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The Caulfield Cup is a Group 1 handicap over 2400 metres at Caulfield in mid-October, Melbourne's major staying race three weeks before the Melbourne Cup.
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The Caulfield Cup is a Group 1 handicap over 2400 metres at Caulfield in mid-October, Melbourne's major staying race three weeks before the Melbourne Cup.
The Caulfield Cup is one of the most important lead-ups to the Melbourne Cup and a major prize in its own right, worth more than $6.5 million. Several horses have won both Cups, including Ethereal in 2001, and recently Without A Fight (2023) and Half Yours (2025).
Recent winners include Incentivise (2021), Durston (2022), Without A Fight (2023), Duke De Sessa (2024) and Half Yours (2025). In 2026 Kingswood won for trainer Gavin Bedggood with John Allen riding.
The Caulfield Cup is a Group 1 handicap over 2400 metres at Caulfield in mid-October, Melbourne's major staying race three weeks before the Melbourne Cup.
