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The Caulfield Classic – registered as the Norman Robinson Stakes and currently known as the Neds Classic for sponsorship purposes – is a Group 3 event for three-year-old staying types run at Caulfield Racecourse in mid-late October on the same day as the first leg of the Spring Cups double – Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m).

Run over a testing 2000m, the Caulfield Classic is one of four staying events on the program, making this a great day for staying events. The Caulfield Classic field is comprised strictly of three year olds who compete under set weight conditions. For this reason, high quality horses generally rise to the top of the results.

With $200,000 in prize money on offer, the Caulfield Classic draws three-year-olds that could continue onto the Group 1 Victoria Derby (2500m) at Flemington on the first day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival. Polanski (2013) was the last horse to complete the Caulfield Classic – Victoria Derby double.

More recently in 2019 (the 100th edition of the event) the Caulfield Classic runner-up Warning went on to take out the VRC Derby next start, while in 2020 Hit The Shot ran third in the Caulfield Classic before a second in that year’s Victoria Derby results.

Three-year-olds in the Caulfield Classic field may be backing-up on the quick turnaround after contesting the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) the Saturday prior.

The 2021 Caulfield Classic ran on Saturday October 16, 2021 at Caulfield Racecourse as the Neds Classic and was won by the favourite Gunstock ($3.80).

Caulfield Classic 2021
Date:	Saturday October 16, 2021
Track:	Caulfield Racecourse
Distance:	2000m
Race Type:	3YOs Set Weights
Status:	Group 3
Prize Money:	$200,000

2021 Neds Classic Results

• 1st: #6 Gunstock ($3.80F)
• 2nd: #13 El Patroness
• 3rd: #9 Teewaters

The favourite Gunstock ($3.80) was brilliant late running down his last start conqueror El Patroness to win the 2021 Neds Classic by nearly two lengths ahead of the VRC Derby on October 30.

Click here to read more on the big win in the 2021 Caulfield Classic results by Gunstock.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	6	GUNSTOCK (NZ)	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Jye McNeil		2	57kg		$3.80F
	2	13	EL PATRONESS	Danny O’Brien	Brett Prebble	1.75L	11	55kg		$6
	3	9	TEEWATERS	Archie Alexander	Declan Bates	2.75L	1	57kg		$17
	4	8	SEBASTIAN THE FOX	Shay Keating	Jarrod Fry	6.5L	7	57kg		$51
	5	4	TIZ MAGIC (NZ)	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	John Allen	6.8L	6	57kg		$6
	6	2	GUNDEC	Symon Wilde	Craig Williams	7.55L	5	57kg		$7.50
	7	12	ANTONIO GIOVANNI	Chris Waller	Damien Thornton	8.3L	9	57kg		$15
	8	1	MICRO	James Cummings	Damian Lane	13.3L	8	57kg		$5.50
	9	10	RESET THE JAZZ	Ben & JD Hayes	Daniel Stackhouse	14.05L	10	57kg		$21
	10	11	TURN IT UP TOMMY (NZ)	Denis Pagan	Lachlan King (a)	16.8L	4	57kg		$61
	11	7	SHARPER	Michael Templeton	Jason Maskiell	22.8L	3	57kg		$31
		5	SAINT TROPEZ	Lloyd Kennewell	Joe Bowditch		0
		3	EL ROCKO	John McArdle	Jamie Mott		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2021 Caulfield Classic Betting

The Caulfield Classic 2021 odds will be detailed below complete with links to the race sponsor’s markets so you can back your Caulfield Classic Tips in at the best prices this season through Ladbrokes.com.au.

Gunstock ($3.80 in 2021) was the last favourite in Caulfield Classic betting to win.

2021 Caulfield Classic Field

The 2021 Caulfield Classic field and barrier draw is set for release on the Wednesday leading up to Caulfield Cup Day and will be detailed in full below once announced by Racing Victoria.

A smart line-up of potentially VRC Derby-bound three-year-olds do battle in Saturday’s Caulfield Classic 2021 field led in betting by progressive Tavistock colt Gunstock.

• Scratched: #3 El Rocko (12)

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	45233×3315	MICRO	James Cummings	Damian Lane	8	57kg		66
2	46×21	GUNDEC	Symon Wilde	Craig Williams	5	57kg		67
3	2x738x652	EL ROCKO	John McArdle	Jamie Mott	12	57kg		61
4	12	TIZ MAGIC (NZ)	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	John Allen	6	57kg		68
5	8×15317	SAINT TROPEZ	Lloyd Kennewell	Joe Bowditch	10	57kg		67
6	4×13	GUNSTOCK (NZ)	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Jye McNeil	2	57kg		66
7	9×4612	SHARPER	Michael Templeton	Jason Maskiell	3	57kg		65
8	83183	SEBASTIAN THE FOX	Shay Keating	Jarrod Fry	7	57kg		63
9	0231	TEEWATERS	Archie Alexander	Declan Bates	1	57kg		62
10	21	RESET THE JAZZ	Ben & JD Hayes	Daniel Stackhouse	11	57kg		63
11	90366	TURN IT UP TOMMY (NZ)	Denis Pagan	Lachlan King (a)	4	57kg		60
12	262	ANTONIO GIOVANNI	Chris Waller	Damien Thornton	9	57kg		61
13	331	EL PATRONESS	Danny O’Brien	Brett Prebble	13	55kg		75

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2021 Caulfield Classic Nominations

Nominations on the Caulfield Classic in 2021 close the Monday of race week and will be published below once announced.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp Rating
1	262	ANTONIO GIOVANNI	C	3	Chris Waller
2	7×2	CAPITAL LEGEND	G	3	John Sadler	61
3	10×760	CELESTIAL FURY (NZ)	C	3	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	64
4	331	CERBERUS	C	3	Anthony & Sam Freedman
5	21	COMMANDER HARRY (NZ)	G	3	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	62
6	331	EL PATRONESS	F	3	Danny O’Brien	75
7	2x738x652	EL ROCKO	C	3	John McArdle	61
8	46×21	GUNDEC	C	3	Symon Wilde	67
9	4×13	GUNSTOCK (NZ)	C	3	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	66
10	473	HYDERABAD	G	3	Anthony & Sam Freedman
11	31	KAPALUA SUNSET (NZ)	F	3	Danny O’Brien	64
12	45233×3315	MICRO	C	3	James Cummings	66
13	21	RESET THE JAZZ	G	3	Ben & JD Hayes	63
14	842181	RHINOCEROS (NZ)	C	3	Emma-Lee & David Browne	68
15	8×15317	SAINT TROPEZ	C	3	Lloyd Kennewell	67
16	45×212	SAMARKAND (NZ)	G	3	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	64
17	83183	SEBASTIAN THE FOX	G	3	Shay Keating	63
18	9×4612	SHARPER	C	3	Michael Templeton	65
19	0231	TEEWATERS	G	3	Archie Alexander	62
20	12	TIZ MAGIC (NZ)	G	3	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	68
21	90366	TURN IT UP TOMMY (NZ)	G	3	Denis Pagan	60
22	2231×85	TUTUKAKA (NZ)	G	3	Tony Pike	74

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

Caulfield Classic History

Early in 2014, the Melbourne Racing Club (MRC) announced that they would be replacing the Norman Robinson Stakes with the Caulfield Classic, a new event that would boast a massive $750,000 prize money with an additional $250,000 to first place if they also won either the Thousand Guineas or the Caulfield Guineas. However, the Caulfield Classic will still share the history of the Norman Robinson Stakes.

Caulfield Classic prize money is currently down to $250,000 for 2020 due to COVID-19 reductions and further reduced in 2021 to $200,000.

When the race was first inaugurated in 1978, it was held over 2000m and ran as a listed race. For 1998 and 1999, the Caulfield Classic ran as a Group 3 event, and then for five years up until the 2005 edition the race held Group 2 status. Since 2005 however, it has remained at Group 3 following a downgrade. It is likely that the new injection of prize money in 2014 will result in the race being upgraded again.

The Caulfield Classic has been known by several other names in the past, including the Norman Robinson Stakes, Wallace Stakes and Steeves Lumley Stakes.

The Caulfield Classic is a good lead-up event to the Victoria Derby.

Notable Caulfield Classic winners include Nothin’ Leica Dame (1995), King Delamere (1983), Hvasstan (2012), Polanski (2013) and Cliff’s Edge (2017).

Caulfield Classic results since 2000 are below.

Caulfield Classic Results

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2021 Caulfield Classic	1st	Gunstock	2 minutes 05.52 seconds
	2nd	El Patroness
	3rd	Teewaters
2020 Caulfield Classic	1st	Albarado	2 minutes 7.94 seconds
	2nd	Let’s Karaka Deel
	3rd	Hit The Shot
2019 Caulfield Classic	1st	Thought Of That	2 minutes 2.88 seconds
	2nd	Warning
	3rd	Brilliant Venture
2018 Caulfield Classic	1st	Thinkin’ Big	2 minutes 6.79 seconds
	2nd	Chapada
	3rd	Sikorsky
2017 Caulfield Classic	1st	Cliff’s Edge	2 minutes 2.48 seconds
	2nd	Tangled
	3rd	Main Stage
2016 Caulfield Classic	1st	Good Standing	2 minutres 4.3 seconds
	2nd	Rocketeer
	3rd	Inference
2015 Caulfield Classic	1st	Sacred Eye	2 minutres 3.20 seconds
	2nd	Lizard Island
	3rd	Etymology
2014 Caulfield Classic	1st	Fontein Ruby	2 minutes 3.8 seconds
	2nd	Crafty
	3rd	Firehouse Rock
2013 Caulfield Classic	1st	Polanski	2 minutes 02.5 seconds
	2nd	San Diego
	3rd	Epic Saga
2012 Caulfield Classic	1st	Hvasstan	2 minute 03.8 seconds
	2nd	Honorius
	3rd	Electric Fusion
2011 Caulfield Classic	1st	Sabrage	2 minutes 03.0 seconds
	2nd	Sangster
	3rd	Niagara
2010 Caulfield Classic	1st	Retrieve	2 minutes 08.3 seconds
	2nd	Almindoro
	3rd	Digital Fortress
2009 Caulfield Classic	1st	Shamoline Warrior	2 minutes 03.9 seconds
	2nd	Onemorenomore
	3rd	Gathering
2008 Caulfield Classic	1st	Pre Eminence	2 minutes 04.3 seconds
	2nd	Miss Scarlatti
	3rd	Paddy O’Reilly
2007 Caulfield Classic	1st	Pillar Of Hercules	2 minutes 04.5 seconds
	2nd	Down Under Boy
	3rd	Villian
2006 Caulfield Classic	1st	Get Square	2 minutes 03.6 seconds
	2nd	Ulfah
	3rd	Sir Lago
2005 Caulfield Classic	1st	Pendragon	2 minutes 03.5 seconds
	2nd	Headturner
	3rd	Replicator
2004 Caulfield Classic	1st	Cedar Manor	2 minutes 04.5 seconds
	2nd	Court Ricardo
	3rd	King Durham
2003 Caulfield Classic	1st	Casual Pass	2 minutes 04.5 seconds
	2nd	Our Court
	3rd	Face Value
2002 Caulfield Classic	1st	Platinum Scissors	2 minutes 02.3 seconds
	2nd	Hydrometer
	3rd	Aint Here
2001 Caulfield Classic	1st	Amalfi	2 minutes 05.3 seconds
	2nd	Grey Song
	3rd	Tully Zeal
2000 Caulfield Classic	1st	Royale Exit	2 minutes 01.2 seconds
	2nd	Hit The Roof
	3rd	Adolescence