Caulfield Guineas

Looking for this year’s Caulfield Guineas betting tips, race form, odds and info on how to bet on the Caulfield Guineas in 2024? The expert tipsters at Neds have put together everything you need to know.

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.

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 $5 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.

Caulfield Guineas 2024 – Fast Facts

• Race Day: Saturday, October 12th, 2024
• 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
• 2024 Caulfield Guineas Winner: Private Life

caulfield guineas 2024 RESULTS

The official 2024 Caulfield Guineas Results will be available below once the race takes place on Saturday October 12, 2024. 

1. #11 Private Life
2. #8 Feroce
3. #3 Evaporate

The 2024 Caulfield Guineas was the Chris Waller-trained Private Life ($13) who improved on a Prelude fourth to score a narrow upset in a thrilling finish over the mile.

Caulfield Guineas Betting 2024

There are many different ways to bet on the Caulfield Guineas, and we have included some of the most popular options below:

How To Bet On The Caulfield Guineas In 2024

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2. Make a deposit, using your credit card, PayPal or other safe electronic method
3. Make sure to check out form guide, once it’s released
4. 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).
5. Select the horse(s) for the race.

WHICH HORSE WILL WIN THE caulfield guineas IN 2024?

Which horse will win the 2024 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.
• 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. Golden Mile (4th in 2022) was the last Golden Rose graduate to back-up and win the Caulfield Guineas. Golden Mile also went on to become the first horse to do the Caulfield Guineas – Callander-Presnell double.

caulfield guineas FAVOURITES 2024

Favourites in Caulfield Guineas betting for 2024 include first-up Golden Rose winner Broadsiding chasing his fourth career Group 1 success, the Clinton McDonald-trained Prelude winner Angel Capital after the double, and the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Golden Rose third placegetter Mayfair.

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 – 2024 14 favourites have won the Caulfield Guineas, while there was a notable upset in 2023 by Griff ($31).

Caulfield Guineas Field 2024

The official Caulfield Guineas 2024 field of final acceptances is released the Tuesday of race week and will be published in full below. 

The 2024 Caulfield Guineas final field attracted 11 runners with three-time Group 1 champ Broadsiding the odds-on pick for the Godolphin stable in barrier nine with three-time winning hoop James McDonald riding.

Caulfield Guineas 2024 Tips

Favourite: #1 Broadsiding ($1.55 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Best Bet: #1 Broadsiding to salute for the punters (see above) – BET NOW

Best Roughie: #3 Evaporate ($12 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Check back here the week of the race for our insider 2024 Caulfield Guineas betting tips and selections with a full preview post to be published on the Neds Blog.

CLICK HERE FOR OUR COMPLETE 2024 CAULFIELD GUINEAS DAY PREVIEW & TIPS

Caulfield Guineas 2024 FIRST ACCEPTANCES

The 2024 Caulfield Guineas first acceptances close on Tuesday September 24, 2024.

The 2024 Caulfield Guineas first acceptances drew 37 hopefuls led by Broadsiding and featuring just two remaining fillies including Chris Waller’s unbeaten daughter of The Autumn Sun, Autumn Glow.

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Caulfield Guineas 2024 Nominations

Early Caulfield Guineas nominations are taken at the start of September followed by first and final acceptances throughout September and October. 

The 2024 Caulfield Guineas nominations close on Tuesday September 10, 2024. 

The 2024 Caulfield Guineas nominations drew 103 entries led by Broadsiding and featuring 11 fillies out to be the first since Surround (1976) to win.

Caulfield Guineas 2024 Weights

The 2024 Caulfield Guineas is run at set weights. Weights are announced on Monday the 7th of October, 2024. The official 2024 Caulfield Guineas weights will be published in our above Caulfield Guineas Field section. 

Caulfield Guineas 2024 Acceptances

2024 Caulfield Guineas final acceptances are announced at 09:30 AM on Tuesday the 8th of October, 2024. The official 2024 Caulfield Guineas final acceptances will be published in our above Caulfield Guineas Field section. 

Caulfield Guineas 2024 jockeys

Riders are announced at 1 PM on Wednesday the 9th of October 2024. The official 2024 Caulfield Guineas jockeys will be published in our above Caulfield Guineas Field section. 

Caulfield Guineas Race Day 2024

Race day takes place on Saturday, October 12th, 2024. 2024 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 in 2024,
• Group 1 Toorak Handicap (1600m),
• Group 2 Schillaci Stakes (1100m),
• Group 2 Herbert Power Stakes (2400m),
• Group 3 Ladies’ Day Vase (1600m), and the
• Group 3 Northwood Plume Stakes (1200m).

Caulfield Guineas Scratchings 2024on

2024 Caulfield Guineas scratchings close at 7:30am (AEDT) the morning of the race, Saturday October 12, 2024. 

Caulfield Guineas Race Number 2024

The 2024 Caulfield Guineas race number is scheduled as Caulfield Race 8 at 4:30pm (AEDT) on Saturday the 12th of October 2024. There are ten races in total that day at Caulfield Racecourse.

HOW TO WATCH THE caulfield guineas 2024 LIVE

You can watch or listen to the 2024 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 2024 Form Guide

The final form guide will be available the week of the race. You can check below for a link to our full 2024 Caulfield Guineas Form Guide following final acceptances. 

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2024 CAULFIELD GUINEAS FORM GUIDE

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.