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2026 Caulfield Guineas Odds
Caulfield Guineas odds 2026 are already heating up at Neds as punters lock onto the emerging three‑year‑old stars shaping this year’s mile classic. Early Caulfield Guineas betting 2026 markets are reacting to key winter and early‑spring trials, with sharp movers coming from proven juvenile form, elite stables, and colts showing genuine acceleration at 1400–1600m. As the traditional lead‑ups — including the McNeil Stakes, Exford Plate and Caulfield Guineas Prelude — roll in, expect major shifts in the futures board as punters chase overs on lightly raced improvers and stay alert to big‑name prospects tightening in the market. With past editions regularly producing headline horses and major spring champions, securing value in the Caulfield Guineas odds 2026 is a crucial play for early‑season bettors looking to get ahead of the pack.
Caulfield Guineas 2026 Odds
| 1. Tron Bolt | ||
| 2. Warwoven | ||
| 3. St Gotthard | ||
| 4. Stormy Marco | ||
| 5. Blind Raise | ||
| 6. Under Focus | ||
| 7. American Eagle | ||
| 8. Big Wigs | ||
| 9. Campione D’Italia | ||
| 10. Central Europe | ||
| 11. Cormier | ||
| 12. Diameter | ||
| 13. Genesis Runner | ||
| 14. Somethings Burnin’ | ||
| 15. Wolf Gap | ||
| 16. Seraphox | ||
| 17. Call Me Coach | ||
| 18. Castillo King | ||
| 19. Fireball | ||
| 20. Guest House |
Caulfield Guineas 2026 Tips
Check back here the week of the race for our insider 2026 Caulfield Guineas betting tips and selections with a full preview post to be published on the Neds Blog.
The Caulfield Guineas is a Group 1 race for three-year-olds conducted over a mile (1600m) in mid-October during the annual Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.
A set weights clash offering $3 million in prize money, the Caulfield Guineas is open to fillies but rarely attracted the female gallopers who instead contested the Group 1 Thousand Guineas (1600m) the following Wednesday.
In 2023 the Thousand Guineas moved to late November giving fillies a chance at the double. In 2025 the Thousand Guineas moves back to October taking place a week after Caulfield Guineas Day as part of the Caulfield Cup Day race card.
A good lead up race to this event is the Caulfield Guineas Prelude, a Group 3 race run at 1400 metres and occurring two weeks before the Caulfield Guineas. Helmet (2011) was the last horse to complete the Caulfield Guineas Prelude – Caulfield Guineas double. It is important to note that since Helmet in 2011 only three subsequent Caulfield Guineas winners have had a lead-up run in the Prelude race.
Regarded one of the key stallion-making races for three-year-olds the Caulfield Guineas has been won by many great horses throughout history including the likes of Ajax (1937), Tulloch (1957), subsequent Cox Plate winning filly Surround (1976), Lonhro (2001), and more recently The Autumn Sun (2018).
Surround (1976) is one of four three-year-olds to have completed the Caulfield Guineas – Cox Plate double in a single season along with Star Affair (1965), Rajah Sahib (1968), and Red Anchor (1984).
Surround is also the last Caulfield Guineas winning filly with most now opting to take on their own kind in the Thousand Guineas.
Horses out of the Caulfield Guineas many continue on to run in the Group 1 Victoria Derby (2500m) late in the spring during the Melbourne Cup Carnival. Sixteen have done the double most recently Helenus (2002).
The best three-year-olds out of the Caulfield Guineas often continue on to contest that spring’s Group 1 $6 million Cox Plate (2040m). In 2021 the Caulfield Guineas winner Anamoe went down in a devastatingly close finish to State Of Rest in that year’s Cox Plate before returning to win the 2022 Cox Plate as a four-year-old.
Autumn Boy delivered a breakout season across 2025–26, first claiming the Caulfield Guineas in the spring before returning to unleash a huge autumn highlighted by his Group 1 Rosehill Guineas triumph and a brave second in the Doncaster Mile. That Caulfield Guineas form proved red‑hot, with third‑placed Observer going on a winning tear — stringing together four straight victories, including the Victoria Derby that spring and the 2026 Australian Guineas.
Caulfield Guineas 2026 – Fast Facts
- Race Day: Saturday, October 10, 2026
- Track Location: Caulfield Racecourse
- Track Surface: Turf
- Track Direction: Left-handed
- Distance: 1600m
- Weight Class: Set weights (56.5 kg)
- Qualification: Three-year-olds
- Type: Thoroughbred
- Grade: Group 1
- Operator: Melbourne Racing Club
- Prize Purse: $3,000,000
- Inaugural Race: 1881
- 2026 Caulfield Guineas Winner: TBD
Caulfield Guineas 2026 Results
The official 2026 Caulfield Guineas Results will be available below once the race takes place on Saturday, October 10, 2026.
Caulfield Guineas Betting 2026
There are many different ways to bet on the Caulfield Guineas, and we have included some of the most popular options below:
| Bet Type | How To Place This Type of Bet on This Year’s Caulfield Guineas |
|---|---|
| Place Bet | Place your bet on the horse you think will place in the top three finishers at this year’s Caulfield Guineas. Pays less than a win bet but offers safer odds. |
| Each-Way Bet | If your runner finishes 1st in the Caulfield Guineas, you will collect both the Win and the Place dividend. If your horse finishes 2nd or 3rd you will collect the Place dividend. |
| Quinella Bet | You must select the runners that finish 1st and 2nd in any order, within the Caulfield Guineas, in order to win the Quinella. |
| Exacta Bet | You must select the runners that finish 1st and 2nd in the correct order, within the Caulfield Guineas to win the Exacta. |
| Trifecta Bet | You must select runners to finish 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the correct order, within the Caulfield Guineas to win the Trifecta. |
| First Four | You must select runners that finish 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th in the correct order, within the Caulfield Guineas to win the First 4. |
| Quadrella Bet (Quaddie) | You must select the winners of four nominated races to win the Quaddie. This means you would have to select three other races apart from the Caulfield Guineas, in order to be eligible to place a Quaddie. |
How To Bet on the Caulfield Guineas In 2026
- Login at neds
- Join up at neds.com.au
- Make a deposit, using your credit card, PayPal or other safe electronic method
- Make sure to check out form guide, once it’s released
- Decide what kind of bet you’re going to place (Win, Place, Each-Way, Trifecta + more betting options, please read our section on Caulfield Guineas Betting above).
- Select the horse(s) for the race.
Which Horse Will Win the Caulfield Guineas in 2026?
Which horse will win the 2026 Caulfield Guineas comes down to a number of key form factors including the barriers, form over the 1600m distance, their lead-up form in Melbourne and their previous Group 1 race experience.
When selecting the Caulfield Guineas winner it is also important to consider:
- Interstate Invaders: Horses trained in Sydney have come to dominate this race in previous years.
- Lucky Barrier: It seems that barrier one gives an advantage, as quite a few recent winners have jumped from it. Barriers 1-5 have produced 22 of the 35 most recent Caulfield Guineas winners up until 2024 most recently with Private Life (barrier 5 in 2024). Griff however overcame barrier 15 of 15 to win the 2023 edition. Autumn Boy (barrier 1 in 2025) was the last rails-drawn Caulfield Guineas winner.
- Hot Leads: The Stan Fox Stakes – now run over a mile as the $1 million Callander-Presnell after the Caulfield Guineas – has been responsible for sending a lot of winners into this race. Also worth considering is the Golden Rose. Ole Kirk (2020) was the last horse to complete the Golden Rose Stakes – Caulfield Guineas double. Autumn Boy (7th in 2025) was the last Golden Rose graduate to back-up and win the Caulfield Guineas.
Caulfield Guineas Favourites 2026
Favourites in Caulfield Guineas betting for 2026 at time of publish include Chris Waller’s Group 1 JJ Atkins winner in Brisbane over the winter Tron Bolt, the stable’s Frankel colt Central Europe who ran a first-up third in Sydney’s The Rosebud and multiple Black-Type winner Blind Raise who was huge fresh in the Listed McKenzie Stakes.
The Autumn Sun ($1.75 in 2018), Ole Kirk ($4.20 in 2020), Anamoe ($2.10 in 2021) and Golden Mile ($2.70 in 2022) are the latest Caulfield Guineas favourites to win. Both The Autumn Sun and Ole Kirk won Sydney’s Group 1 Golden Rose Stakes in the lead-up, while Anamoe ran second in the Golden Rose as the beaten favourite before atoning in Melbourne and his stablemate Golden Mile improved on a Golden Rose fourth to win the Group 1 in Melbourne.
From 1983 – 2025 14 favourites have won the Caulfield Guineas, while there was a notable upset in 2023 by Griff ($31).
Caulfield Guineas Field 2026
The official Caulfield Guineas 2026 field of final acceptances is released the Tuesday of race week and will be published in full below.
Caulfield Guineas 2026 First Acceptances
The 2026 Caulfield Guineas first acceptances close on Tuesday September 22, 2026.
Caulfield Guineas 2026 Nominations
Early Caulfield Guineas nominations are taken at the start of September followed by first and final acceptances throughout September and October.
The 2026 Caulfield Guineas nominations close on Tuesday September 8, 2026.
The 2026 Caulfield Guineas nominations attracted 101 early entries including the Chris Waller-trained Group 1 JJ Atkins winner from Brisbane in the winter Tron Bolt, the stable’s Champagne Sakes winner over the Randwick mile Fireball and the Golden Slipper champ from the autumn Guest House who won the San Domenico Stakes first-up.
View the full list of Caulfield Guineas 2026 nominations here.
2026 Caulfield Guineas Nominations at a Glance
- 18 for five-time winning trainer Chris Waller
- JJ Atkins winner Tron Bolt (Waller) current favourite
- First-up HDF McNeil winner American Eagle another standout entry
- Golden Slipper champion Guest House in the mix to step up in trip
- 3 fillies nominated to potentially take on the boys
Caulfield Guineas 2026 Weights
The 2026 Caulfield Guineas is run at set weights. Weights are announced on Monday the 5th of October 2026. The official 2026 Caulfield Guineas weights will be published in our above Caulfield Guineas Field section.
Caulfield Guineas 2026 Acceptances
2026 Caulfield Guineas final acceptances are announced at 9:30 AM on Tuesday the 6th of October 2026. The official 2026 Caulfield Guineas final acceptances will be published in our above Caulfield Guineas Field section.
Caulfield Guineas 2026 Jockeys
Riders are announced at 1 PM on Wednesday the 7th of October 2026. The official 2026 Caulfield Guineas jockeys will be published in our above Caulfield Guineas Field section.
Caulfield Guineas Race Day 2026
Race day takes place on Saturday, October 10, 2026. 2026 Caulfield Guineas Day features a total of three Group 1 races plus a host of other important spring races.
Other key events held on Caulfield Guineas Day include the:
- Group 1 Caulfield Stakes (2000m) known as the Might And Power Stakes,
- Group 1 Toorak Handicap (1600m),
- Group 2 Schillaci Stakes (1100m),
- Group 2 Herbert Power Stakes (2400m),
- Group 3 Ladies’ Day Vase (1600m) known as the Evergreen Turf Vase in 2026, and the
- Group 3 Northwood Plume Stakes (1200m).
Caulfield Guineas Scratchings 2026
2026 Caulfield Guineas scratchings close at 7:30am (AEDT) the morning of the race, Saturday, October 10, 2026.
Caulfield Guineas Race Number 2026
The 2026 Caulfield Guineas race number is TBC for Saturday, October 10, 2026. There are ten races in total that day at Caulfield Racecourse.
How to Watch the Caulfield Guineas 2026 Live
You can watch or listen to the 2026 Caulfield Guineas live, across the following mediums:
Free-to-air television: Seven Network
Pay television: Sky Racing 1 (channel 526 on Foxtel)
Radio: Radio Sport National
Stream Online: 7Live; Racing.com
Mobile: Neds App
Caulfield Guineas 2026 Form Guide
The final form guide will be available the week of the race. You can check below for a link to our full 2026 Caulfield Guineas Form Guide following final acceptances.
Caulfield Guineas Winners
A list of past Caulfield Guineas winners dating back to 1983 can be viewed in the below table.
For a complete list of past Caulfield Guineas winners from the race’s inauguration to the present – click here.
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer/s | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2025 | Autumn Boy | Damian Lane | Chris Waller | 1:36.30 |
| 2024 | Private Life | Damian Lane | Chris Waller | 1:36.74 |
| 2023 | Griff | Ben Melham | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 1:37.97 |
| 2022 | Golden Mile | James McDonald | James Cummings | 1:38.21 |
| 2021 | Anamoe | Damien Oliver | James Cummings | 1:35.00 |
| 2020 | Ole Kirk | William Pike | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 1:36.38 |
| 2019 | Super Seth | Mark Zahra | Anthony Freedman | 1:36.44 |
| 2018 | The Autumn Sun | James McDonald | Chris Waller | 1:35.58 |
| 2017 | Mighty Boss | Michael Walker | Mick Price | 1:36.0 |
| 2016 | Divine Prophet | Dwayne Dunn | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 1:36.5 |
| 2015 | Press Statement | Hugh Bowman | Chris Waller | 1:36.4 |
| 2014 | Shooting To Win | James McDonald | Peter and Paul Snowden | 1:35.5 |
| 2013 | Long John | Kerrin McEvoy | Peter Snowden | 1:36.7 |
| 2012 | All Too Hard | Dwayne Dunn | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 1:36.0 |
| 2011 | Helmet | Kerrin McEvoy | Peter Snowden | 1:35.3 |
| 2010 | Anacheeva | Luke Nolen | Peter G Moody | 1:37.0 |
| 2009 | STARSPANGLEDBANNER | D Nikolic | L J Corstens | 1:35.6 |
| 2008 | WHOBEGOTYOU | Michael Rodd | Mark Kavanagh | 1:36.4 |
| 2007 | WEEKEND HUSSLER | Brad Rawiller | Ross McDonald | 1.36.4 |
| 2006 | WONDERFUL WORLD | L Nolen | Bart Cummings | 1.35.9 |
| 2005 | GOD’S OWN | G Boss | Bart Cummings | 1.37.6 |
| 2004 | ECONSUL (NZL) | C Munce | Graeme Rogerson | 1.38.0 |
| 2003 | IN TOP SWING | N Callow | Noel Mayfield-Smith | 1.36.0 |
| 2002 | HELENUS | S R King | L J Corstens | 1.35.4 |
| 2001 | LONHRO | D Gauci | J R Hawkes | 1.36.7 |
| 2000 | SHOW A HEART | S R King | B N Miller | 1.35.8 |
| 1999 | REDOUTE’S CHOICE | J A Cassidy | Rick Hore-Lacy | – |
| 1998 | KENWOOD MELODY | R S Dye | F W Mitchell | – |
| 1997 | ENCOUNTER | R S Dye | Clarry Conners | – |
| 1996 | ALFA | Rod Griffiths | Bart Cummings | – |
| 1995 | OUR MAIZCAY | B York | G L Searle | – |
| 1994 | ST. COVET | W Harris | D A Hayes | – |
| 1993 | MAHOGANY | Greg Hall | D L FReedman | – |
| 1992 | PALACE REIGN | M Clarke | D A Hayes | – |
| 1991 | CHORTLE | B York | B J McLachlan | – |
| 1990 | CENTRO (NZL) | D Oliver | D L Freedman | – |
| 1989 | PROCOL HARUM (NZL) | D Beadman | V J Thompson | – |
| 1988 | VITALIC | B Thomson | A E Elkington | – |
| 1987 | MARWONG | B Thomson | Gavin Murphy | – |
| 1986 | ABARIDY | G Doughty | MS S Watkins | – |
| 1985 | DRAWN | J A Cassidy | Les Bridge | – |
| 1984 | RED ANCHOR (NZL) | Mick Dittman | T J Smith | – |
| 1983 | BEECHCRAFT (NZL) | B Thomson | C S Hayes | – |