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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 $300,000 in prize money.

*In 2023 the Autumn Classic and entire Blue Diamond Stakes Day card ran at Ladbrokes Park, Sandown.

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 2022 Caulfield Autumn Classic form was franked with the third placed filly El Patroness going on to win that year’s Group 1 Australian Oaks (2400m) in Sydney.

The Caulfield Autumn Classic 2023 took place on Saturday February 25, 2023 at Ladbrokes Park at Sandown on the Hillside track and was won in dominant fashion by the James Cummings-trained favourite Pericles ($3.50F).

2023 Caulfield Autumn Classic Info:
Date:	Saturday February 25, 2023
Track:	Ladbrokes Park (Sandown)
Distance:	1800m
Race Type:	3YO Open Set Weights
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$300,000

2023 Caulfield Autumn Classic Results

• 1st: #2 Pericles ($3.50F)
• 2nd: #1 Mr Maestro
• 3rd: #8 Ausbred Rising Sun

The James Cummings-trained Pericles ($3.50F) was far too good for his rivals dominating the 2023 Autumn Classic results with a nearly three-length win in an improved effort on his lead-up fourth in the Autumn Stakes.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	2	PERICLES	James Cummings	Ms Jamie Kah		7	57kg		$3.50F
	2	1	MR MAESTRO (NZ)	Andrew Forsman	Blake Shinn	2.75L	3	57kg		$5
	3	8	AUSBRED RISING SUN	Brad Widdup	Craig Williams	2.85L	4	57kg		$9
	4	3	HENNESSY LAD (NZ)	Peter G Moody	Luke Nolen	3.15L	8	57kg		$4.80
	5	7	ACOSTA	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Jordan Childs	4.4L	10	57kg		$6
	6	6	NORTHERN BARRAGE	Michael Kent	Ethan Brown	4.5L	12	57kg		$101
	7	4	HIGH APPROACH	Archie Alexander	Ben Melham	4.7L	13	57kg		$15
	8	11	YASUKE	Chris Waller	Jye McNeil	4.9L	6	57kg		$21
	9	15	PROMISES KEPT	Greg Eurell	Craig Newitt	5.1L	9	57kg		$61
	10	5	SUIZURO	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Daniel Moor	5.3L	11	57kg		$26
	11	13	PATRICK	Ben & JD Hayes	Michael Dee	10.8L	1	57kg		$31
	12	14	SIX FEET	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Thomas Stockdale (a)	12.05L	5	57kg		$151
	13	12	AFFORDABLE	David Brideoake & Matt Jenkins	John Allen	12.45L	2	57kg		$101
		9	ARTZINO (NZ)	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Mark Zahra		0
		10	BAVICIA (NZ)	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Dean Holland		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 Caulfield Autumn Classic Odds

The official Caulfield Autumn Classic 2023 betting odds from Ladbrokes.com.au will be available below the week of the race.

The latest favourites in Caulfield Autumn Classic betting to win were Adelaide Ace ($2.50 in 2020) and Pericles ($3.50 in 2023).

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2023 Caulfield Autumn Classic Form Guide

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2023 Caulfield Autumn Classic Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Caulfield Autumn Classic 2023 Tips this Blue Diamond Day in Melbourne.

• To Win: #3 Hennessy Lad ($7 at time of publish) 

Looking for a touch of value in the Autumn Classic and think we’ve found it in this Peter Moody-trained improver. The consistent Kiwi-bred son of Belardo has won three from five to date including one at this track and distance when carrying 58kg to victory here on February 4. Drops back to 57kg here with Luke Nolen coming aboard. A notable rise in grade but is working through them well and can surprise a few at a price.

2023 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) a fortnight earlier. Adelaide Ace (3rd in 2020) and Pericles (4th in 2023) are the last Caulfield Autumn Classic winners to come off a lead-up run in the Autumn Stakes.

The 2023 Caulfield Autumn Classic Final Field & Barrier Draw will be published below on Wednesday February 22, 2023.

The Autumn Classic 2023 field features a gun line-up of Group 1-bound three-year-olds led in betting by the James Cummings-trained VRC Derby performer Pericles coming off a first-up fourth in the Autumn Stakes.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	x5411149x5	MR MAESTRO (NZ)	Andrew Forsman	Blake Shinn	3	57kg		90
2	1238×4	PERICLES	James Cummings	Ms Jamie Kah	8	57kg		77
3	1×1241	HENNESSY LAD (NZ)	Peter G Moody	Luke Nolen	9	57kg		75
4	59x411x0	HIGH APPROACH	Archie Alexander	Ben Melham	15	57kg		78
5	54x2x111	SUIZURO	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Daniel Moor	12	57kg		70
6	213	NORTHERN BARRAGE	Michael Kent	Ethan Brown	14	57kg		63
7	122	ACOSTA	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Jordan Childs	11	57kg		65
8	121	AUSBRED RISING SUN	Brad Widdup	Craig Williams	5	57kg		67
9	214×7	ARTZINO (NZ)	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Mark Zahra	4	57kg		65
10	6x7321x8	BAVICIA (NZ)	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Dean Holland	13	57kg		62
11	13	YASUKE	Chris Waller	Jye McNeil	7	57kg		64
12	31x9x5	AFFORDABLE	David Brideoake & Matt Jenkins	John Allen	2	57kg		64
13	31	PATRICK	Ben & JD Hayes	Michael Dee	1	57kg		62
14	45×9421	SIX FEET	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Thomas Stockdale (a)	6	57kg		61
15	80×922	PROMISES KEPT	Greg Eurell	Craig Newitt	10	57kg		60

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 Caulfield Autumn Classic Nominations

The 2023 Autumn Classic nominations will be provided below on the Monday leading up to Blue Diamond Stakes Day.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp Rating
1	0x06152	ABRUPT	G	3	Leon & Troy Corstens	64
2	122	ACOSTA	G	3	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	65
3	31x9x5	AFFORDABLE	G	3	David Brideoake & Matt Jenkins	64
4	214×7	ARTZINO (NZ)	G	3	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	65
5	33×115	ATTRITION	C	3	Mitchell Freedman	70
6	121	AUSBRED RISING SUN	G	3	Brad Widdup	67
7	6x7321x8	BAVICIA (NZ)	C	3	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	62
8	1	CEERSEVEN (NZ)	G	3	Mitchell Freedman	63
9	1×1241	HENNESSY LAD (NZ)	G	3	Peter G Moody	75
10	59x411x0	HIGH APPROACH	G	3	Archie Alexander	78
11	1	MADALSA	F	3	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	63
12	54793×2135	MIDNIGHT GLOW	G	3	John Salanitri	62
13	2	MR FABULOUS	G	3	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	61
14	x5411149x5	MR MAESTRO (NZ)	C	3	Andrew Forsman	90
15	213	NORTHERN BARRAGE	G	3	Michael Kent	63
16	31	PATRICK	G	3	Ben & JD Hayes	62
17	1238×4	PERICLES	G	3	James Cummings	77
18	80×922	PROMISES KEPT	G	3	Greg Eurell	60
19	45×9421	SIX FEET	G	3	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	61
20	54x2x111	SUIZURO	G	3	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	70
21	91x132x8	VIRTUOUS CIRCLE (NZ)	C	3	Liam Howley	82
22	13	YASUKE	C	3	Chris Waller	64

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.

In 2023 the event ran at Ladbrokes Park (Sandown).

Recent Caulfield Autumn Classic Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2023 Caulfield Autumn Classic(Held at Ladbrokes Park, Sandown)	1st	Pericles	1 minute 49.42 seconds
	2nd	Mr Maestro
	3rd	Ausbred Rising Sun
2022 Caulfield Autumn Classic	1st	Castlereagh Kid	1 minute 50.55 seconds
	2nd	Lucky Decision
	3rd	El Patroness
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