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The Group 3 Caulfield Guineas Prelude is a 1400m event held at Melbourne’s Caulfield Racecourse in mid to late September.

Run under set weights plus penalties conditions, the Caulfield Guineas Prelude is open only to three year old colts and geldings, and serves as the major lead-up race to the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) the following month.

The Caulfield Guineas Prelude offers a recently boosted $300,000 total prize money. While it is a major lead up event, participation is not requisite for acceptance into the Caulfield Guineas field and the Caulfield Guineas Prelude – Caulfield Guineas double was last achieved by Helmet (2011).

The Caulfield Guineas Prelude is currently held on Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Day. A host of other Group status races share the program including the Group 1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m) and the Group 2 Thousand Guineas Prelude (1400m).

The Group 2 Danehill Stakes (1200m) has in the past acted as a good guide to the Caulfield Guineas Prelude. The Caulfield Guineas Prelude is considered one of the ideal preparatory races for horses taking a number of different spring routes including being freshened-up and dropped down in distance for Flemington’s Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) during the Melbourne Cup Carnival.

The 2021 Caulfield Guineas Prelude ran on Saturday September 18, 2021 and was won by the Peter Moody-trained Lightsaber. 

Ladbrokes Caulfield Guineas Prelude
Date:	Saturday September 18, 2021
Track:	Caulfield Racecourse
Distance:	1400m
Conditions:	3YO C&G SW+P
Status:	Group 3
Prize Money:	$300,000
Inaugurated:	1985

2021 Caulfield Guineas Prelude Results

• 1st: #2 Lightsaber 
• 2nd: #3 Brigantine
• 3rd: #6 Military Expert

The Peter Moody-trained Group 2 winner Lightsaber ($4.80) was excellent third-up over 1400m winning the 2021 Caulfield Guineas Prelude ahead of the Group 1 over a mile next month.

Click here to read more on the strong 2021 Caulfield Guineas Prelude win by Lightsaber.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	2	LIGHTSABER	Peter G Moody	Luke Nolen		6	58kg		$4.80
	2	3	BRIGANTINE	James Cummings	Damian Lane	0.5L	5	56kg		$6.50
	3	6	MILITARY EXPERT	Annabel Neasham	Jye McNeil	0.7L	4	56kg		$7.50
	4	1	ALPINE EDGE	Toby & Trent Edmonds	Craig Williams	1.45L	1	58kg		$4.60F
	5	4	ATHELRIC	James Cummings	Damien Oliver	1.65L	9	56kg		$9
	6	9	RIVERPLATE (NZ)	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Daniel Moor	2.65L	2	56kg		$7.50
	7	8	TIMSON	Symon Wilde	Dean Yendall	3.15L	7	56kg		$6.50
	8	7	BIFROST (NZ)	Emma-Lee & David Browne	Zac Spain	7.4L	8	56kg		$51
	9	10	GIMME A BUZZ	Tim Hughes	Thomas Stockdale (a)	13.15L	3	56kg		$201
		5	CAPE BRETON	Chris Waller	Brett Prebble		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2021 Caulfield Guineas Prelude Odds

The updated Caulfield Guineas Prelude 2021 betting odds and links to the Group 3 Caulfield racing markets online at Ladbrokes.com.au will be available below as soon as released.

2021 Caulfield Guineas Prelude Field

Each season the Caulfield Guineas Prelude field attracts the season’s top three-year-old colts and geldings with the potential to see out the mile of the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) next-up.

The official 2021 Caulfield Guineas Prelude field and barriers will be released by Racing Victoria on the Wednesday of race week and published in full below.

Ten potential Group 1-bound three-year-olds do battle in the Caulfield Guineas Prelude 2021 final field led in betting by the rails-drawn Queenslander Alpine Edge.

• Scratched: #5 Cape Breton (2)

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	1127×12	ALPINE EDGE	Toby & Trent Edmonds	Craig Williams	1	58kg		84
2	21119×64	LIGHTSABER	Peter G Moody	Luke Nolen	7	58kg		75
3	67×171	BRIGANTINE	James Cummings	Damian Lane	6	56kg		69
4	48x441x32	ATHELRIC	James Cummings	Damien Oliver	10	56kg		69
5	110x	CAPE BRETON	Chris Waller	Brett Prebble	2	56kg		70
6	2412	MILITARY EXPERT	Annabel Neasham	Jye McNeil	5	56kg		70
7	4×10	BIFROST (NZ)	Emma-Lee & David Browne	Zac Spain	9	56kg		62
8	1	TIMSON	Symon Wilde	Dean Yendall	8	56kg		63
9	2×2	RIVERPLATE (NZ)	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Daniel Moor	3	56kg		61
10	885	GIMME A BUZZ	Tim Hughes	Thomas Stockdale (a)	4	56kg		52

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2021 Caulfield Guineas Prelude Nominations

The 2021 Caulfield Guineas Prelude nominations close on the Monday leading-up to Underwood Stakes Day and will be detailed right here once early entries are announced.

Caulfield Guineas Prelude History

Inaugurated in 1985, the Caulfield Guineas Prelude has experience multiple renowned horses throughout its relatively short history.

Originally held over 1200m, the Caulfield Guineas Prelude changed to 1400m from the 1991 edition onwards. A Listed race from 1985 to 2000, the 2001 Caulfield Guineas Prelude ran as a Group 3 event, a status which the race has retained since.

The Caulfield Guineas Prelude has experienced a few name changes over the years. Between 1985 and 1989 the Caulfield Guineas Prelude was named the “Show Day Stakes”. Between 1990 and 1997 the race was referred to as the JD MacDonald Stakes. For two years in 1998 and 1999 the name was shortened to the MacDonald Stakes. Since 2000, the race has been known as the Caulfield Guineas Prelude, or more simply, the Guineas Prelude.

Some of the more notable Caulfield Guineas Prelude winners include Brequillo (1985), Alfa (1996), Elvstroem (2003), Apache Cat (2005), Epaulette (2012) and Alligator Blood (2019) who won the following year’s Group 1 Australian Guineas. Caulfield Guineas Prelude results since 2000 are listed below.

Caulfield Guineas Prelude Results

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2021 Caulfield Guineas Prelude	1st	Lightsaber	1 minute 25.14 seconds
	2nd	Brigantine
	3rd	Military Expert
2020 Caulfield Guineas Prelude	1st	Crosshaven	1 minute 25.57 seconds
	2nd	Amish Boy
	3rd	National Choice
2019 Caulfield Guineas Prelude	1st	Alligator Blood	1 minute 23.49 seconds
	2nd	Dalasan
	3rd	Groundswell
2018 Caulfield Guineas Prelude	1st	Native Soldier	1 minute 23.36 seconds
	2nd	Tavisan
	3rd	Long Leaf
2017 Caulfield Guineas Prelude	1st	Perast	1 minute 23.47 seconds
	2nd	Summer Passage
	3rd	Kementari
2016 Caulfield Guineas Prelude	1st	Sacred Elixir	1 minute 24.7 seconds
	2nd	Revolving Door
	3rd	Wazzenme
2015 Caulfield Guineas Prelude	1st	Bon Aurum	1 minute 22.67 seconds
	2nd	Tulsa
	3rd	Dal Cielo
2014 Caulfield Guineas Prelude	1st	Rich Enuff	1 minute 23.5 seconds
	2nd	Looks Like The Cat
	3rd	Awesome Rock
2013 Caulfield Guineas Prelude	1st	Eclair Big Bang	1 minute 23.3 seconds
	2nd	El Roca
	3rd	Long John
2012 Caulfield Guineas Prelude	1st	Epaulette	1 minute 24.2 seconds
	2nd	Let Go Lenni
	3rd	Awesome Bro
2011 Caulfield Guineas Prelude	1st	Helmet	1 minute 21.4 seconds
	2nd	Secret Hills
	3rd	Specter
2010 Caulfield Guineas Prelude	1st	Anacheeva	1 minute 23.1 seconds
	2nd	Toorak Toff
	3rd	Skilled
2009 Caulfield Guineas Prelude	1st	Demerit	1 minute 24.7 seconds
	2nd	Trusting
	3rd	Manhattan Rain
2008 Caulfield Guineas Prelude	1st	Fernandina	1 minute 25.4 seconds
	2nd	Time Thief
	3rd	Von Costa De Hero
2007 Caulfield Guineas Prelude	1st	Purrealist	1 minute 24.2 seconds
	2nd	Marching
	3rd	Shrewd Rhythm
2006 Caulfield Guineas Prelude	1st	Wonderful World	1 minute 24.6 seconds
	2nd	Blue Lago
	3rd	Sharkbite
2005 Caulfield Guineas Prelude	1st	Apache Cat	1 minute 27.0 seconds
	2nd	Gods Own
	3rd	Danerich
2004 Caulfield Guineas Prelude	1st	Tirade	1 minute 24.7 seconds
	2nd	Fastnet Rock
	3rd	Classiconi
2003 Caulfield Guineas Prelude	1st	Elvstroem	1 minute 22.3 seconds
	2nd	In Top Swing
	3rd	Dance Up
2002 Caulfield Guineas Prelude	1st	Great Glen	1 minute 23.2 seconds
	2nd	Titanic Jack
	3rd	Helenus
2001 Caulfield Guineas Prelude	1st	Pure Theatre	1 minute 24.2 seconds
	2nd	King Of Prussia
	3rd	North Boy
2000 Caulfield Guineas Prelude	1st	Fubu	1 minute 22.4 seconds
	2nd	Show A Heart
	3rd	Debrief