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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 Neds Might And Power 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) and Anamoe (2022) are the latest horses 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) – now known as the VRC Champions Stakes – at Flemington on the final day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival with Arcadia Queen (2020) recently completing the double.

The 2021 Caulfield Stakes form was franked with the runner-up Nonconformist going on to run a next-up second to Incentivise in that year’s Caulfield Cup results. The beaten favourite out of the Caulfield Stakes that year, third place-getter Zaaki, further franked the form going on to win the Group 1 Mackinnon Stakes next-up and return in 2022 to take out the $5 million The All-Star Mile.

In 2022 the previous year’s Caulfield Guineas winner Anamoe returned as a four-year-old to salute for the punters in the Might And Power Stakes results.

Anamoe franked the Might And Power Stakes form winning the Cox Plate 2022 at his next start before a 2023 autumn carnival that included taking out the Chipping Norton – George Ryder Stakes Group 1 double in Sydney. I’m Thunderstruck meanwhile ran second in both the Might And Power and Cox Plate results in 2022.

This season’s Caulfield Stakes ran on Saturday October 14, 2023 as the Neds Might And Power Stakes on Caulfield Guineas Day 2023 and was won in a huge performance by the now seven-time Group 1 champ Alligator Blood ($3.40) for the Waterhouse/Bott stable. 

Caulfield Stakes
Date:	Saturday October 14, 2023
Track:	Caulfield Racecourse
Distance:	2000m
Race Type:	3YO+ Weight-For-Age
Status:	Group 1
Prize Money:	$1 million

2023 Caulfield Might And Power Stakes Results

• 1st: #1 Alligator Blood ($3.40)
• 2nd: #2 Vow And Declare
• 3rd: #9 Duais

The Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Alligator Blood ($3.40) was outstanding hitting the lead at the top of the straight off a quick pace to win the 2023 Might And Power Stakes by two lengths over the 2000m ahead of the Ladbrokes Cox Plate.

Click here to read more on the huge Might And Power 2023 win by Alligator Blood.

2023 Might And Power Stakes Results & Finishing Order

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	1	ALLIGATOR BLOOD	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Tim Clark		3	59kg		$3.40
	2	2	VOW AND DECLARE	Danny O’Brien	Billy Egan	2L	8	59kg		$71
	3	9	DUAIS	Edward Cummings	Blake Shinn	3L	10	57kg		$4
	4	3	NONCONFORMIST	Grahame Begg	Harry Coffey	6L	5	59kg		$10
	5	4	ALENQUER (FR)	Michael Moroney	Mark Zahra	6.75L	7	59kg		$41
	6	10	DENY KNOWLEDGE (IRE)	Michael Kent	Wiremu Pinn (a)	7.25L	2	57kg		$31
	7	5	HEZASHOCKA (NZ)	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Damian Lane	8.5L	9	59kg		$41
	8	8	LINDERMANN	Chris Waller	Joao Moreira	8.6L	1	58kg		$19
	9	7	FORGOT YOU (NZ)	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	John Allen	9.35L	6	59kg		$18
	10	6	JUST FINE (IRE)	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Jordan Childs	10.35L	4	59kg		$3.10F

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 Caulfield Might And Power Stakes Betting Odds

The latest Caulfield Stakes 2023 betting markets from Ladbrokes.com.au will be listed below complete with links for you to back your Caulfield Stakes tips this spring.

Anamoe ($2.15 in 2022) was the last favourite in Might And Power betting to salute for the punters.

CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST 2023 NEDS MIGHT AND POWER STAKES ODDS (Final Field)

2023 Might And Power Stakes Form

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2023 MIGHT AND POWER STAKES FORM GUIDE

2023 Might And Power Stakes Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Might And Power 2023 Tips on the key Cox Plate lead-up this spring.

• To Win: #1 Alligator Blood ($2.20 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Stellar showdown of the Might And Power with The ‘Gator on top of betting as the deserving and hard-to-beat favourite. He takes on a gun stayer in stablemate Just Fine, but over the 2000m think it will be all about this flying Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained hero. The All Too Hard seven-year-old continues to deliver and is rock-hard fit now fourth-up off some outstanding form already this spring. Two back he was runner-up to the brilliant Mr Brightside in the Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) before a successful title defence in the Group 1 Underwood Stakes (1900m) last time out. He is yet to win over further than 1800m, so he needs to stretch, but it is a small field of 10 and he is drawn a treat in gate three. He’ll likely be on speed from there and if he gets the speed to suit can win again.

2023 Caulfield Might And Power 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) with the double most recently completed by Ocean Park (2012) followed by Alligator Blood (2023).

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 2023 Caulfield Stakes field will be released by Racing Victoria on the Wednesday of race week and detailed in full below.

The Might And Power 2023 final field features ten gun gallopers led in betting by last start Underwood Stakes champ Alligator Blood after his first win at the distance and the Melbourne Cup-bound The Metropolitan winner Just Fine also from the Waterhouse/Bott stable.

Click here to read more on the key runners in the 2023 Neds Might And Power field and betting markets.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	51x140x421	ALLIGATOR BLOOD	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Tim Clark	3	59kg			117
2	01x22460x0	VOW AND DECLARE	Danny O’Brien	Billy Egan	8	59kg			106
3	0x18402x07	NONCONFORMIST	Grahame Begg	Harry Coffey	5	59kg			106
4	16x69x00x0	ALENQUER (FR)	Michael Moroney	Mark Zahra	7	59kg			112
5	3x05420x80	HEZASHOCKA (NZ)	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Damian Lane	9	59kg			103
6	386061×111	JUST FINE (IRE)	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Jordan Childs	4	59kg			106
7	5x4430x762	FORGOT YOU (NZ)	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	John Allen	6	59kg			97
8	x51210x048	LINDERMANN	Chris Waller	Joao Moreira	1	58kg			105
9	880x43x793	DUAIS	Edward Cummings	Blake Shinn	10	57kg			112
10	415931×173	DENY KNOWLEDGE (IRE)	Michael Kent	Wiremu Pinn (a)	2	57kg			97

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 Caulfield Stakes Nominations

Nominations on the Caulfield Stakes in 2023 close the Monday leading-up to the race and will be published below once announced.

The 2023 Neds Might And Power Stakes nominations attracted plenty of spring stars including reigning Melbourne Cup champ Gold Trip who returned to winning form last Saturday in the Turnbull Stakes, last start Underwood Stakes winner Alligator Blood, and the airborne Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Just Fine last seen taking out Sydney’s The Metropolitan.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	True Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	91x2570x41	GOLD TRIP (FR)	H	7	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	1	59kg			118
2	51x140x421	ALLIGATOR BLOOD	G	7	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	2	59kg			117
3	880x43x793	DUAIS	M	6	Edward Cummings	3	57kg			112
4	16x69x00x0	ALENQUER (FR)	G	6	Michael Moroney	4	59kg			112
5	6x6026x647	MY OBERON (IRE)	G	7	Annabel Neasham	5	59kg			109
6	386061×111	JUST FINE (IRE)	G	6	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	6	59kg			106
7	0x18402x07	NONCONFORMIST	G	7	Grahame Begg	7	59kg			106
8	01x22460x0	VOW AND DECLARE	G	8	Danny O’Brien	8	59kg			106
9	x51210x048	LINDERMANN	H	4	Chris Waller	9	58kg			105
10	2x131x8x06	DUKE DE SESSA (IRE)	H	5	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	10	59kg			105
11	121735×454	ZEYREK (FR)	G	7	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	11	59kg			105
12	3x05420x80	HEZASHOCKA (NZ)	G	6	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	12	59kg			103
13	5x4430x762	FORGOT YOU (NZ)	H	5	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	13	59kg			97
14	415931×173	DENY KNOWLEDGE (IRE)	M	6	Michael Kent	14	57kg			97

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

Caulfield Stakes / Might And Power 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 with 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), Winx (2016) who faced just two rivals for her success, Anamoe (2022), and the popular galloper Alligator Blood (2023).

Caulfield Stakes / Might And Power Results

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

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2023 Caulfield Stakes (Neds Might And Power)	1st	Alligator Blood	2 minutes 01.98 seconds
	2nd	Vow And Declare
	3rd	Duais
2022 Caulfield Stakes (Neds Might And Power)	1st	Anamoe	2 minutes 03.88 seconds
	2nd	I’m Thunderstruck
	3rd	Zaaki
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