The official 2021 Caulfield Cup Barrier Draw took place Wednesday October 13, 2021.

The Caulfield Cup 2021 barrier draw saw the favourites Incentivise and Delphi draw the two widest gates ahead of Saturday’s $5 million feature.

Click here to read more on the 2021 Caulfield Cup barriers.

Update: #8 Quick Thinker drawn barrier 14 has come out of the Caulfield Cup field. The first emergency Great House now gains a start from barrier two.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	x31x932x24	HOMESMAN (USA)	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Jordan Childs	13	55.5kg		115
2	8111111×11	INCENTIVISE	Peter G Moody	Brett Prebble	20	55.5kg		118
3	1132113×95	EXPLOSIVE JACK (NZ)	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	John Allen	1	54kg		115
4	4x2606x342	THE CHOSEN ONE (NZ)	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	Damian Lane	9	54kg		114
5	71x610x505	OCEAN BILLY (NZ)	Chris Waller	Damien Thornton	7	53.5kg		112
6	x86541x084	SELINO (GB)	Chris Waller	Fred Kersley	17	53.5kg		110
7	15x1244x37	PERSAN	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Ms Linda Meech	11	53kg		109
8	75810×0520	QUICK THINKER	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	Declan Bates	14	53kg		114
9	x73590x003	CHAPADA	Michael Moroney	Daniel Stackhouse	18	52.5kg		114
10	1111x6x421	DELPHI (IRE)	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Damien Oliver	19	52.5kg		112
11	8x663x0003	MASTER OF WINE (GER)	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Dean Holland	10	52.5kg		113
12	3x6345x321	MONTEFILIA	David Payne	Jye McNeil	12	52kg	1.0kg	115
13	1x1510x060	PORT GUILLAUME (FR)	Ben & JD Hayes	Harry Coffey	6	52kg		105
14	32324×3719	SHE’S IDEEL	Bjorn Baker	Craig Newitt	5	52kg		111
15	3x75232x52	YOUNG WERTHER (NZ)	Danny O’Brien	Daniel Moor	8	52kg		114
16	x3502x6412	NONCONFORMIST	Grahame Begg	Craig Williams	16	51.5kg		118
17	821121×361	DUAIS	Edward Cummings	Michael Dee	3	51kg		112
18	622x32x057	CHARMS STAR (NZ)	Chris Waller	Dean Yendall	4	50kg		110
19e	34×1327515	GREAT HOUSE (IRE)	Chris Waller		2	50kg		102
20e	0x0558x968	CONSTANTINOPLE (IRE)	Aaron Purcell		15	50kg

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

Caulfield Cup Barrier Draw Facts:

• The latest Caulfield Cup winning barriers are 8 (Verry Elleegant, 2020) and 18 (Incentivise, 2021)
• From 2009 – 2021 eight of the 13 Caulfield Cup winners jumped from a double-digit barrier draw – most recently Best Solution (15 of 18 in 2018) followed by Mer De Glace (17 of 18 in 2019) and Incentivise (18 of 18 in 2021)
• The last back-to-back champions from the same Caulfield Cup barrier draw were Taufan’s Melody (2998) and Sky Heights (1999) from barrier 9
• The last Caulfield Cup winners to jump from the outside Caulfield Cup barrier were Dunaden (18 of 18) in 2012 and Incentivise (18 of 18 in 2021)
• No Caulfield Cup winner has jumped from barrier one since 1941
• Other Caulfield Cup barriers (since 1983) that have not produced a winner are 8, 12 and 14
• Barrier 9 has produced the most Caulfield Cup winners (since 1983) with five victories
• The other most successful Caulfield Cup barrier in that time is 7 with 4 winners

The Caulfield Cup barrier draw is one of the biggest sideshow events in horse racing. The $5 million Caulfield Cup is the flagship event of Caulfield Racecourse and one of the biggest events hosted by the Melbourne Racing Club on a Saturday in late October.

The Caulfield Cup Barrier Draw, announced on the Wednesday before Caulfield Cup Day, has a notable impact on the Caulfield Cup betting markets and punters eagerly await to see where the favourites draw.

The Caulfield Cup barrier draw is an intensely exciting event. Dreams are made and hopes are slashed with each number called out. Thousands of people, including each horse’s extended connections, race fans and punters around the globe will be glued to the Caulfield Cup barrier draw in high anticipation.

Naturally, each trainer and owner want the best gate for their horse. Each horse has a different running style, but generally the lower half of barriers are preferred.

Because the Caulfield Cup is 2400m long,  Caulfield Racecourse gives the field a generous stretch of 400m worth of home straight before the first turn. This means that a poor barrier draw is not critical to a horse’s chances, but for those not suited to the track, it can be a disadvantage.

Caulfield Racecourse is well known for its relatively sharp turns, so a wide barrier draw can cause a horse to struggle to maintain pace around the bends. An inside barrier draw, on the other hand, can have the effect of trapping a horse on the rails and preventing them from running as freely as they like or getting up and going when it matters.