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The Caulfield Stakes (previously known as the Yalumba Stakes, Ladbrokes Stakes and Neds Stakes) is a Group 1 weight-for-age race held at Caulfield Racecourse on a Saturday in early – mid October. Currently known as the Might And Power Stakes, the event is run over a distance of 2000m and attracts a great group of quality stayers eager to win a share of the $1 million in prize money on offer.

The Caulfield Stakes takes place on Caulfield Guineas Day with two other major Group 1 races – the Caulfield Guineas (1600m) and the Toorak Handicap (1600m) contested over a mile. The event is also regarded as a great lead up race to the Caulfield Cup and the Ladbrokes Cox Plate. Winx (2016) was the last horse to complete the Caulfield Stakes – Cox Plate double.

Before the mighty Winx, the last Cox Plate winner to come off a run in the Caulfield Stakes was Ocean Park (2012) who also completed the double, while Mongolian Khan (3rd in 2015) backed up from his Caulfield Stakes place to win the Caulfield Cup over a mile and a half at the track next start.

Recently the 2018 Caulfield Stakes winner Benbatl went on to run second to historic four-time champion Winx in the $5 million Cox Plate. Humidor meanwhile ran third in both the Caulfield Stakes and Cox Plate in 2018 further franking the form.

Humidor would return in the 2020 Caulfield Stakes results to run third to Arcadia Queen and Russian Camelot for his new trainer Chris Waller.

Many Caulfield Stakes graduates may race on to contest the Group 1 Mackinnon Stakes (2000m) at Flemington on the final day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival with Arcadia Queen (2020) recently completing the double.

This season’s Caulfield Stakes ran on Saturday October 9, 2021 as the Might And Power Stakes and saw Probabeel (1st) and Nonconformist (2nd) defeat the odds-on favourite Zaaki (3rd). 

Caulfield Stakes
Date:	Saturday October 9, 2021
Track:	Caulfield Racecourse
Distance:	2000m
Race Type:	3YO+ Weight-For-Age
Status:	Group 1
Prize Money:	$1 million

2021 Caulfield Stakes Results

• 1st: #5 Probabeel ($8)
• 2nd: #3 Nonconformist
• 3rd: #2 Zaaki

The odds-on favourite Zaaki ($1.28F) was disappointing on face value running a distant third in the 2021 Caulfield Stakes results ahead of the Cox Plate in a fortnight. Instead it was the Jamie Richards-trained Kiwi mare Probabeel ($8) who got the job done in a gutsy finish over the Caulfield Cup-bound Nonconformist ($16).

Click here to read more on the upset 2021 Might And Power Stakes win by Probabeel.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	5	PROBABEEL (NZ)	Jamie Richards	Brett Prebble		1	57kg		$8
	2	3	NONCONFORMIST	Grahame Begg	Jordan Childs	0.1L	3	59kg		$16
	3	2	ZAAKI (GB)	Annabel Neasham	Craig Williams	1.85L	4	59kg		$1.28F
	4	1	HOMESMAN (USA)	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Jye McNeil	1.95L	2	59kg		$11
	5	6	NO EFFORT	Gavin Bedggood	Beau Mertens	7.7L	5	57kg		$41
		4	NICKAJACK CAVE (IRE)	Peter G Moody	Luke Nolen		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Caulfield Stakes Betting Odds

The latest Caulfield Stakes 2021 betting markets from Ladbrokes.com.au will be listed below complete with links for you to back your Caulfield Stakes tips this spring.

2021 Caulfield Stakes Field

The Caulfield Stakes field attracts a strong line-up of quality weight-for-age types that are often looking ahead to a run in the Cox Plate field in a fortnight’s time. Runners in the Caulfield Stakes field may come off a lead-up run in the Group 1 Underwood Stakes (1800m), a double most recently completed by Ocean Park (2012).

In 2021 the Underwood Stakes winner Zaaki ran third as the beaten favourite in the Caulfield Stakes with the Underwood runner-up Probabeel turning the tables to win.

The 2021 Caulfield Stakes field will be released by Racing Victoria on the Wednesday of race week and detailed in full below.

Cox Plate favourite Zaaki has scared away all but five rivals leading to a small six-horse Might And Power Stakes 2021 field this weekend at Caulfield.

Click here to read more on the key runners in the 2021 Might And Power Stakes field and betting markets.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	3x31x932x2	HOMESMAN (USA)	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Jye McNeil	2	59kg		110
2	7x6D111x11	ZAAKI (GB)	Annabel Neasham	Craig Williams	4	59kg		118
3	9x3502x641	NONCONFORMIST	Grahame Begg	Jordan Childs	3	59kg		102
4	53x4x11x0x	NICKAJACK CAVE (IRE)	Peter G Moody	Luke Nolen	5	59kg		103
5	7x1102x152	PROBABEEL (NZ)	Jamie Richards	Brett Prebble	1	57kg		115
6	x725112310	NO EFFORT	Gavin Bedggood	Beau Mertens	6	57kg		102

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2021 Caulfield Stakes Nominations

Nominations on the Caulfield Stakes in 2021 close the Monday leading-up to the race and will be published below once announced.

Zaaki dominates the 2021 Caulfield Might And Power Stakes nominations as the Annabel Neasham-trained Underwood Stakes winner continues towards the $5 million Ladbrokes Cox Plate.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	1x12454x65	COLETTE	M	5	James Cummings	1	57kg		111
2	7x1102x152	PROBABEEL (NZ)	M	5	Jamie Richards	2	57kg		115
3	3x31x932x2	HOMESMAN (USA)	G	8	Anthony & Sam Freedman	3	59kg		110
4	7x6D111x11	ZAAKI (GB)	G	7	Annabel Neasham	4	59kg		118
5	x725112310	NO EFFORT	M	7	Gavin Bedggood	5	57kg		102
6	9x3502x641	NONCONFORMIST	G	5	Grahame Begg	6	59kg		102
7	1x111x121	ELEPHANT (NZ)	G	5	Emma-Lee & David Browne	7	59kg		106
8	388×311	FORGOT YOU (NZ)	C	3	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	8	50kg		83
9	53x4x11x0x	NICKAJACK CAVE (IRE)	G	6	Peter G Moody	9	59kg		103
10	x1111x6x42	DELPHI (IRE)	H	5	Anthony & Sam Freedman	10	59kg		103
11	1x4339x405	IMPECUNIOUS (NZ)	M	4	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	11	56kg		80

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

Caulfield Stakes History

First raced in 1886 when Isonomy won the 9 furlong event, the Caulfield Stakes was renamed the Yalumba Stakes in 1997 and remained as such for several years before reverting. The Caulfield Stakes became a Group 1 event in 1979 and has a record of wins by more mature horses. Only one three year old colt has managed to win the race, which was Mighty Kingdom in 1979. There is yet to be a three year old filly that can win the Caulfield Stakes.

Caulfield Stakes Records

Until super star Winx in 2016, Tranquil Star was the only mare to win the Caulfield Stakes and Cox Plate double back in 1942. The Caulfield Stakes has been in three consecutive years by two horses, Eurythmic in 1920-1922 and Winfreux in 1964-1967. Rising Fast’s 1954 spring racing campaign is unmatched with wins in the Caulfield Stakes, Melbourne Cup, Turnbull Stakes, Mackinnon Stakes and Queen Elizabeth Stakes. Notable recent Caulfield Stakes winners include Lonhro (2002-03), So You Think (2010), Criterion (2015) and Winx (2016) who faced just two rivals for her success.

Caulfield Stakes Results

The Caulfield Stakes winners and winning times since 2000 are shown below.

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2021 Caulfield Stakes	1st	Probabeel	2 minutes 01.51 seconds
	2nd	Nonconformist
	3rd	Zaaki
2020 Caulfield Stakes	1st	Arcadia Queen	2 minutes 03.38 seconds
	2nd	Russian Camelot
	3rd	Humidor
2019 Caulfield Stakes	1st	Cape Of Good Hope	2 minutes 02.51 seconds
	2nd	Black Heart Bart
	3rd	Harlem
2018 Caulfield Stakes	1st	Benbatl	2 minutes 0.84 seconds
	2nd	Blair House
	3rd	Humidor
2017 Caulfield Stakes	1st	Gailo Chop	2 minutes 2.17 seconds
	2nd	Johannes Vermeer
	3rd	Jon Snow
2016 Caulfield Stakes	1st	Winx	2 minutes 03.4 seconds
	2nd	Black Heart Bart
	3rd	He Or She
2015 Caulfield Stakes	1st	Criterion	2 minutes 02.02
	2nd	Happy Trails
	3rd	Mongolian Khan
2014 Caulfield Stakes	1st	Fawkner	2 minutes 1.68 seconds
	2nd	Criterion
	3rd	Side Glance
2013 Caulfield Stakes	1st	Atlantic Jewel	2 minutes 3.99 seconds
	2nd	Foreteller
	3rd	Super Cool
2012 Caulfield Stakes	1st	Ocean Park	2 minutes 4.7 seconds
	2nd	Alcopop
	3rd	Sincero
2011 Caulfield Stakes	1st	Descarado	2 minutes 2.50 seconds
	2nd	Avienus
	3rd	Lights Of Heaven
2010 Yalumba Stakes	1st	So You Think	2 minutes 2.45 seconds
	2nd	Alcopop
	3rd	Whobegotyou
2009 Yalumba Stakes	1st	Whobegotyou	2 minutes 1.57 seconds
	2nd	Heart Of Dreams
	3rd	Vision And Power
2008 Yalumba Stakes	1st	Douro Valley	2 minutes 4.3 seconds
	2nd	Pompeii Ruler
	3rd	Guillotine
2007 Yalumba Stakes	1st	Maldivian	2 minutes 1.9 seconds
	2nd	Miss Finland
	3rd	Anamato
2006 Yalumba Stakes	1st	Casual Pass	2 minutes 2.6 seconds
	2nd	Pompeii Ruler
	3rd	El Segundo
2005 Yalumba Stakes	1st	El Segundo	2 minutes 4.8 seconds
	2nd	Fields Of Omagh
	3rd	Confectioner
2004 Yalumba Stakes	1st	Mummify	2 minutes 3.2 seconds
	2nd	Grand Armee
	3rd	Starcraft
2003 Yalumba Stakes	1st	Lonhro	2 minutes 2.3 seconds
	2nd	Mummify
	3rd	Defier
2002 Yalumba Stakes	1st	Lonhro	2 minutes 0.6 seconds
	2nd	Sunline
	3rd	Ustinov
2001 Yalumba Stakes	1st	Northerly	2 minutes 2.5 seconds
	2nd	Shogun Lodge
	3rd	Ethereal
2000 Yalumba Stakes	1st	Sky Heights	2 minutes 3.6 seconds
	2nd	Shogun Lodge
	3rd	Tie The Knot