The Caulfield Cup, one of Australia's richest Thoroughbred horse race

Thoroughbred horse race

Thoroughbred horse racing is a worldwide sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport: Flat racing and National Hunt racing...

s and the richest of its type in the world (2,400 metre or metric mile-and-a-half handicap) is held annually by the Melbourne Racing Club

Melbourne Racing Club

The Melbourne Racing Club is one of three metropolitan horse racing clubs in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It began life as the Victoria Amateur Turf Club in 1875 with Mr. E.C. Moore as the Club's first Secretary. The Dowling Forest Racecourse in Ballarat was the location for the first VATC race...

. The race is a handicap like the Melbourne Cup

Melbourne Cup

The Melbourne Cup is Australia's major Thoroughbred horse race. Marketed as "the race that stops a nation", it is a 3,200 metre race for three-year-olds and over. It is the richest "two-mile" handicap in the world, and one of the richest turf races...

, which means that horses that compete in the Caulfield Cup are capable of running on the first Tuesday of November as well. Performances in the Caulfield Cup are one of the possible qualification methods for a run in the Melbourne Cup. The race is open to horses three-years-old and over.

Race history

A horse that has won both Caulfield and Melbourne Cups in the same year has been said to have won the 'cups double'.

Eleven horses have achieved this - Poseidon

Poseidon (horse)

Poseidon was an Australian Thoroughbred Hall of Fame racehorse. He won 19 races over distances ranging from five furlongs to three miles...

 (1906), The Trump

The Trump (horse)

The Trump was an Australian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Caulfield-Melbourne Cup double as well as two other principal races in 1937. He showed his versatility by winning races over distances of six furlongs to two miles...

 (1937), Rivette (1939), Rising Fast

Rising Fast

Rising Fast was an outstanding New Zealand-bred Thoroughbred racehorse. In 1954 he became the only horse in history to win the Melbourne Cup, Caulfield Cup and Cox Plate races in the same season - the Spring Grand Slam - and since that time no Melbourne Cup winner has performed such a feat...

 (1954), Even Stevens

Even Stevens (horse)

Even Stevens was a Thoroughbred racehorse that won both the Caulfield and Melbourne cups in Australia in 1962. He was ridden in both cups by his regular rider Les Coles.-External links:*...

 (1962), Galilee

Galilee (horse)

Galilee, was a bay Thoroughbred gelding who was foaled in 1963 at Trelawney Stud, Cambridge, New Zealand. He later became one of the most successful racehorses in Australia. Galilee was sired by the very good racehorse and sire, Alcimedes*, from the mare Galston by Balloch*...

 (1966), Gurner's Lane

Gurner's Lane

Gurner's Lane was a Thoroughbred racehorse who was the 1983 champion. He is best remembered for winning the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups double in 1982...

 (1982), Let’s Elope (1991), Doriemus

Doriemus

Doriemus is a retired Thoroughbred racehorse who began his career in New Zealand and rose to prominence in Australia by winning the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups in 1995. He became just the ninth of eleven horses to complete the double....

 (1995), Might and Power

Might and Power

Might and Power was a New Zealand bred, Australian owned and trained Thoroughbred racehorse who was named Australian Horse of the Year in 1998 and 1999. As a four-year-old, Might And Power won the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups, and returned at five to become only the second horse in the history of...

 (1997) and Ethereal

Ethereal (horse)

Ethereal is a New Zealand Thoroughbred mare who was a very successful racehorse. She was owned and bred by brothers, Peter and Phillip Vela who own Pencarrow Stud and New Zealand Bloodstock. Ethereal was sired by the 1989 U.S. Champion 2-Yr-Old Colt and Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner, Rhythm . Her...

 (2001).

• The Australian Test
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   cricketer
  Cricketer
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   Clem Hill
  Clem Hill
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   was the handicapper
  Handicapping
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   for the Victoria Amateur Turf Club
  Melbourne Racing Club
  The Melbourne Racing Club is one of three metropolitan horse racing clubs in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It began life as the Victoria Amateur Turf Club in 1875 with Mr. E.C. Moore as the Club's first Secretary. The Dowling Forest Racecourse in Ballarat was the location for the first VATC race...
  
   (VATC) and responsible for setting the weights for the Caulfield Cup from 1937 to 1943.
• Jockey Scobie Breasley
  Scobie Breasley
  Arthur Edward "Scobie" Breasley was an Australian jockey. He won the Caulfield Cup in Melbourne five times: 1942-45 consecutively on Tranquil Star, Skipton, Counsel and St Fairy; then on Peshawar in 1952...
  
   rode the winner of four consecutive Caulfield Cups from 1942 to 1945. This included a division of the 1943 race, which was run in two divisions.
• Trainer Bart Cummings
  Bart Cummings
  James Bartholomew 'Bart' Cummings, AM is one of the most successful Australian racehorse trainers. He is known as the Cups King, referring to the Melbourne Cup, as the he has won the 'race that stops a nation' a record 12 times....
  
   holds the record for training Caulfield Cup winners with seven - Galilee
  Galilee (horse)
  Galilee, was a bay Thoroughbred gelding who was foaled in 1963 at Trelawney Stud, Cambridge, New Zealand. He later became one of the most successful racehorses in Australia. Galilee was sired by the very good racehorse and sire, Alcimedes*, from the mare Galston by Balloch*...
  
  , Big Philou
  Big Philou
  Big Philou was a notable New Zealand bred Thoroughbred racehorse. He was by the good sire Le Filou from Pink Lady by Contact and he was trained by Bart Cummings....
  
  , Leilani
  Leilani (horse)
  Leilani was a champion Thoroughbred racemare that was bred in New Zealand and raced in Australia. She won six Group One races and a total of 12 black type equivalent races, during her short racing career...
  
  , Ming Dynasty (twice), Let's Elope
  Let's Elope
  Let's Elope is a Champion Thoroughbred racehorse in Australia.Bred by Highview Stud in Hamilton, New Zealand, Let's Elope was a giant chestnut mare who in 1991 became the first mare in more than 50 years to complete Australia's famed Caulfield Cup - Melbourne Cup double...
  
   and Viewed
  Viewed
  Viewed was an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 148th Melbourne Cup on 4 November 2008. Prior to the Cup, Viewed won the AJC JRA Plate and qualified by winning the Brisbane Cup on 9 June 2008....
  
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• Horses trained outside Australia and New Zealand have been participating in the race since 1998. Two have won the race. They are Taufan's Melody (1998) for British trainer Lady Herries, and All the Good
  All The Good
  All The Good is an Irish bred British racehorse who won the 2008 Australian Group 1 MRC Caulfield Cup over 2400 metres. He was ridden by Kerrin McEvoy and trained by Saeed bin Suroor for the Godolphin Racing stable. He had previously won the 2008 Ebor Handicap....
  
   (2008) for Saeed bin Suroor
  Saeed bin Suroor
  Saeed bin Suroor , is a horse racing trainer. Formerly a policeman, he took out his training license in 1994 and the following year was appointed as the trainer for Sheikh Mohammed's Godolphin operation....
  
   of the Godolphin stables.

Incidents

In 2007, Maldivian and Eskimo Queen were late scratchings. Maldivian, shortest price favourite for 41 years, misbehaved and injured himself in the starting stalls, frightening second priced favourite Eskimo Queen who for a time was trapped beneath the stalls. The race started almost nine minutes late.

Winners since 1999

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2011	Southern Speed	4	Craig Williams Craig Williams (jockey) Craig Williams is an Australian jockey. He won Multiple group one in Australia and worldwide.-External links:*Jockey profile...	Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas	RB Fairclough & BD Fairclough	2:28.44
2010	Descarado	4	Chris Munce Chris Munce Chris Munce is a highly successful Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who was convicted in Hong Kong on 1 March 2007 of taking bribes in exchange for racing tips.- Overview :...	Gai Waterhouse Gai Waterhouse Gai Waterhouse is a Scottish-born, Australian resident horse trainer, businesswoman and a former actress-Career:...	DA & RJ Henderson et al.	2:35.69
2009	Viewed Viewed Viewed was an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 148th Melbourne Cup on 4 November 2008. Prior to the Cup, Viewed won the AJC JRA Plate and qualified by winning the Brisbane Cup on 9 June 2008....	6	Brad Rawiller	Bart Cummings Bart Cummings James Bartholomew 'Bart' Cummings, AM is one of the most successful Australian racehorse trainers. He is known as the Cups King, referring to the Melbourne Cup, as the he has won the 'race that stops a nation' a record 12 times....	Dato Tan Chin Nam	2:29.70
2008	All The Good All The Good All The Good is an Irish bred British racehorse who won the 2008 Australian Group 1 MRC Caulfield Cup over 2400 metres. He was ridden by Kerrin McEvoy and trained by Saeed bin Suroor for the Godolphin Racing stable. He had previously won the 2008 Ebor Handicap....	5	Kerrin McEvoy	Saeed Bin Suroor Saeed bin Suroor Saeed bin Suroor , is a horse racing trainer. Formerly a policeman, he took out his training license in 1994 and the following year was appointed as the trainer for Sheikh Mohammed's Godolphin operation....	Godolphin Stables Godolphin Stables Godolphin Racing is the Maktoum family's private thoroughbred horseracing stable and was named in honour of the Godolphin Arabian, who came from the desert to become one of the three founding stallions of the modern thoroughbred....	2:27.45
2007	Master O'Reilly Master O'Reilly Master O'Reilly is a New Zealand bred race horse trained by Judy Mawer. He was the 2007 winner of the Caulfield Cup when ridden by Vlad Duric....	5	Vlad Duric	Danny O'Brien	F. Sutcliffe/D. Sutcliffe/J. F. Mawer	2:26.15
2006	Tawqeet	4	Dwayne Dunn	David A. Hayes	Shadwell Racing Syndicate Shadwell Racing Shadwell Racing is the Thoroughbred horse racing operations of Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai.Introduced to Thoroughbred flat racing while a student in the United Kingdom, Sheikh Hamdan established his first racing stable there in 1981...	2:27.69
2005	Railings Railings Railings is an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who is notable for winning the 2005 Caulfield Cup when trained by John Hawkes. Other notable wins include the Metropolitan Handicap and he has been placed in races such as the BMW Classic...	4	Greg Childs Greg Childs Greg Childs is a British Children's Media consultant. He was the producer of the British television show, Record Breakers, for ten years from 1988 to 1998....	John Hawkes	T. Pistikakis, G. Peterson et al.	2:27.96
2004	Elvstroem Elvstroem Elvstroem was an outstanding bay Thoroughbred racehorse, by world champion sire Danehill from the former champion three-year-old filly, Circles of Gold.-Dam:...	4	Nash Rawiller Nash Rawiller Nash Rawiller is a prominent Australian jockey who mainly rides at meetings in Sydney. He started his career riding in Melbourne but moved to Sydney to ride for prominent trainer Gai Waterhouse. His biggest win to date was riding Elvstroem to victory in the 2004 Caulfield Cup...	Tony Vasil	Mr. F.B.J. Tagg et al.	2:31.37
2003	Mummify Mummify Mummify was a popular Australian Thoroughbred racehorse that amassed in prize money and won five Group One races, including the 2003 Caulfield Cup and the Singapore Airlines International Cup....	4	Danny Nickolic	Lee Freedman Lee Freedman David Lee Freedman is a prominent Australian racehorse trainer. In partnership with brothers Anthony, Michael, and Richard, he has been a prolific winner of Australia's major races in past 20 years, with four Golden Slippers, four Caulfield Cups, two Cox Plates, and five Melbourne Cups,...	M. Pejic, T. J. & A. Torcasio et al.	2:25.98
2002	Northerly Northerly Northerly, foaled in 1996, was arguably Australia's best middle distance Thoroughbred horse of the early 2000s. Northerly, trained by Western Australian harness racing legend Fred Kersley, won nine Group One races, including the Australian Cup twice, and the Cox Plate, regarded as the Weight for...	6	Greg Childs Greg Childs Greg Childs is a British Children's Media consultant. He was the producer of the British television show, Record Breakers, for ten years from 1988 to 1998....	Fred R. Kersley	Mrs J. A. Kersley et al.	2:30.38
2001	Ethereal Ethereal (horse) Ethereal is a New Zealand Thoroughbred mare who was a very successful racehorse. She was owned and bred by brothers, Peter and Phillip Vela who own Pencarrow Stud and New Zealand Bloodstock. Ethereal was sired by the 1989 U.S. Champion 2-Yr-Old Colt and Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner, Rhythm . Her...	4	Scott Seamer Scott Seamer -External links:*http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Scott_Seamer/summary.html...	Sheila Laxon Sheila Laxon Sheila Laxon was the first female thoroughbred horse trainer to win the Australian cups double, the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup, with her mare Ethereal in 2001...	Peter J. & Phillip M. Vela	2:30.93
2000	Diatribe	4	Jim Cassidy Jim Cassidy (jockey) Jim Cassidy is a New Zealand jockey who famously rode Kiwi from last into the straight to win the 1983 Melbourne Cup. He won his second Melbourne Cup in 1997 aboard Might and Power whom he also rode to victory in the following year's Cox Plate.Cassidy has won the Australian Derby three times; in...	George Hanlon George Hanlon George Hanlon was an Australian race horse trainer. Inducted in the Australian Racing Hall of Fame in 2002, Hanlon trained three Melbourne Cup winners; Piping Lane in 1972, Arwon in 1978 and Black Knight in 1984....	John Thompson	2:25.32
1999	Sky Heights	4	Damien Oliver	Colin Alderson	R. Legh, A. Calabro et al.	2:30.10