Caulfield Autumn Classic 2025

Ladbrokes Tip: The Caulfield Autumn Classic has proved a nice form guide for the Australian Cup in recent years

This season’s edition of the Caulfield Autumn Classic took place on Saturday February 22, 2025 at Caulfield Racecourse on Blue Diamond Day and saw the Ciaron Maher trained Shanwah ($3.10) make it three on the trot with a dominant 1.5 length romp home. 

2025 Caulfield Autumn Classic Results

The complete Caulfield Autumn Classic 2025 results and finishing order will be known on Saturday February 22, 2025 and announced below.

2025 Autumn Classic winner Shanwah. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos.

• 1st: #4 Shanwah
• 2nd: #6 Confetti Garden
• 3rd: #2 Imperialist 

Ciaron Maher’s nicely bred son of Too Darn Hot, Shanwah ($3.10), continued his rise through the ranks enjoying a hat-trick when given a gun ride by Blake Shinn to peel off the back of the favourite, Emphasize, and run out the 1800m well to dominate the 2025 Autumn Classic results with a 1.5 length win ahead of a potential next-up run in the Group 2 Alister Clark Stakes (2040m) at The Valley on March 22.

2025 Caulfield Autumn Classic Odds

The season’s latest Caulfield Autumn Classic 2025 betting odds will be available below the week of the race so bookmark this page to back your favourite staying three-year-olds at the right price.

The Caulfield Autumn Classic is a key support race run on Blue Diamond Stakes Day at Caulfield Racecourse on a Saturday in late February during the annual Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival.

2022 Caulfield Autumn Classic winner Castlereagh Kid. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos.

Held on the same day as three Group 1 races including the coveted Blue Diamond Stakes, the event is a Group 2 race run over 1800m for young staying types. There are no sex or class restrictions, but the Autumn Classic is run under set weights conditions and is open only to three-year-olds.

Offering $300,000 in total prize money the Caulfield Autumn Classic winner receives $120,000 in stakes for connections.

Over the years the race has proved a nice form guide heading into bigger Melbourne features including the Group 1 Australian Cup (2000m) at Flemington in March with Super Cool (2013) the last to do the double.

Caulfield Autumn Classic Race Facts

• Date: Saturday February 22, 2025
• Track: Caulfield Racecourse
• Distance: 1800m
• Conditions: 3YO – Set Weights
• Status: Group 2
• Prize Money: $300,000
• First Run: 1957

Caulfield Autumn Classic Betting

Caulfield Autumn Classic odds favour gallopers with proven form over at least a mile showing the potential to stay further.

Upsets are not uncommon in the race, including the 2018 win by Valiant Spirit ($16) over race favourite Astoria ($3.40), so looking at in-form three-year-olds further down the Autumn Classic betting markets can prove favourable.

Adelaide Ace ($2.50 in 2020) and Pericles ($3.50 in 2023) are the last favourites in Autumn Classic betting to salute.

Caulfield Autumn Classic Field

The Caulfield Autumn Classic race field attracts a strong line-up of milers – stayers each year that often come via a host of different lead-ups.

The race has a capacity 16 starter field limit and many runners coming out of the Autumn Classic field back-up at Moonee Valley in the Group 2 Alister Clark Stakes (2040m). Global Exchange (2019) was the last three-year-old to complete the Autumn Classic – Alister Clark Stakes double.

The race is also a nice lead-up to Flemington’s Group 1 Australian Cup (2000m) and the last Autumn Classic – Australian Cup double winner was Super Cool (2013).

Caulfield Autumn Classic nominations close the Monday before the race with the final field of acceptances and barrier draw out on the Wednesday.

2025 Caulfield Autumn Classic Field

The official Caulfield Autumn Classic 2025 field and barriers will be announced below once released on the Wednesday leading up to Blue Diamond Stakes Day.

The Caulfield Autumn Classic 2025 field features just seven hopefuls with markets led by the Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young trained Emphasize chasing a hat-trick with Craig Williams aboard.

Pericles was strong for the punters winning the 2023 Autumn Classic at Sandown by nearly three lengths. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos.

2025 Caulfield Autumn Classic Nominations

The official Caulfield Autumn Classic 2025 nominations are open until the Monday of race week and the full list of early entries will be available below once released.

Nominations extended until 10:00am (AEDT) – 18/02/2025

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Caulfield Autumn Classic Tips

Looking for the season’s top staying three-year-olds often proves a popular Caulfield Autumn Classic tip, although many of the best contest stronger races around this time of the season.

Proven Melbourne form isn’t essential when doing the Autumn Classic tips as a number of winners came off interstate lead-ups, although the Autumn Stakes over 400m shorter a fortnight before has been a good guide to the race. Adelaide Ace (2020) improved on a third in the Autumn Stakes ahead of his all-the-way win in the Autumn Classic.

Jockey Damien Oliver posted his fifth Caulfield Autumn Classic win in 2022 aboard Castlereagh Kid, so looking for any in-form runner he is riding can make a good tip.

2025 Caulfield Autumn Classic Tips

Our exclusive Ladbrokes’ Caulfield Autumn Classic 2025 tips will be published below leading up to the Group 2 so stay tuned for the three-year-old staying types to back and sack this autumn.

A small but crack field in the Autumn Classic to kick off the Group racing on Blue Diamond Day with a couple of these exciting prospects chasing a hat-trick. At a touch of value Shanwah looks a lovely hope to keep the wins coming up in grade for top trainer Ciaron Maher. The gelding, a son of in-form sire Too Darn Hot, has his first run on the course proper at Caulfield but was enormous on The Heath track last start saluting over this 1800m distance with a hefty 59.5kg by over three lengths. He easily accounted for his rivals in that BM64 earning a chance at a Group 2 now. Back to 57kg in a small seven-horse field with Blake Shinn continuing associations. Huge hope.

Autumn Classic Form Guide

The Caulfield Autumn Classic form guide shows punters the trainers, jockeys, barriers and lead-up runs of all the three-year-olds in the field.

The form out of the race has stacked up in tougher autumn follow-ups including the 2015 winner Alpine Eagle who went on to run second in the Australian Guineas when dropped back to a mile next start.

In 2022 the Caulfield Autumn Classic third placegetter El Patroness franked the form heading to Sydney to win the Group 1 Australian Oaks (2400m).

The Autumn Classic 2023 form was franked with the winner Pericles going on to perform well in a host more races that year including seconds in the Group 1 Rosehill Guineas (2000m) and $10 million Golden Eagle in the spring.

2025 Caulfield Autumn Classic Form Guide

A link to our comprehensive Caulfield Autumn Classic 2025 Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.

Caulfield Autumn Classic Results

The Caulfield Autumn Classic race results favour promising staying types that could be heading towards an Australian Cup run over more distance.

Notable recent Caulfield Autumn Classic winners include Pericles (2023), Super Cool (2013), Extra Zero (2010), and Elvstorem (2004).

Caulfield Autumn Classic Winners

Past Caulfield Autumn Classic winners and placegetters going back to the year 2000 are detailed in the below table.

FAQ

Who won the 2025 Autumn Classic?

The 2025 Autumn Classic was won by Shanwah at $3.10 for trainer Ciaron Maher with jockey Blake Shinn aboard on 57kg from barrier 6 to win by 1.5 lengths in a time of 1:49.79.

When is the Autumn Classic 2025?

What is the prize money for the Autumn Classic 2025?

$300,000

Where is the Autumn Classic 2025?

Caulfield Racecourse, Gate 22, Station St, Caulfield East VIC