kg | 7 | G | 32x3x | $1,476,299 |
| 6 | Land Legend | Jamie Mott | Chris Waller | 15 | 55.5kg | 5 | G | x3950 | $1,351,017 |
| 7 | Zardozi | Harry Coffey | Ciaron Maher | 11 | 54.5kg | 5 | M | 0x570 | $2,515,000 |
| 8 | Adelaide River | Jordan Childs | Kris Lees | 9 | 54kg | 5 | G | x8827 | $1,078,271 |
| 9 | Bankers Choice | Billy Egan | Ben, Will & Jd Hayes | 14 | 54kg | 8 | G | 72x03 | $1,564,908 |
| 10 | Deakin | Daniel Stackhouse | Phillip Stokes | 7 | 54kg | 5 | G | 1x076 | $459,186 |
| 11 | Golden Snap | S Hamanaka | Katsunori Tanaka | 18 | 53.5kg | 5 | M | 1x6x2 | $1,275,032 |
| 12 | Revelare | Luke Currie | Robert Hickmott | 12 | 53.5kg | 5 | G | x7117 | $555,500 |
| 13 | River Of Stars | Beau Mertens | Chris Waller | 4 | 53.5kg | 6 | M | 3x780 | $867,940 |
| 14 | Birdman | Teo Nugent | Chris Waller | 10 | 52.5kg | 4 | G | x2517 | $429,034 |
| 15 | Half Yours | Jamie Melham | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | 2 | 52.5kg | 5 | G | 21514 | $511,840 |
| 16 | Royal Supremacy | Robbie Dolan | Ciaron Maher | 6 | 52.5kg | 4 | G | 01121 | $779,022 |
| 17 | Valiant King | Jye McNeil | Chris Waller | 16 | 52kg | 5 | G | 93x01 | $578,842 |
| 18 | Plymouth | Celine Gaudray | Ben, Will & Jd Hayes | 17 | 51kg | 4 | G | x0612 | $333,400 |
Caulfield Cup Barrier & Speedmap
Caulfield Cup History
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
Caulfield Cup Previous Race Winners
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.
Recent Caulfield Cup winners and placegetters dating back to the year 2000 are detailed in the below table.
| YEAR | FIRST | SECOND | THIRD | TIME |
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| 2025 | Half Yours | River Of Stars | Valiant King | 2:29.05 |
| 2024 | Duke De Sessa | Buckaroo | Land Legend | 2:31.42 |
| 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 |
| Caulfield Cup | |
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| Date: | Saturday October 18, 2025 |
| 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 |
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