Now known as the Neds Might And Power Stakes and recently registered as the Ladbrokes Stakes for sponsorship purposes, the Caulfield Stakes is a Group 1 race, run over 2000 metres at Caulfield during the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival. As such, it serves as a good lead in for the Caulfield Cup, as well as the Cox Plate.

The Caulfield Stakes is part of the huge Caulfield Guineas Day card in October that features three Group 1 events.

A weight-for-age race offering $1 million in prize money, the Caulfield Stakes is considered a key lead-up into the Australasian weight-for-age championship race – the Cox Plate – run at Moonee Valley at the end of October.

Nine horses have completed the Caulfield Stakes – W.S. Cox Plate double throughout history with: Tranquil Star (1942), Rising Fast (1954), Kingston Town (1981-2), Bonecrusher (1986), Might and Power (1998), Northerly (2001), So You Think (2010), Ocean Park (2012) and most recently the champion mare Winx (2016).

Another potential option for Caulfield Stakes horses is Flemington’s Group 1 Mackinnon Stakes (2000m) held on the last day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival with Arcadia Queen (2020) the last to do the double.

neds Caulfield Stakes 2021  – Fast Facts

• Current Race Name: Might And Power Stakes
• Race Day: Saturday, October 9th, 2021
• Track Location: Caulfield Racecourse
• Track Surface: Turf
• Track Direction: Left-handed
• Race Distance: 2,000 metres
• Weight Class: Weight for age
• Qualification: Three year olds and over (excluding maidens)
• Type: Thoroughbred
• Grade: Group 1
• Operator: Melbourne Racing Club
• Prize Purse: $1,000,000
• Inaugural Race: 1886
• 2021 Caulfield Stakes Winner: Probabeel

neds caulfield 2021 RESULTS

The official 2021 Neds Might And Power Stakes results will be available below once the race takes place on Saturday October 9, 2021. 

1. #5 Probabeel
2. #3 Nonconformist
3. #2 Zaaki

Probabeel ($8) ran the ideal Cox Plate trial managing an upset win in the 2021 Caulfield Stakes results defeating the Caulfield Cup-bound Nonconformist ($16) in a photo while Zaaki ($1.28) ran third as the beaten odds-on favourite.

Caulfield Stakes Betting 2021

Bet Type	How To Place This Type Of Bet In This Year’s Neds Stakes
Win Bet	Place your bet on the horse you think will take first place in this year’s The Caulfield Stakes.
Place Bet	Place your bet on the horse you think will place in the top three finishers at this year’s The Caulfield Stakes. Pays less than a win bet, but offers safer odds.
Each-Way Bet	If your runner finishes 1st in The Caulfield Stakes, 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 Stakes, 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 Stakes to win the Exacta.
Trifecta Bet	You must select runners to finish 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the correct order, within The Caulfield Stakes to win the Trifecta.
First Four	You must select runners that finish 1st, 2nd ,3rd and 4th in the correct order, within The Caulfield Stakes 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 Stakes, in order to be eligible to place a Quaddie.

How To Bet On The Caulfield Stakes In 2021

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1. Make sure to check out the form guide, once it’s released
2. Decide what kind of bet you’re going to place (Win, Place, Each-Way, Trifecta + more betting options
3. Select the horse(s) for the race.

WHICH HORSE WILL WIN THE neds STAKES IN 2021?

Which horse will win the 2021 Caulfield Stakes comes down to a number of key form factors including the barriers, form over the 2000m distance, recent Melbourne lead-up runs and their previous Group 1 race experience.

When selecting the Caulfield Stakes winner it is also important to consider:

• Underwood Lead-Up: The Group 1 Underwood Stakes (1800m) is the key Caulfield Stakes lead-up event with Ocean Park (2012) the last to do the double.
• Older Runners: Horses aged five and above have dominated the Caulfield Stakes results with only seven four-year-olds winning in over 30 years and the last (non-European) three-year-old winner being Mighty Kingdom (1979).

caulfield STAKES FAVOURITES 2021

The early favourites in Caulfield Stakes betting for 2021 include seven-length Doomben Cup hero Zaaki coming off wins in the Tramway Stakes and Underwood Stakes this campaign, and the Jamie Richards-trained Kiwi mare Probabeel.

From 2009-2021 five Caulfield Stakes favourites have taken out the race with Winx (2016) the last to salute for the punters.

Caulfield Stakes Field 2021

The official Neds Stakes 2021 field is released the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below. 

Zaaki dominates the small six-horse Might And Power Stakes 2021 field at Caulfield this weekend, Annabel Neasham’s Cox Plate-bound champion the one to beat again after an impressive second-up Underwood Stakes victory last time out.

Caulfield Stakes 2021 Tips

Favourite: #2 Zaaki ($1.28 at time of publish)

Best Bet: #2 Zaaki to salute for the punters (see above)

Best Roughie: #1 Homesman ($10 at time of publish)

Check back the week of the race for our exclusive 2021 Caulfield Stakes betting tips and selections with a full preview also to be published on the Neds Blog.

CLICK HERE FOR OUR COMPLETE 2021 NEDS MIGHT AND POWER STAKES PREVIEW & TIPS

Caulfield Stakes Race Day 2021

The 2021 Neds Stakes takes place on Saturday, the 9th of October, 2021. Officially known as Neds Caulfield Guineas Day, there are 10 races on the card including plenty of Group status events. 

Other key events held on Caulfield Guineas Day include the:

• Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m);
• Group 1 Toorak Handicap (1600m);
• Group 2 Schillaci Stakes (1100m);
• Group 2 Herbert Power Stakes (2400m);
• Group 3 Thoroughbred Club Stakes (1200m) known as the Maroona Stakes in 2021; and the
• Group 3 Northwood Plume Stakes (1200m).

caulfield STAKES 2021 BARRIER DRAW

The official 2021 Neds Stakes barrier draw takes place the week of the race and will be published in our above Caulfield Stakes Field section.

Caulfield Stakes 2021 Nominations

Closing time for nominations is 12 PM on Monday the 4th of October, 2021. 

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Caulfield Stakes 2021 Weights

The race is run at weight for age. Final weights will be declared on Monday, the 4th of October, 2021 and will be published in our above Caulfield Stakes Field section.

Caulfield Stakes 2021 Acceptances

Acceptances will be declared before 9:30 AM on Wednesday, the 6th of October, 2021. The official 2021 Neds Stakes acceptances will be published in our above Caulfield Stakes Field section.

Caulfield Stakes 2021 jockeys

Riders must be announced by 1 PM on Wednesday, the 6th of October, 2021. The official 2021 Neds Stakes jockeys will be published in our above Caulfield Stakes Field section

Caulfield Stakes Scratchings 2021

Scratchings close by 7:30 AM on Saturday, the 9th of October, 2021.

caulfield STAKES PRIZE MONEY 2021

The current Caulfield Stakes prize money is set at a total of $1,000,000 with prize money paid from first to eighth.

Place	Prize Money
1st	$600,000
2nd	$180,000
3rd	$90,00
4th	$45,000
5th	$25,000
6th	$20,000
7th	$20,000
8th	$20,000

Caulfield Stakes Race Number 2021

The 2021 Neds Caulfield Stakes is set to run as Caulfield Race 6 at 3:10pm (AEDT) on Saturday the 9th of  October, 2021. There are ten races in total that day at Caulfield.

Caulfield Stakes 2021 Form Guide

The final form guide will be available the week of the race. You can check below for a link to our full 2021 Neds Stakes Form Guide following final acceptances. 

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2021 CAULFIELD STAKES FORM GUIDE

Caulfield Stakes Winners 

Winners of the Caulfield Stakes going back to 1983 are displayed in the table below.

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
2021	Probabeel	Brett Prebble	Jamie Richards	2:01.51
2020	Arcadia Queen	William Pike	Grant & Alana Williams	2:03.38
2019	Cape Of Good Hope	Mark Zahra	David & Ben Hayes and Tom Dabernig	2:02.51
2018	Benbatl	Patrick Cosgrave	Saeed Bin Suroor	2:00.84
2017	Gailo Chop	Mark Zahra	Darren Weir	2:02.1
2016	Winx	Hugh Bowman	Chris Waller	2:03:04
2015	Criterion	Michael Walker	David Hayes and Tom Dabernig	2:02.0
2014	Fawkner	Nicholas Hall	Robert Hickmott	2:01.6
2013	Atlantic Jewel	Michael Rodd	Mark Kavanagh	2:02.9
2012	Ocean Park	Glen Boss	G T Hennessy	2:04.7
2011	Descarado	Nash Rawiller	Gai Waterhouse	2:02.5
2010	So You Think	Steven Arnold	Bart Cummings	2:02.4
2009	Whobegotyou	Damien Oliver	Mark Kavanagh	2:01.5
2008	Douro Valley	James Winks	Danny O’Brien	2:04.3
2007	Maldivian	–	–	2:01.9
2006	Casual Pass	–	–	2:02.6
2005	El Segundo	–	–	2:04.8
2004	Mummify	D Nikolic	D L Freedman	2:03.2
2003	Lonhro	D Beadman	J R Hawkes	2:02.3
2002	Lonhro	D Beadman	J R Hawkes	2:00.6
2001	Northerly	D Oliver	Fred Kersley	2:02.5
2000	Sky Heights	G Boss	C Alderson	2:03.6
1999	Northern Drake	G L Cooksley	K L Man Man	–
1998	Might And Power	J A Cassidy	J Denham	–
1997	Filante	J A Cassidy	J Denham	–
1996	Juggler	S R King	Gai Waterhouse	–
1995	Danewin	D Oliver	R H Thomsen	–
1994	Rough Habit	J A Cassidy	John Wheeler	–
1993	Naturalism	D Oliver	D L Freedman	–
1992	Castletown	N G Harris	Patrick Busuttin	–
1991	Shaftesbury Avenue	D Gauci	Bart Cummings	–
1990	Sydeston	Mick Dittman	R E Hoysted	–
1989	Almaarad	M Clarke	C S Hayes	–
1988	Sky Chase	J Marshall	Bart Cummings	–
1987	Drought	Greg Hall	John Meagher	–
1986	Bonecrusher	G M Stewart	Frank Ritchie	–
1985	Tristarc	W Treloar	Ross McDonald	–
1984	Alibhai	Mick Dittman	T J Smith	–
1983	McGinty	R D Vance	C M Jillings	–