The Caulfield Cup

The Caulfield Cup is the highlight of the Caulfield Spring Carnival series of meetings. The race is held during the weekend immediately after the running of the Caulfield Guineas, and is the richest mile and a half handicap in thoroughbred racing. The Caulfield Cup is also regarded as an important qualifier and trial for the Melbourne Cup.

The Caulfield Cup is run over a distance of 2400 metres at Caulfield Racecourse in Melbourne. Entry to the race is open to 3 year old and above thoroughbred colts and fillies. The Caulfield Cup is a handicap race, and awards a purse of over AS$1 million, one of the richest prizes in Australian thoroughbred racing.

Caulfield Racecourse’s most prestigious race was first run in 1879. From the outset the race was regarded as being inseparable from the Melbourne Cup, and a win in both races – the ‘Cup double’ – is considered to be one of the finest achievements in Australian thoroughbred racing. During the history of the Caulfield Cup only 11 racehorses have managed to achieve this feat.

Caulfield Cup Betting

UK bookmakers have been giving increasing coverage to the Caulfield Cup in recent years, as greater numbers of English and Irish thoroughbreds have been travelling to Australia to complete the season. Whilst antepost odds are not available far in advance of the Caulfield Cup, there is widespread coverage of the race in the week before it is run.

Punters who are determined to find early odds on the Caulfield Cup will tend to find these at Australian rather than British bookmakers. The most effective way to track down the best and latest Caulfield Cup odds is to make use of a quality odds comparison service. This will not only provide punters with the best prices on selections, but will also provide access to the widest variety of race betting markets.

As far as making Caulfield Cup selections goes, racing fans have plenty of information to work with when placing their bets. The 4 year old entries will be in their third season of racing, whilst 3 year olds will already have run a couple of races earlier on in the season. The most challenging aspect of Caulfield Cup betting involves anticipating how British horses will compete against the top Australian thoroughbreds.

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