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The Caulfield Autumn Classic, often called simply the Autumn Classic, is a Group 2 race run over 1800m at set weights for horses aged three years old. Held at Melbourne’s Caulfield Racecourse during February, the Autumn Classic is worth $200,000 in prize money.

The Autumn Classic is held on Blue Diamond Stakes Day which features the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m), the Group 1 Futurity Stakes (1400m) and the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate (1100m) during the Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival.

Many Caulfield Autumn Classic horses may head to The Valley next race for the Group 2 Alister Clark Stakes (2040m) the following month, a double most recently achieved by Global Exchange (2019), while in 2020 the Caulfield Autumn Classic winner Adelaide Ace ran second next-up in the Alister Clark.

Looking further ahead, Sydney’s Group 1 Australian Derby (2400m) may be on the cards for three-year-olds out of the Autumn Classic and Don Edurado (2002) was the last to do the double.

The Caulfield Autumn Classic 2021 took place on Saturday February 20, 2021 and saw the filly Parure beat home the boys. 

2021 Caulfield Autumn Classic Info:
Date:	Saturday February 20, 2021
Track:	Caulfield Racecourse
Distance:	1800m
Race Type:	3YO Open Set Weights
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$200,000

2021 Caulfield Autumn Classic Results

• 1st: #10 Parure
• 2nd: #11 Butter Chicken
• 3rd: #1 Khoekhoe

The Lindsay Park-trained Fastnet Rock filly Parure proved her Group 2 and staying potential with a solid win in the 2021 Caulfield Autumn Classic results on Blue Diamond Stakes Day.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	10	PARURE	Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes	Damian Lane		4	55kg		$7.50
	2	11	BUTTER CHICKEN (NZ)	Grahame Begg	Ms Jamie Kah	0.4L	7	55kg		$5.50
	3	1	KHOEKHOE	Matt Cumani	Kerrin McEvoy	1.65L	5	57kg		$2.20F
	4	4	MILTON PARK	John Moloney	Jarrod Fry	2.4L	6	57kg		$17
	5	3	YOUNG WERTHER (NZ)	Danny O’Brien	Damien Oliver	2.6L	8	57kg		$6
	6	7	SETANTA	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	John Allen	5.35L	1	57kg		$31
	7	6	WISE COUNSEL	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Jye McNeil	6.85L	10	57kg		$41
	8	9	YUANNO	Trevor Rogers	Arron Lynch	7.25L	2	57kg		$151
	9	8	ADANDIMAN	Mitchell Freedman	Daniel Moor	8.75L	9	57kg		$51
	10	5	NARVAEZ	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Glen Boss	8.85L	3	57kg		$17
		2	ALBARADO (NZ)	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Luke Currie		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2021 Caulfield Autumn Classic Odds

The official Caulfield Autumn Classic 2021 betting odds from Ladbrokes.com.au will be available below the week of the race.

The latest favourite in Caulfield Autumn Classic betting to win was Adelaide Ace ($2.50 in 2020).

2021 Caulfield Autumn Classic Field

The final Autumn Classic field is traditionally released on the Wednesday prior to the race and features a host of smart three-year-old staying types heading towards a possible back-up run in the Australian Guineas over the Flemington mile the week after or the Australian Cup (2000m) a fortnight later against the older horses. Super Cool (2013) was the last three-year-old to do the Caulfield Autumn Classic – Australian Cup double.

Many three-year-olds in the Autumn Classic field have had a previous lead-up in the Group 2 Autumn Stakes (1400m) at the track a fortnight earlier. Adelaide Ace (3rd in 2020) was the last Caulfield Autumn Classic winner to come off a lead-up run in the Autumn Stakes.

The 2021 Caulfield Autumn Classic Final Field & Barrier Draw will be published below on Wednesday February 17, 2021.

The Caulfield Autumn Classic 2021 final field features 11 hopefuls including the spring’s Group 2 The Vase runner-up Khoekhoe, VRC Derby placed Young Werther fit second-up and in-form filly Parure coming off a lead-up win at Sandown.

• Scratched: #2 Albarado (11)

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	9112x7612x	KHOEKHOE	Matt Cumani	Kerrin McEvoy	5	57kg		83
2	12x38317x9	ALBARADO (NZ)	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Luke Currie	11	57kg		79
3	123×7	YOUNG WERTHER (NZ)	Danny O’Brien	Damien Oliver	8	57kg		90
4	0x6119x110	MILTON PARK	John Moloney	Jarrod Fry	6	57kg		78
5	3176×24192	NARVAEZ	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Glen Boss	3	57kg		66
6	6510×5	WISE COUNSEL	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Jye McNeil	10	57kg		65
7	35x5x123	SETANTA	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	John Allen	1	57kg		63
8	14	ADANDIMAN	Mitchell Freedman	Daniel Moor	9	57kg		63
9	0x441	YUANNO	Trevor Rogers	Arron Lynch	2	57kg		61
10	4x9P121	PARURE	Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes	Damian Lane	4	55kg		68
11	21	BUTTER CHICKEN (NZ)	Grahame Begg	Ms Jamie Kah	7	55kg		62

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2021 Caulfield Autumn Classic Nominations

The 2021 Autumn Classic nominations will be provided below on the Monday leading up to Blue Diamond Stakes Day.

Danny O’Brien’s VRC Derby third placed Young Werther racing second-up is early favourite after the 2021 Caulfield Autumn Classic nominations were taken on Monday.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp Rating
1	14	ADANDIMAN	C	3	Mitchell Freedman	63
2	12x38317x9	ALBARADO (NZ)	C	3	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	79
3	3516	AMFISSA (NZ)	G	3	Chris Waller	61
4	21	BUTTER CHICKEN (NZ)	F	3	Grahame Begg	62
5	1511	EXPLOSIVE JACK (NZ)	C	3	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
6	9112x7612x	KHOEKHOE	C	3	Matt Cumani	83
7	0x6119x110	MILTON PARK	G	3	John Moloney	78
8	3176×24192	NARVAEZ	C	3	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	66
9	4x9P121	PARURE	F	3	Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes
10	651	RUSSIAN BY	F	3	Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock
11	35x5x123	SETANTA	C	3	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	63
12	3x522x1132	TOSCANINI	C	3	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
13	6510×5	WISE COUNSEL	G	3	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	65
14	123×7	YOUNG WERTHER (NZ)	G	3	Danny O’Brien	90

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

Caulfield Autumn Classic History

First won by Lord Gavin in 1957, the Caulfield Autumn Classic has been an 1800m event since 1987. Starting out as a Principal race until 1978, the event became a Listed race in 1979 until 1989 when it was elevated to Group 3 status. In 1991 the Autumn Classic finally became a Group 2 race.

The race has also had several name changes starting with the Stanley Plate and then becoming the Caulfield Autumn Classic, Tattersalls Classic, AAMI Classic, Shannons Classic, Pol Roger Stakes and The Yalumba 160. However it is generally still referred to as the Autumn Classic.

Recent Caulfield Autumn Classic Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2021 Caulfield Autumn Classic	1st	Parure	1 minute 49.42 seconds
	2nd	Butter Chicken
	3rd	Khoekhoe
2020 Caulfield Autumn Classic	1st	Adelaide Ace	1 minute 48.96 seconds
	2nd	Nonconformist
	3rd	Legion Of Merit
2019 Caulfield Autumn Classic	1st	Global Exchange	1 minute 48.75 seconds
	2nd	Cossetot
	3rd	Aramayo
2018 Caulfield Autumn Classic	1st	Valiant Spirit	1 minute 49.43 seconds
	2nd	Astoria
	3rd	Mr So And So
2017 Caulfield Autumn Classic	1st	Farson	1 minute 49.49 seconds
	2nd	Cliff Hanger
	3rd	Captain Rhett
2016 Caulfield Autumn Classic	1st	Tally	1 minute 49.1 seconds
	2nd	Flying Light
	3rd	Top Ravine
2015 Caulfield Autumn Classic	1st	Alpine Eagle	1 minute 48.4 seconds
	2nd	Minnesinger
	3rd	Firehouse Rock
2014 Caulfield Autumn Classic	1st	Vilanova	1 minute 51.02 seconds
	2nd	Countersnip
	3rd	Alpha Beat
2013 Caulfield Autumn Classic	1st	Super Cool	1 minute 49.8 seconds
	2nd	Fiveandahalfstar
	3rd	Subiaso
2012 Caulfield Autumn Classic	1st	Upbeat	1 minute 50.0 seconds
	2nd	Flashy Fella
	3rd	Ethiopia
2011 Caulfield Autumn Classic	1st	Folding Gear	1 minute 48.1 seconds
	2nd	Elusive King
	3rd	Almindoro
2010 Caulfield Autumn Classic	1st	Extra Zero	1 minute 50.69 seconds
	2nd	Absolute Faith
	3rd	Money Rocks
2009 Caulfield Autumn Classic	1st	Stokehouse	1 minute 11.2 seconds
	2nd	Excelltastic
	3rd	Zapurple
2008 Caulfield Autumn Classic	1st	Brom Brom	1 minute 51.4 seconds
	2nd	Allanthus
	3rd	Buca Di Bacco
2007 Caulfield Autumn Classic	1st	Ambitious General	1 minute 48.9 seconds
	2nd	Danever
	3rd	Furio
2006 Caulfield Autumn Classic	1st	Spinney	1 minute 48.1 seconds
	2nd	Silver Ninja
	3rd	Cinderella Man
2005 Caulfield Autumn Classic	1st	Renewable	1 minute 50.1 seconds
	2nd	Stella Grande
	3rd	Dizelle
2004 Caulfield Autumn Classic	1st	Elvstroem	1 minute 49.1 seconds
	2nd	Delzao
	3rd	Strafed
2003 Caulfield Autumn Classic	1st	Natural Blitz	1 minute 49.4 seconds
	2nd	Glefti
	3rd	Gallic
2002 Caulfield Autumn Classic	1st	Don Eduardo	1 minute 49.4 seconds
	2nd	Royal Code
	3rd	All Courage
2001 Caulfield Autumn Classic	1st	Fubu	1 minute 47.5 seconds
	2nd	Neptunes Journey
	3rd	Inspire
2000 Caulfield Autumn Classic	1st	Pins	1 minute 50.6 seconds
	2nd	Oval Office
	3rd	Crawl