The Caulfield Cup has become one of the world's richest handicap races over a distance of 2400 metres and is Australia's second biggest Cup race after the Melbourne Cup, and is valued at over 2.5 million dollars. The race was won in 2009 by the Bart Cummings trained Viewed who defeated stablemate Roman Emperor second, while Vigor ran third.
The race itself is a Group 1 event held at Caulfield racecourse in Melbourne under handicap conditions and is the major drawcard of the three day Caulfield racing carnival, with the Gr1 Caulfield Guineas for three-year-olds held on the preceding Saturday, while the Thousand Guineas for fillies takes place on the middle Wednesday prior to the Cup.
The Caulfield racing carnival in October, especially the Caulfield Cup, signals the beginning of big time racing in Melbourne, as spring carnival racing only gets bigger and better with the running of the Gr1 WS Cox Plate one week later and the AAMI Victoria Derby the following week.
The Caulfield Cup also combines with the Melbourne Cup to form the major Cup's double of the Spring carnival. Bookmakers provide doubles betting markets well in advance of the Caulfield Cup and punters outlay huge amounts of money trying to find the winner of both races to score a big multiple double result.
The Caulfield Cup has been won by some of our very best thoroughbreds including the brilliant Might and Power who streeted the field to win as he liked in 1997, and the great Western Australian galloper Northerly who carried 58 kilograms to win in 2002.
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The Caulfield Cup is an important lead up race to the Melbourne Cup and often those horses who win or run well over the 2400 metres of the Caulfield race will feature prominently when they contest the great race on the first Tuesday in November.
In the last twenty years there has been four horses who have won the big Cup's double, and they are Let's Elope (1991), Doriemus (1995), Might and Power (1997) and Ethereal in 2001, and it will pay to keep a keen eye on those horses contesting the Caulfield Cup as there may be a potential Melbourne Cup winner running around.
2008 Melbourne Cup winner Viewed returned in the spring of 2009 to win this race.
2009 Caulfield Cup result
1. $13.00 Viewed 57.0 B Rawiller
2. $15.00 Roman Emperor 54.0 J Bowman
3. $15.00 Vigor 51.0 C Brown
Then followed:
4. $11.00 Daffodil 51.5 C Munce
5. $81.00 Fiumicino 55.5 D Dunn
6. $15.00 Master O'Reilly 55.0 V Duric
7. $9.50 Kirklees 56.0 K Mc Evoy
8. $10.00 Allez Wonder 50.0 Ms M Payne
9. $41.00 Zavite 53.0 M Zahra
10. $41.00 Harris Tweed 52.5 C Newitt
11. $41.00 Ready To Lift 51.5 G Boss
12. $7.00 Predatory Pricer 53.5 S King
13. $9.50 Cima De Triomphe 55.5 D Oliver
14. $41.00 Red Lord 51.5 carr 52 G Schofield
15. $19.00 C'est La Guerre 55.5 S W Arnold
16. $71.00 Sarrera 54.0 N Hall
17. $15.00 Light Vision 52.5 L Nolen
18. $17.00 Red Ruler 53.5 D Nikolic
Margins: 2-1/4 len, 1/2 len
Time: 2:29.70
2009 Caulfield Cup: Viewed settled midfield and aided by a great ride from Brad Rawiller took advantage of an inside rails run rounding the turn and stormed to the lead at the 100m to score a very good win. Roman Emperor raced just off the pace and hit the lead momentarily at the 200m mark before being overtaken by Viewed and finished the race off well, although no match for the winner. Vigor raced handy all the way before making a run with the leaders in the straight and fought on valiantly to grab third place.
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Caulfield Cup recent results
| Year |
Winner |
2nd |
3rd |
Time |
| 2009 |
Viewed |
Roman Emperor |
Vigor |
2:29.7 |
| 2008 |
All The Good |
Nom Du Jeu |
Barbaricus |
2:27.4 |
| 2007 |
Master O'reilly (nz) |
Douro Valley |
Princess Coup |
2.26.1 |
| 2006 |
Tawqeet (usa) |
Aqua Damore |
Delta Blues |
2.27.6 |
| 2005 |
Railings |
Eye Popper |
Mummify |
2.27.9 |
| 2004 |
Elvstroem |
Makybe Diva |
Grey Song |
2.31.3 |
| 2003 |
Mummify |
Grey Song |
Distinctly Secret |
2.25.9 |
| 2002 |
Northerly |
Fields Of Omagh |
Republic Lass |
2.30.3 |
| 2001 |
Ethereal (nz) |
Sky Heights |
Celestial Show |
2.30.9 |
| 2000 |
Diatribe |
Kaapstad Way |
Fairway |
2.25.3 |
| 1999 |
Sky Heights (nz) |
Laebeel |
Inaflury |
2.30.1 |
| 1998 |
Taufans Melody |
Lisas Game |
Tie The Knot |
2.30.1 |
| 1997 |
Might & Power (nz) |
Doriemus |
Catalan Opening |
2.26.2 |
| 1996 |
Arctic Scent |
Circles Of Gold |
Iron Horse |
2.30.3 |
| 1995 |
Doriemus (nz) |
Count Chivas |
Beaux Art |
2.28.1 |
| 1994 |
Paris Lane |
Alcove |
Tenor |
2.26.5 |
| 1993 |
Fraar (ire) |
Air Seattle |
The Phantom |
2.28.0 |
| 1992 |
Mannerism |
Veandercross |
Aquidity |
2.34.9 |
| 1991 |
Lets Elope (nz) |
Ivory Way |
Royal Creation |
2.30.3 |
| 1990 |
Sydeston |
Water Boatman |
Shuzohra |
2.31.6 |
| 1989 |
Cole Diesel |
Nayrizi |
The Phantom |
2.27.2 |
| 1988 |
Imposera (nz) |
Congressman |
Authaal |
2.29.4 |
| 1987 |
Lord Reims (nz) |
Beau Zam |
Cossack Warrior |
2.36.0 |
| 1986 |
Mr Lomondy (nz) |
At Talaq |
Our Sophia |
2.30.1 |
| 1985 |
Tristarc (nz) |
Our Sophia |
Lacka Reason |
2.30.9 |
| 1984 |
Affinity (nz) |
Bounty Hawk |
Al Dwain |
2.29.7 |
| 1983 |
Hayai (nz) |
Cossack Prince |
La Cocotte |
2.38.8 |
| 1982 |
Gurners Lane (nz) |
Gala Mascot |
Veloso |
2.32.5 |
| 1981 |
Silver Bounty (nz) |
No Peer |
Deck The Halls |
2.27.1 |
| 1980 |
Ming Dynasty |
Hyperno |
Kingston Town |
2.28.7 |
| 1979 |
Mighty Kingdom |
Warri Symbol |
Sonstone |
2.29.9 |
| 1978 |
Taksan (nz) |
Arwon |
Fathers Day |
2.27.5 |
| 1977 |
Ming Dynasty |
Unaware |
Salamander |
2.28.5 |
| 1976 |
How Now |
Battle Heights |
Van Der Hum |
2.36.7 |
| 1975 |
Analight (nz) |
Leica Lover |
Suleiman |
2.30.0 |
