Past Caulfield Cup Winners, Results, History

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Discover the rich history of the Caulfield Cup winners, from the race’s inaugural champion through to the latest star to etch their name into Australian racing folklore. First run in 1879, the Group 1 Caulfield Cup is one of the nation’s most prestigious handicap races, with its honour roll featuring legendary stayers, Melbourne Cup champions, and some of the greatest horses ever to compete during the Spring Racing Carnival.

On this page, racing fans and punters can explore the complete list of Caulfield Cup winners by year, relive famous victories, and uncover key trends behind the race’s most successful horses, trainers, and jockeys. Whether you’re researching past champions, analysing historical form, or looking for insights into future editions of the famous 2400m feature, Races.com.au has the complete guide to the history of Caulfield Cup winners.

Each October at Caulfield Racecourse another top stayer adds its name to the glowing list of famous Caulfield Cup winners when the Group 1 handicap staying showdown runs as part of the wider Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.

A key lead-up to the iconic Melbourne Cup race, the Caulfield Cup is the richest mile-and-a-half (2400m) handicap in the world with $6.54 million in Caulfield Cup prize money now up for grabs. The current Caulfield Cup winners’ cheque is for a lucrative $3.3 million.

Short History of Caulfield Cup Winners

The very first Caulfield Cup winner was Newminster when the classic race was inaugurated in 1979. The first dual Caulfield Cup winner was Poseidon (1906-07) who was also the first of the current 13 Caulfield Cup winners to go on to win the Melbourne Cup in the same year with his success in the 1906 edition of the two-mile classic.

The other Caulfield Cup winners along with Poseidon (1906) to complete the Spring Cups double with a win in Flemington’s Melbourne Cup on the first Tuesday of November are The Trump (1937), Rivette (1939), Rising Fast (1954), Even Stevens (1962), Galilee (1966), Gurner’s Lane (1982), Let’s Elope (1991), Doriemus (1995), Might And Power (1997), Ethereal (2001), Without A Fight (2023), and most recently Half Yours (2025).

The most successful Caulfield Cup jockey has been Scobie Breasley with five Caulfield Cup wins in 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945 and 1952. The most successful trainer is undoubtedly Bart Cummings with seven wins with Galilee (1966), Big Philou (1969), Leilani (1974), Ming Dynasty (1977 & 1980), Let’s Elope (1991) and Viewed (2009).

International raiders are finding themselves on the Caulfield Cup winners list more and more and overseas champions of the race include Taufan’s Melody (1998), All The Good (2008), Dunaden (2012), Admire Rakti (2014), Best Solution (2018) and most recently Mer De Glace (2019) who became the sixth internationally-trained Caulfield Cup winner.

One of the longest-priced Caulfield Cup winners in recent history was the Lindsay Park-trained Boom Time (2017) who scored a shock win at $51 odds.

In 2020 the Chris Waller-trained Verry Elleegant became the latest Caulfield Cup favourite to win and the 22nd mare in history to take out the event. She would return in the spring of 2021 and go on to win the famous Melbourne Cup race over the two miles at Flemington.

There was another favourite heading the Caulfield Cup 2021 results when the Peter Moody-trained Incentivise won by 3.5 lengths.

The 2022 Caulfield Cup results saw trainer Chris Waller enjoy a second win in three years with Durston ($18) making history as the first emergency runner to salute in the 145th edition.

The 2023 Caulfield Cup results saw the Anthony & Sam Freedman-trained import Without A Fight ($8.50) salute in a narrow thriller when defeating his former stablemate, UK raider and beaten favourite West Wind Blows, by a long neck.

The 2023 Caulfield Cup winner Without A Fight went on to win the Melbourne Cup next start.

The 2024 Caulfield Cup results saw the Ciaron Maher-trained Duke De Sessa ($11) enjoy a front running ride from Harry Coffey to beat home the favourite Buckaroo by 1.25 lengths in an improved run on his 9th in last year’s event.

The 2024 Caulfield Cup winner Duke De Sessa improved on his 9th in the race the year before.

The 2025 Caulfield Cup results saw the Tony & Calvin McEvon-trained Half Yours ($2.50F) salute for the punters after a gun ride from Jamie Melham who became the first female jockey in history to win the event.

The 2026 Caulfield Cup results saw the Gavin Bedggood-trained Kingswood ($26) improving on his back-to-back 4ths in the Underwood & Might And Power to score a half-length upset over Saint George and Enfjaar with John Allen in the saddle.

Latest Caulfield Cup Winners:

Year	Place	Horse	Time

2026 Caulfield Cup	1st	Kingswood	2 minutes 28.21 seconds
	2nd	Saint George
	3rd	Enfjaar

2025 Caulfield Cup	1st	Half Yours	2 minutes 29.05 seconds
	2nd	River Of Stars
	3rd	Valiant King


2024 Caulfield Cup	1st	Duke De Sessa	2 minutes 31.42 seconds
	2nd	Buckaroo
	3rd	Land Legend


2023 Caulfield Cup	1st	Without A Fight	2 minutes 26.45 seconds
	2nd	West Wind Blows
	3rd	Gold Trip


2022 Caulfield Cup	1st	Durston	2 minutes 33.68 seconds
	2nd	Gold Trip
	3rd	Knights Order


2021 Caulfield Cup	1st	Incentivise	2 minutes 30.88 seconds
	2nd	Nonconformist
	3rd	Persan


2020 Caulfield Cup	1st	Verry elleegant	2 minutes 31.97 seconds
	2nd	Anthony Van Dyck
	3rd	The Chosen One


2019 Caulfield Cup	1st	Mer De Glace	2 minutes 30.16 seconds
	2nd	Vow And Declare
	3rd	Mirage Dancer


2018 Caulfield Cup	1st	Best Solution	2 minutes 33.72 seconds
	2nd	Homesman
	3rd	The Cliffsofmoher


2017 Caulfield Cup	1st	Boom Time	2 minutes 27.66 seconds
	2nd	Single Gaze
	3rd	Johannes Vermeer


2016 Caulfield Cup	1st	Jameka	2 minutes 28.88 seconds
	2nd	Scottish
	3rd	Exospheric


2015 Caulfield Cup	1st	Mongolian Khan	2 minutes 27.7 seconds
	2nd	Trip To Paris
	3rd	Our Ivanhowe

2014 Caulfield Cup	1st	Admire Rakti	2 minutes 32.1 seconds
	2nd	Rising Romance
	3rd	Lucia Valentina

2013 Caulfield Cup	1st	Fawkner	2 minutes 29.1 seconds
	2nd	Dandino
	3rd	Dear Demi

2012 Caulfield Cup	1st	Dunaden	2 minutes 28.82 seconds
	2nd	Alcopop
	3rd	Lights Of Heaven

2011 Caulfield Cup	1st	Southern Speed	2 minutes 22.44 seconds
	2nd	Green Moon
	3rd	Tullamore

2010 Caulfield Cup	1st	Descarado	2 minutes 35.69 seconds
	2nd	Harris Tweed
	3rd	Monaco Consul

2009 Caulfield Cup	1st	Viewed	2 minutes 29.7 seconds
	2nd	Roman Emperor
	3rd	Vigor

2008 Caulfield Cup	1st	All The Good	2 minutes 27.4 seconds
	2nd	Nom Du Jeu
	3rd	Barbaricus

2007 Caulfield Cup	1st	Master O’Reilly	2 minutes 26.1 seconds
	2nd	Douro Valley
	3rd	Princess Coup

2006 Caulfield Cup	1st	Tawqeet	2 minutes 27.6 seconds
	2nd	Aqua Damore
	3rd	Delta Blues

2005 Caulfield Cup	1st	Railings	2 minutes 27.9 seconds
	2nd	Eye Popper
	3rd	Mummify

2004 Caulfield Cup	1st	Elvstroem	2 minutes 31.3 seconds
	2nd	Makybe Diva
	3rd	Grey Song

2003 Caulfield Cup	1st	Mummify	2 minutes 25.9 seconds
	2nd	Grey Song
	3rd	Distinctly Secret

2002 Caulfield Cup	1st	Northerly	2 minutes 30.3 seconds
	2nd	Fields Of Omagh
	3rd	Republic Lass

2001 Caulfield Cup	1st	Ethereal	2 minutes 30.9 seconds
	2nd	Sky Heights
	3rd	Celestial Show

2000 Caulfield Cup	1st	Diatribe	2 minutes 25.3 seconds
	2nd	Kaapstad Way
	3rd	Fairway